The amount of money both single people and families need to earn in order to be over the risk of poverty threshold in Germany has been generally increasing over the past few years. In 2022, for a household with two parents and two children, the poverty threshold was 31,500 euros, a slight increase compared with 2021.
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Statistisches Bundesamt. (May 23, 2024). Threshold for the risk of poverty on the basis of the yearly equivalised income in Germany 2009-2022, by household size (in euros) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 20, 2026, from /statistics/1352926/at-risk-of-poverty-threshold-germany/
Statistisches Bundesamt. "Threshold for the risk of poverty on the basis of the yearly equivalised income in Germany 2009-2022, by household size (in euros)." Chart. May 23, 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 20, 2026. /statistics/1352926/at-risk-of-poverty-threshold-germany/
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Statistisches Bundesamt. "Threshold for The Risk of Poverty on The Basis of The Yearly Equivalised Income in Germany 2009-2022, by Household Size (in Euros)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 23 May 2024, /statistics/1352926/at-risk-of-poverty-threshold-germany/
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Threshold for the risk of poverty on the basis of the yearly equivalised income in Germany 2009-2022, by household size (in euros) [Graph], Statistisches Bundesamt, May 23, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1352926/at-risk-of-poverty-threshold-germany/
