Number of people living in extreme poverty in Germany
Germany: Number of people living in extreme poverty was 82.60 million people in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
82.60 million people
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
17th
of 120 countries
All-time high
82.93 million people
in 2019
All-time low
79.93 million people
in 1991
Years of data
32
1991–2022
Number of people living in extreme poverty in Germany, 1991–2022
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2022, number of people living in extreme poverty in Germany stood at 82.60 million people.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in extreme poverty in Germany peaked at 82.93 million people in 2019 and was at its lowest, 79.93 million people, in 1991.
That places Germany 17th out of 120 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Number of people living in extreme poverty in Germany, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 79.93 million people | — |
| 1992 | 80.54 million people | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 81.08 million people | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 81.28 million people | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 81.51 million people | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 81.83 million people | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 81.95 million people | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 81.97 million people | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 82.02 million people | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 82.13 million people | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 82.27 million people | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 82.41 million people | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 82.45 million people | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 82.43 million people | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 82.39 million people | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 82.38 million people | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 82.18 million people | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 82.03 million people | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 81.82 million people | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 81.70 million people | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 80.19 million people | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 80.35 million people | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 80.56 million people | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 80.90 million people | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 81.60 million people | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 82.27 million people | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 82.49 million people | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 82.82 million people | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 82.93 million people | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 82.91 million people | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 82.70 million people | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 82.60 million people | -0.1% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 82.60 million people is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.58 million people, 8.6× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Germany's 82.60 million people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8.39 million people, 9.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.35 million people | 79.93 million people | 82.02 million people | 9 |
| 2000s | 82.25 million people | 81.82 million people | 82.45 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.58 million people | 80.19 million people | 82.93 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.73 million people | 82.60 million people | 82.91 million people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More poverty & inequality data for Germany
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 7 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.44 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 7,007 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 37.48 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 37.5% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in extreme poverty in Germany?
- Number of people living in extreme poverty in Germany was 82.60 million people in 2022, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in extreme poverty recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 82.93 million people in 2019.
- What is the lowest number of people living in extreme poverty recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.93 million people in 1991.
- How does Germany rank for number of people living in extreme poverty?
- Germany ranks 17th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is number of people living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption above $3 per day.