Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region in Germany
Germany: Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region was 21.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region in Germany, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Germany recorded 21.2% for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region in Germany peaked at 21.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 17.3%, in 2019.
Germany ranks 17th of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region in Germany, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 20.0% | — |
| 2016 | 19.8% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 18.8% | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 18.5% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 17.3% | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 20.4% | +17.9% |
| 2021 | 21.0% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 21.1% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 21.3% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 21.1% | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 21.2% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.9% | 17.3% | 20.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 21.0% | 20.4% | 21.3% | 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 nuts 2 region in Germany?
- Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region in Germany was 21.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 21.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.3% in 2019.
- How does Germany rank for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region?
- Germany ranks 17th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. 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 Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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