Severe material deprivation rate by tenure status in Germany
Germany: Severe material deprivation rate by tenure status was 5.6% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Severe material deprivation rate by tenure status in Germany, 2005–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2020, severe material deprivation rate by tenure status in Germany stood at 5.6%. That is the highest value across all 12 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 tenure status in Germany peaked at 5.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2019.
That places Germany 17th out of 37 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.6% | 4.6% | 4.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 2.6% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 5.6% | 5.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 14 Italy 5.9% compare
- 14 Slovakia 5.9% compare
- 16 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 5.7% compare
- 18 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 5.3% compare
- 19 France 5.0% compare
- 20 Portugal 4.6% compare
- 20 United Kingdom 4.6% compare
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 tenure status in Germany?
- Severe material deprivation rate by tenure status in Germany was 5.6% in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest severe material deprivation rate by tenure status recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 5.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest severe material deprivation rate by tenure status recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2019.
- How does Germany rank for severe material deprivation rate by tenure status?
- Germany ranks 17th out of 37 countries with data for 2020.
- Is severe material deprivation rate by tenure status 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 tenure status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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