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 3.40%, a 0.5% increase from 2018.
- Greece poverty rate for 2018 was 2.90%, a 1.8% decline from 2017.
- Greece poverty rate for 2017 was 4.70%, a 0.9% decline from 2016.
- Greece poverty rate for 2016 was 5.60%, a 1.4% decline from 2015.
Greece Poverty Rate - Historical Data |
Year |
% Under US $5.50 Per Day |
Change |
2019 |
3.40% |
0.50% |
2018 |
2.90% |
-1.80% |
2017 |
4.70% |
-0.90% |
2016 |
5.60% |
-1.40% |
2015 |
7.00% |
-0.10% |
2014 |
7.10% |
0.00% |
2013 |
7.10% |
0.80% |
2012 |
6.30% |
1.50% |
2011 |
4.80% |
2.40% |
2010 |
2.40% |
0.90% |
2009 |
1.50% |
0.30% |
2008 |
1.20% |
-0.50% |
2007 |
1.70% |
-0.20% |
2006 |
1.90% |
0.30% |
2005 |
1.60% |
-0.10% |
2004 |
1.70% |
0.10% |
2003 |
1.60% |
-0.90% |
2000 |
2.50% |
-2.00% |
1995 |
4.50% |
-2.00% |