List of German states by poverty rate

This is a list of German states by poverty rate. The national poverty rate by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany and international poverty rate used by the World Bank is used in the following lists. The estimates therefore differ.

List (national estimate) Poverty rate of States according to the national estimate in 2019. Persons in poverty had less than 60 percent of the median income at their disposal (below 1,074 euros per month per person in 2019). RankStatePoverty rate 124.9%219.5%319.4%419.3%518.5%—Eastern Germany17.9%617.2%717.1%817.0%17.0%1016.1%— (average)15.9%1115.6%—Western Germany15.4%1215.2%1315.0%1414.5%1512.3%1611.9%

List (international estimate) Percent of population living on less than $2.15, $3.65 and $6.85 a day, international dollars (2017 PPP) as per the World Bank. +Percent of population living on less than poverty thresholdsState$2.15$3.65$6.85Year of estimate0.0%0.2%0.2%20190.03%0.03%0.64%20190.01%0.01%0.49%20190.01%0.01%0.48%20190.17%0.24%0.40%20190.21%0.26%0.34%20190.12%0.23%0.33%20190.24%0.24%0.27%20190.08%0.08%0.25%20190.10%0.10%0.22%20190.06%0.08%0.22%20190.09%0.11%0.21%20190.01%0.03%0.21%20190.00%0.00%0.15%20190.10%0.11%0.12%20190.00%0.05%0.06%20190.02%0.03%0.03%2019

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