Severe material and social deprivation in Germany
5.6% of people in Germany were severely materially and socially deprived in 2025.
Germany, 2025
5.6%
Change from 2024
−0.6percentage points
European Union, 2025
6.3%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
4.5%
Position in 2025
11th of 31
Severe material and social deprivation in Germany over time
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% of population. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Germany | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.6% | 6.3% |
| 2024 | 6.2% | 6.4% |
| 2023 | 6.9% | 6.8% |
| 2022 | 6.2% | 6.7% |
| 2021 | 4.3% | 6.3% |
| 2020 | 4.4%b (break in time series) | 6.7% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | 6.7% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | 7.1% |
| 2017 | 3.7% | 7.8% |
| 2016 | 4.7% | 9.0% |
| 2015 | 5.7% | 9.7% |
Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.6 percentage points from 6.2% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 5.7%, the figure has changed by −0.1 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
- Among the 31 countries with data for 2025, Germany has the 11th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 6.3%.
More for Germany
All statistics for Germany
Poverty or social exclusion rate
21.2%
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Inability to keep home adequately warm
5.7%
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At-risk-of-poverty rate
16.1%
2025 · Eurostat
Income inequality (Gini)
30.1 (0 to 100)
2025 · Eurostat
Income quintile share ratio (S80/S20)
4.68 times
2025 · Eurostat
Gini index
33.7 (0 to 100)
2022 · World Bank