An average of around 3.99 million people in Germany, who are capable of working and around 1.52 million who are not, were receiving citizen's income as of November 2024. This meant that the number of benefit recipients would rise for the second year in a row and to the highest level since 2018, should it remain at this level.
Number of recipients of Arbeitslosengeld II in Germany from 2014 to 2024, by those who are capable and not capable of work
Characteristic
Unemployment benefits (for those who are capable of work)
Social benefits (for those who are not capable of work)
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Bundesagentur für Arbeit. (November 28, 2024). Number of recipients of Arbeitslosengeld II in Germany from 2014 to 2024, by those who are capable and not capable of work [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1467066/recipients-unemployment-benefit-germany/
Bundesagentur für Arbeit. "Number of recipients of Arbeitslosengeld II in Germany from 2014 to 2024, by those who are capable and not capable of work." Chart. November 28, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1467066/recipients-unemployment-benefit-germany/
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Bundesagentur für Arbeit. "Number of Recipients of Arbeitslosengeld Ii in Germany from 2014 to 2024, by Those Who Are Capable and Not Capable of Work." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Nov 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1467066/recipients-unemployment-benefit-germany/
Bundesagentur für Arbeit, Number of recipients of Arbeitslosengeld II in Germany from 2014 to 2024, by those who are capable and not capable of work Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1467066/recipients-unemployment-benefit-germany/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Number of recipients of Arbeitslosengeld II in Germany from 2014 to 2024, by those who are capable and not capable of work [Graph], Bundesagentur für Arbeit, November 28, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1467066/recipients-unemployment-benefit-germany/
