Poverty and living standards in Potsdam, Kreisfreie Stadt (Brandenburg, Germany): official figures
At 8.2% in 2023, the share of residents under 65 living on basic income support (Bürgergeld, formerly Hartz IV) in the city of Potsdam ranked 136th highest of 400 German districts (district median 6.5%). It was 8.5% in 2019.
How high is child poverty in Potsdam?
In 2023, the city of Potsdam had 11.9 children under 15 per 100 living in households on basic income support, compared with 10.2 in the median German district, which ranks it 148th highest of 400 districts. In 2019 the figure was 13.0.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many pensioners need basic income support in Potsdam?
In 2023, the city of Potsdam recorded a share of people aged 65 and over receiving basic income support in old age of 3.0%, compared with 2.4% in the median German district, which ranks it 131st highest of 400 districts. That is up from 2.4% in 2019.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many households get Wohngeld in Potsdam?
In 2022, the city of Potsdam had 14.2 households per 1,000 receiving housing benefit (Wohngeld), compared with 14.7 in the median German district, which ranks it 186th lowest of 400 districts. It was 15.6 in 2018.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many households are on a low income in Potsdam?
The share of households with a net income below €1,500 a month in the city of Potsdam was 24.6% in 2023, 171st highest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at 23.1%. That is down from 30.8% in 2019.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many people are in debt in Potsdam?
At 6.4% in 2023, the share of adults who are over-indebted (private debtors) in the city of Potsdam ranked 111th lowest of 400 German districts (district median 7.5%). That is down from 8.7% in 2019.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many personal bankruptcies are there in Potsdam?
At 0.97 in 2023, the number of personal insolvency cases per 1,000 adults in the city of Potsdam ranked 160th highest of 400 German districts (district median 0.81). That is down from 1.28 in 2019.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow much is rent in Potsdam?
In 2024, the city of Potsdam recorded an asking rent per square metre for advertised flats (rounded to the euro) of about €13, compared with about €9 in the median German district, which ranks it 18th highest of 400 districts. That is up from about €10 in 2019.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyWhat is the crime rate in Potsdam?
The number of recorded crimes per 100,000 residents in the city of Potsdam was 6,949 in 2022, 104th highest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at 5,341. That is down from 9,079 in 2018.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many single parents receive Bürgergeld in Potsdam?
At 15.6% in 2023, the share of single parents among working-age people on basic income support in the city of Potsdam ranked 131st highest of 400 German districts (district median 14.9%). In 2019 the figure was 15.0%.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow Potsdam, Kreisfreie Stadt compares with other districts in Germany
Residents under 65 on basic income support (%) (2023)
Potsdam, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 136 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Anteil der erwerbsfähigen und nicht erwerbsfähigen Leistungsberechtigten nach SGB II an den unter 65-jährigen Einwohnern in %
| Rank | Area | Residents under 65 on basic income support (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 133 | Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis | 8.2% |
| 134 | Baden-Baden, Stadtkreis | 8.2% |
| 135 | Wolfenbüttel | 8.2% |
| 136 | Potsdam, Kreisfreie Stadt | 8.2% |
| 137 | Uelzen | 8.1% |
| 138 | Oder-Spree | 8.1% |
| 139 | Stuttgart, Stadtkreis | 8.1% |
Children under 15 on basic income support per 100 (2023)
Potsdam, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 150 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Nicht erwerbsfähige SGBII-Leistungsberechtigte unter 15 Jahren je 100 Einwohner unter 15 Jahren
| Rank | Area | Children under 15 on basic income support per 100 |
|---|---|---|
| 147 | Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis | 12.0 |
| 148 | Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis | 11.9 |
| 149 | Limburg-Weilburg | 11.9 |
| 150 | Potsdam, Kreisfreie Stadt | 11.9 |
| 151 | Görlitz | 11.9 |
| 152 | Saalfeld-Rudolstadt | 11.9 |
| 153 | Saarpfalz-Kreis | 11.8 |
Over-65s on basic income support in old age (%) (2023)
Potsdam, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 131 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Anteil der Bevölkerung mit Grundsicherung im Alter an den Einwohnern 65 Jahre und älter in %
| Rank | Area | Over-65s on basic income support in old age (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 128 | Märkischer Kreis | 3.1% |
| 129 | Rhein-Sieg-Kreis | 3.1% |
| 130 | Wetteraukreis | 3.1% |
| 131 | Potsdam, Kreisfreie Stadt | 3.0% |
| 132 | Hildesheim | 3.0% |
| 133 | Lippe | 3.0% |
| 134 | Werra-Meißner-Kreis | 3.0% |
Asking rent for advertised flats (€ per m², rounded) (2024)
Potsdam, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 33 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Wiedervermietungsmieten inserierter Wohnungen (Angebotsmieten)
| Rank | Area | Asking rent for advertised flats (€ per m², rounded) |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | Garmisch-Partenkirchen | about €13 |
| 31 | Rosenheim, Landkreis | about €13 |
| 32 | Augsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt | about €13 |
| 33 | Potsdam, Kreisfreie Stadt | about €13 |
| 34 | Stormarn | about €12 |
| 35 | Bonn, Kreisfreie Stadt | about €12 |
| 36 | Wiesbaden, Kreisfreie Stadt | about €12 |
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Sources
- Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung: INKAR – Indikatoren und Karten zur Raum- und Stadtentwicklung: 43 district (Kreise) indicators, 2012-2024 (table service extract), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 0c743f54caf6…)
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