Cargo bike ownership by state in Germany

According to a bike study published by linexo by Wertgarantie in 2024, the northern German city states of Bremen and Hamburg were among the leaders in the country in manual cargo bike ownership. Berlin and Brandenburg, meanwhile, lead in electric cargo bike ownership, while Bremen also made it among the top three.

Share of population owning cargo or e-cargo bikes in Germany between November 2023 and January 2024, by federal state

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Release date

July 2024

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Region

Germany

Survey time period

21 November 2023 to 11 January 2024

Number of respondents

4,137 manual bike owners, 2,134 e-bike owners

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

respondents who had indicated that they own a cargo bike.

Method of interview

Online Access Panel

Supplementary notes

Data reflects responses to the question: "Do you own one or more cargo bikes?"

Respondents were able to select multiple options, indicating ownership of a manual and an electric cargo bike.

Respondent count by Federal state:

Baden-Würtemberg = 395 respondents (manual bicycles), 243 respondents (e-bikes)
Bavaria = 527 respondents (manual bicycles), 302 respondents (e-bikes)
Berlin = 248 respondents (manual bicycles), 82 respondents (e-bikes)
Brandenburg = 216 respondents (manual bicycles), 59 respondents (e-bikes)
Bremen = 71 respondents (manual bicycles), 27 respondents (e-bikes)
Hamburg = 181 respondents (manual bicycles), 66 respondents (e-bikes)
Hesse = 287 respondents (manual bicycles), 152 respondents (e-bikes)
Mecklenburg-Western Pommerania = 132 respondents (manual bicycles), 48 respondents (e-bikes)
Lower Saxony = 372 respondents (manual bicycles), 234 respondents (e-bikes)
North Rhine-Westphalia = 820 respondents (manual bicycles), 485 respondents (e-bikes)
Rhineland-Palatinate = 174 respondents (manual bicycles), 89 respondents (e-bikes)
Saarland = 60 respondents (manual bicycles), 36 respondents (e-bikes)
Saxony = 232 respondents (manual bicycles), 112 respondents (e-bikes)
Saxony-Anhalt = 173 respondents (manual bicycles), 44 respondents (e-bikes)
Schleswig-Holstein = 133 respondents (manual bicycles), 80 respondents (e-bikes)
Thuringia = 116 respondents (manual bicycles), 75 respondents (e-bikes)