The number of one-person households in Germany has been increasing in the last decade, while the opposite was true for three-person homes. In 2024, around ** million German households had one occupant, while roughly **** million households had three people living in them. Aging population These trends may be rooted in various reasons, such as population developments, aging, urbanization, individual lifestyles, flexible living arrangements. When looking at the growing number of one-person households, depending on the age group, this increase may be due to being single, for example, as well as an older person living alone. The ************* of the German population was aged 40 to 59 years, followed by those aged 65 and older. In terms of housing situations, **** were renting. Residential building construction in Germany struggled somewhat in recent years. Decreasing household member numbers It is not just in Germany that households are decreasing in size. A similar trend has been seen in the United States. Household size is often very dependent on the financial status of individuals. Those with more money will often opt to live alone, whilst those on a lower income may have no choice but to have roommates or to continue living with their family.

In 2024, approximately ** percent of German household consumer spending was for food and non-alcoholic beverages. Clothing and shoes accounted for around *** percent of spending.

Households Debt in Germany decreased to 49.40 percent of GDP in the first quarter of 2025 from 49.60 percent of GDP in the fourth quarter of 2024. This dataset provides - Germany Households Debt To Gdp- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Households Debt in Germany decreased to 75.70 percent of gross income in 2024 from 78.16 percent in 2023. This dataset provides - Germany Households Debt To Income- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

In 2024, ***** households in Germany had one child. There were ***** households which had two children. Based on this statistic, it is somewhat rare, in comparison, to see German households with three or more children. Aging population in Germany Germany’s population is aging, a fact regularly confirmed by statistical research and covered extensively in the media. When looking at age structure in the country, the 65+ age group is slowly but steadily growing year after year. At the same time, there are positive trends to be hopeful about, such as the increasing number of births in recent years. Rising number of single households Other EU countries had higher crude birth rates than Germany, with Montenegro, Iceland and Moldova in the lead as of 2024. Ultimately, the development of the number of households with children is connected to various reasons. One-person or single households are on the rise in Germany, in particular among the urban population. If viewed from the perspective of whether it’s a question of having children or not, household expansion in that sense might be delayed or postponed due to financial or health-related considerations, as well as concerns about childcare options and child benefits. Depending on future developments in corresponding government legislation, there may be changes in the statistical figures displayed here.

About this dataset

Context

The dataset presents the mean household income for each of the five quintiles in German, New York, as reported by the U.S. Census Bureau. The dataset highlights the variation in mean household income across quintiles, offering valuable insights into income distribution and inequality.

Key observations

• Income disparities: The mean income of the lowest quintile (20% of households with the lowest income) is 13,773, while the mean income for the highest quintile (20% of households with the highest income) is 165,379. This indicates that the top earners earn 12 times compared to the lowest earners.
• *Top 5%: * The mean household income for the wealthiest population (top 5%) is 224,390, which is 135.68% higher compared to the highest quintile, and 1629.20% higher compared to the lowest quintile.

Content

When available, the data consists of estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates.

Income Levels:

• Lowest Quintile
• Second Quintile
• Third Quintile
• Fourth Quintile
• Highest Quintile
• Top 5 Percent

Variables / Data Columns

• Income Level: This column showcases the income levels (As mentioned above).
• Mean Household Income: Mean household income, in 2023 inflation-adjusted dollars for the specific income level.

Good to know

Margin of Error

Data in the dataset are based on the estimates and are subject to sampling variability and thus a margin of error. Neilsberg Research recommends using caution when presening these estimates in your research.

Custom data

If you do need custom data for any of your research project, report or presentation, you can contact our research staff at research@neilsberg.com for a feasibility of a custom tabulation on a fee-for-service basis.

Inspiration

Neilsberg Research Team curates, analyze and publishes demographics and economic data from a variety of public and proprietary sources, each of which often includes multiple surveys and programs. The large majority of Neilsberg Research aggregated datasets and insights is made available for free download at https://www.neilsberg.com/research/.

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This dataset is a part of the main dataset for German town median household income. You can refer the same here

Germany - Distribution of population by household types: Single person was 20.50% in December of 2024, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Germany - Distribution of population by household types: Single person - last updated from the EUROSTAT on September of 2025. Historically, Germany - Distribution of population by household types: Single person reached a record high of 21.00% in December of 2019 and a record low of 19.30% in December of 2009.

Germany DE: Households: Net Worth data was reported at 14,653,575.000 EUR mn in 2020. This records an increase from the previous number of 13,870,811.000 EUR mn for 2019. Germany DE: Households: Net Worth data is updated yearly, averaging 9,854,020.000 EUR mn from Dec 2005 (Median) to 2020, with 16 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 14,653,575.000 EUR mn in 2020 and a record low of 7,669,107.000 EUR mn in 2005. Germany DE: Households: Net Worth data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by International Monetary Fund. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Germany – Table DE.IMF.FSI: 2006 Methodology: Sectoral Financial Statement: Balance Sheet: Annual.

Germany IES: Average Monthly Household Income (AMHI): Gross Income data was reported at 4,846.000 EUR in 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 4,086.000 EUR for 2013. Germany IES: Average Monthly Household Income (AMHI): Gross Income data is updated yearly, averaging 3,707.000 EUR from Dec 1998 (Median) to 2018, with 5 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4,846.000 EUR in 2018 and a record low of 3,299.000 EUR in 1998. Germany IES: Average Monthly Household Income (AMHI): Gross Income data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistisches Bundesamt. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Germany – Table DE.H025: Household Income and Expenditure Survey.

Germany IES: Average Monthly Household Expenditure (AMHE) data was reported at 2,704.000 EUR in 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 2,448.000 EUR for 2013. Germany IES: Average Monthly Household Expenditure (AMHE) data is updated yearly, averaging 2,245.000 EUR from Dec 1998 (Median) to 2018, with 5 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2,704.000 EUR in 2018 and a record low of 2,061.000 EUR in 1998. Germany IES: Average Monthly Household Expenditure (AMHE) data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistisches Bundesamt. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Germany – Table DE.H025: Household Income and Expenditure Survey.

Germany Income & Expenditure Survey (IES): Households Covered data was reported at 52,782.000 Unit in 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 53,490.000 Unit for 2013. Germany Income & Expenditure Survey (IES): Households Covered data is updated yearly, averaging 53,490.000 Unit from Dec 1998 (Median) to 2018, with 5 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 62,150.000 Unit in 1998 and a record low of 52,782.000 Unit in 2018. Germany Income & Expenditure Survey (IES): Households Covered data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistisches Bundesamt. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Germany – Table DE.H025: Household Income and Expenditure Survey.

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Germany - Households with broadband access was 88.84% in December of 2021, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Germany - Households with broadband access - last updated from the EUROSTAT on September of 2025. Historically, Germany - Households with broadband access reached a record high of 94.83% in December of 2020 and a record low of 75.20% in December of 2010.

This statistic shows an average number of devices residents have access to in households in Germany in 2020. According to the survey, the average German has access to more than ***** connected devices.

Graph and download economic data for Household Debt to GDP for Germany (HDTGPDDEQ163N) from Q1 2005 to Q4 2024 about Germany, debt, households, and GDP.

Germany - Household final consumption expenditures: Final consumption expenditure of households was 1.10% in June of 2025, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Germany - Household final consumption expenditures: Final consumption expenditure of households - last updated from the EUROSTAT on September of 2025. Historically, Germany - Household final consumption expenditures: Final consumption expenditure of households reached a record high of 9.40% in March of 2022 and a record low of -10.90% in June of 2020.

Key information about Germany Household Debt: % of GDP

• Germany household debt accounted for 50.3 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Sep 2024, compared with the ratio of 50.5 % in the previous quarter.
• Germany household debt to GDP ratio is updated quarterly, available from Dec 1991 to Sep 2024.
• The data reached an all-time high of 70.4 % in Dec 2000 and a record low of 50.3 % in Sep 2024.

• In the latest reports, Germany Household Debt reached 2,400.6 USD bn in Sep 2024.
• Money Supply M2 in Germany increased 4.0 % YoY in Nov 2024.
• Germany Foreign Exchange Reserves was measured at 35.2 USD bn in Dec 2024.
• The Foreign Exchange Reserves equaled 0.3 Months of Import in Nov 2024.
• Germany Domestic Credit reached 6,470.9 USD bn in Oct 2024, representing an drop of 6.2 % YoY.
• The country's Non Performing Loans Ratio stood at 1.2 % in Dec 2022, compared with the ratio of 1.1 % in the previous year.

A wide-ranging representative longitudinal study of private households that permits researchers to track yearly changes in the health and economic well-being of older people relative to younger people in Germany from 1984 to the present. Every year, there were nearly 11,000 households, and more than 20,000 persons sampled by the fieldwork organization TNS Infratest Sozialforschung. The data provide information on all household members, consisting of Germans living in the Old and New German States, Foreigners, and recent Immigrants to Germany. The Panel was started in 1984. Some of the many topics include household composition, occupational biographies, employment, earnings, health and satisfaction indicators. In addition to standard demographic information, the GSOEP questionnaire also contains objective measuresuse of time, use of earnings, income, benefit payments, health, etc. and subjective measures - level of satisfaction with various aspects of life, hopes and fears, political involvement, etc. of the German population. The first wave, collected in 1984 in the western states of Germany, contains 5,921 households in two randomly sampled sub-groups: 1) German Sub-Sample: people in private households where the head of household was not of Turkish, Greek, Yugoslavian, Spanish, or Italian nationality; 2) Foreign Sub-Sample: people in private households where the head of household was of Turkish, Greek, Yugoslavian, Spanish, or Italian nationality. In each year since 1984, the GSOEP has attempted to re-interview original sample members unless they leave the country. A major expansion of the GSOEP was necessitated by German reunification. In June 1990, the GSOEP fielded a first wave of the eastern states of Germany. This sub-sample includes individuals in private households where the head of household was a citizen of the German Democratic Republic. The first wave contains 2,179 households. In 1994 and 1995, the GSOEP added a sample of immigrants to the western states of Germany from 522 households who arrived after 1984, which in 2006 included 360 households and 684 respondents. In 1998 a new refreshment sample of 1,067 households was selected from the population of private households. In 2000 a sample was drawn using essentially similar selection rules as the original German sub-sample and the 1998 refreshment sample with some modifications. The 2000 sample includes 6,052 households covering 10,890 individuals. Finally, in 2002, an overrepresentation of high-income households was added with 2,671 respondents from 1,224 households, of which 1,801 individuals (689 households) were still included in the year 2006. Data Availability: The data are available to researchers in Germany and abroad in SPSS, SAS, TDA, STATA, and ASCII format for immediate use. Extensive documentation in English and German is available online. The SOEP data are available in German and English, alone or in combination with data from other international panel surveys (e.g., the Cross-National Equivalent Files which contain panel data from Canada, Germany, and the United States). The public use file of the SOEP with anonymous microdata is provided free of charge (plus shipping costs) to universities and research centers. The individual SOEP datasets cannot be downloaded from the DIW Web site due to data protection regulations. Use of the data is subject to special regulations, and data privacy laws necessitate the signing of a data transfer contract with the DIW. The English Language Public Use Version of the GSOEP is distributed and administered by the Department of Policy Analysis and Management, Cornell University. The data are available on CD-ROM from Cornell for a fee. Full instructions for accessing GSOEP data may be accessed on the project website, http://www.human.cornell.edu/che/PAM/Research/Centers-Programs/German-Panel/cnef.cfm * Dates of Study: 1984-present * Study Features: Longitudinal, International * Sample Size: ** 1984: 12,290 (GSOEP West) ** 1990: 4,453 (GSOEP East) ** 2000: 20,000+ Links: * Cornell Project Website: http://www.human.cornell.edu/che/PAM/Research/Centers-Programs/German-Panel/cnef.cfm * GSOEP ICPSR: http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/ICPSR/studies/00131

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