Recipients of unemployment benefits and income support in Germany 2023

Published by Statista Research Department, Feb 20, 2024

There have been consistently more recipients of unemployment benefits than of income support in Germany. In January 2024, around 3.97 million people received unemployment benefits, compared to 1.55 million people who received income support. The number of people receiving unemployment benefits increased over the last two years.

Number of recipients of unemployment benefits and income support in Germany from December 2021 to July 2023

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January 2024

Region

Germany

Survey time period

January 2022 to January 2024

Supplementary notes

Final figures are only certain after a period of waiting. For the current reporting month the data was projected.


* These figures refer to the benefit scheme known as Hartz IV, but as of January 1, 2023, the scheme has been changed and is now called Bürgergeld.

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