Total population living in extreme poverty by world region in Germany
Germany: Total population living in extreme poverty by world region was 582,245 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Total population living in extreme poverty by world region in Germany, 1991–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Germany recorded 582,245 for total population living in extreme poverty by world region in 2022. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 16.6% on the previous year and up 624.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total population living in extreme poverty by world region in Germany peaked at 582,245 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2006.
Germany ranks 48th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total population living in extreme poverty by world region in Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 80,014 | — |
| 1992 | 80,625 | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 81,156 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 162,877 | +100.7% |
| 1995 | 163,356 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 81,915 | -49.9% |
| 1997 | 82,035 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 82,047 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 82,100 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 82,212 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 82,350 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 82,488 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 82,534 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 82,516 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 82,469 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2007 | 82,266 | — |
| 2008 | 82,110 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 81,902 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 81,777 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 80,275 | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 80,426 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 80,646 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 80,982 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 81,687 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 82,349 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 165,314 | +100.7% |
| 2018 | 82,906 | -49.8% |
| 2019 | 166,186 | +100.5% |
| 2020 | 249,483 | +50.1% |
| 2021 | 499,176 | +100.1% |
| 2022 | 582,245 | +16.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99,569 | 80,014 | 163,356 | 9 |
| 2000s | 74,085 | 0 | 82,534 | 10 |
| 2010s | 98,255 | 80,275 | 166,186 | 10 |
| 2020s | 443,635 | 249,483 | 582,245 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More poverty & inequality data for Germany
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 7 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.44 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 7,007 (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 revenues vs income inequality 37.48 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -3.58 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.057 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total population living in extreme poverty by world region in Germany?
- Total population living in extreme poverty by world region in Germany was 582,245 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total population living in extreme poverty by world region recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 582,245 in 2022.
- What is the lowest total population living in extreme poverty by world region recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2006.
- How does Germany rank for total population living in extreme poverty by world region?
- Germany ranks 48th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is total population living in extreme poverty by world region rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 624.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Total population living in extreme poverty by world region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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