Poverty rate at national poverty lines in Greece
18.8% of people in Greece lived below the national poverty line in 2021.
Greece, 2021
18.8%
Change from 2020
−0.8percentage points
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2021
15.2%
Position in 2021
40th of 72
Poverty rate at national poverty lines in Greece over time
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Greece
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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Greece |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 18.8% |
| 2020 | 19.6% |
| 2019 | 17.7% |
| 2018 | 17.9% |
| 2017 | 18.5% |
| 2016 | 20.2% |
| 2015 | 21.2% |
| 2014 | 21.4% |
| 2013 | 22.1% |
| 2012 | 23.1% |
| 2011 | 23.1% |
| 2010 | 21.4% |
| 2009 | 20.1% |
| 2008 | 19.7% |
| 2007 | 20.1% |
| 2006 | 20.3% |
| 2005 | 20.5% |
| 2004 | 19.6% |
| 2003 | 19.9% |
| 2002 | 20.7% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.8 percentage points from 19.6% in 2020.
- Since 2011, when it was 23.1%, the figure has changed by −4.3 percentage points.
- Among the 72 countries with data for 2021, Greece has the 40th highest value.
More for Greece
All statistics for Greece
Extreme poverty rate
0.6%
2023 · World Bank
At-risk-of-poverty rate
19.6%
2025 · Eurostat
Poverty or social exclusion rate
27.5%
2025 · Eurostat
Income inequality (Gini)
31.6 (0 to 100)
2025 · Eurostat
Income quintile share ratio (S80/S20)
5.17 times
2025 · Eurostat
Severe material and social deprivation
14.9%
2025 · Eurostat