The rise is larger than the survey's margin of error. For the whole population the at-risk-of-poverty rate stayed at 19.6%, and those aged 18 to 64 stayed about where they were.
Older people's income did not fall. Their median income rose 3.4% in real terms in 2023–2025, but that of people under 65 rose 10.2%. The poverty line is relative, set at 60% of the median income of the whole country, and it rose faster than older people's incomes. With a line held constant in real terms, the risk for those 65+ did not rise.
In Europe, in 2025 the rate for those 65+ was above the EU average in 14 of the 27 countries, Greece among them. In the EU ranking from the highest risk, Greece was 21st in 2018 and 9th in 2025, a comparison that crosses the 2023 change of method.
The data come from the Survey on Income and Living Conditions and refer to the previous year's income.
The "at-risk-of-poverty rate" does not measure deprivation. It measures how many people have an income below 60% of the median income of their country. That is why it can rise even when incomes are rising, if they rise less than everyone else's.
Sources: Eurostat, ELSTAT (ΕΛΣΤΑΤ, Hellenic Statistical Authority).
