In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in Germany
Germany: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work was 9.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in Germany, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in Germany is 9.9%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and down 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in Germany peaked at 15.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 2005.
That places Germany 38th out of 49 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in Germany, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 6.6% | — |
| 2006 | 8.5% | +28.8% |
| 2007 | 10.1% | +18.8% |
| 2008 | 10.8% | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 10.0% | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 11.2% | +12.0% |
| 2011 | 10.5% | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 11.3% | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 13.4% | +18.6% |
| 2014 | 14.9% | +11.2% |
| 2015 | 14.5% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 15.2% | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 14.0% | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 14.3% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 12.8% | -10.5% |
| 2020 | 11.0% | -14.1% |
| 2021 | 11.7% | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 9.7% | -17.1% |
| 2023 | 9.5% | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 9.6% | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 9.9% | +3.1% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 9.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 13.4%, 74% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Germany's 9.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 13.4%, 74% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.2% | 6.6% | 10.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 10.5% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 9.5% | 11.7% | 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 in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in Germany?
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in Germany was 9.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 15.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 2005.
- How does Germany rank for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work?
- Germany ranks 38th out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.7%. 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 In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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