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

Sachsen-Anhalt had the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate of 38 regions in 2023, at 22.9%. Trier had the lowest, at 9.2%. The median was 14.5% and the figure for Germany was 14.4%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest22.9Sachsen-Anhalt
Lowest9.2Trier
Median14.538 regions
Germany14.4History

All regions, 2023

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Sachsen-AnhaltSachsen-Anhalt: 22.9 %22.9BremenBremen: 21.5 %21.5ChemnitzChemnitz: 19.6 %19.6MünsterMünster: 18.5 %18.5DüsseldorfDüsseldorf: 18.3 %18.3GießenGießen: 17.3 %17.3ArnsbergArnsberg: 16.7 %16.7Mecklenburg-VorpommernMecklenburg-Vorpommern: 15.9 %15.9DetmoldDetmold: 15.8 %15.8ThüringenThüringen: 15.8 %15.8Weser-EmsWeser-Ems: 15.3 %15.3DarmstadtDarmstadt: 15.2 %15.2HannoverHannover: 15.2 %15.2LeipzigLeipzig: 15.1 %15.1HamburgHamburg: 15 %15BrandenburgBrandenburg: 14.8 %14.8BraunschweigBraunschweig: 14.8 %14.8FreiburgFreiburg: 14.6 %14.6KasselKassel: 14.6 %14.6NiederbayernNiederbayern: 14.4 %14.4MittelfrankenMittelfranken: 14.3 %14.3SaarlandSaarland: 14.3 %14.3KölnKöln: 14.2 %14.2KarlsruheKarlsruhe: 14.1 %14.1BerlinBerlin: 13.7 %13.7LüneburgLüneburg: 13.5 %13.5KoblenzKoblenz: 13 %13Rheinhessen-PfalzRheinhessen-Pfalz: 12.6 %12.6Schleswig-HolsteinSchleswig-Holstein: 12.5 %12.5DresdenDresden: 12.2 %12.2OberfrankenOberfranken: 12.1 %12.1UnterfrankenUnterfranken: 12.1 %12.1SchwabenSchwaben: 10.9 %10.9OberbayernOberbayern: 9.9 %9.9StuttgartStuttgart: 9.9 %9.9TübingenTübingen: 9.8 %9.8OberpfalzOberpfalz: 9.3 %9.3TrierTrier: 9.2 %9.2
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankRegions2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Sachsen-Anhalt22.9+3.1 pts
2Bremen21.5+1.5 pts
3Chemnitz19.6+4.6 pts
4Münster18.5+1.9 pts
5Düsseldorf18.3-1.6 pts
6Gießen17.3+0.3 pts
7Arnsberg16.7-3.1 pts
8Mecklenburg-Vorpommern15.9-1.4 pts
9Detmold15.8+2.2 pts
9Thüringen15.8+0.8 pts
11Weser-Ems15.3-2.9 pts
12Darmstadt15.2+1.1 pts
12Hannover15.2-2.2 pts
14Leipzig15.1-2 pts
15Hamburg15-3.8 pts
16Brandenburg14.8+1.4 pts
16Braunschweig14.8-2.7 pts
18Freiburg14.6+2.6 pts
18Kassel14.6-3.2 pts
20Niederbayern14.4+3.2 pts
21Mittelfranken14.3-0.1 pts
21Saarland14.3-1.8 pts
23Köln14.2-0.3 pts
24Karlsruhe14.1+1.2 pts
25Berlin13.7-1.2 pts
26Lüneburg13.5-0.3 pts
27Koblenz13-3.8 pts
28Rheinhessen-Pfalz12.6+1.1 pts
29Schleswig-Holstein12.5-0.3 pts
30Dresden12.2-1.2 pts
31Oberfranken12.1+2.1 pts
31Unterfranken12.1-0.8 pts
33Schwaben10.9-1.4 pts
34Oberbayern9.9-0.3 pts
34Stuttgart9.9-0.6 pts
36Tübingen9.8-1.9 pts
37Oberpfalz9.3-1.7 pts
38Trier9.2+0.4 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?

Sachsen-Anhalt, with 22.9% in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Trier, with 9.2% in 2023.

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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