Millennials share by gender Germany 2021

Just like any other country in the world, Germany has its share of millennials. Broken down by gender, 51.3 percent of German millennials were male and 48.7 percent were female. The total age range is set from 26 to 40 years.

Marital status and children

The majority of millennials across the aforementioned age span, namely 46 percent, were single, while almost 51 percent were married. Some millennials were also divorced or even widowed. The highest share of millennials had no children aged under 14 and only a very small share had three or more children under that age. In fact, 24 percent of German millennials was living in a one-person household.

Occupation and income

The largest share of millennials was employed in a company full-time. Meanwhile, most had a net income of 2,000 to 2,500 euros. Higher salaries were increasingly rare.

Share of millennials compared to the population in Germany in 2021, by gender

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Release date

November 2021

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Region

Germany

Survey time period

2021

Age group

14 years and older

Special properties

German-speaking population

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

The term „millennials“ refers to the birth years of the respondents. It includes birth years from 1981 to 1995. This classification varies by source. Based on the definition used here, at the time of the survey millennials were aged between 26 and 40 years old in 2021.

Information on total sample:
2021: 23,299 respondents, projection to 70.54 million people

Information on the target group “millennials” (26 to 31 years):
2,242 respondents, projection to 6.21 million people

Further information on the methodology is available here and in the report.

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