Germany - At Risk of Poverty rate was 15.50% 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 - last updated from the EUROSTAT on July of 2025. Historically, Germany - At Risk of Poverty rate reached a record high of 16.70% in December of 2015 and a record low of 12.20% in December of 2005.

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

In 2024, 14.4 percent of children under the age of 18 in Germany were considered at risk of poverty. This means the child poverty risk rate increased by 0.4 percent compared to the previous year. The highest level within the observation period was recorded in 2021.

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.

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 July 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 - At Risk of Poverty rate: From 18 to 24 years was 24.80% 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: From 18 to 24 years - last updated from the EUROSTAT on July of 2025. Historically, Germany - At Risk of Poverty rate: From 18 to 24 years reached a record high of 27.10% in December of 2020 and a record low of 18.50% in December of 2013.

Poverty rate at $1.9 a day of Germany remained stable at 0.20 % over the last 1 years. 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 2021, the poverty rate was about **** percent in Germany, this is a record high. Over the last 15 years, there has been a slow but steady increase in the proportion of people affected by relative income poverty in Germany.

Germany - At Risk of Poverty rate: Less than 18 years was 15.20% 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: Less than 18 years - last updated from the EUROSTAT on June of 2025. Historically, Germany - At Risk of Poverty rate: Less than 18 years reached a record high of 17.50% in December of 2010 and a record low of 12.10% in December of 2019.

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).

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

In 2024, about 16.2 percent of women were at risk of being in poverty in Germany. More women were at risk than men, with 14.8 percent.

0.0 (%) in 2014. Population below $1.90 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $1.90 a day at 2011 international prices.

Germany DE: Poverty Headcount Ratio at $5.50 a Day: 2011 PPP: % of Population data was reported at 0.200 % in 2018. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.200 % for 2017. Germany DE: Poverty Headcount Ratio at $5.50 a Day: 2011 PPP: % of Population data is updated yearly, averaging 0.200 % from Dec 1991 (Median) to 2018, with 28 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.500 % in 1995 and a record low of 0.200 % in 2018. Germany DE: Poverty Headcount Ratio at $5.50 a Day: 2011 PPP: % 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. Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $5.50 a day at 2011 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.; ; 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 around 2000 household surveys across 169 countries. See the Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP) for details (www.pip.worldbank.org).

Germany - In Work at Risk of Poverty Rate: Part-time was 9.60% in December of 2024, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Germany - In Work at Risk of Poverty Rate: Part-time - last updated from the EUROSTAT on July of 2025. Historically, Germany - In Work at Risk of Poverty Rate: Part-time reached a record high of 15.20% in December of 2016 and a record low of 9.50% in December of 2023.

This statistic shows the at risk of poverty rate in Germany in 2023, based on age. That year, around 21 percent of those at risk of living in poverty were aged 18 to 25.

In 2023, the type of household most at risk of poverty in Germany was a household with an adult and a child or children. Around 41 percent of these types of households were at risk of living in poverty. Similarly, 30 percent of households with two adults and three or more children were also at risk.

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.

This statistic shows the at-risk-of-poverty rate in Germany in 2023, based on migrant background and citizenship. That year, among those without German citizenship, the rate amounted to almost 36 percent.

Germany - At Risk of Poverty rate: Population was 15.50% 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: Population - last updated from the EUROSTAT on July of 2025. Historically, Germany - At Risk of Poverty rate: Population reached a record high of 17.10% in December of 2016 and a record low of 14.50% in December of 2023.