Persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by most in Germany

Germany: Persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by most was 3.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
3.0%
Change on year
down 14.3%
World rank
14th
of 43 countries
All-time high
3.5%
in 2024
All-time low
1.3%
in 2018
Years of data
11
2015–2025

Persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by most in Germany, 2015–2025

012342015202020252015: 1.5 Percentage2016: 1.4 Percentage2017: 1.6 Percentage2018: 1.3 Percentage2019: 1.4 Percentage2020: 1.9 Percentage2021: 2.3 Percentage2022: 2.9 Percentage2023: 3.4 Percentage2024: 3.5 Percentage2025: 3 Percentage

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.

Analysis

The most recent figure for persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by most in Germany is 3.0%, measured in 2025.

The figure is down 14.3% on the previous year and up 100.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by most in Germany peaked at 3.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2018.

That places Germany 14th out of 43 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by most in Germany, year by year

Annual values for Persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by most frequent activity status and income quantile in Germany, 2015 to 2025.
Year Percentage Change
2015 1.5%
2016 1.4% -6.7%
2017 1.6% +14.3%
2018 1.3% -18.8%
2019 1.4% +7.7%
2020 1.9% +35.7%
2021 2.3% +21.1%
2022 2.9% +26.1%
2023 3.4% +17.2%
2024 3.5% +2.9%
2025 3.0% -14.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 1.4% 1.3% 1.6% 5
2020s 2.8% 1.9% 3.5% 6

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 12 Spain 3.2% compare
  2. 12 Italy 3.2% compare
  3. 15 Netherlands 2.7% compare
  4. 15 Netherlands 2.7% compare
  5. 17 Greece 2.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by most in Germany?
Persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by most in Germany was 3.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by most recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 3.5% in 2024.
What is the lowest persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by most recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2018.
How does Germany rank for persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by most?
Germany ranks 14th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
Is persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by most rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Germany data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by most frequent activity status and income quantile. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by most frequent activity status and income quantile
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
45 places, 478 data points, 2015–2025
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