Poverty & Inequality in Germany

156 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Germany.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Total population living in extreme poverty by world region 582,245 people 2022 up 624.0% 48th
Share of population living with less than $3 and $4.20 per day 0.7% 2022 up 600.0% 75th
How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? 0.7% 2022 up 600.0% 75th
Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index 0.7% 2022 up 600.0% 75th
Distribution of population between different poverty lines 81.51 million people 2022 up 1.7% 8th
Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. mean income or consumption per day 0.7% 2022 up 600.0% 75th
Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines 0.7% 2022 up 600.0% 75th
Distribution of population between different poverty lines 66.79 million people 2022 up 11.8% 4th
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day 11.1% 2022 down 5.1% 109th
Share of population living in extreme poverty 0.7% 2022 up 600.0% 75th
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day 1.6% 2022 up 700.0% 97th
Number of people living in extreme poverty 82.60 million people 2022 up 2.8% 17th
Distribution of population between different poverty lines 582,245 people 2022 up 624.0% 48th
Number of people living in extreme poverty 582,245 people 2022 up 624.0% 48th
Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption 1.6% 2022 up 700.0% 97th
The share and number of people living in extreme poverty 0.7% 2022 up 600.0% 75th
Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median 8.5% 2022 up 77.1% 38th
Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median 12.5% 2022 up 28.9% 48th
Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median 18.3% 2022 up 13.0% 57th
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day 19.7% 2022 down 23.3% 111th
Extreme monetary poverty and multidimensional poverty over time 0.7% 2022 up 600.0% 75th
Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty 0.9% 2022 up 800.0% 80th
Share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding China 0.7% 2022 up 600.0% 75th
Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index 2.0% 2022 up 566.7% 97th
Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data 582,245 people 2022 up 624.0% 48th
Distribution of population between different poverty lines 66.79 million people 2022 up 11.8% 4th
Gini coefficient 0.3366 2022 up 8.9% 65th
Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate 0.7% 2022 up 600.0% 73rd
Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (World Bank) 1.3% 2022 up 1,200.0% 33rd
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax 0.3119 2022 up 8.1% 24th
Gini coefficient (after tax) 0.3119 2022 up 8.1% 24th
Distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) 81.91 million people 2020 up 0.9% 5th
Share of population living in extreme poverty (2011 prices) 0.2% 2020 85th
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) 14.7% 2020 down 33.8% 112th
Share of population living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 0.2% 2020 85th
Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 202,743 people 2020 57th
Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 0.2% 2020 down 0.9% 98th
Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 0.5% 2020 up 91.4% 103rd
Share of population living in extreme poverty (2017 prices) 0.2% 2020 86th
Reduction in income inequality before and after tax 38.7% 2022 down 8.5% 10th
Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population 25.3% 2022 down 12.2% 14th
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) 34.5% 2025 down 7.8% 13th
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) 16.6% 2025 down 2.4% 13th
Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and 19.0% 2025 down 0.5% 44th
Gender differences in the at-risk-of-poverty rate by age -2.99 Number 2025 down 192.6% 35th
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract 4.5% 2025 down 40.0% 28th
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked 17.9% 2025 down 7.7% 16th
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work 9.9% 2025 down 31.7% 37th
Tenure status by level of disability (activity limitation) and 47.4% 2025 down 8.3% 46th
Share of population living in extreme poverty 0.0% 2018 20th
Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - EU-SILC and ECHP 1.4% 2025 down 58.8% 42nd
Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) 23.3% 2025 up 28.7% 14th
Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) 35.2% 2025 up 9.0% 17th
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) 11.6% 2025 unchanged 17th
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex 8.7% 2025 down 31.0% 28th
Official development assistance grants for poverty reduction, by 0.0358 2024 up 78.1% 4th
At-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by 13.0% 2025 down 19.8% 10th
Subjective poverty by sex and age 7.5% 2025 down 1.3% 42nd
Subjective poverty by tenure status 7.5% 2025 down 1.3% 42nd
Share of gross national income donated toward poverty reduction 0.0% 2024 up 100.0% 1st