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At-risk-of-poverty rate in Germany

At-risk-of-poverty rate in Germany was 16.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 0.6 pts from 2024. That is the 12th highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

202516.1%
Change on 2024+0.6 pts
Rank12th of 27EU countries ranked
Series high16.72014
Series low102000

At-risk-of-poverty rate in Germany, 2000 to 2025

CSVChart (SVG)

101214161820002007201120152019202320252000: 10 %2001: 11 %2005: 12.2 %2006: 12.5 %2007: 15.2 %2008: 15.2 %2009: 15.5 %2010: 15.6 %2011: 15.8 %2012: 16.1 %2013: 16.1 %2014: 16.7 %2015: 16.7 %2016: 16.5 %2017: 16.1 %2018: 16 %2019: 14.8 %2020: 16.1 %2021: 16 %2022: 14.8 %2023: 14.4 %2024: 15.5 %2025: 16.1 %
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-07, published 2026-10-05.
All 23 values
Period%
202516.1
202415.5
202314.4
202214.8
202116
202016.1 Series break
201914.8
201816
201716.1
201616.5
201516.7
201416.7
201316.1
201216.1
201115.8
201015.6
200915.5
200815.2
200715.2
200612.5
200512.2 Series break
200111
200010

Compared with European Union (27)

Place2025
Germany16.1
European Union (27)16.3

Rankings

Definition

Share of people with equivalised disposable income below 60% of the national median, after social transfers.

Relative measure used in the EU. For the United States use poverty_rate, the official US measure.

How to cite

Eurostat. At-risk-of-poverty rate (ilc_li02). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_li02/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

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What is the at-risk-of-poverty rate in Germany?

At-risk-of-poverty rate in Germany was 16.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 0.6 pts from 2024. That is the 12th highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

Eurostat, European Commission. At-risk-of-poverty rate (ilc_li02). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-07.

What was the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate in Germany?

16.7% in 2014, the highest value since 2000 in this series.

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