Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median in Greece
Greece: Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median was 12.9% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% 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
In 2023, relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Greece stood at 12.9%.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Greece peaked at 17.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 12.9%, in 2022.
That places Greece 44th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 15.7% | — |
| 2000 | 14.9% | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 14.1% | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 13.4% | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 13.5% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 14.1% | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 14.5% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 13.6% | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 13.0% | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 13.2% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 14.5% | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 16.3% | +12.4% |
| 2012 | 17.5% | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 17.2% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 16.7% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 17.5% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 16.2% | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 14.9% | -8.2% |
| 2018 | 13.8% | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 13.9% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 15.0% | +8.1% |
| 2021 | 13.8% | -7.9% |
| 2022 | 12.9% | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 12.9% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.7% | 15.7% | 15.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 13.8% | 13.0% | 14.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 15.9% | 13.8% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.7% | 12.9% | 15.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 41 Tajikistan 13.4% compare
- 42 Lithuania 13.3% compare
- 43 Togo 13.2% compare
- 45 Gambia 12.8% compare
- 46 Republic of Korea 12.6% compare
- 47 Iran, Islamic Republic of 12.6% compare
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 50% of the median in Greece?
- Relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Greece was 12.9% 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 50% of the median recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 17.5% in 2012.
- What is the lowest relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.9% in 2022.
- How does Greece rank for relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median?
- Greece ranks 44th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.8%. 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 50% 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 50% of the median.