Material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation in Germany
Germany: Material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation was 82,739 Thousand persons in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
82,739 Thousand persons
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
2nd
of 43 countries
All-time high
83,953 Thousand persons
in 2024
All-time low
80,556 Thousand persons
in 2015
Years of data
11
2015–2025
Material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation in Germany, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
Germany recorded 82,739 Thousand persons for material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation in Germany peaked at 83,953 Thousand persons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 80,556 Thousand persons, in 2015.
That places Germany 2nd out of 43 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation in Germany, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 80,556 Thousand persons | — |
| 2016 | 81,427 Thousand persons | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 81,733 Thousand persons | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 81,607 Thousand persons | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 81,840 Thousand persons | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 82,175 Thousand persons | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 82,347 Thousand persons | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 83,095 Thousand persons | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 83,875 Thousand persons | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 83,953 Thousand persons | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 82,739 Thousand persons | -1.4% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 82,739 Thousand persons is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6,444 Thousand persons, 12.8× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Germany's 82,739 Thousand persons is above the median for high income countries, which is 7,634 Thousand persons, 10.8× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 81,433 Thousand persons | 80,556 Thousand persons | 81,840 Thousand persons | 5 |
| 2020s | 83,031 Thousand persons | 82,175 Thousand persons | 83,953 Thousand persons | 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 material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation in Germany?
- Material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation in Germany was 82,739 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 83,953 Thousand persons in 2024.
- What is the lowest material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 80,556 Thousand persons in 2015.
- How does Germany rank for material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation?
- Germany ranks 2nd out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. 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 Material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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