Material and social deprivation rate by age, sex and most frequent in Germany
Germany: Material and social deprivation rate by age, sex and most frequent was 9.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Material and social deprivation rate by age, sex and most frequent in Germany, 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for material and social deprivation rate by age, sex and most frequent in Germany is 9.1%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 8.1% on the previous year and up 82.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, material and social deprivation rate by age, sex and most frequent in Germany peaked at 11.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2016.
Germany ranks 15th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Material and social deprivation rate by age, sex and most frequent in Germany, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 4.5% | — |
| 2015 | 5.0% | +11.1% |
| 2016 | 3.3% | -34.0% |
| 2017 | 5.7% | +72.7% |
| 2018 | 5.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4.9% | -14.0% |
| 2020 | 4.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6.8% | +38.8% |
| 2022 | 10.6% | +55.9% |
| 2023 | 11.1% | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 9.9% | -10.8% |
| 2025 | 9.1% | -8.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.9% | 3.3% | 5.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 8.7% | 4.9% | 11.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 12 Italy 11.7% compare
- 13 Austria 10.7% compare
- 14 France 10.5% compare
- 16 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 7.2% compare
- 17 Sweden 6.9% compare
- 18 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 6.6% compare
- 18 United Kingdom 6.6% 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 material and social deprivation rate by age, sex and most frequent in Germany?
- Material and social deprivation rate by age, sex and most frequent in Germany was 9.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest material and social deprivation rate by age, sex and most frequent recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 11.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest material and social deprivation rate by age, sex and most frequent recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2016.
- How does Germany rank for material and social deprivation rate by age, sex and most frequent?
- Germany ranks 15th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is material and social deprivation rate by age, sex and most frequent rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 82.0%. 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 Material and social deprivation rate by age, sex and most frequent activity status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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