In 2021, the poverty rate was about 16.9 percent in Germany, this is a record high. Over the last 15 years, there has been a slow but steady increase in the proportion of people affected by relative income poverty in Germany.
Poverty rate and GDP per capita in Germany from 2005 to 2021
¹ From 2011: poverty rates are from the results of the microcensus with projections based on the 2011 census, previous figures are from the population count of 1987 (West) and 1990 (East).
² For methodological reasons, the results of the microcensus from 2020, on which the poverty rate is based, can only be compared with the previous year's values to a limited extent.
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Deutsche Paritätische Wohlfahrtsverband. (March 20, 2023). Poverty rate and GDP per capita in Germany from 2005 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1351780/poverty-rate-gdp-per-capita-germany/
Deutsche Paritätische Wohlfahrtsverband. "Poverty rate and GDP per capita in Germany from 2005 to 2021." Chart. March 20, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1351780/poverty-rate-gdp-per-capita-germany/
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