The country goes to the polls in September with the widening social and economic gap between rich and poor a leading campaign issue.
Poverty
Poverty in Germany remains high, 2019 report finds
Almost one in six people in Germany lives in poverty. This is the headline finding in the Poverty Report 2019 prepared by the organisation Paritätische Wohlfahrtsverband (Joint Welfare Association). According to the report, 15.5 percent of the population are poor.