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Germany: Poverty & Social Exclusion Risk
An editorial snapshot of country living conditions with trend, regional spread, and context links.
Latest value
· 2025
21.20% of people
EU 20.40 · +0.8 pp vs Europe
What this indicator measures
Measures the share of people experiencing at least one of three conditions: risk of poverty after social transfers, severe material and social deprivation, or living in a household with very low work intensity. People meeting more than one condition are counted only once.
Lower values generally represent a more favorable situation.
Data source: Eurostat Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion ILC_PEPS11N
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Regional map
· 2025 · 38 regions
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Internal regions
Comparison of values across the country's regions for this indicator.
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1+66.98
35.40
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2+24.06
26.30
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3+21.70
25.80
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4+16.04
24.60
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4+16.04
24.60
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6+15.57
24.50
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7+15.09
24.40
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8+13.68
24.10
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8+13.68
24.10
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10+13.21
24.00
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11+12.26
23.80
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12+11.79
23.70
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13+11.32
23.60
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14+10.38
23.40
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15+9.43
23.20
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16+4.72
22.20
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17+3.30
21.90
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17+3.30
21.90
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19+1.89
21.60
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20+1.42
21.50
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21-0.47
21.10
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22-1.42
20.90
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23-2.83
20.60
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24-3.30
20.50
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25-5.19
20.10
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26-7.55
19.60
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27-9.43
19.20
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28-12.26
18.60
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29-13.21
18.40
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30-16.98
17.60
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31-18.40
17.30
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32-19.34
17.10
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33-21.70
16.60
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34-22.17
16.50
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35-25.47
15.80
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36-26.89
15.50
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37-27.83
15.30
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38-31.60
14.50
More context on this indicator
At a glance
Germany performs less favourably than the European benchmark on Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion, although the difference is relatively small. The trend context points to confirmed stability. The wider topic context is mixed, combining pressure signals and relative strengths. Regional evidence also shows internal variation.
European comparison in Germany
In Germany, Poverty or exclusion is close to the European benchmark, although slightly worse: 21.2% versus 20.4% in 2025, a gap of 0.8 percentage points.
Recent trend
In Germany, the medium-term pattern is broadly stable: the value moved from 20.40% in 2020 to 21.20% in 2025. The latest value also changes little from 21.10% in 2024, confirming the stable reading.
Regional differences in Germany
In Germany, Poverty or exclusion shows noticeable regional variation. Across 38 comparable regions, Bremen records the highest value (35.4%) and Schwaben the lowest (14.5%), a gap of 20.9 percentage points.
Reading within the topic
In Germany, Poverty & Financial Vulnerability shows a mixed picture: pressure signals and relative strengths coexist across this indicator and its related indicators compared with Europe. Material recent changes among related indicators lean towards deterioration and warrant monitoring.