Greece Poverty Rate 1995-2023

Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $5.50 a day at 2011 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.
  • Greece poverty rate for 2019 was 3.90%, a 0.2% increase from 2018.
  • Greece poverty rate for 2018 was 3.70%, a 1.6% decline from 2017.
  • Greece poverty rate for 2017 was 5.30%, a 1.1% decline from 2016.
  • Greece poverty rate for 2016 was 6.40%, a 1.4% decline from 2015.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name % Under US $5.50 Per Day
Panama 12.10%
Argentina 11.20%
Uruguay 5.10%
Greece 3.90%
Spain 2.80%
Latvia 2.60%
Hungary 2.50%
Croatia 2.40%
Slovak Republic 2.00%
United States 1.70%
Lithuania 1.60%
Portugal 1.50%
Estonia 1.40%
Sweden 0.90%
Austria 0.80%
Malta 0.70%
Norway 0.50%
Netherlands 0.40%
Denmark 0.40%
Luxembourg 0.30%
Czech Republic 0.30%
Cyprus 0.30%
Finland 0.20%
Belgium 0.20%
Slovenia 0.10%
Greece Poverty Rate - Historical Data
Year % Under US $5.50 Per Day Change
2019 3.90% 0.20%
2018 3.70% -1.60%
2017 5.30% -1.10%
2016 6.40% -1.40%
2015 7.80% 0.10%
2014 7.70% -0.60%
2013 8.30% 1.10%
2012 7.20% 2.00%
2011 5.20% 2.60%
2010 2.60% 0.80%
2009 1.80% 0.20%
2008 1.60% -0.10%
2007 1.70% -0.50%
2006 2.20% 0.50%
2005 1.70% -0.20%
2004 1.90% 0.00%
2003 1.90% -0.80%
2000 2.70% -2.00%
1995 4.70% -2.00%