Her elements are particularly black ELSTAT concerning the situation in Greek households, since according to official data, a percentage of his class 26.1% of the country’s population (2,658,400 people), Located at risk of poverty or social exclusionbased on data from the Household Income and Living Conditions Survey, with income reported in 2022.
“Officially” marks a decrease of only 0.2 percentage points compared to 2022 (26.3%). The decrease in the rate of risk of poverty or social exclusion is due to the decrease in the rate of the population in low work intensity, to 8.3% in 2023 from 9.5% in 2022.
The risk of poverty or social exclusion is highest for children aged 17 and under (28.1%), remaining stable compared to 2022.
The percentage of the population aged 18-64 living in households with low work intensity is estimated at 9.5% of the total population of this age group, showing a decrease of 1.4 percentage points compared to 2022. The percentage for men amounts to 8.5% and for women to 10.6%.
Income limits
The “poverty threshold” is quite low in fact and amounts to the amount of 6,030 euros per year for a one-person household and at 12,663 euros for households with two adults and two dependent children under the age of 14, and is set at 60% of the median total household equivalent disposable income, which was estimated at 10,050 euros, while the average annual household disposable income of the country estimated at 18,755 euros.
In 2023, 18.9% of the country’s total population was at risk of poverty after social transfers, an increase of 0.1 percentage point compared to the previous year. This index reached 21.4% in 2015 (with an income reference period of 2014) and has been on a downward trend since then, with the exception of 2021.
826,639 households and risk of poverty
Households at risk of poverty are estimated at 826.639 in a total of 4,304,193 households and their members in 1,929,761 in the total of 10,202,862 people of the estimated population of the country living in private households.
The risk of poverty after social transfers, for children aged 0-17 years (child poverty) amounts to 21.8%, marking a decrease of 0.6 percentage points compared to 2022 (22.4%), while for the groups aged 18-64 and 65 and over amounts to 18.6% (18.9% in 2022) and 17.6% (15.8% in 2022), respectively.
The risk of poverty on the map of Greece
In six regions (Crete, Epirus, South Aegean, Attica, Central Greece and Thessaly) rates of risk of poverty or social exclusion are lower than that of the country as a whole, while in the remaining seven regions (Peloponnisos, Western Greece, Western Macedonia, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Northern Aegean, Central Macedonia and Ionian Islands) the corresponding percentages are higher.
Education is an important factor
The higher the level of education, the lower the poverty risk rate. For 2023, the risk of poverty is estimated at 27.5% for those who have completed pre-school, primary and the first stage of secondary education, at 18.5% for those who have completed the second stage of secondary education and post-secondary education, and at 6 .7% for those who have completed the first and second stage of higher education.
The at-risk-of-poverty rate before all social transfers (i.e. not including social benefits and pensions in total household disposable income) is 45.1% while, when only pensions are included and not social benefits, it drops to 23, 1%. With reference to social benefits, it is pointed out that these include social assistance benefits (such as the Minimum Guaranteed Income, housing benefit, heating benefit, etc.), family benefits (such as child benefits), as well as unemployment benefits or benefits, sickness, disability or incapacity, or educational benefits. The at-risk-of-poverty rate after social transfers is 18.9%, therefore it is found that social benefits contribute to reducing the at-risk-of-poverty rate by 4.2 percentage points, followed by pensions by 22 percentage points. Total social transfers reduce the poverty risk rate by 26.2 percentage points.
The risk of poverty by gender and age
The at-risk-of-poverty rate for men decreased by 0.3 percentage points, while for women increased by 0.4 percentage points respectively in 2023 compared to 2022. The risk of poverty for people aged over 65 is estimated at 22.8% for women and 16.0% for men.
The risk of poverty for people over the age of 75 is estimated at 19.8%, while for people under the age of 75 at 18.8%. The risk of poverty for women over 75 is estimated at 24.2%, while for men in the corresponding age group it is estimated at 13.8%.
The poverty risk of households with one adult and at least one dependent child is 31.6%, while households with three or more adults with dependent children is 26.6%, and households with two adults and 2 dependent children is 16, 9%.
Working people aged 18 and over face a lower risk of poverty compared to the unemployed and the economically inactive (housewives, etc.). The at-risk-of-poverty rate for workers aged 18 and over is 9.9%, down 0.7 percentage points from 2022. The at-risk-of-poverty rate for working women aged 18 is down 0.3 percentage points and above, and by 0.9 percentage points the corresponding percentage for working men, with the corresponding percentages being 7.4% and 11.8%.
Unemployed and employed
For unemployed, the risk of poverty is significantly higher and amounts to 48%, presenting a significant difference between men and women (55.5% and 42.6% respectively). The risk of poverty for those who are economically inactive (not including pensioners) increased by 2.3 percentage points compared to 2022 to 31.4%.
The at-risk-of-poverty rate for employees 18-64 years old amounts to 9.8%, marking a decrease of 0.8 percentage points compared to 2022. A decrease of 0.5 percentage points was presented in the rate of poverty risk for working women aged 18-64, and by 0, 9 percentage points the corresponding percentage for working men aged 18-64, with the corresponding percentages being 7.3% and 11.7%.
The risk of poverty for full-time workers is 9%, while for part-time workers it is 21.8%.
In the case of households residing in a privately owned dwelling, the risk of poverty amounts to 18.6%, while for households residing in a rented dwelling the risk of poverty amounts to 19.9%. The risk of poverty for children aged 0-17 who own their home is 22.8%, while for people of the same age group whose home is rented, the risk is 19.8%. The risk of poverty for people aged 18-64 who own their home is 18.2%, while for people of the same age group whose home is rented, the risk is estimated at 19.8%.
Finally, 12.6% of households reported that their income increased over the past twelve months, 9.6% of households reported that it decreased, and 77.8% of households reported that it remained the same.
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