Persons living in households with very low work intensity by income in Germany
Germany: Persons living in households with very low work intensity by income was 10.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by income in Germany, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons living in households with very low work intensity by income in Germany is 10.7%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons living in households with very low work intensity by income in Germany peaked at 13.6% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 2019.
That places Germany 4th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by income in Germany, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 12.0% | — |
| 2006 | 13.6% | +13.3% |
| 2007 | 11.5% | -15.4% |
| 2008 | 11.7% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 10.9% | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 11.3% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 11.2% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 9.9% | -11.6% |
| 2013 | 9.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 10.0% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 9.8% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 9.6% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 8.7% | -9.4% |
| 2018 | 8.1% | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 7.6% | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 9.0% | +18.4% |
| 2021 | 10.0% | +11.1% |
| 2022 | 10.2% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 10.3% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 10.3% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 10.7% | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.9% | 10.9% | 13.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 9.6% | 7.6% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.1% | 9.0% | 10.7% | 6 |
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- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 9.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2193 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 13,268 current US$ per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is persons living in households with very low work intensity by income in Germany?
- Persons living in households with very low work intensity by income in Germany was 10.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons living in households with very low work intensity by income recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 13.6% in 2006.
- What is the lowest persons living in households with very low work intensity by income recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 2019.
- How does Germany rank for persons living in households with very low work intensity by income?
- Germany ranks 4th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons living in households with very low work intensity by income rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons living in households with very low work intensity by income quantile and household composition (population aged 0 to 59 years) - EU 2020 strategy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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