Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability in Germany
Germany: Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability was 28.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability in Germany, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability in Germany stood at 28.5%.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 41.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability in Germany peaked at 31.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 17.0%, in 2019.
That places Germany 11th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability in Germany, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 20.2% | — |
| 2016 | 22.4% | +10.9% |
| 2017 | 21.4% | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 19.9% | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 17.0% | -14.6% |
| 2020 | 30.5% | +79.4% |
| 2021 | 31.7% | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 31.2% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 29.7% | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 29.2% | -1.7% |
| 2025 | 28.5% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.2% | 17.0% | 22.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 30.1% | 28.5% | 31.7% | 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 persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability in Germany?
- Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability in Germany was 28.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 31.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.0% in 2019.
- How does Germany rank for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability?
- Germany ranks 11th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.1%. 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 Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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