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
24th
of 45 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. Measured in Percentage.
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 24th of 45 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 | Percentage | 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% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 14.8% | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 16.1% | +8.8% |
| 2021 | 16.0% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 14.8% | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 14.4% | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 15.5% | +7.6% |
| 2025 | 16.1% | +3.9% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 16.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 16.0%, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Germany's 16.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 15.6%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.1% | 12.2% | 15.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 16.0% | 14.8% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.5% | 14.4% | 16.1% | 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 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 24th out of 45 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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