Poverty and social exclusion in Greece

Share of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion, and share in severe material and social deprivation, yearly. All figures for Greece

Latest poverty and social exclusion in Greece
Measure	Latest	Period	EU rank	vs EU median	Among EU countries
At risk of poverty or social exclusion	27.5%	2025	2nd highest of 27	+8.7 pp	EU lowest 11.5%EU highest 29.0%
Severe material and social deprivation	14.9%	2025	3rd highest of 27	+10.4 pp	EU lowest 1.9%EU highest 16.8%

Where Greece stands

Every EU country, highest first

At risk of poverty or social exclusion (%) · 2nd highest of 27

Bulgaria29.0
Greece27.5
Romania27.4
Lithuania26.3
Spain25.7
Latvia24.7
Italy22.6
Estonia21.8
Germany21.2
France20.8
Croatia20.7
Hungary19.5
Malta19.4
Ireland18.8
Austria18.6
Portugal18.6
Sweden18.6
Luxembourg18.2
Denmark17.9
Finland17.2
Cyprus17.1
Slovakia16.7
Belgium16.5
Netherlands15.8
Slovenia15.5
Poland15.0
Czechia11.5

Severe material and social deprivation (%) · 3rd highest of 27

Romania16.8
Bulgaria15.0
Greece14.9
Hungary8.5
Spain8.1
France7.0
Slovakia7.0
Germany5.6
Lithuania5.5
Ireland5.2
Italy5.2
Belgium4.9
Latvia4.8
Denmark4.5
Portugal4.3
Malta4.1
Sweden3.9
Estonia3.5
Luxembourg3.4
Finland3.3
Austria2.9
Czechia2.6
Netherlands2.6
Cyprus2.2
Croatia2.0
Poland2.0
Slovenia1.9

Poverty and social exclusion, history

All 11 values: At risk of poverty or social exclusion

Period	%
2025	27.5
2024	26.9
2023	26.1
2022	26.3
2021	28.3
2020	27.4
2019	29.0
2018	30.3
2017	32.2
2016	32.6
2015	32.4

All 11 values: Severe material and social deprivation

Period	%
2025	14.9
2024	14.0
2023	13.5
2022	13.9
2021	13.9
2020	14.9
2019	15.8
2018	16.1
2017	18.3
2016	18.4
2015	17.6

Cite this figure

allfigures, “At risk of poverty or social exclusion, Greece, 2025: 27.5%”. Source: Eurostat (CC BY 4.0). https://allfigures.xyz/data/poverty/greece, retrieved 23 Sep 2026.

Source: Eurostat, licence CC BY 4.0. Compiled 23 Sep 2026.