France vs Germany: Severe material deprivation rate by age and sex

France
3,166 Thousand persons
in 2020
Germany
4,604 Thousand persons
in 2020
France rank
7th
Germany rank
4th

Severe material deprivation rate by age and sex over time

  • France
  • Germany
01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k200420122020

How they compare

Germany currently reports 4,604 Thousand persons against 3,166 Thousand persons in France, a difference of 1,438 Thousand persons.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.5 times France's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Germany ahead.

France ranks 7th and Germany ranks 4th of 46 countries.

Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Germany Difference Ahead
2000s 3,103 Thousand persons 4,124 Thousand persons 1,021 Thousand persons Germany
2010s 3,013 Thousand persons 3,420 Thousand persons 407.3 Thousand persons Germany
2020s 3,166 Thousand persons 4,604 Thousand persons 1,438 Thousand persons Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher severe material deprivation rate by age and sex, France or Germany?
Germany, at 4,604 Thousand persons against 3,166 Thousand persons in France as of 2020.
What is the difference in severe material deprivation rate by age and sex between France and Germany?
1,438 Thousand persons, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Germany?
16 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2020.
How do France and Germany rank globally for severe material deprivation rate by age and sex?
France ranks 7th and Germany ranks 4th of 46 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Eurostat, published as Severe material deprivation rate by age and sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

France vs Germany: Severe material deprivation rate by age and sex. Statizoid, drawing on Eurostat. Retrieved 03 September 2026, from https://poverty.statizoid.com/compare/severe-material-deprivation-rate-by-age-and-sex/france/germany/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://poverty.statizoid.com/compare/severe-material-deprivation-rate-by-age-and-sex/france/germany/">France vs Germany: Severe material deprivation rate by age and sex</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Severe material deprivation rate by age and sex
Unit
Thousand persons
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
52 places, 786 data points, 2003–2020
Last refreshed