Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day … 2011 in Germany
Germany: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day … 2011 was 14.7% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in Germany, 1991–2020
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in Germany stood at 14.7%. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is down 15.7% on the previous year and down 33.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in Germany peaked at 31.0% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 14.7%, in 2020.
That places Germany 112th out of 119 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day … 2011 in Germany, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 31.0% | — |
| 1992 | 28.5% | -8.1% |
| 1993 | 27.5% | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 29.5% | +7.3% |
| 1995 | 27.7% | -6.0% |
| 1996 | 26.0% | -6.4% |
| 1997 | 27.5% | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 25.5% | -7.3% |
| 1999 | 24.5% | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 23.2% | -5.1% |
| 2001 | 24.2% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 23.2% | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 22.7% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 23.2% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 25.2% | +8.7% |
| 2006 | 23.7% | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 23.2% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 23.7% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 22.7% | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 22.2% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 22.0% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 23.0% | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 23.2% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 22.2% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 20.5% | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 20.0% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 19.2% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 18.2% | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 17.5% | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 14.7% | -15.7% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 14.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 27.5%, 54% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Germany's 14.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 56.8%, 26% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.5% | 24.5% | 31.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 23.5% | 22.7% | 25.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.8% | 17.5% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.7% | 14.7% | 14.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More poverty & inequality data for Germany
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 7 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ 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 poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in Germany?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in Germany was 14.7% in 2020, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 31.0% in 1991.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.7% in 2020.
- How does Germany rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices)?
- Germany ranks 112th out of 119 countries with data for 2020.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $30 per day.