Severe material deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region in Germany
Germany: Severe material deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region was 5.6 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Severe material deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region in Germany, 2005–2020
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2020, severe material deprivation rate by nuts 2 region in Germany stood at 5.6. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 115.4% on the previous year and up 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, severe material deprivation rate by nuts 2 region in Germany peaked at 5.6 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.6, in 2019.
Germany ranks 16th of 33 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.08 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 5 |
| 2010s | 4.23 | 2.6 | 5.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 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)
- 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)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 37.5% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.057 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 19.7% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0758 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0758 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.0924 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1435 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is severe material deprivation rate by nuts 2 region in Germany?
- Severe material deprivation rate by nuts 2 region in Germany was 5.6 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest severe material deprivation rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 5.6 in 2020.
- What is the lowest severe material deprivation rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6 in 2019.
- How does Germany rank for severe material deprivation rate by nuts 2 region?
- Germany ranks 16th out of 33 countries with data for 2020.
- Is severe material deprivation rate by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.4%. 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 Severe material deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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