Interest in using a digital ID in Germany in 2021

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Jul 10, 2025

In 2021, around

percent of people in Germany were interested in using an online digital ID instead of a physical one in the future. This survey shows the attitudes of people in Germany towards only having a digital ID.

Are you interested in using a completely digital ID?

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Release date

October 2021

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Region

Germany

Survey time period

June 1-21, 2021

Number of respondents

7,364 respondents with a valid personal ID

Age group

16 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

This question was phrased by the source as follows: "In the future you will be able to use your phone to confirm your identity, there will be no need for a physical card. For this you will have to input the information of your personal ID into your phone once. Your identification data will be saved and encoded long-term. Would you be interested in this possibility?"

For the survey all respondents with a valid personal ID in Germany were considered. Top 2 boxes / bottom 2 boxes on a scale from 1 = very interested to 5 = completely uninterested.

Percentage points exceeding 100 percent are probably due to rounding.

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