Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status - EU in Germany
Germany: Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status - EU was 21.6% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
21.6%
Change on year
up 24.1%
World rank
22nd
of 46 countries
All-time high
21.6%
in 2020
All-time low
17.4%
in 2019
Years of data
12
2005–2020
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status - EU in Germany, 2005–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2020, persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status - eu in Germany stood at 21.6%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 24.1% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status - eu in Germany peaked at 21.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 17.4%, in 2019.
That places Germany 22nd out of 46 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status - EU in Germany, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 18.4% | — |
| 2010 | 19.7% | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 19.9% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 19.6% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 20.3% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 20.6% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 20.0% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 19.7% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 19.0% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 18.7% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 17.4% | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 21.6% | +24.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.4% | 18.4% | 18.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 19.5% | 17.4% | 20.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.6% | 21.6% | 21.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 20 Cyprus 22.1% compare
- 21 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 21.8% compare
- 23 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 21.2% compare
- 24 Luxembourg 20.9% compare
- 25 Portugal 19.8% 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 persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status - eu in Germany?
- Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status - eu in Germany was 21.6% in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status - eu recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 21.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status - eu recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.4% in 2019.
- How does Germany rank for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status - eu?
- Germany ranks 22nd out of 46 countries with data for 2020.
- Is persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status - eu rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. 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 Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status - EU 2020 strategy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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