Recipients of basic income in old age and with reduced earning capacity Germany 2022

Published by Statista Research Department, Sep 25, 2023

In 2021, around 1.19 million people in Germany received basic income because they were old and had a reduced earning capacity. This was over 700,000 people more than in 2021, and it was also the highest figure since 2003.

Number of people receiving basic income in old age and with reduced earning capacity in Germany from 2003 to 2022

Characteristic	Number of recipients
2022	1,189,280
2021	1,122,375
2020	1,098,625
2019	1,085,043
2018	1,078,521
2017	1,058,827
2016	1,025,903
2015	1,038,008
2014	1,002,547
2013	962,187
2012	899,846
2011	844,030
2010	796,646
2009	763,864
2008	767,682
2007	732,602
2006	681,991
2005¹	630,295
2004	526,034
2003	438,831

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Release date

April 2023

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Region

Germany

Survey time period

2003 to 2022

Supplementary notes

¹ 2005: With projected data for Bremen.

Figures up to 2014 as of December 31 of each year. 2015: as of December of that year.

Older figures were taken from respective earlier reports.

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