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

Bremen had the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate of 38 regions in 2021, at 29.6%. Trier had the lowest, at 10.1%. The median was 16.2% and the figure for Germany was 16%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest29.6Bremen
Lowest10.1Trier
Median16.238 regions
Germany16History

All regions, 2021

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BremenBremen: 29.6 %29.6DetmoldDetmold: 21.4 %21.4Sachsen-AnhaltSachsen-Anhalt: 20.5 %20.5Weser-EmsWeser-Ems: 20.5 %20.5LeipzigLeipzig: 20.2 %20.2MünsterMünster: 19.4 %19.4BraunschweigBraunschweig: 19.2 %19.2ThüringenThüringen: 19.1 %19.1HamburgHamburg: 18.6 %18.6SaarlandSaarland: 18.6 %18.6DüsseldorfDüsseldorf: 18.4 %18.4Rheinhessen-PfalzRheinhessen-Pfalz: 18.2 %18.2DarmstadtDarmstadt: 17.9 %17.9BerlinBerlin: 17.7 %17.7KasselKassel: 17.4 %17.4ChemnitzChemnitz: 17 %17HannoverHannover: 16.7 %16.7LüneburgLüneburg: 16.4 %16.4Schleswig-HolsteinSchleswig-Holstein: 16.3 %16.3ArnsbergArnsberg: 16.1 %16.1KoblenzKoblenz: 15.8 %15.8BrandenburgBrandenburg: 15.6 %15.6OberpfalzOberpfalz: 15.2 %15.2UnterfrankenUnterfranken: 15.2 %15.2NiederbayernNiederbayern: 14.9 %14.9KölnKöln: 14.2 %14.2Mecklenburg-VorpommernMecklenburg-Vorpommern: 14.1 %14.1GießenGießen: 14 %14MittelfrankenMittelfranken: 13.6 %13.6KarlsruheKarlsruhe: 13.5 %13.5OberfrankenOberfranken: 13.4 %13.4SchwabenSchwaben: 13.2 %13.2DresdenDresden: 13.1 %13.1TübingenTübingen: 11.6 %11.6OberbayernOberbayern: 11.3 %11.3FreiburgFreiburg: 10.9 %10.9StuttgartStuttgart: 10.2 %10.2TrierTrier: 10.1 %10.1
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankRegions2021 (%)
1Bremen29.6
2Detmold21.4
3Sachsen-Anhalt20.5
3Weser-Ems20.5
5Leipzig20.2
6Münster19.4
7Braunschweig19.2
8Thüringen19.1
9Hamburg18.6
9Saarland18.6
11Düsseldorf18.4
12Rheinhessen-Pfalz18.2
13Darmstadt17.9
14Berlin17.7
15Kassel17.4
16Chemnitz17
17Hannover16.7
18Lüneburg16.4
19Schleswig-Holstein16.3
20Arnsberg16.1
21Koblenz15.8
22Brandenburg15.6
23Oberpfalz15.2
23Unterfranken15.2
25Niederbayern14.9
26Köln14.2
27Mecklenburg-Vorpommern14.1
28Gießen14
29Mittelfranken13.6
30Karlsruhe13.5
31Oberfranken13.4
32Schwaben13.2
33Dresden13.1
34Tübingen11.6
35Oberbayern11.3
36Freiburg10.9
37Stuttgart10.2
38Trier10.1

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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 29.6% in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Trier, with 10.1% in 2021.

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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