Persons who cannot afford a computer by sex, age, and risk of poverty in Germany

Germany: Persons who cannot afford a computer by sex, age, and risk of poverty was 4 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
4
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
11th
of 34 countries
All-time high
4.4
in 2023
All-time low
2
in 2019
Years of data
11
2015–2025

Persons who cannot afford a computer by sex, age, and risk of poverty in Germany, 2015–2025

012342015202020252015: 2.92016: 2.82017: 2.32018: 2.12019: 22020: 2.82021: 3.72022: 4.12023: 4.42024: 4.12025: 4

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Germany recorded 4 for persons who cannot afford a computer by sex, age, and risk of poverty in 2025.

The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 37.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, persons who cannot afford a computer by sex, age, and risk of poverty in Germany peaked at 4.4 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2019.

Germany ranks 11th of 34 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 who cannot afford a computer by sex, age, and risk of poverty in Germany, year by year

Annual values for Persons who cannot afford a computer by sex, age, and risk of poverty threshold in Germany, 2015 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2015 2.9
2016 2.8 -3.4%
2017 2.3 -17.9%
2018 2.1 -8.7%
2019 2 -4.8%
2020 2.8 +40.0%
2021 3.7 +32.1%
2022 4.1 +10.8%
2023 4.4 +7.3%
2024 4.1 -6.8%
2025 4 -2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 2.42 2 2.9 5
2020s 3.85 2.8 4.4 6

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 8 Spain 6.2 compare
  2. 9 Hungary 6.1 compare
  3. 10 Portugal 4.8 compare
  4. 11 Lithuania 4 compare
  5. 13 France 3.5 compare
  6. 14 Slovakia 3.2 compare

See the full ranking of 37 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is persons who cannot afford a computer by sex, age, and risk of poverty in Germany?
Persons who cannot afford a computer by sex, age, and risk of poverty in Germany was 4 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest persons who cannot afford a computer by sex, age, and risk of poverty recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 4.4 in 2023.
What is the lowest persons who cannot afford a computer by sex, age, and risk of poverty recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2019.
How does Germany rank for persons who cannot afford a computer by sex, age, and risk of poverty?
Germany ranks 11th out of 34 countries with data for 2025.
Is persons who cannot afford a computer by sex, age, and risk of poverty rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is up 37.9%. 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 who cannot afford a computer by sex, age, and risk of poverty threshold. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Persons who cannot afford a computer by sex, age, and risk of poverty threshold
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
37 places, 394 data points, 2015–2025
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