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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 2024, at 25.9%. Oberbayern had the lowest, at 10.7%. The median was 15.4% and the figure for Germany was 15.5%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest25.9Bremen
Lowest10.7Oberbayern
Median15.438 regions
Germany15.5History

All regions, 2024

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BremenBremen: 25.9 %25.9Sachsen-AnhaltSachsen-Anhalt: 22.3 %22.3Weser-EmsWeser-Ems: 20.6 %20.6MünsterMünster: 20 %20ArnsbergArnsberg: 19 %19LeipzigLeipzig: 18.7 %18.7GießenGießen: 17.5 %17.5DetmoldDetmold: 17.3 %17.3Mecklenburg-VorpommernMecklenburg-Vorpommern: 17.2 %17.2ChemnitzChemnitz: 17 %17KasselKassel: 16.8 %16.8HannoverHannover: 16.6 %16.6BerlinBerlin: 16.5 %16.5DüsseldorfDüsseldorf: 16.4 %16.4Rheinhessen-PfalzRheinhessen-Pfalz: 16.4 %16.4HamburgHamburg: 16 %16KölnKöln: 15.8 %15.8ThüringenThüringen: 15.7 %15.7TrierTrier: 15.4 %15.4MittelfrankenMittelfranken: 15.3 %15.3SaarlandSaarland: 15.3 %15.3BrandenburgBrandenburg: 14.9 %14.9BraunschweigBraunschweig: 14.7 %14.7Schleswig-HolsteinSchleswig-Holstein: 14.7 %14.7DarmstadtDarmstadt: 14.6 %14.6KoblenzKoblenz: 14.5 %14.5KarlsruheKarlsruhe: 14 %14LüneburgLüneburg: 13.8 %13.8DresdenDresden: 13.6 %13.6StuttgartStuttgart: 13.5 %13.5FreiburgFreiburg: 12.9 %12.9UnterfrankenUnterfranken: 11.8 %11.8NiederbayernNiederbayern: 11.7 %11.7OberpfalzOberpfalz: 11.7 %11.7OberfrankenOberfranken: 11.6 %11.6TübingenTübingen: 11.5 %11.5SchwabenSchwaben: 11.4 %11.4OberbayernOberbayern: 10.7 %10.7
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankRegions2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Bremen25.9+4.4 pts
2Sachsen-Anhalt22.3-0.6 pts
3Weser-Ems20.6+5.3 pts
4Münster20+1.5 pts
5Arnsberg19+2.3 pts
6Leipzig18.7+3.6 pts
7Gießen17.5+0.2 pts
8Detmold17.3+1.5 pts
9Mecklenburg-Vorpommern17.2+1.3 pts
10Chemnitz17-2.6 pts
11Kassel16.8+2.2 pts
12Hannover16.6+1.4 pts
13Berlin16.5+2.8 pts
14Düsseldorf16.4-1.9 pts
14Rheinhessen-Pfalz16.4+3.8 pts
16Hamburg16+1 pts
17Köln15.8+1.6 pts
18Thüringen15.7-0.1 pts
19Trier15.4+6.2 pts
20Mittelfranken15.3+1 pts
20Saarland15.3+1 pts
22Brandenburg14.9+0.1 pts
23Braunschweig14.7-0.1 pts
23Schleswig-Holstein14.7+2.2 pts
25Darmstadt14.6-0.6 pts
26Koblenz14.5+1.5 pts
27Karlsruhe14-0.1 pts
28Lüneburg13.8+0.3 pts
29Dresden13.6+1.4 pts
30Stuttgart13.5+3.6 pts
31Freiburg12.9-1.7 pts
32Unterfranken11.8-0.3 pts
33Niederbayern11.7-2.7 pts
33Oberpfalz11.7+2.4 pts
35Oberfranken11.6-0.5 pts
36Tübingen11.5+1.7 pts
37Schwaben11.4+0.5 pts
38Oberbayern10.7+0.8 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 25.9% in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Oberbayern, with 10.7% in 2024.

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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