At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Germany
Germany: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) was 34.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
34.5%
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
13th
of 47 countries
All-time high
39.2%
in 2006
All-time low
30.0%
in 1996
Years of data
27
1995–2025
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Germany, 1995–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Germany stood at 34.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Germany peaked at 39.2% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 30.0%, in 1996.
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 included in) in Germany, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 31.0% | — |
| 1996 | 30.0% | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 30.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 32.0% | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 30.0% | -6.2% |
| 2000 | 31.0% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 36.2% | +16.8% |
| 2006 | 39.2% | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 37.1% | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 37.7% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 37.2% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 37.8% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 37.9% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 37.0% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 37.5% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 38.1% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 37.4% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 36.6% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 35.7% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 35.2% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 33.6% | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 35.3% | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 37.1% | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 34.7% | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 34.3% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 34.0% | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 34.5% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.6% | 30.0% | 32.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 36.4% | 31.0% | 39.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 36.7% | 33.6% | 38.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.0% | 34.0% | 37.1% | 6 |
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 at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Germany?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Germany was 34.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 39.2% in 2006.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.0% in 1996.
- How does Germany rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in)?
- Germany ranks 13th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. 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 included in 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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