In 2023, 6.6% of all employed persons in Germany were living below the at-risk-of-poverty threshold. This means that their income amounted to less than 60% of the median income of the total population. A comparison of all EU Member States for 2023 shows that employed persons in Romania were particularly often earning less than the national at-risk-of-poverty threshold, with 15.3% considered at risk of poverty. In Finland, by contrast, only 2.8% of the working population was affected.
In Germany, employees with temporary contracts (12.8%) and part-time workers (9.5%) were disproportionately affected. However, 4.6% of those with permanent contracts and 4.6% of all full-time employees also had incomes rendering them at risk of poverty. Overall, employed men (6.7%) were slightly more affected than employed women (6.4%).
A person is considered to be at risk of poverty according to the EU definition if he or she has less than 60% of the average income of the national population at their disposal. In 2023, this at-risk-of-poverty threshold in Germany was EUR 1 314 per month for a person living alone and EUR 2 759 per month for two adults with two children under 14 years of age.
Data as of 07.11.2024. The latest data can be found in the Eurostat Database. A detailed definition and further data on the at-risk-of-poverty rate in Germany can be found on the national topic page. Further EU data on monetary poverty can be found in the Eurostat database.