Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males in Germany
Germany: Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males was 0.0924 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0924
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
190th
of 229 countries
All-time high
0.182
in 1950
All-time low
0.0924
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males in Germany, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males in Germany is 0.0924, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males in Germany peaked at 0.182 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.0924, in 2023.
Germany ranks 190th of 229 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males in Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.182 | — |
| 1951 | 0.1781 | -2.1% |
| 1952 | 0.1745 | -2.1% |
| 1953 | 0.171 | -2.0% |
| 1954 | 0.1677 | -1.9% |
| 1955 | 0.1645 | -1.9% |
| 1956 | 0.1611 | -2.1% |
| 1957 | 0.1607 | -0.2% |
| 1958 | 0.1566 | -2.6% |
| 1959 | 0.1556 | -0.7% |
| 1960 | 0.1529 | -1.7% |
| 1961 | 0.1518 | -0.7% |
| 1962 | 0.1471 | -3.1% |
| 1963 | 0.1449 | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.1438 | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.1398 | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 0.1401 | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.139 | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.1365 | -1.8% |
| 1969 | 0.1381 | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.1385 | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.1385 | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1367 | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 0.1353 | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1332 | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.1327 | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.1307 | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.1289 | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.1279 | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1263 | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.1246 | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.1226 | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.1215 | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.1194 | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.1171 | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.1155 | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.115 | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.1144 | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.114 | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.1129 | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1142 | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.1143 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1132 | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1119 | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1116 | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1104 | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1091 | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1081 | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1059 | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1055 | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1051 | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1041 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.103 | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1026 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1015 | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1003 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0992 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.099 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0977 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0973 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.097 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0966 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0952 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0948 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0945 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0946 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.095 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0933 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0938 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0935 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0931 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0974 | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0956 | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0924 | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1672 | 0.1556 | 0.182 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1434 | 0.1365 | 0.1529 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1329 | 0.1263 | 0.1385 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1177 | 0.1129 | 0.1246 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1104 | 0.1055 | 0.1143 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.101 | 0.0973 | 0.1051 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0948 | 0.0933 | 0.097 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0946 | 0.0924 | 0.0974 | 4 |
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 gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males in Germany?
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males in Germany was 0.0924 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 0.182 in 1950.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0924 in 2023.
- How does Germany rank for gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males?
- Germany ranks 190th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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