At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Germany
Germany: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) was 16.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
16.6%
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
13th
of 47 countries
All-time high
18.9%
in 2021
All-time low
12.0%
in 1999
Years of data
27
1995–2025
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Germany, 1995–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Germany recorded 16.6% for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in 2025.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Germany peaked at 18.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 12.0%, in 1999.
That places Germany 13th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Germany, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 14.0% | — |
| 1996 | 13.0% | -7.1% |
| 1997 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 12.0% | -7.7% |
| 2000 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 14.6% | +21.7% |
| 2006 | 17.2% | +17.8% |
| 2007 | 17.0% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 16.7% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 16.0% | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 16.6% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 16.9% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 16.3% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 16.5% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 17.6% | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 17.0% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 16.9% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 16.0% | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 15.4% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 14.0% | -9.1% |
| 2020 | 16.8% | +20.0% |
| 2021 | 18.9% | +12.5% |
| 2022 | 16.9% | -10.6% |
| 2023 | 16.7% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 16.3% | -2.4% |
| 2025 | 16.6% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.0% | 12.0% | 14.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 15.6% | 12.0% | 17.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 16.3% | 14.0% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.0% | 16.3% | 18.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 10 France 18.7% compare
- 11 Montenegro 17.6% compare
- 12 Ireland 17.2% compare
- 14 Switzerland 16.4% compare
- 15 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 16.3% compare
- 15 Finland 16.3% compare
- 15 Sweden 16.3% compare
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 at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Germany?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Germany was 16.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 18.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.0% in 1999.
- How does Germany rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded)?
- Germany ranks 13th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded from social transfers) by poverty threshold, age and sex - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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