Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%) in Germany
Germany: Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%) was 21.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Germany, 2010–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Germany stood at 21.2%.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Germany peaked at 24.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 17.4%, in 2019.
Germany ranks 20th of 48 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%) in Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 19.7% | — |
| 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 | 24.0% | +37.9% |
| 2021 | 21.0% | -12.5% |
| 2022 | 21.1% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 21.3% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 20.9% | -1.9% |
| 2025 | 21.2% | +1.4% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 21.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.0%, 1.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Germany's 21.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 18.6%, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%) in Germany changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +37.9% | 17.4% | 24.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.5% | 17.4% | 20.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.6% | 20.9% | 24.0% | 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 proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Germany?
- Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Germany was 21.2% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 24.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.4% in 2019.
- How does Germany rank for proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty?
- Germany ranks 20th out of 48 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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