Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Greece
Greece: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income was 12.9% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
12.9%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
48th
of 130 countries
All-time high
17.5%
in 2012
All-time low
12.9%
in 2022
Years of data
24
1995–2023
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Greece, 1995–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Greece is 12.9%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Greece peaked at 17.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 12.9%, in 2022.
Greece ranks 48th of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 15.7% | — |
| 2000 | 14.9% | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 14.1% | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 13.4% | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 13.5% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 14.1% | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 14.5% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 13.6% | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 13.0% | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 13.2% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 14.5% | +9.8% |
| 2011 | 16.3% | +12.4% |
| 2012 | 17.5% | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 17.2% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 16.7% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 17.5% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 16.2% | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 14.9% | -8.0% |
| 2018 | 13.8% | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 13.9% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 15.0% | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 13.8% | -8.0% |
| 2022 | 12.9% | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 12.9% | +0.0% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 12.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.7%, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Greece's 12.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.0%, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.7% | 15.7% | 15.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 13.8% | 13.0% | 14.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 15.8% | 13.8% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.7% | 12.9% | 15.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More infrastructure data for Greece
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 11.41 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 113.6 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 4.69 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 46.69 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.4509 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 4.69 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.1 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Greece?
- Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Greece was 12.9% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 17.5% in 2012.
- What is the lowest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.9% in 2022.
- How does Greece rank for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Greece ranks 48th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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