View the Poverty and Wealth Report
Would you like to find out more about the social situation in Germany? Then you can view the Poverty and Wealth Report.
Description
The Poverty and Wealth Report provides you with up-to-date information on the social situation in Germany.
The report contains many data and figures that provide information about poverty and wealth in Germany.
You will find out how various areas that influence people's social situation have developed. These include, for example
- Income distribution
- distribution of wealth
- Receipt of social benefits
- childcare
- Investment in education
- Employment
- Unemployment
- Home ownership of private households
- Housing cost burden
- Relationship between health and social situation
- Socio-ecological transformation
The aim of the report is not only to present the poverty situation in Germany, but also to analyze it. The aim is to review the effectiveness of existing measures and identify policy options for preventing and combating poverty. At the same time, it shows how complex and multi-layered the reasons are that lead to poverty or wealth.
The report is published regularly in the middle of a legislative period, i.e. between two federal elections.
Contact person
Bundesministerium für Arbeit und Soziales (BMAS)
Address
address
address
Contact
fax: +49 30 18527-1830
telephone: +49 30 18527-0
telephone: +49 228 99527-0
fax: +49 228 99527-2965
e-mail: info@bmas.bund.de
Internet
Keywords
Arbeitsministerium, BMAS, Bundesarbeitsministerium, Bundessozialministerium, Sozialministerium
Basis for legal action
Legal remedy
No legal remedy is provided for.
Procedure
- Go to the website of the Poverty and Wealth Report.
- The Poverty and Wealth Report is available in an accessible format.
- You can open the "Report" tab with background information on the current and previous reports.
- You can open the "Indicators" tab. There you will find all the data from the current and past reports. By comparing the data, you can see their development.
Deadlines
There is no deadline.
Costs
There are no costs.
Notes (specifics)
There are no indications or special features.
Further Information
Area of validity
Germany-wide
Official approval
Officially approved by Federal Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs (BMAS) on 14.05.2025
Keywords
Basic security, Migration background, Income