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Press release No. N 031 of 23 May 2022 Ticket prices in short-distance transport up 19% on 2015
In view of sharp rises in energy costs, the Federal Government intends to make public short-distance passenger transport more attractive by introducing a temporary 9-euro ticket. Significant rise in short-distance passenger transport prices since …
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Press release No. 428 of 29 October 2020 14% of the population affected by excessive housing costs in 2019
In 2019, 11.4 million people in Germany were living in households faced with excessive housing costs. They represented about 14% of the total population. A household is overburdened by housing costs if more than 40% of its disposable income is spent …
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Press release No. 419 of 30 October 2019 Proportion of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion in Germany remains stable
In 2018, roughly 15.3 million people in Germany, or 18.7% of the country's population, were at risk of poverty or social exclusion, according to the EU definition. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that, based on results of the …
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Press release No. 421 of 31 October 2018 19.0% of Germany's population at risk of poverty or social exclusion
In 2017, roughly 15.5 million people in Germany, or 19.0% of the country's population, were at risk of poverty or social exclusion. In 2016, the relevant number amounted to 16.0 million, which was 19.7% of the population. The Federal Statistical …
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Press release No. 392 of 8 November 2017 19.7% of Germany's population at risk of poverty or social exclusion
In 2016, the average share of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion amounted to 23.5% in the European Union (EU), while it was 19.7% in Germany. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that, according to results of the EU-SILC …
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Press release No. 391 of 3 November 2016 Proportion of Germany's population at risk of poverty or social exclusion nearly unchanged
20.0% of Germany's population, or 16.1 million people, were at risk of poverty or social exclusion in 2015. The share has remained nearly unchanged since 2008. This is a result of the EU-SILC (LEBEN IN EUROPA) survey. The Federal Statistical Office …