Subjective poverty by educational attainment level in Germany
Germany: Subjective poverty by educational attainment level was 7.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Subjective poverty by educational attainment level in Germany, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, subjective poverty by educational attainment level in Germany stood at 7.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subjective poverty by educational attainment level in Germany peaked at 9.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 2019.
That places Germany 34th out of 36 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.5% | 5.2% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 5.4% | 9.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 31 Iceland 8.8% compare
- 32 Norway 8.4% compare
- 33 Finland 8.0% compare
- 35 Netherlands 6.8% compare
- 36 Luxembourg 6.4% compare
More population data for Germany
- Population growth rate -0.049 (2100)
- Population density 202.93 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 3.11 million (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.049 (2100)
- Fertility vs contraception 1.36 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 1.36 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 2.75 million (2024)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.36 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs share that are religious 1.44 (2023)
- Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to surviv 1.43 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is subjective poverty by educational attainment level in Germany?
- Subjective poverty by educational attainment level in Germany was 7.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest subjective poverty by educational attainment level recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 9.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest subjective poverty by educational attainment level recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 2019.
- How does Germany rank for subjective poverty by educational attainment level?
- Germany ranks 34th out of 36 countries with data for 2025.
- Is subjective poverty by educational attainment level rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Subjective poverty by educational attainment level (population aged 18 and over). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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