As of Summer 2023, 69 percent of the German population tended to trust the German Federal Armed Forces (Bundeswehr), while 25 percent tended not to. The figures are based on a survey conducted in Germany during the summer of 2023.
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "I would like to know how much trust you have in the following institutions. Please tell me, regarding the following institutions, whether you mostly trust or mostly do not trust them. What is it like in terms of...? The army?"
Survey period spring 2017: 20.05.2017 to 28.05.2017
Survey period autumn 2017: 05.11.2017 to 12.11.2017
Survey period spring 2018: 17.03.2018 to 26.03.2018
Survey period autumn 2018: 08.11.2018 to 21.11.2018
Survey period spring 2019: 10.06.2019 to 25.06.2019
Survey period autmumn 2019: 15.11.2019 to 29.11.2019
Survey period summer 2020: 13.07.2020 to 06.08.2020
Survey period winter 2021/2022: 18.01.2022 to 14.02.2022
Survey period summer 2022: 17.06.2022 to 17.07.2022
Survey period winter 2022/2023 January 13 to February 2, 2023.
Survey period was in Summer 2023 from June 2 to 20, 2023.
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European Commission. (July 10, 2023). How much do you trust the German army? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1279918/german-federal-armed-forces-trust-levels-germany/
European Commission. "How much do you trust the German army?." Chart. July 10, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1279918/german-federal-armed-forces-trust-levels-germany/
European Commission. (2023). How much do you trust the German army?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1279918/german-federal-armed-forces-trust-levels-germany/
European Commission. "How Much Do You Trust The German Army?." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1279918/german-federal-armed-forces-trust-levels-germany/
European Commission, How much do you trust the German army? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1279918/german-federal-armed-forces-trust-levels-germany/ (last visited July 23, 2024)
How much do you trust the German army? [Graph], European Commission, July 10, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1279918/german-federal-armed-forces-trust-levels-germany/