Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in Greece
Greece: Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of was 11.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in Greece, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Greece recorded 11.2% for persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 8.2% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in Greece peaked at 16.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 11.2%, in 2025.
Greece ranks 34th of 37 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in Greece, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 13.4% | — |
| 2016 | 13.5% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 12.8% | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 15.1% | +18.0% |
| 2019 | 16.6% | +9.9% |
| 2020 | 15.9% | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 15.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 14.3% | -10.1% |
| 2023 | 12.8% | -10.5% |
| 2024 | 12.2% | -4.7% |
| 2025 | 11.2% | -8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.3% | 12.8% | 16.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 13.7% | 11.2% | 15.9% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Greece
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.25 Percent per annum (2029)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 19,789 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 8.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.05 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 28,168 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.925 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 24,928 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 0.8026 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in Greece?
- Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in Greece was 11.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 16.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.2% in 2025.
- How does Greece rank for persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of?
- Greece ranks 34th out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. 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 receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of poverty thresholds, work intensity of the household and percentage of the benefits in total disposable income (population aged 18 to 64). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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