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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 2022, at 20%. Trier had the lowest, at 8.8%. The median was 14.5% and the figure for Germany was 14.8%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest20Bremen
Lowest8.8Trier
Median14.538 regions
Germany14.8History

All regions, 2022

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BremenBremen: 20 %20DüsseldorfDüsseldorf: 19.9 %19.9ArnsbergArnsberg: 19.8 %19.8Sachsen-AnhaltSachsen-Anhalt: 19.8 %19.8HamburgHamburg: 18.8 %18.8Weser-EmsWeser-Ems: 18.2 %18.2KasselKassel: 17.8 %17.8BraunschweigBraunschweig: 17.5 %17.5HannoverHannover: 17.4 %17.4Mecklenburg-VorpommernMecklenburg-Vorpommern: 17.3 %17.3LeipzigLeipzig: 17.1 %17.1GießenGießen: 17 %17KoblenzKoblenz: 16.8 %16.8MünsterMünster: 16.6 %16.6SaarlandSaarland: 16.1 %16.1ChemnitzChemnitz: 15 %15ThüringenThüringen: 15 %15BerlinBerlin: 14.9 %14.9KölnKöln: 14.5 %14.5MittelfrankenMittelfranken: 14.4 %14.4DarmstadtDarmstadt: 14.1 %14.1LüneburgLüneburg: 13.8 %13.8DetmoldDetmold: 13.6 %13.6BrandenburgBrandenburg: 13.4 %13.4DresdenDresden: 13.4 %13.4KarlsruheKarlsruhe: 12.9 %12.9UnterfrankenUnterfranken: 12.9 %12.9Schleswig-HolsteinSchleswig-Holstein: 12.8 %12.8SchwabenSchwaben: 12.3 %12.3FreiburgFreiburg: 12 %12TübingenTübingen: 11.7 %11.7Rheinhessen-PfalzRheinhessen-Pfalz: 11.5 %11.5NiederbayernNiederbayern: 11.2 %11.2OberpfalzOberpfalz: 11 %11StuttgartStuttgart: 10.5 %10.5OberbayernOberbayern: 10.2 %10.2OberfrankenOberfranken: 10 %10TrierTrier: 8.8 %8.8
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankRegions2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Bremen20-9.6 pts
2Düsseldorf19.9+1.5 pts
3Arnsberg19.8+3.7 pts
3Sachsen-Anhalt19.8-0.7 pts
5Hamburg18.8+0.2 pts
6Weser-Ems18.2-2.3 pts
7Kassel17.8+0.4 pts
8Braunschweig17.5-1.7 pts
9Hannover17.4+0.7 pts
10Mecklenburg-Vorpommern17.3+3.2 pts
11Leipzig17.1-3.1 pts
12Gießen17+3 pts
13Koblenz16.8+1 pts
14Münster16.6-2.8 pts
15Saarland16.1-2.5 pts
16Chemnitz15-2 pts
16Thüringen15-4.1 pts
18Berlin14.9-2.8 pts
19Köln14.5+0.3 pts
20Mittelfranken14.4+0.8 pts
21Darmstadt14.1-3.8 pts
22Lüneburg13.8-2.6 pts
23Detmold13.6-7.8 pts
24Brandenburg13.4-2.2 pts
24Dresden13.4+0.3 pts
26Karlsruhe12.9-0.6 pts
26Unterfranken12.9-2.3 pts
28Schleswig-Holstein12.8-3.5 pts
29Schwaben12.3-0.9 pts
30Freiburg12+1.1 pts
31Tübingen11.7+0.1 pts
32Rheinhessen-Pfalz11.5-6.7 pts
33Niederbayern11.2-3.7 pts
34Oberpfalz11-4.2 pts
35Stuttgart10.5+0.3 pts
36Oberbayern10.2-1.1 pts
37Oberfranken10-3.4 pts
38Trier8.8-1.3 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 20% in 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Trier, with 8.8% in 2022.

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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