Severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Greece
Greece: Severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex was 1,510 Thousand persons in 2025. ▼ Falling
Severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Greece, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
In 2025, severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Greece stood at 1,510 Thousand persons.
The figure is up 7.0% on the previous year and down 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Greece peaked at 1,952 Thousand persons in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1,375 Thousand persons, in 2023.
That places Greece 7th out of 41 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Greece, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1,868 Thousand persons | — |
| 2016 | 1,952 Thousand persons | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 1,937 Thousand persons | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 1,688 Thousand persons | -12.9% |
| 2019 | 1,651 Thousand persons | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 1,562 Thousand persons | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 1,449 Thousand persons | -7.2% |
| 2022 | 1,424 Thousand persons | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 1,375 Thousand persons | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 1,411 Thousand persons | +2.6% |
| 2025 | 1,510 Thousand persons | +7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,819 Thousand persons | 1,651 Thousand persons | 1,952 Thousand persons | 5 |
| 2020s | 1,455 Thousand persons | 1,375 Thousand persons | 1,562 Thousand persons | 6 |
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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 severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Greece?
- Severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Greece was 1,510 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 1,952 Thousand persons in 2016.
- What is the lowest severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,375 Thousand persons in 2023.
- How does Greece rank for severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex?
- Greece ranks 7th out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
- Is severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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