Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and in Germany
Germany: Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and was 19.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and in Germany, 1995–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Germany recorded 19.0% for relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and in 2025.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and in Germany peaked at 38.0% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 15.9%, in 2011.
That places Germany 44th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and in Germany, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 38.0% | — |
| 1996 | 32.0% | -15.8% |
| 1997 | 21.0% | -34.4% |
| 1998 | 23.0% | +9.5% |
| 1999 | 25.0% | +8.7% |
| 2000 | 28.0% | +12.0% |
| 2005 | 18.4% | -34.3% |
| 2006 | 25.5% | +38.6% |
| 2007 | 23.5% | -7.8% |
| 2008 | 21.9% | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 21.1% | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 16.2% | -23.2% |
| 2011 | 15.9% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 16.3% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 16.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 22.6% | +38.7% |
| 2015 | 19.1% | -15.5% |
| 2016 | 19.2% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 17.8% | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 17.2% | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 19.1% | +11.0% |
| 2020 | 24.9% | +30.4% |
| 2021 | 22.7% | -8.8% |
| 2022 | 21.5% | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 21.3% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 18.7% | -12.2% |
| 2025 | 19.0% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.8% | 21.0% | 38.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 23.1% | 18.4% | 28.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 18.0% | 15.9% | 22.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.3% | 18.7% | 24.9% | 6 |
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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 relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and in Germany?
- Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and in Germany was 19.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 38.0% in 1995.
- What is the lowest relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.9% in 2011.
- How does Germany rank for relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and?
- Germany ranks 44th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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