In 2024, about 15.5 percent of people in Germany were at risk of living in poverty. This was a slight increase from 2023.

Germany DE: Poverty Headcount Ratio at National Poverty Lines: % of Population data was reported at 14.800 % in 2021. This records a decrease from the previous number of 16.000 % for 2020. Germany DE: Poverty Headcount Ratio at National Poverty Lines: % of Population data is updated yearly, averaging 16.000 % from Dec 2019 (Median) to 2021, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 16.100 % in 2019 and a record low of 14.800 % in 2021. Germany DE: Poverty Headcount Ratio at National Poverty Lines: % of Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Germany – Table DE.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. National poverty headcount ratio is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty line(s). National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys. For economies for which the data are from EU-SILC, the reported year is the income reference year, which is the year before the survey year.;World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are compiled from official government sources or are computed by World Bank staff using national (i.e. country–specific) poverty lines.;;This series only includes estimates that to the best of our knowledge are reasonably comparable over time for a country. Due to differences in estimation methodologies and poverty lines, estimates should not be compared across countries.

Historical dataset showing Germany poverty rate by year from 1991 to 2020.

In 2024, around **** percent of senior citizens in Germany were at risk of living in poverty. As a result, the at-risk-of-poverty rate among older people rose by *** percent compared to the previous year, reaching its highest level since 2020.

15.8 (%) in 2020. National poverty rate is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty line. National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys.

Germany - At Risk of Poverty rate of elderly people was 19.40% in December of 2024, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Germany - At Risk of Poverty rate of elderly people - last updated from the EUROSTAT on August of 2025. Historically, Germany - At Risk of Poverty rate of elderly people reached a record high of 20.00% in December of 2020 and a record low of 14.10% in December of 2010.

Germany Poverty Headcount Ratio at Societal Poverty Lines: % of Population data was reported at 12.000 % in 2020. This records a decrease from the previous number of 12.200 % for 2019. Germany Poverty Headcount Ratio at Societal Poverty Lines: % of Population data is updated yearly, averaging 10.050 % from Dec 1991 (Median) to 2020, with 30 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 12.200 % in 2019 and a record low of 8.200 % in 1993. Germany Poverty Headcount Ratio at Societal Poverty Lines: % of Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Germany – Table DE.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. The poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line is the percentage of a population living in poverty according to the World Bank's Societal Poverty Line. The Societal Poverty Line is expressed in purchasing power adjusted 2017 U.S. dollars and defined as max($2.15, $1.15 + 0.5*Median). This means that when the national median is sufficiently low, the Societal Poverty line is equivalent to the extreme poverty line, $2.15. For countries with a sufficiently high national median, the Societal Poverty Line grows as countries’ median income grows.;World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are mostly from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see http://pip.worldbank.org.;;The World Bank’s internationally comparable poverty monitoring database now draws on income or detailed consumption data from more than 2000 household surveys across 169 countries. See the Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP) for details (www.pip.worldbank.org).

0.20 (%) in 2020. Population below $1.9 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $1.9 a day at 2005 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.

In 2024, a total of **** percent of the population in Germany were considered at risk of poverty or social exclusion.² As a result, the rate of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion fell by *** percentage points compared to the previous year, reaching its lowest level since 2020.

0,20 (%) in 2020. Population below $1.9 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $1.9 a day at 2005 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.

Germany DE: Multidimensional Poverty Headcount Ratio: % of total population data was reported at 21.000 % in 2021. This records a decrease from the previous number of 24.000 % for 2020. Germany DE: Multidimensional Poverty Headcount Ratio: % of total population data is updated yearly, averaging 19.800 % from Dec 2010 (Median) to 2021, with 12 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 24.000 % in 2020 and a record low of 17.400 % in 2019. Germany DE: Multidimensional Poverty Headcount Ratio: % of total population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Germany – Table DE.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. ;Government statistical agencies. Data for EU countires are from the EUROSTAT;;

The number of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion in Germany stood at approximately ************* people in 2020. Between 2005 and 2020, the number of people at risk of poverty rose by around ************ people, though the increase followed an uneven trajectory rather than a consistent upward trend.

Germany Multidimensional Poverty Headcount Ratio: World Bank: % of total population data was reported at 0.300 % in 2020. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.300 % for 2019. Germany Multidimensional Poverty Headcount Ratio: World Bank: % of total population data is updated yearly, averaging 0.200 % from Dec 2010 (Median) to 2020, with 10 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.300 % in 2020 and a record low of 0.100 % in 2015. Germany Multidimensional Poverty Headcount Ratio: World Bank: % of total population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Germany – Table DE.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. The multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (World Bank) is the percentage of a population living in poverty according to the World Bank's Multidimensional Poverty Measure. The Multidimensional Poverty Measure includes three dimensions – monetary poverty, education, and basic infrastructure services – to capture a more complete picture of poverty.;World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are mostly from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see http://pip.worldbank.org.;;The World Bank’s internationally comparable poverty monitoring database now draws on income or detailed consumption data from more than 2000 household surveys across 169 countries. See the Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP) for details (www.pip.worldbank.org).

Germany - At Risk of Poverty rate of households with at least one dependent child: Medium work intensity (0.45-0.55) was 20.70% in December of 2020, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Germany - At Risk of Poverty rate of households with at least one dependent child: Medium work intensity (0.45-0.55) - last updated from the EUROSTAT on August of 2025. Historically, Germany - At Risk of Poverty rate of households with at least one dependent child: Medium work intensity (0.45-0.55) reached a record high of 20.70% in December of 2020 and a record low of 11.10% in December of 2019.

Germany - At Risk of Poverty rate of households without dependent children: Not very low work intensity (0.2-1) was 11.30% in December of 2020, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Germany - At Risk of Poverty rate of households without dependent children: Not very low work intensity (0.2-1) - last updated from the EUROSTAT on July of 2025. Historically, Germany - At Risk of Poverty rate of households without dependent children: Not very low work intensity (0.2-1) reached a record high of 11.30% in December of 2020 and a record low of 7.10% in December of 2010.

Germany DE: Multidimensional Poverty Headcount Ratio: Children: % of population aged 0-17 data was reported at 23.900 % in 2021. This records a decrease from the previous number of 25.400 % for 2020. Germany DE: Multidimensional Poverty Headcount Ratio: Children: % of population aged 0-17 data is updated yearly, averaging 19.000 % from Dec 2010 (Median) to 2021, with 12 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 25.400 % in 2020 and a record low of 15.100 % in 2019. Germany DE: Multidimensional Poverty Headcount Ratio: Children: % of population aged 0-17 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Germany – Table DE.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. ;Government statistical agencies. Data for EU countires are from the EUROSTAT;;

Germany - At Risk of Poverty rate of households with at least one dependent child: Not very low work intensity (0.2-1) was 13.70% in December of 2020, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Germany - At Risk of Poverty rate of households with at least one dependent child: Not very low work intensity (0.2-1) - last updated from the EUROSTAT on July of 2025. Historically, Germany - At Risk of Poverty rate of households with at least one dependent child: Not very low work intensity (0.2-1) reached a record high of 13.70% in December of 2020 and a record low of 8.40% in December of 2019.

Germany - At Risk of Poverty rate of households without dependent children: Very low work intensity (0-0.2) was 59.90% in December of 2020, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Germany - At Risk of Poverty rate of households without dependent children: Very low work intensity (0-0.2) - last updated from the EUROSTAT on July of 2025. Historically, Germany - At Risk of Poverty rate of households without dependent children: Very low work intensity (0-0.2) reached a record high of 71.90% in December of 2019 and a record low of 59.90% in December of 2020.

Germany - At Risk of Poverty rate for pensioners: Males was 16.90% in December of 2024, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Germany - At Risk of Poverty rate for pensioners: Males - last updated from the EUROSTAT on July of 2025. Historically, Germany - At Risk of Poverty rate for pensioners: Males reached a record high of 18.50% in December of 2020 and a record low of 12.30% in December of 2010.

0,20 (%) в 2020. Показатель представляет собой процент населения, живущего менее чем на 3,1 долл. США в день по международным ценам 2005 года. В результате пересмотра обменных курсов по ППС, уровень бедности для отдельных стран не может сравниваться с уровнем бедности, о котором сообщалось в предыдущих изданиях.