Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median in Greece
Greece: Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median was 7.3% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median in Greece, 1995–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Greece is 7.3%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 38.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Greece peaked at 12.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 6.9%, in 2003.
Greece ranks 43rd of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 10.1% | — |
| 2000 | 8.3% | -17.8% |
| 2002 | 8.5% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 6.9% | -19.1% |
| 2004 | 7.0% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 8.0% | +13.6% |
| 2006 | 8.2% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 8.0% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 8.1% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 7.8% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 8.4% | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 11.2% | +32.9% |
| 2012 | 12.2% | +8.9% |
| 2013 | 11.9% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 10.8% | -8.9% |
| 2015 | 11.1% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 10.4% | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 9.5% | -8.9% |
| 2018 | 8.1% | -14.3% |
| 2019 | 8.4% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 9.1% | +8.8% |
| 2021 | 7.6% | -16.2% |
| 2022 | 7.3% | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 7.3% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.1% | 10.1% | 10.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 7.9% | 6.9% | 8.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 10.2% | 8.1% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.9% | 7.3% | 9.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More poverty & inequality data for Greece
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.33 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,053 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -2.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 39.78 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 39.8% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Greece?
- Relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Greece was 7.3% in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 12.2% in 2012.
- What is the lowest relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9% in 2003.
- How does Greece rank for relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median?
- Greece ranks 43rd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below 40% of the median.