Between 2000 and 2022, the number of lawyers in Germany increased by more than 50 percent. In 2000, there were approximately 104,000 lawyers in the country. This figure reached nearly 166,000 in 2022.
Number of officially recognized lawyers in Germany from 2000 to 2022
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Bundesrechtsanwaltskammer. (July 1, 2022). Number of officially recognized lawyers in Germany from 2000 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 21, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/895028/number-of-lawyers-in-germany/
Bundesrechtsanwaltskammer. "Number of officially recognized lawyers in Germany from 2000 to 2022." Chart. July 1, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 21, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/895028/number-of-lawyers-in-germany/
Bundesrechtsanwaltskammer. (2022). Number of officially recognized lawyers in Germany from 2000 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 21, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/895028/number-of-lawyers-in-germany/
Bundesrechtsanwaltskammer. "Number of Officially Recognized Lawyers in Germany from 2000 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jul 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/895028/number-of-lawyers-in-germany/
Bundesrechtsanwaltskammer, Number of officially recognized lawyers in Germany from 2000 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/895028/number-of-lawyers-in-germany/ (last visited March 21, 2023)
Number of officially recognized lawyers in Germany from 2000 to 2022 [Graph], Bundesrechtsanwaltskammer, July 1, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/895028/number-of-lawyers-in-germany/