Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines in Greece
Greece: Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines was 0.6% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines in Greece, 1995–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Greece recorded 0.6% for share in poverty relative to different poverty lines in 2023.
That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and down 61.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in poverty relative to different poverty lines in Greece peaked at 2.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, 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.
Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.2% | — |
| 2000 | 0.3% | -75.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +33.3% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | +39.8% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | +63.1% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | -51.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | +46.1% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | -40.9% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +75.0% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | +67.0% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | +37.9% |
| 2012 | 2.1% | +45.5% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | -28.8% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | +29.1% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | -29.8% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | -23.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -85.1% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +508.4% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | +12.7% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | -36.0% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | -11.0% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | -4.8% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 0.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 1.5× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Greece's 0.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3%, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines in Greece changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +508.4% | 0.2% | 1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 0.2% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.1% | 4 |
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 share in poverty relative to different poverty lines in Greece?
- Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines in Greece was 0.6% in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in poverty relative to different poverty lines recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share in poverty relative to different poverty lines recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2018.
- How does Greece rank for share in poverty relative to different poverty lines?
- Greece ranks 77th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share in poverty relative to different poverty lines 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 World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.