Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex

In 2024, Germany's persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex decreased by 0.9% compared to 2023, reaching 21.1%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 21.0%.

Germany ranks 10th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 22.0% (from 17.3% in 2019).

Source: Eurostat dataset ilc_peps01n, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.