Social security in Germany

Statistics report on social security in Germany

Social security in Germany

In January 2023, Germany changed the way social security payments were structured. The new minimum security payment is called Bürgergeld (citizen's benefit), which was formerly known as Hartz IV. The report provides an overview of these benefits, the way in which Bürgergeld has changed from Hartz IV, and how many people receive them. Also included are figures on unemployment and the labor market.

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Overview

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  • Premium Statistic Number of people subject to social security contributions in Germany 2000-2023
  • Basic Statistic Annual average unemployment figures in Germany 2005-2024
  • Basic Statistic Recipients of unemployment benefits and income support in Germany 2024
  • Basic Statistic At risk of poverty rate in Germany 2005-2023
  • Premium Statistic Number of food banks in Germany 1993-2024
  • Premium Statistic Survey on new citizen's benefit in Germany in November 2022

Labor market and unemployment

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  • Basic Statistic Employment in Germany 2025
  • Basic Statistic Employment rate in Germany 2010-2023, by gender
  • Basic Statistic Number of employed people in Germany from 1991 to 2023, by domestic principle
  • Basic Statistic Number of employed people in Germany August 2023–August 2024
  • Premium Statistic Year-on-year- change in the number of employed people residing in Germany 1992-2023
  • Basic Statistic Annual average unemployment rate in Germany 2005-2024
  • Basic Statistic Monthly number of unemployed people in Germany November 2023 - November 2024
  • Basic Statistic Monthly unemployment rate in Germany 2023-2024
  • Basic Statistic Unemployment rate in Germany 2024, by federal state
  • Basic Statistic Long-term unemployment in Germany 2010-2024
  • Basic Statistic Share of long-term unemployed in Germany from 1993 to 2024

Benefit recipients

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  • Basic Statistic Monthly amount of citizen's benefits in Germany in 2023 and 2024
  • Basic Statistic Increase in social security benefits in Germany 2005-2024
  • Premium Statistic Sum of standard requirements for citizen's benefit in Germany 2024, by sector
  • Basic Statistic Recipients of unemployment benefits in Germany 2024
  • Basic Statistic Recipients of unemployment and social benefits in Germany
  • Premium Statistic Citizen's benefit recipients in Germany from 2020 to 2023, by gender
  • Basic Statistic Monthly number of recipients of citizen's benefits in Germany 2024
  • Basic Statistic Supplementary benefits or Hartz IV in Germany 2013-2024
  • Premium Statistic Cuts on benefits for recipients able to work in Germany from 2007 to 2022

Benefit communities

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  • Basic Statistic Number of benefit communities in Germany 2014-2024
  • Basic Statistic Monthly number of benefit communities in Germany from 2023 to 2024
  • Basic Statistic Number of benefit communities in East and West Germany from 2013 to 2023
  • Premium Statistic Average number of people in underprivileged communities in Germany 2024
  • Basic Statistic People in benefit communities in Germany from 2023 to 2024
  • Basic Statistic People in benefit communities in Germany 2024, by entitlement
  • Premium Statistic Children in benefit communities in Germany 2018-2024
  • Basic Statistic Number of children in benefit communities in Germany 2024, by federal state

Public opinion on social security

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  • Premium Statistic Survey on the criticism of the new citizen's benefit in Germany in November 2022
  • Premium Statistic Survey on stricter sanctions for citizen's benefit in Germany in November 2022
  • Premium Statistic Survey on increasing the standard rate of citizen's benefit in Germany in 2022
  • Basic Statistic Assessment of social justice in Germany in 2023
  • Basic Statistic Assessment of party competence in assuring social justice in Germany 2024
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