Total population living in extreme poverty by world region in Greece
Greece: Total population living in extreme poverty by world region was 61,849 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total population living in extreme poverty by world region in Greece, 1995–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total population living in extreme poverty by world region in Greece is 61,849, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 63.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total population living in extreme poverty by world region in Greece peaked at 236,313 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 17,159, in 2018.
Greece ranks 77th 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.
Total population living in extreme poverty by world region in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 126,746 | — |
| 2000 | 32,417 | -74.4% |
| 2002 | 43,608 | +34.5% |
| 2003 | 61,112 | +40.1% |
| 2004 | 99,940 | +63.5% |
| 2005 | 49,119 | -50.9% |
| 2006 | 71,988 | +46.6% |
| 2007 | 68,212 | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 40,439 | -40.7% |
| 2009 | 70,941 | +75.4% |
| 2010 | 118,630 | +67.2% |
| 2011 | 163,314 | +37.7% |
| 2012 | 236,313 | +44.7% |
| 2013 | 167,141 | -29.3% |
| 2014 | 214,333 | +28.2% |
| 2015 | 214,429 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 150,002 | -30.0% |
| 2017 | 115,262 | -23.2% |
| 2018 | 17,159 | -85.1% |
| 2019 | 104,288 | +507.8% |
| 2020 | 117,292 | +12.5% |
| 2021 | 74,135 | -36.8% |
| 2022 | 65,122 | -12.2% |
| 2023 | 61,849 | -5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 126,746 | 126,746 | 126,746 | 1 |
| 2000s | 59,753 | 32,417 | 99,940 | 9 |
| 2010s | 150,087 | 17,159 | 236,313 | 10 |
| 2020s | 79,600 | 61,849 | 117,292 | 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 total population living in extreme poverty by world region in Greece?
- Total population living in extreme poverty by world region in Greece was 61,849 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total population living in extreme poverty by world region recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 236,313 in 2012.
- What is the lowest total population living in extreme poverty by world region recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,159 in 2018.
- How does Greece rank for total population living in extreme poverty by world region?
- Greece ranks 77th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total population living in extreme poverty by world region rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.0%. 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 Total population living in extreme poverty by world region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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