Severe material deprivation rate by age and sex in Greece
Greece: Severe material deprivation rate by age and sex was 1,745 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1,745
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
9th
of 36 countries
All-time high
2,388
in 2016
All-time low
1,198
in 2009
Years of data
18
2003–2020
Severe material deprivation rate by age and sex in Greece, 2003–2020
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Greece recorded 1,745 for severe material deprivation rate by age and sex in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, severe material deprivation rate by age and sex in Greece peaked at 2,388 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1,198, in 2009.
That places Greece 9th out of 36 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Severe material deprivation rate by age and sex in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1,789 | — |
| 2004 | 1,500 | -16.2% |
| 2005 | 1,365 | -9.0% |
| 2006 | 1,236 | -9.5% |
| 2007 | 1,238 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1,213 | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 1,198 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 1,269 | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 1,667 | +31.4% |
| 2012 | 2,141 | +28.4% |
| 2013 | 2,223 | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 2,322 | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 2,377 | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 2,388 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 2,241 | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 1,764 | -21.3% |
| 2019 | 1,707 | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 1,745 | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,363 | 1,198 | 1,789 | 7 |
| 2010s | 2,010 | 1,269 | 2,388 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,745 | 1,745 | 1,745 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More poverty & inequality data for Greece
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.33 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 4,053 (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 revenues vs income inequality 39.78 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -3.48 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.103 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is severe material deprivation rate by age and sex in Greece?
- Severe material deprivation rate by age and sex in Greece was 1,745 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest severe material deprivation rate by age and sex recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 2,388 in 2016.
- What is the lowest severe material deprivation rate by age and sex recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,198 in 2009.
- How does Greece rank for severe material deprivation rate by age and sex?
- Greece ranks 9th out of 36 countries with data for 2020.
- Is severe material deprivation rate by age and sex rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Severe material deprivation rate by age and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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