Poverty or social exclusion in Leipzig
In Leipzig, 20.6% of people were at risk of poverty or social exclusion in 2025.
Leipzig, 2025
20.6%
Change from 2024
−2.7percentage points
Germany, 2025
21.2%
Position in 2025
110th of 254
Poverty or social exclusion in Leipzig over time
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% of the population. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Leipzig | Germany |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20.6% | 21.2% |
| 2024 | 23.3% | 21.1% |
| 2023 | 20.1% | 21.3% |
| 2022 | 21.2% | 21.1% |
| 2021 | 25.2% | 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 −2.7 percentage points from 23.3% in 2024.
- Since 2021, when it was 25.2%, the figure has changed by −4.6 percentage points.
- Among the 254 regions with data for 2025, Leipzig has the 110th highest value.
- The figure for Germany in 2025 was 21.2%.