Press release No. N 051 of 11 August 2022
- The main income of 38% of the young people came from own employment in 2021, down from 52% in 1991
- At 6.9%, Germany had the lowest youth unemployment rate in the EU in 2021
- Almost a third of the employees aged 15 to 24 years were in atypical employment in 2021
WIESBADEN – Looking at how young people live often leads to the question how they make their living. The fact that most of the 15 to 24 year olds are still in school, university or training has an impact on their financial situation. To mark the International Youth Day on 12 August, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that one in two young people (51%) aged between 15 and 24 years mainly depended on the income of parents or other relatives in 2021. 38% earned their own living, that is, their main income came from own employment in 2021.
