Overview
- Destatis reports 15.2% of under‑18s were at risk of poverty in 2024 (about 2.2 million), up from 14.0% in 2023 and below the EU average of 19.3%.
- Children with an immigration background faced a 31.9% poverty‑risk rate compared with 7.7% among those without such a background.
- Risk tracked strongly with parental education: 41.8% for children of parents with low attainment, 15.2% with medium, and 7.2% with high.
- Child‑specific deprivation affected 11.3% of under‑16s, with reported shortfalls including unreplaced worn furniture (19%) and no one‑week holiday (12%); comparisons with 2021 are not possible for this indicator.
- At‑risk status follows the EU‑SILC 60%‑of‑median income measure, with 2024 thresholds of €1,381 for a single person, €1,795 for a single parent with one child under 14, and €2,900 for two adults with two children under 14.