Subjective poverty by sex and age in Greece
Greece: Subjective poverty by sex and age was 67.2% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
67.2%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
1st
of 45 countries
All-time high
78.3%
in 2013
All-time low
58.4%
in 2010
Years of data
16
2010–2025
Subjective poverty by sex and age in Greece, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, subjective poverty by sex and age in Greece stood at 67.2%.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subjective poverty by sex and age in Greece peaked at 78.3% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 58.4%, in 2010.
That places Greece 1st out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Subjective poverty by sex and age in Greece, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 58.4% | — |
| 2011 | 62.6% | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 73.1% | +16.8% |
| 2013 | 78.3% | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 78.1% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 77.7% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 76.8% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 77.2% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 74.1% | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 71.0% | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 69.8% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 71.0% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 68.4% | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 67.0% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 66.8% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 67.2% | +0.6% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 67.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.7%, 4.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Greece's 67.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 15.0%, 4.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 72.7% | 58.4% | 78.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.4% | 66.8% | 71.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 2 Albania 46.2% compare
- 3 North Macedonia 43.7% compare
- 4 Montenegro 37.9% compare
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 subjective poverty by sex and age in Greece?
- Subjective poverty by sex and age in Greece was 67.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest subjective poverty by sex and age recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 78.3% in 2013.
- What is the lowest subjective poverty by sex and age recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.4% in 2010.
- How does Greece rank for subjective poverty by sex and age?
- Greece ranks 1st out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is subjective poverty by sex and age rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Subjective poverty by sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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