Persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree in Germany

Germany: Persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree was 3,256 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
3,256 Thousand persons
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
1st
of 41 countries
All-time high
3,350 Thousand persons
in 2023
All-time low
2,251 Thousand persons
in 2019
Years of data
11
2015–2025

Persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree in Germany, 2015–2025

01.0k2.0k3.0k2015202020252015: 3.0k Thousand persons2016: 2.9k Thousand persons2017: 2.7k Thousand persons2018: 2.4k Thousand persons2019: 2.3k Thousand persons2020: 2.9k Thousand persons2021: 3.3k Thousand persons2022: 3.3k Thousand persons2023: 3.4k Thousand persons2024: 3.3k Thousand persons2025: 3.3k Thousand persons

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.

Analysis

Germany recorded 3,256 Thousand persons for persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree in 2025.

The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree in Germany peaked at 3,350 Thousand persons in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,251 Thousand persons, in 2019.

Germany ranks 1st of 41 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree in Germany, year by year

Annual values for Persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree of urbanisation (population aged 0 to 64 years) - EU 2030 strategy in Germany, 2015 to 2025.
Year Thousand persons Change
2015 2,959 Thousand persons
2016 2,899 Thousand persons -2.0%
2017 2,660 Thousand persons -8.2%
2018 2,437 Thousand persons -8.4%
2019 2,251 Thousand persons -7.6%
2020 2,906 Thousand persons +29.1%
2021 3,318 Thousand persons +14.2%
2022 3,290 Thousand persons -0.8%
2023 3,350 Thousand persons +1.8%
2024 3,323 Thousand persons -0.8%
2025 3,256 Thousand persons -2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 2,641 Thousand persons 2,251 Thousand persons 2,959 Thousand persons 5
2020s 3,240 Thousand persons 2,906 Thousand persons 3,350 Thousand persons 6

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 2 France 1,958 Thousand persons compare
  2. 3 Spain 1,521 Thousand persons compare
  3. 4 Italy 1,114 Thousand persons compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree in Germany?
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree in Germany was 3,256 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 3,350 Thousand persons in 2023.
What is the lowest persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 2,251 Thousand persons in 2019.
How does Germany rank for persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree?
Germany ranks 1st out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
Is persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Germany data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree of urbanisation (population aged 0 to 64 years) - EU 2030 strategy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree of urbanisation (population aged 0 to 64 years) - EU 2030 strategy
Unit
Thousand persons
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
44 places, 471 data points, 2014–2025
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