Gender differences in the at-risk-of-poverty rate by age in Germany
Germany: Gender differences in the at-risk-of-poverty rate by age was -2.99 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Gender differences in the at-risk-of-poverty rate by age in Germany, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender differences in the at-risk-of-poverty rate by age in Germany is -2.99, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 192.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender differences in the at-risk-of-poverty rate by age in Germany peaked at 4.59 in 2005 and was at its lowest, -2.99, in 2025.
That places Germany 27th out of 37 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gender differences in the at-risk-of-poverty rate by age in Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4.59 | — |
| 2006 | 3.54 | -22.9% |
| 2007 | -2.94 | -183.1% |
| 2008 | 0.85 | -128.9% |
| 2009 | 0.97 | +14.1% |
| 2010 | 0.11 | -88.7% |
| 2011 | 1.79 | +1527.3% |
| 2012 | -1.41 | -178.8% |
| 2013 | -1.03 | -27.0% |
| 2014 | 1.9 | -284.5% |
| 2015 | 3.23 | +70.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4 | -87.6% |
| 2017 | 1.41 | +252.5% |
| 2018 | -0.81 | -157.4% |
| 2019 | -0.51 | -37.0% |
| 2020 | -1.54 | +202.0% |
| 2021 | -1.63 | +5.8% |
| 2022 | -2.42 | +48.5% |
| 2023 | -2.37 | -2.1% |
| 2024 | -2.93 | +23.6% |
| 2025 | -2.99 | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.4 | -2.94 | 4.59 | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.508 | -1.41 | 3.23 | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.31 | -2.99 | -1.54 | 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 gender differences in the at-risk-of-poverty rate by age in Germany?
- Gender differences in the at-risk-of-poverty rate by age in Germany was -2.99 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest gender differences in the at-risk-of-poverty rate by age recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 4.59 in 2005.
- What is the lowest gender differences in the at-risk-of-poverty rate by age recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.99 in 2025.
- How does Germany rank for gender differences in the at-risk-of-poverty rate by age?
- Germany ranks 27th out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gender differences in the at-risk-of-poverty rate by age rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 192.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Gender differences in the at-risk-of-poverty rate by age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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