Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Greece
Greece: Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of was 6.3% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Greece, 2009–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2020, persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Greece stood at 6.3%. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 63.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Greece peaked at 21.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 2020.
That places Greece 2nd out of 38 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Greece, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 13.3% | — |
| 2010 | 17.2% | +29.3% |
| 2011 | 8.0% | -53.5% |
| 2012 | 21.2% | +165.0% |
| 2013 | 9.8% | -53.8% |
| 2014 | 15.7% | +60.2% |
| 2015 | 11.4% | -27.4% |
| 2016 | 12.9% | +13.2% |
| 2017 | 13.4% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 8.3% | -38.1% |
| 2019 | 6.5% | -21.7% |
| 2020 | 6.3% | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.3% | 13.3% | 13.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 12.4% | 6.5% | 21.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.3% | 6.3% | 6.3% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Greece?
- Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Greece was 6.3% in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 21.2% in 2012.
- What is the lowest persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 2020.
- How does Greece rank for persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of?
- Greece ranks 2nd out of 38 countries with data for 2020.
- Is persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of the household and citizenship (population aged 18 and over) - intersections of EU 2020 Strategy poverty target indicators. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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