Children living in overcrowded households by at risk … 0-17 in Greece
Greece: Children living in overcrowded households by at risk … 0-17 was 42.9 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Children living in overcrowded households by at risk of poverty or in Greece, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children living in overcrowded households by at risk of poverty or in Greece is 42.9, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children living in overcrowded households by at risk of poverty or in Greece peaked at 43.2 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 34.6, in 2015.
That places Greece 10th out of 41 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Children living in overcrowded households by at risk … 0-17 in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 34.6 | — |
| 2016 | 36.8 | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 38.8 | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 40 | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 42.8 | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 43.2 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 42.6 | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 42.4 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 41.5 | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 40.9 | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 42.9 | +4.9% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 42.9 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21.6, 2.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Greece's 42.9 is above the median for high income countries, which is 19, 2.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 38.6 | 34.6 | 42.8 | 5 |
| 2020s | 42.25 | 40.9 | 43.2 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is children living in overcrowded households by at risk of poverty or in Greece?
- Children living in overcrowded households by at risk of poverty or in Greece was 42.9 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest children living in overcrowded households by at risk of poverty or recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 43.2 in 2020.
- What is the lowest children living in overcrowded households by at risk of poverty or recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.6 in 2015.
- How does Greece rank for children living in overcrowded households by at risk of poverty or?
- Greece ranks 10th out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
- Is children living in overcrowded households by at risk of poverty or rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Children living in overcrowded households by at risk of poverty or social exclusion situation (population aged 0-17). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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