Subjective poverty by sex and age in Germany
Germany: Subjective poverty by sex and age was 7.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
7.5%
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
42nd
of 45 countries
All-time high
9.7%
in 2023
All-time low
5.2%
in 2019
Years of data
16
2010–2025
Subjective poverty by sex and age in Germany, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for subjective poverty by sex and age in Germany is 7.5%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subjective poverty by sex and age in Germany peaked at 9.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 2019.
That places Germany 42nd out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Subjective poverty by sex and age in Germany, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 8.8% | — |
| 2011 | 9.4% | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 9.2% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 9.1% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 8.4% | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 7.6% | -9.5% |
| 2016 | 6.8% | -10.5% |
| 2017 | 6.1% | -10.3% |
| 2018 | 5.9% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 5.2% | -11.9% |
| 2020 | 5.7% | +9.6% |
| 2021 | 6.7% | +17.5% |
| 2022 | 8.5% | +26.9% |
| 2023 | 9.7% | +14.1% |
| 2024 | 7.3% | -24.7% |
| 2025 | 7.5% | +2.7% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 7.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.7%, 48% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Germany's 7.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 15.0%, 50% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.7% | 5.2% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.6% | 5.7% | 9.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 39 Iceland 9.4% compare
- 40 Norway 9.1% compare
- 41 Finland 8.9% compare
- 43 Netherlands 7.3% compare
- 43 Netherlands 7.3% compare
- 45 Luxembourg 7.1% 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 subjective poverty by sex and age in Germany?
- Subjective poverty by sex and age in Germany was 7.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest subjective poverty by sex and age recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 9.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest subjective poverty by sex and age recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 2019.
- How does Germany rank for subjective poverty by sex and age?
- Germany ranks 42nd out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is subjective poverty by sex and age rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. 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 Subjective poverty by sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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