Greece, the third poorest in the EU/ 14% of the population lives in conditions of material and social deprivation
According to Eurostat figures, Greece recorded the third highest percentage of the population (14%) living in a state of deep material and social deprivation among EU member states last year, with Romania in first place (17.2%) and Bulgaria in second place (16.6%).
These were the only three EU countries where more than 10% of the population faced these conditions in 2024, while the bloc's average was 6.4%. Although this percentage fell sharply in Romania and Bulgaria, it rose in Greece, from 13.5% in 2023.
On the other hand, the countries with the lowest percentages of the population in material and social deprivation last year were Slovenia (1.8%), Croatia (2%), Poland (2.3%), Luxembourg (2.3%) and Cyprus (2.5%).
According to Eurostat figures, the most affected by this situation across Europe were young people under 18 (7.9%), followed by the 18 to 64 age group (6.4%) and those over 65 (5.1%). Women had higher levels of material and social deprivation than men (6.6% versus 6.2%).
In a report earlier this year, Eurostat found that more than one in four Greeks, or 26.9% of Greece's population, are at risk of poverty or social exclusion. In absolute numbers, this translates to 2,740,051 people in a country of 10.4 million.
The report placed Greece behind only Bulgaria (30.3%) and Romania (27.9%) in the 27-member European Union in terms of the highest percentage of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion. The EU average is 21%.
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