Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Greece
Greece: Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china was 0.5943 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Greece, 1995–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Greece is 0.5943, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 61.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Greece peaked at 2.14 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.1599, in 2018.
That places Greece 77th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.5437 | 0.3 | 0.9123 | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.37 | 0.1599 | 2.14 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.754 | 0.5943 | 1.1 | 4 |
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)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 39.78 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.103 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 23.54 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.0753 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.0753 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.0922 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.1682 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Greece?
- Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Greece was 0.5943 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in extreme poverty including and excluding china recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 2.14 in 2012.
- What is the lowest share in extreme poverty including and excluding china recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1599 in 2018.
- How does Greece rank for share in extreme poverty including and excluding china?
- Greece ranks 77th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share in extreme poverty including and excluding china rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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