Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Greece
Greece: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day was 3.2% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day 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 3.2% for poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in 2023.
The figure is down 12.6% on the previous year and down 69.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Greece peaked at 10.3% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, 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.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 5.8% | — |
| 2000 | 3.3% | -43.1% |
| 2002 | 2.9% | -12.1% |
| 2003 | 2.2% | -22.8% |
| 2004 | 2.2% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 2.4% | +10.4% |
| 2006 | 2.7% | +11.4% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | -24.1% |
| 2008 | 1.8% | -12.3% |
| 2009 | 2.2% | +22.7% |
| 2010 | 3.2% | +47.5% |
| 2011 | 6.4% | +98.3% |
| 2012 | 9.0% | +39.7% |
| 2013 | 10.3% | +14.7% |
| 2014 | 9.5% | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 9.2% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 8.0% | -13.5% |
| 2017 | 6.9% | -13.7% |
| 2018 | 5.1% | -26.1% |
| 2019 | 4.8% | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 5.1% | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 3.6% | -28.7% |
| 2022 | 3.6% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 3.2% | -12.6% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 3.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.5%, 2.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Greece's 3.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.6%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.8% | 5.8% | 5.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 1.8% | 3.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 3.2% | 10.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 3.2% | 5.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More poverty & inequality data for Greece
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ 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 poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Greece?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Greece was 3.2% in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 10.3% in 2013.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2008.
- How does Greece rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day?
- Greece ranks 88th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day 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 World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $8.30 per day.