Severe material deprivation rate by tenure status in Greece
Greece: Severe material deprivation rate by tenure status was 16.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
16.6%
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
4th
of 46 countries
All-time high
22.4%
in 2016
All-time low
11.0%
in 2009
Years of data
15
2003–2020
Severe material deprivation rate by tenure status in Greece, 2003–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2020, severe material deprivation rate by tenure status in Greece stood at 16.6%.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 43.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, severe material deprivation rate by tenure status in Greece peaked at 22.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 2009.
Greece ranks 4th of 46 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Severe material deprivation rate by tenure status in Greece, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 16.9% | — |
| 2007 | 11.5% | -32.0% |
| 2008 | 11.2% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 11.0% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 11.6% | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 15.2% | +31.0% |
| 2012 | 19.5% | +28.3% |
| 2013 | 20.3% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 21.5% | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 22.2% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 22.4% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 21.1% | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 16.7% | -20.9% |
| 2019 | 16.2% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 16.6% | +2.5% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 16.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.6%, 3.6× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Greece's 16.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.3%, 3.9× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.6% | 11.0% | 16.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 18.7% | 11.6% | 22.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.6% | 16.6% | 16.6% | 1 |
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 severe material deprivation rate by tenure status in Greece?
- Severe material deprivation rate by tenure status in Greece was 16.6% in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest severe material deprivation rate by tenure status recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 22.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest severe material deprivation rate by tenure status recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 2009.
- How does Greece rank for severe material deprivation rate by tenure status?
- Greece ranks 4th out of 46 countries with data for 2020.
- Is severe material deprivation rate by tenure status rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.1%. 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 tenure status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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