At-risk-of-poverty rate: EU-SILC survey … work in Germany

Germany: At-risk-of-poverty rate: EU-SILC survey … work was 1.2 in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
1.2
Change on year
up 20.0%
World rank
34th
of 49 countries
All-time high
3.4
in 2012
All-time low
0.5
in 2005
Years of data
21
2005–2025

At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold, work intensity of the in Germany, 2005–2025

01232005201520252005: 0.52006: 12007: 1.92008: 2.12009: 1.42010: 32011: 2.42012: 3.42013: 2.32014: 2.92015: 22016: 1.72017: 2.32018: 2.12019: 22020: 2.22021: 3.22022: 1.82023: 0.92024: 12025: 1.2

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for at-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold, work intensity of the in Germany is 1.2, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.0% on the previous year and down 40.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold, work intensity of the in Germany peaked at 3.4 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.5, in 2005.

Germany ranks 34th of 49 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

At-risk-of-poverty rate: EU-SILC survey … work in Germany, year by year

Annual values for At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold, work intensity of the household and broad age groups - EU-SILC survey in Germany, 2005 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2005 0.5 —
2006 1 +100.0%
2007 1.9 +90.0%
2008 2.1 +10.5%
2009 1.4 -33.3%
2010 3 +114.3%
2011 2.4 -20.0%
2012 3.4 +41.7%
2013 2.3 -32.4%
2014 2.9 +26.1%
2015 2 -31.0%
2016 1.7 -15.0%
2017 2.3 +35.3%
2018 2.1 -8.7%
2019 2 -4.8%
2020 2.2 +10.0%
2021 3.2 +45.5%
2022 1.8 -43.8%
2023 0.9 -50.0%
2024 1 +11.1%
2025 1.2 +20.0%

Germany compared with similar countries

  • Germany's 1.2 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.25, 53% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Germany's 1.2 is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.3, 52% of the median. (31 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.38 0.5 2.1 5
2010s 2.41 1.7 3.4 10
2020s 1.72 0.9 3.2 6

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 31 Cyprus 1.6 compare
  2. 31 Poland 1.6 compare
  3. 31 Poland 1.6 compare
  4. 34 Ireland 1.2 compare
  5. 34 Serbia 1.2 compare
  6. 34 Serbia 1.2 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is at-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold, work intensity of the in Germany?
At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold, work intensity of the in Germany was 1.2 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold, work intensity of the recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 3.4 in 2012.
What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold, work intensity of the recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5 in 2005.
How does Germany rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold, work intensity of the?
Germany ranks 34th out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
Is at-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold, work intensity of the rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Germany data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold, work intensity of the household and broad age groups - EU-SILC survey. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold, work intensity of the household and broad age groups - EU-SILC survey
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
50 places, 969 data points, 2003–2025
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