Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Greece
Greece: Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line was 3.17 in 2023. β Volatile
Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Greece, 1995β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Greece recorded 3.17 for share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in 2023.
The figure is down 12.6% on the previous year and down 69.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Greece peaked at 10.28 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.79, in 2008.
Greece ranks 88th of 120 countries on this measure, 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 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.41 | 1.79 | 3.3 | 9 |
| 2010s | 7.24 | 3.24 | 10.28 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.87 | 3.17 | 5.07 | 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)
- 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 share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Greece?
- Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Greece was 3.17 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share living with less than upper middle income poverty line recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 10.28 in 2013.
- What is the lowest share living with less than upper middle income poverty line recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.79 in 2008.
- How does Greece rank for share living with less than upper middle income poverty line?
- Greece ranks 88th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share living with less than upper middle income poverty line rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.2%. 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 living with less than upper middle income poverty line. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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