Child poverty in Germany reaches record high: report


  • World
  • Wednesday, 27 Mar 2024

BERLIN, March 26 (Xinhua) -- Child poverty in Germany has reached a record high, with one in five children affected in 2022, a German welfare association said on Tuesday.

Around 14.2 million people in Europe's largest economy are living in poverty, said the association Paritaetische Gesamtverband in a report. Single parents, large families, and people with few educational qualifications or without German citizenship have been hit the hardest.

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