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Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by at-risk-of-poverty rate, 2025

Bremen had the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate of 38 regions in 2025, at 27.5%. Schwaben had the lowest, at 11.4%. The median was 16.6% and the figure for Germany was 16.1%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest27.5Bremen
Lowest11.4Schwaben
Median16.638 regions
Germany16.1History

All regions, 2025

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BremenBremen: 27.5 %27.5TrierTrier: 21.4 %21.4Sachsen-AnhaltSachsen-Anhalt: 21.3 %21.3Weser-EmsWeser-Ems: 20.8 %20.8ArnsbergArnsberg: 19.6 %19.6KasselKassel: 19.2 %19.2HamburgHamburg: 18.9 %18.9BerlinBerlin: 18.7 %18.7GießenGießen: 18.4 %18.4MünsterMünster: 18.3 %18.3ChemnitzChemnitz: 18.2 %18.2LeipzigLeipzig: 17.4 %17.4ThüringenThüringen: 17.4 %17.4KölnKöln: 17 %17DetmoldDetmold: 16.9 %16.9Mecklenburg-VorpommernMecklenburg-Vorpommern: 16.8 %16.8Rheinhessen-PfalzRheinhessen-Pfalz: 16.8 %16.8Schleswig-HolsteinSchleswig-Holstein: 16.8 %16.8BraunschweigBraunschweig: 16.7 %16.7DüsseldorfDüsseldorf: 16.5 %16.5DarmstadtDarmstadt: 16.4 %16.4HannoverHannover: 16.4 %16.4SaarlandSaarland: 15.5 %15.5DresdenDresden: 14.9 %14.9KarlsruheKarlsruhe: 14.9 %14.9BrandenburgBrandenburg: 14.7 %14.7OberpfalzOberpfalz: 14.6 %14.6LüneburgLüneburg: 14.4 %14.4MittelfrankenMittelfranken: 13.7 %13.7OberfrankenOberfranken: 13.7 %13.7UnterfrankenUnterfranken: 13.2 %13.2FreiburgFreiburg: 13.1 %13.1KoblenzKoblenz: 12.8 %12.8StuttgartStuttgart: 12.6 %12.6TübingenTübingen: 12.4 %12.4NiederbayernNiederbayern: 12.3 %12.3OberbayernOberbayern: 11.8 %11.8SchwabenSchwaben: 11.4 %11.4
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankRegions2025 (%)Change on 2024
1Bremen27.5+1.6 pts
2Trier21.4+6 pts
3Sachsen-Anhalt21.3-1 pts
4Weser-Ems20.8+0.2 pts
5Arnsberg19.6+0.6 pts
6Kassel19.2+2.4 pts
7Hamburg18.9+2.9 pts
8Berlin18.7+2.2 pts
9Gießen18.4+0.9 pts
10Münster18.3-1.7 pts
11Chemnitz18.2+1.2 pts
12Leipzig17.4-1.3 pts
12Thüringen17.4+1.7 pts
14Köln17+1.2 pts
15Detmold16.9-0.4 pts
16Mecklenburg-Vorpommern16.8-0.4 pts
16Rheinhessen-Pfalz16.8+0.4 pts
16Schleswig-Holstein16.8+2.1 pts
19Braunschweig16.7+2 pts
20Düsseldorf16.5+0.1 pts
21Darmstadt16.4+1.8 pts
21Hannover16.4-0.2 pts
23Saarland15.5+0.2 pts
24Dresden14.9+1.3 pts
24Karlsruhe14.9+0.9 pts
26Brandenburg14.7-0.2 pts
27Oberpfalz14.6+2.9 pts
28Lüneburg14.4+0.6 pts
29Mittelfranken13.7-1.6 pts
29Oberfranken13.7+2.1 pts
31Unterfranken13.2+1.4 pts
32Freiburg13.1+0.2 pts
33Koblenz12.8-1.7 pts
34Stuttgart12.6-0.9 pts
35Tübingen12.4+0.9 pts
36Niederbayern12.3+0.6 pts
37Oberbayern11.8+1.1 pts
38Schwaben11.40 pts

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About this ranking

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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the regions are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region (ilc_li41). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_li41/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Which region has the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate?

Bremen, with 27.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate?

Schwaben, with 11.4% in 2025.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region (ilc_li41). Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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