In 2021, around 1.19 million people in Germany received basic income because they were old and had a reduced earning capacity. This was over 700,000 people more than in 2021, and it was also the highest figure since 2003.
Number of people receiving basic income in old age and with reduced earning capacity in Germany from 2003 to 2022
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Statistisches Bundesamt. (April 5, 2023). Number of people receiving basic income in old age and with reduced earning capacity in Germany from 2003 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1359590/basic-income-recipients-old-age-reduced-earning-capacity-germany/
Statistisches Bundesamt. "Number of people receiving basic income in old age and with reduced earning capacity in Germany from 2003 to 2022." Chart. April 5, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1359590/basic-income-recipients-old-age-reduced-earning-capacity-germany/
Statistisches Bundesamt. (2023). Number of people receiving basic income in old age and with reduced earning capacity in Germany from 2003 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1359590/basic-income-recipients-old-age-reduced-earning-capacity-germany/
Statistisches Bundesamt. "Number of People Receiving Basic Income in Old Age and with Reduced Earning Capacity in Germany from 2003 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1359590/basic-income-recipients-old-age-reduced-earning-capacity-germany/
Statistisches Bundesamt, Number of people receiving basic income in old age and with reduced earning capacity in Germany from 2003 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1359590/basic-income-recipients-old-age-reduced-earning-capacity-germany/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Number of people receiving basic income in old age and with reduced earning capacity in Germany from 2003 to 2022 [Graph], Statistisches Bundesamt, April 5, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1359590/basic-income-recipients-old-age-reduced-earning-capacity-germany/