Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Greece

Greece: Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure was 27.3% in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
27.3%
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
2nd
of 47 countries
All-time high
32.1%
in 2019
All-time low
26.1%
in 2014
Years of data
12
2014–2025

Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Greece, 2014–2025

01020302014201920252014: 26.1 Percentage2015: 26.7 Percentage2016: 27.6 Percentage2017: 26.6 Percentage2018: 30.1 Percentage2019: 32.1 Percentage2020: 26.9 Percentage2021: 28.5 Percentage2022: 29.5 Percentage2023: 26.9 Percentage2024: 26.9 Percentage2025: 27.3 Percentage

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.

Analysis

Greece recorded 27.3% for persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in 2025.

The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Greece peaked at 32.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 26.1%, in 2014.

That places Greece 2nd out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Greece, year by year

Annual values for Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure activity by age, sex and income group in Greece, 2014 to 2025.
Year Percentage Change
2014 26.1%
2015 26.7% +2.3%
2016 27.6% +3.4%
2017 26.6% -3.6%
2018 30.1% +13.2%
2019 32.1% +6.6%
2020 26.9% -16.2%
2021 28.5% +5.9%
2022 29.5% +3.5%
2023 26.9% -8.8%
2024 26.9% +0.0%
2025 27.3% +1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 28.2% 26.1% 32.1% 6
2020s 27.7% 26.9% 29.5% 6

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 1 Albania 55.1% compare
  2. 3 Romania 23.3% compare
  3. 4 Lithuania 17.9% compare
  4. 4 Lithuania 17.9% compare

See the full ranking of 53 places →

More economy & growth data for Greece

All data for Greece →

Frequently asked questions

What is persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Greece?
Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Greece was 27.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 32.1% in 2019.
What is the lowest persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 26.1% in 2014.
How does Greece rank for persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure?
Greece ranks 2nd out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
Is persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Greece data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure activity by age, sex and income group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 12 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Greece. Statizoid, drawing on Eurostat. Retrieved 09 September 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/stat/persons-who-cannot-afford-to-regularly-participate-in-a-leisure-activity-by-age-sex-and/greece/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://economy.statizoid.com/stat/persons-who-cannot-afford-to-regularly-participate-in-a-leisure-activity-by-age-sex-and/greece/">Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Greece</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure activity by age, sex and income group
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
53 places, 572 data points, 2014–2025
Last refreshed