Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Germany
Germany: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income was 12.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Germany, 1991–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Germany is 12.5%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 7.8% on the previous year and up 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Germany peaked at 12.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 1993.
That places Germany 53rd out of 130 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 7.2% | — |
| 1992 | 7.0% | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 6.5% | -7.1% |
| 1994 | 9.3% | +43.1% |
| 1995 | 9.0% | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 7.5% | -16.7% |
| 1997 | 7.9% | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 7.9% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 7.8% | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 7.8% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 8.1% | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 7.9% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 8.2% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 8.5% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 8.7% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 8.6% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 8.2% | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 8.6% | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 9.2% | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 8.8% | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 8.5% | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 9.7% | +14.1% |
| 2013 | 9.5% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 10.6% | +11.6% |
| 2015 | 10.5% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 10.7% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 10.6% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 10.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 11.0% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 10.9% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 11.6% | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 12.5% | +7.8% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 12.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.7%, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Germany's 12.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.0%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Germany changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +43.1% | 6.5% | 9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.8% | 6.5% | 9.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 8.4% | 7.8% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.1% | 8.5% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.7% | 10.9% | 12.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 50 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 12.6% compare
- 50 Republic of Korea 12.6% compare
- 50 Korea 12.6% compare
- 54 Georgia 12.3% compare
- 54 Latvia 12.3% compare
- 54 Uzbekistan 12.3% compare
More infrastructure data for Germany
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 109.20 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 129.15 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 38.40 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 45.42 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.4598 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.7752 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 38.40 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.31 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Germany?
- Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Germany was 12.5% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 12.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 1993.
- How does Germany rank for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Germany ranks 53rd out of 130 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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