In 2022, there were 708,000 German households with a household net income of under 500 euros per month. The majority of households had a monthly income of over 5,000 euros.
Disposable net income
While at first glance the aforementioned monthly income may seem manageable, based on general German standards of living, it is worth noting that flexibility and expenditure depends on the number of people living in a household, or rather the number of earners in relation to that number. In the case of employed population members, what remains as disposable net income is influenced by various regular payments made by households after the already taxed salary arrives. These payments include, but are not limited to, rent, different types of insurance, repaying loans, fees for internet and mobile phone services.
According to the source, the data is based on microcensus results and looks at the population in private households in both main and secondary residences.
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Statistisches Bundesamt. (April 2, 2024). Distribution of private households in Germany in 2023, by monthly household net income (in 1,000) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/750827/private-household-income-distribution-in-germany/
Statistisches Bundesamt. "Distribution of private households in Germany in 2023, by monthly household net income (in 1,000)." Chart. April 2, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/750827/private-household-income-distribution-in-germany/
Statistisches Bundesamt. (2024). Distribution of private households in Germany in 2023, by monthly household net income (in 1,000). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/750827/private-household-income-distribution-in-germany/
Statistisches Bundesamt. "Distribution of Private Households in Germany in 2023, by Monthly Household Net Income (in 1,000)." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/750827/private-household-income-distribution-in-germany/
Statistisches Bundesamt, Distribution of private households in Germany in 2023, by monthly household net income (in 1,000) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/750827/private-household-income-distribution-in-germany/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Distribution of private households in Germany in 2023, by monthly household net income (in 1,000) [Graph], Statistisches Bundesamt, April 2, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/750827/private-household-income-distribution-in-germany/