In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Germany
Germany: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked was 17.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
17.9%
Change on year
up 6.5%
World rank
16th
of 49 countries
All-time high
19.4%
in 2015
All-time low
10.0%
in 2005
Years of data
21
2005–2025
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Germany, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Germany stood at 17.9%.
The figure is up 6.5% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Germany peaked at 19.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 2005.
That places Germany 16th out of 49 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Germany, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 10.0% | — |
| 2006 | 10.2% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 16.5% | +61.8% |
| 2008 | 17.9% | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 16.3% | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 16.1% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 15.3% | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 16.3% | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 10.3% | -36.8% |
| 2014 | 15.9% | +54.4% |
| 2015 | 19.4% | +22.0% |
| 2016 | 17.6% | -9.3% |
| 2017 | 16.4% | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 14.3% | -12.8% |
| 2019 | 13.4% | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 17.3% | +29.1% |
| 2021 | 14.8% | -14.5% |
| 2022 | 12.8% | -13.5% |
| 2023 | 14.2% | +10.9% |
| 2024 | 16.8% | +18.3% |
| 2025 | 17.9% | +6.5% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 17.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 16.8%, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Germany's 17.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 15.6%, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.2% | 10.0% | 17.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 15.5% | 10.3% | 19.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.6% | 12.8% | 17.9% | 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 months worked in Germany?
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Germany was 17.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 19.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 2005.
- How does Germany rank for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked?
- Germany ranks 16th out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. 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 months worked. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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