Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data in Germany
Germany: Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data was 582,245 people in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data in Germany, 1991–2022
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Germany recorded 582,245 people for number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in 2022. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.6% on the previous year and up 624.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in Germany peaked at 582,245 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 2006.
Germany ranks 48th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99,569 people | 80,014 people | 163,356 people | 9 |
| 2000s | 74,085 people | 0 people | 82,534 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 98,255 people | 80,275 people | 166,186 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 443,635 people | 249,483 people | 582,245 people | 3 |
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)
- 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)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 37.5% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.057 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0758 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0758 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.0924 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 19.7% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1435 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in Germany?
- Number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in Germany was 582,245 people in 2022, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 582,245 people in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 2006.
- How does Germany rank for number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data?
- Germany ranks 48th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 624.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.