Subjective poverty by most frequent activity status (population aged) 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
42nd
of 45 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. Measured in Percentage.
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 42nd out of 45 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.
Subjective poverty by most frequent activity status in Germany, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 8.6% | — |
| 2011 | 9.1% | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 9.0% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 8.9% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 8.3% | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 7.5% | -9.6% |
| 2016 | 6.7% | -10.7% |
| 2017 | 6.0% | -10.4% |
| 2018 | 5.7% | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 5.2% | -8.8% |
| 2020 | 5.4% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 6.5% | +20.4% |
| 2022 | 8.1% | +24.6% |
| 2023 | 9.4% | +16.0% |
| 2024 | 7.1% | -24.5% |
| 2025 | 7.3% | +2.8% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 7.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14.8%, 49% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Germany's 7.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 14.1%, 52% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
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
- 39 Iceland 8.8% compare
- 40 Finland 8.6% compare
- 41 Norway 8.5% compare
- 43 Netherlands 7.0% compare
- 43 Netherlands 7.0% compare
- 45 Luxembourg 6.4% compare
More population data for Germany
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.0436 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.8968 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.0436 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.1409 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 78,932 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.1335 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.3367 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.0% (2100)
- Population density 202.93 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 3.11 million people (2100)
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 42nd out of 45 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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