Severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability in Germany
Germany: Severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability was 5.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
5.5%
Change on year
down 9.8%
World rank
15th
of 45 countries
All-time high
6.8%
in 2023
All-time low
1.6%
in 2019
Years of data
11
2015–2025
Severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability in Germany, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Germany recorded 5.5% for severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability in 2025.
The figure is down 9.8% on the previous year and up 103.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability in Germany peaked at 6.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2019.
That places Germany 15th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability in Germany, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2.7% | — |
| 2016 | 3.2% | +18.5% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | -25.0% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | -16.7% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | -20.0% |
| 2020 | 4.2% | +162.5% |
| 2021 | 4.3% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 5.7% | +32.6% |
| 2023 | 6.8% | +19.3% |
| 2024 | 6.1% | -10.3% |
| 2025 | 5.5% | -9.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.4% | 1.6% | 3.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 4.2% | 6.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 12 France 6.4% compare
- 13 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 6.2% compare
- 14 Serbia 5.7% compare
- 15 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 5.5% compare
- 17 Denmark 4.5% compare
- 18 Italy 3.9% compare
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 severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability in Germany?
- Severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability in Germany was 5.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 6.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2019.
- How does Germany rank for severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability?
- Germany ranks 15th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 103.7%. 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 Severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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