Poverty rate at national poverty lines in Germany
14.8% of people in Germany lived below the national poverty line in 2021.
Germany, 2021
14.8%
Change from 2020
−1.2percentage points
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2021
15.2%
Position in 2021
52nd of 72
Poverty rate at national poverty lines in Germany over time
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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Germany |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 14.8% |
| 2020 | 16.0% |
| 2019 | 16.1% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −1.2 percentage points from 16.0% in 2020.
- Since 2019, when it was 16.1%, the figure has changed by −1.3 percentage points.
- Among the 72 countries with data for 2021, Germany has the 52nd highest value.
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All statistics for Germany
Extreme poverty rate
0.7%
2022 · World Bank
At-risk-of-poverty rate
16.1%
2025 · Eurostat
Poverty or social exclusion rate
21.2%
2025 · Eurostat
Income inequality (Gini)
30.1 (0 to 100)
2025 · Eurostat
Income quintile share ratio (S80/S20)
4.68 times
2025 · Eurostat
Severe material and social deprivation
5.6%
2025 · Eurostat