Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - EU-SILC and ECHP in Germany
Germany: Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - EU-SILC and ECHP was 1.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - EU-SILC and ECHP in Germany, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp in Germany stood at 1.4%.
That represents a change of down 12.5% on the previous year and down 58.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp in Germany peaked at 4.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2023.
Germany ranks 42nd of 47 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - EU-SILC and ECHP in Germany, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 2.5% | — |
| 2009 | 2.6% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | +11.5% |
| 2011 | 3.6% | +24.1% |
| 2012 | 3.4% | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 3.8% | +11.8% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | -18.4% |
| 2015 | 3.4% | +9.7% |
| 2016 | 3.7% | +8.8% |
| 2017 | 3.9% | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 4.2% | +7.7% |
| 2019 | 3.8% | -9.5% |
| 2020 | 3.1% | -18.4% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | -58.1% |
| 2024 | 1.6% | +23.1% |
| 2025 | 1.4% | -12.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 2.9% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.3% | 3.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 40 Czechia 1.6% compare
- 40 Slovakia 1.6% compare
- 42 Norway 1.4% compare
- 44 Netherlands 1.0% compare
- 44 Netherlands 1.0% 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 persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp in Germany?
- Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp in Germany was 1.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 4.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2023.
- How does Germany rank for persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp?
- Germany ranks 42nd out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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