Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status in Germany
Germany: Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status was 17,360 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status in Germany, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
Germany recorded 17,360 Thousand persons for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status in Germany peaked at 17,667 Thousand persons in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14,121 Thousand persons, in 2019.
Germany ranks 2nd of 43 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status in Germany, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 16,080 Thousand persons | — |
| 2016 | 16,137 Thousand persons | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 15,356 Thousand persons | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 15,107 Thousand persons | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 14,121 Thousand persons | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 16,735 Thousand persons | +18.5% |
| 2021 | 17,252 Thousand persons | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 17,416 Thousand persons | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 17,667 Thousand persons | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 17,555 Thousand persons | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 17,360 Thousand persons | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15,360 Thousand persons | 14,121 Thousand persons | 16,137 Thousand persons | 5 |
| 2020s | 17,331 Thousand persons | 16,735 Thousand persons | 17,667 Thousand persons | 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 tenure status in Germany?
- Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status in Germany was 17,360 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 17,667 Thousand persons in 2023.
- What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,121 Thousand persons in 2019.
- How does Germany rank for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status?
- Germany ranks 2nd out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. 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 tenure status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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