At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region in Germany
Germany: At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region was 16.1 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
16.1
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
18th
of 35 countries
All-time high
16.7
in 2014
All-time low
12.2
in 2005
Years of data
21
2005–2025
At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region in Germany, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region in Germany stood at 16.1.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region in Germany peaked at 16.7 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 12.2, in 2005.
Germany ranks 18th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region in Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 12.2 | — |
| 2006 | 12.5 | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 15.2 | +21.6% |
| 2008 | 15.2 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 15.5 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 15.6 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 15.8 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 16.1 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 16.1 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 16.7 | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 16.7 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 16.5 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 16.1 | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 16 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 14.8 | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 16.1 | +8.8% |
| 2021 | 16 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 14.8 | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 14.4 | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 15.5 | +7.6% |
| 2025 | 16.1 | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.12 | 12.2 | 15.5 | 5 |
| 2010s | 16.04 | 14.8 | 16.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.48 | 14.4 | 16.1 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More poverty & inequality data for Germany
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 7 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.44 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 7,007 (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 revenues vs income inequality 37.48 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -3.58 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.057 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region in Germany?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region in Germany was 16.1 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 16.7 in 2014.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.2 in 2005.
- How does Germany rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region?
- Germany ranks 18th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. 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 by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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