Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Germany
Germany: Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices was 0.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Germany, 1991–2020
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Germany recorded 0.5% for share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in 2020.
The figure is down 5.0% on the previous year and up 91.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Germany peaked at 0.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2003.
That places Germany 103rd out of 119 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Germany, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.2% | — |
| 1992 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.5% | +97.9% |
| 1995 | 0.5% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | -48.4% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -7.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +101.9% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -50.1% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | +100.1% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 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)
- 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 share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Germany?
- Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Germany was 0.5% in 2020, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2003.
- How does Germany rank for share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices?
- Germany ranks 103rd out of 119 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 91.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $5.50 per day.