ATHENS – GNUSA
Seven percent of the total population of Greece experienced moderate or severe levels of food insecurity, based on the results of the 2024 Survey on Income and Living Conditions of Households (EU-SILC), with income reference period the year 2023, released by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) on October 7.
At the same time, 1.6% of the total population experienced only severe levels of food insecurity (according to Food Insecurity Experience Scale – FIES).
The corresponding rates for moderate or severe food insecurity ranged from 6.0% to 8.0% between 2019 and 2023, with a rate of 6.5% in 2023.
As for severe food insecurity, the average rate during the period 2019–2023 was 1.5%, except for the years 2020 and 2023, when it reached 1.6% and 1.4%, respectively.
A household is experiencing moderate or severe levels of food insecurity, when at least one household member reports having to skip a meal, eating less than needed, running out of food, being hungry but not eating, not eating for a whole day, due to lack of money or other resources to obtain food, during the 12 months prior to the survey conduct.
A household is experiencing severe levels of food insecurity, when at least one household member reports not eating for a whole day due to lack of money or other resources to obtain food, during the 12 months prior to the survey conduct.
ELSTAT notes that this survey is the main source for comparable statistics on income distribution and social exclusion at the European level.
