Subjective poverty by most frequent activity status in Germany
Germany: Subjective poverty by most frequent activity status was 7.3 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
7.3
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
33rd
of 35 countries
All-time high
9.4
in 2023
All-time low
5.2
in 2019
Years of data
16
2010–2025
Subjective poverty by most frequent activity status in Germany, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, subjective poverty by most frequent activity status in Germany stood at 7.3.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subjective poverty by most frequent activity status in Germany peaked at 9.4 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.2, in 2019.
That places Germany 33rd out of 35 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 | 9.4 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 30 Iceland 8.8 compare
- 31 Finland 8.6 compare
- 32 Norway 8.5 compare
- 34 Netherlands 7 compare
- 35 Luxembourg 6.4 compare
More population data for Germany
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.049 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 3.11 million (2100)
- Population density 202.93 (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.049 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.3367 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.1335 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 78,932 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates -0.1335 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.36 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 2.75 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is subjective poverty by most frequent activity status in Germany?
- Subjective poverty by most frequent activity status in Germany was 7.3 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest subjective poverty by most frequent activity status recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 9.4 in 2023.
- What is the lowest subjective poverty by most frequent activity status recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2 in 2019.
- How does Germany rank for subjective poverty by most frequent activity status?
- Germany ranks 33rd out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is subjective poverty by most frequent activity status rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. 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 most frequent activity status (population aged 18 and over). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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