Share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions in Greece
Greece: Share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions was 26.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions in Greece, 2010–2023
Source: National Government – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions in Greece stood at 26.1%. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions in Greece peaked at 36.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 26.1%, in 2023.
That places Greece 12th out of 43 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 33.3% | 27.7% | 36.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.4% | 26.1% | 28.9% | 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)
- 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)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 39.8% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.103 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 23.5% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0753 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0753 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.0922 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1682 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions in Greece?
- Share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions in Greece was 26.1% in 2023, according to National Government – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 36.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.1% in 2023.
- How does Greece rank for share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions?
- Greece ranks 12th out of 43 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from National Government – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%)