Share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions in Germany
Germany: Share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions was 20.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions in Germany, 2010–2024
Source: National Government – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions in Germany stood at 20.9%.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions in Germany peaked at 24.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 17.4%, in 2019.
Germany ranks 19th of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.5% | 17.4% | 20.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.7% | 20.9% | 24.0% | 5 |
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 share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions in Germany?
- Share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions in Germany was 20.9% in 2024, according to National Government – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 24.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.4% in 2019.
- How does Germany rank for share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions?
- Germany ranks 19th out of 43 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from National Government – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%)