Volunteers in Germany in 2021, by occupation

Published by
Kasia Davies,
Oct 8, 2024
In 2021, around 34.6 percent of employed people in Germany volunteered. 25.2 percent of pensioners who were previously employed also volunteered. This statistic shows the number of people in different occupations in Germany who were volunteers, by occupation.

The consumption and media analysis (Verbrauchs- und Medienanalyse) VuMA provides information on more than 1,000 brands and almost all products advertised in the media. The report provides data on usage and shopping behavior, media usage as well as opinions and attitudes of the German-speaking population aged 14 years and older.

Share of volunteers in comparison with the population in Germany in 2021, by occupation

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Release date

November 2021

Region

Germany

Survey time period

2021

Age group

14 years and older

Special properties

German-speaking population

Method of interview

Computer-assisted personal interviews (CAPI)

Supplementary notes

For the purposes of the survey, volunteers were people who were volunteering at the time of the survey.

Information on the total sample:
2021: 23,299 respondents, representative of 70.54 million people

Information on the target group “volunteers”:
4,419 respondents, representative of 14.94 million people

Further information on methodology available here and in the report.

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