In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) in Germany
Germany: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) was 11.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
11.6%
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
17th
of 47 countries
All-time high
16.7%
in 2021
All-time low
9.8%
in 2012
Years of data
16
2010–2025
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) in Germany, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) in Germany is 11.6%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) in Germany peaked at 16.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 9.8%, in 2012.
Germany ranks 17th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) in Germany, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 10.3% | — |
| 2011 | 10.0% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 9.8% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 11.8% | +20.4% |
| 2014 | 13.9% | +17.8% |
| 2015 | 11.6% | -16.5% |
| 2016 | 14.0% | +20.7% |
| 2017 | 12.7% | -9.3% |
| 2018 | 13.4% | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 9.9% | -26.1% |
| 2020 | 16.6% | +67.7% |
| 2021 | 16.7% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 13.4% | -19.8% |
| 2023 | 12.5% | -6.7% |
| 2024 | 11.9% | -4.8% |
| 2025 | 11.6% | -2.5% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 11.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.9%, 1.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Germany's 11.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.9%, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.7% | 9.8% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.8% | 11.6% | 16.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 14 Spain 12.2% compare
- 15 Netherlands 11.8% compare
- 15 Netherlands 11.8% compare
- 18 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 11.4% compare
- 19 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 11.1% compare
- 19 United Kingdom 11.1% compare
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 level of disability (activity) in Germany?
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) in Germany was 11.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 16.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.8% in 2012.
- How does Germany rank for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity)?
- Germany ranks 17th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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