There were around 10.3 million Riester pension contracts in Germany in 2022. This is a retirement plan where the contract holder pays a certain amount of money each month towards a future pension, as a supplement, with the savings accessible only upon entering retirement. That same year, around 2.6 million contracts were for a basic pension.
Number of pension insurance contracts in Germany from 2000 to 2022
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Characteristic
Riester pension contract*
Basic pension
Pension fund
Other annuity contracts
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GDV. (July 12, 2023). Number of pension insurance contracts in Germany from 2000 to 2022 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1365044/pension-insurance-contracts-number-germany/
GDV. "Number of pension insurance contracts in Germany from 2000 to 2022 (in millions)." Chart. July 12, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1365044/pension-insurance-contracts-number-germany/
GDV. (2023). Number of pension insurance contracts in Germany from 2000 to 2022 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1365044/pension-insurance-contracts-number-germany/
GDV. "Number of Pension Insurance Contracts in Germany from 2000 to 2022 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1365044/pension-insurance-contracts-number-germany/
GDV, Number of pension insurance contracts in Germany from 2000 to 2022 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1365044/pension-insurance-contracts-number-germany/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Number of pension insurance contracts in Germany from 2000 to 2022 (in millions) [Graph], GDV, July 12, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1365044/pension-insurance-contracts-number-germany/