Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Germany
Germany: Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty was 20.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Germany, 2010–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Germany stood at 20.9%.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 1.5% 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 19th of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 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% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.5% | 17.4% | 20.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.7% | 20.9% | 24.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More poverty & inequality data for Germany
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 7 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.44 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 7,007 (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 revenues vs income inequality 37.48 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -3.58 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.057 (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 20.9% in 2024, 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 19th out of 43 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. 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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