Poverty or social exclusion in Berlin

In Berlin, 24.4% of people were at risk of poverty or social exclusion in 2025.

Measure: People at risk of poverty or social exclusion, by region Unit: % of the population Data: 2021 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Berlin, 2025 24.4% % of the population
Change from 2024 +2.9percentage points 2024: 21.5%
Germany, 2025 21.2% Country total
Position in 2025 68th of 254 See the full ranking

Poverty or social exclusion in Berlin over time

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% of the population. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

People at risk of poverty or social exclusion, by region (% of the population), 2015 to 2025
Period BerlinGermany
2025 24.4% 21.2%
2024 21.5% 21.1%
2023 21.5% 21.3%
2022 22.1% 21.1%
2021 24.6% 21.0%
2020 – 20.4%b (break in time series)
2019 – 17.3%
2018 – 18.5%
2017 – 18.8%
2016 – 19.8%
2015 – 20.0%

Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +2.9 percentage points from 21.5% in 2024.
  • Since 2021, when it was 24.6%, the figure has changed by −0.2 percentage points.
  • Among the 254 regions with data for 2025, Berlin has the 68th highest value.
  • The figure for Germany in 2025 was 21.2%.

Source and dates

Original producer
Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
ilc_peps11n · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A unit=PC
Observation period
2021 to 2025 for Berlin
Provider update
20 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat