In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract in Germany
Germany: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract was 4.5% in 2025. ▬ Flat
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract in Germany, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract in Germany is 4.5%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and down 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract in Germany peaked at 8.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2005.
Germany ranks 29th of 49 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract in Germany, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3.3% | — |
| 2006 | 4.1% | +24.2% |
| 2007 | 6.2% | +51.2% |
| 2008 | 5.8% | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 5.4% | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 5.7% | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 6.2% | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 5.8% | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 6.6% | +13.8% |
| 2014 | 8.0% | +21.2% |
| 2015 | 7.5% | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 7.0% | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7.1% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 6.3% | -11.3% |
| 2020 | 6.6% | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 6.2% | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 4.8% | -22.6% |
| 2023 | 4.6% | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 4.4% | -4.3% |
| 2025 | 4.5% | +2.3% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 4.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.1%, 88% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Germany's 4.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.3%, 85% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract in Germany changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +51.2% | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.0% | 3.3% | 6.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 6.7% | 5.7% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 4.4% | 6.6% | 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 type of contract in Germany?
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract in Germany was 4.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 8.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2005.
- How does Germany rank for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract?
- Germany ranks 29th out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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