Severe material deprivation rate by income quintile and household type in Germany
Germany: Severe material deprivation rate by income quintile and household type was 5.6% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
5.6%
Change on year
up 115.4%
World rank
20th
of 46 countries
All-time high
5.6%
in 2020
All-time low
2.6%
in 2019
Years of data
16
2005–2020
Severe material deprivation rate by income quintile and household type in Germany, 2005–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2020, severe material deprivation rate by income quintile and household type in Germany stood at 5.6%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 115.4% on the previous year and up 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, severe material deprivation rate by income quintile and household type in Germany peaked at 5.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2019.
Germany ranks 20th of 46 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Severe material deprivation rate by income quintile and household type in Germany, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4.6% | — |
| 2006 | 5.1% | +10.9% |
| 2007 | 4.8% | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 5.5% | +14.6% |
| 2009 | 5.4% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 4.6% | -14.8% |
| 2011 | 5.4% | +17.4% |
| 2012 | 4.9% | -9.3% |
| 2013 | 5.4% | +10.2% |
| 2014 | 5.0% | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 4.4% | -12.0% |
| 2016 | 3.7% | -15.9% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | -8.1% |
| 2018 | 3.1% | -8.8% |
| 2019 | 2.6% | -16.1% |
| 2020 | 5.6% | +115.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.1% | 4.6% | 5.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 2.6% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 5.6% | 5.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 17 Italy 5.9% compare
- 17 Slovakia 5.9% compare
- 17 Slovakia 5.9% compare
- 20 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 5.6% compare
- 22 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 5.4% compare
- 23 France 5.0% compare
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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)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 5.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.1941 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 11,742 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1528 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is severe material deprivation rate by income quintile and household type in Germany?
- Severe material deprivation rate by income quintile and household type in Germany was 5.6% in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest severe material deprivation rate by income quintile and household type recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 5.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest severe material deprivation rate by income quintile and household type recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2019.
- How does Germany rank for severe material deprivation rate by income quintile and household type?
- Germany ranks 20th out of 46 countries with data for 2020.
- Is severe material deprivation rate by income quintile and household type rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. 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 Severe material deprivation rate by income quintile and household type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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