Parental allowance Recipients of parental allowance by sex, mode of receipt and Land (years)
2024
Land | Total | Recipients, of whom: | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
not receiving parental allowance 'Plus' | receiving parental allowance 'Plus'1 | including | ||||
with partnership bonus 2 | ||||||
number | % of column 1 | number | % of column 3 | |||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
1: This includes recipients who do not receive parental allowance 'Plus' for the whole period of receipt, but just temporarily. It is not necessary that parental allowance 'Plus' is being received in the current reporting period. 2: This includes all recipients who intend to claim partnership bonus months while receiving parental allowance. It is not necessary that the partnership bonus months are being used in the current reporting period. | ||||||
Baden-Württemberg | 236,964 | 147,347 | 89,617 | 37.8 | 6,692 | 7.5 |
Bayern | 291,898 | 189,889 | 102,009 | 34.9 | 8,280 | 8.1 |
Berlin | 77,841 | 50,976 | 26,865 | 34.5 | 6,188 | 23.0 |
Brandenburg | 37,323 | 26,461 | 10,862 | 29.1 | 1,593 | 14.7 |
Bremen | 14,470 | 9,288 | 5,182 | 35.8 | 424 | 8.2 |
Hamburg | 43,665 | 29,809 | 13,856 | 31.7 | 2,571 | 18.6 |
Hessen | 122,567 | 81,257 | 41,310 | 33.7 | 3,135 | 7.6 |
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 22,480 | 16,841 | 5,639 | 25.1 | 576 | 10.2 |
Niedersachsen | 165,473 | 98,919 | 66,554 | 40.2 | 3,976 | 6.0 |
Nordrhein-Westfalen | 380,071 | 235,844 | 144,227 | 37.9 | 11,204 | 7.8 |
Rheinland-Pfalz | 82,124 | 47,189 | 34,935 | 42.5 | 1,616 | 4.6 |
Saarland | 17,272 | 11,418 | 5,854 | 33.9 | 381 | 6.5 |
Sachsen | 63,912 | 40,028 | 23,884 | 37.4 | 2,376 | 9.9 |
Sachsen-Anhalt | 30,023 | 21,638 | 8,385 | 27.9 | 549 | 6.5 |
Schleswig-Holstein | 52,222 | 31,705 | 20,517 | 39.3 | 1,875 | 9.1 |
Thüringen | 32,842 | 19,783 | 13,059 | 39.8 | 1,064 | 8.1 |
Germany | 1,671,147 | 1,058,392 | 612,755 | 36.7 | 52,500 | 8.6 |
As at March 24, 2025
2023
Land | Total | Recipients, of whom: | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
not receiving parental allowance 'Plus' | receiving parental allowance 'Plus'1 | including | ||||
with partnership bonus 2 | ||||||
number | % of column 1 | number | % of column 3 | |||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
1: This includes recipients who do not receive parental allowance 'Plus' for the whole period of receipt, but just temporarily. It is not necessary that parental allowance 'Plus' is being received in the current reporting period. 2: This includes all recipients who intend to claim partnership bonus months while receiving parental allowance. It is not necessary that the partnership bonus months are being used in the current reporting period. | ||||||
Baden-Württemberg | 251 547 | 161 677 | 89 870 | 35,7 | 6 645 | 7,4 |
Bayern | 309 291 | 209 636 | 99 655 | 32,2 | 8 416 | 8,4 |
Berlin | 82 056 | 54 828 | 27 228 | 33,2 | 6 230 | 22,9 |
Brandenburg | 40 414 | 29 581 | 10 833 | 26,8 | 1 583 | 14,6 |
Bremen | 14 963 | 9 868 | 5 095 | 34,1 | 420 | 8,2 |
Hamburg | 39 760 | 27 388 | 12 372 | 31,1 | 2 293 | 18,5 |
Hessen | 131 251 | 89 112 | 42 139 | 32,1 | 3 351 | 8,0 |
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 24 786 | 18 994 | 5 792 | 23,4 | 614 | 10,6 |
Niedersachsen | 172 575 | 106 628 | 65 947 | 38,2 | 3 815 | 5,8 |
Nordrhein-Westfalen | 401 431 | 254 428 | 147 003 | 36,6 | 11 336 | 7,7 |
Rheinland-Pfalz | 83 536 | 49 299 | 34 237 | 41,0 | 1 596 | 4,7 |
Saarland | 18 164 | 12 182 | 5 982 | 32,9 | 317 | 5,3 |
Sachsen | 72 111 | 46 417 | 25 694 | 35,6 | 2 579 | 10,0 |
Sachsen-Anhalt | 33 396 | 24 620 | 8 776 | 26,3 | 569 | 6,5 |
Schleswig-Holstein | 55 482 | 35 160 | 20 322 | 36,6 | 1 844 | 9,1 |
Thüringen | 35 880 | 21 923 | 13 957 | 38,9 | 1 136 | 8,1 |
Germany | 1 766 643 | 1 151 741 | 614 902 | 34,8 | 52 744 | 8,6 |
As at March 27, 2024
2022
Land | Total | Recipients, of whom: | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
not receiving parental allowance 'Plus' | receiving parental allowance 'Plus'1 | including | ||||
with partnership bonus 2 | ||||||
number | % of column 1 | number | % of column 3 | |||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
1: This includes recipients who do not receive parental allowance 'Plus' for the whole period of receipt, but just temporarily. It is not necessary that parental allowance 'Plus' is being received in the current reporting period. 2: This includes all recipients who intend to claim partnership bonus months while receiving parental allowance. It is not necessary that the partnership bonus months are being used in the current reporting period. | ||||||
Baden-Württemberg | 258,627 | 170,442 | 88,185 | 34.1 | 5,659 | 6.4 |
Bayern | 323,634 | 227,350 | 96,284 | 29.8 | 6,988 | 7.3 |
Berlin | 85,305 | 59,017 | 26,288 | 30.8 | 4,506 | 17.1 |
Brandenburg | 44,825 | 33,768 | 11,057 | 24.7 | 1,380 | 12.5 |
Bremen | 15,084 | 9,955 | 5,129 | 34.0 | 393 | 7.7 |
Hamburg | 45,335 | 32,611 | 12,724 | 28.1 | 2,175 | 17.1 |
Hessen | 138,707 | 96,870 | 41,837 | 30.2 | 2,924 | 7.0 |
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 26,729 | 20,779 | 5,950 | 22.3 | 657 | 11.0 |
Niedersachsen | 182,786 | 116,216 | 66,570 | 36.4 | 3,427 | 5.1 |
Nordrhein-Westfalen | 407,527 | 267,253 | 140,274 | 34.4 | 8,706 | 6.2 |
Rheinland-Pfalz | 89,091 | 53,974 | 35,117 | 39.4 | 1,387 | 3.9 |
Saarland | 18,826 | 12,804 | 6,022 | 32.0 | 272 | 4.5 |
Sachsen | 77,238 | 50,766 | 26,472 | 34.3 | 2,454 | 9.3 |
Sachsen-Anhalt | 35,468 | 26,375 | 9,093 | 25.6 | 512 | 5.6 |
Schleswig-Holstein | 58,293 | 38,522 | 19,771 | 33.9 | 1,549 | 7.8 |
Thüringen | 38,712 | 23,772 | 14,940 | 38.6 | 1,086 | 7.3 |
Germany | 1,846,187 | 1,240,474 | 605,713 | 32.8 | 44,075 | 7.3 |
As at March 29, 2023
2021
Land | Total | Recipients, of whom: | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
not receiving parental allowance 'Plus' | receiving parental allowance 'Plus'1 | including | ||||
with partnership bonus 2 | ||||||
number | % of column 1 | number | % of column 3 | |||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
1: This includes recipients who do not receive parental allowance 'Plus' for the whole period of receipt, but just temporarily. It is not necessary that parental allowance 'Plus' is being received in the current reporting period. 2: This includes all recipients who intend to claim partnership bonus months while receiving parental allowance. It is not necessary that the partnership bonus months are being used in the current reporting period. | ||||||
Baden-Württemberg | 262,615 | 178,040 | 84,575 | 32.2 | 4,788 | 5.7 |
Bayern | 323,813 | 235,822 | 87,991 | 27.2 | 5,790 | 6.6 |
Berlin | 89,350 | 62,852 | 26,498 | 29.7 | 3,657 | 13.8 |
Brandenburg | 45,827 | 34,912 | 10,915 | 23.8 | 1,273 | 11.7 |
Bremen | 15,210 | 9,905 | 5,305 | 34.9 | 361 | 6.8 |
Hamburg | 46493 | 34,545 | 11,948 | 25.7 | 1,830 | 15.3 |
Hessen | 135,871 | 96,286 | 39,585 | 29.1 | 2,345 | 5.9 |
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 28,430 | 22,576 | 5,854 | 20.6 | 513 | 8.8 |
Niedersachsen | 182,847 | 117,946 | 64,901 | 35.5 | 2,952 | 4.5 |
Nordrhein-Westfalen | 408,794 | 270,693 | 138,101 | 33.8 | 8,010 | 5.8 |
Rheinland-Pfalz | 89,717 | 55,136 | 34,581 | 38.5 | 1,224 | 3.5 |
Saarland | 19,166 | 13,224 | 5,942 | 31.0 | 247 | 4.2 |
Sachsen | 83,570 | 55,833 | 27,737 | 33.2 | 2,799 | 10.1 |
Sachsen-Anhalt | 37370 | 28,164 | 9,206 | 24.6 | 411 | 4.5 |
Schleswig-Holstein | 58,603 | 39,766 | 18,837 | 32.1 | 1,309 | 6.9 |
Thüringen | 41,236 | 25,557 | 15,679 | 38.0 | 927 | 5.9 |
Germany | 1,868,912 | 1,281,257 | 587,655 | 31.4 | 38,436 | 6.5 |
As at June 28, 2022
2020
Land | Total | Recipients, of whom: | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
not receiving parental allowance 'Plus' | receiving parental allowance 'Plus'1 | including | ||||
with partnership bonus 2 | ||||||
number | % of column 1 | number | % of column 3 | |||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
1: This includes recipients who do not receive parental allowance 'Plus' for the whole period of receipt, but just temporarily. It is not necessary that parental allowance 'Plus' is being received in the current reporting period. 2: This includes all recipients who intend to claim partnership bonus months while receiving parental allowance. It is not necessary that the partnership bonus months are being used in the current reporting period. | ||||||
Baden-Württemberg | 261,474 | 183,671 | 77,803 | 29.8 | 4,279 | 5.5 |
Bayern | 317,837 | 240,116 | 77,721 | 24.5 | 5,158 | 6.6 |
Berlin | 90,513 | 65,221 | 25,292 | 27.9 | 4,853 | 19.2 |
Brandenburg | 46,709 | 36,009 | 10,700 | 22.9 | 1,276 | 11.9 |
Bremen | 15,208 | 10,090 | 5,118 | 33.7 | 295 | 5.8 |
Hamburg | 46,889 | 36,103 | 10,786 | 23.0 | 1,633 | 15.1 |
Hessen | 136,312 | 98,654 | 37,658 | 27.6 | 1,973 | 5.2 |
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 28,851 | 23,100 | 5,751 | 19.9 | 478 | 8.3 |
Niedersachsen | 179,055 | 118,418 | 60,637 | 33.9 | 2,660 | 4.4 |
Nordrhein-Westfalen | 407,133 | 275,378 | 131,755 | 32.4 | 7,759 | 5.9 |
Rheinland-Pfalz | 87,475 | 54,825 | 32,650 | 37.3 | 1,085 | 3.3 |
Saarland | 18,574 | 13,161 | 5,413 | 29.1 | 179 | 3.3 |
Sachsen | 86,963 | 59,495 | 27,468 | 31.6 | 2,742 | 10.0 |
Sachsen-Anhalt | 37,706 | 28,383 | 9,323 | 24.7 | 473 | 5.1 |
Schleswig-Holstein | 57,590 | 40,004 | 17,586 | 30.5 | 1,149 | 6.5 |
Thüringen | 42,869 | 27,000 | 15,869 | 37.0 | 833 | 5.2 |
Germany | 1,861,158 | 1,309,628 | 551,530 | 29.6 | 36,825 | 6.7 |
As at March 25, 2021
2019
Land | Total | Recipients, of whom: | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
not receiving parental allowance 'Plus' | receiving parental allowance 'Plus'1 | including | ||||
with partnership bonus 2 | ||||||
number | % of column 1 | number | % of column 3 | |||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
1: This includes recipients who do not receive parental allowance 'Plus' for the whole period of receipt, but just temporarily. It is not necessary that parental allowance 'Plus' is being received in the current reporting period. 2: This includes all recipients who intend to claim partnership bonus months while receiving parental allowance. It is not necessary that the partnership bonus months are being used in the current reporting period. | ||||||
Baden-Württemberg | 257,882 | 187,532 | 70,350 | 27.3 | 3,997 | 5.7 |
Bayern | 311,803 | 241,861 | 69,942 | 22.4 | 4,811 | 6.9 |
Berlin | 92,930 | 68,230 | 24,700 | 26.6 | 4,602 | 18.6 |
Brandenburg | 48,093 | 37,653 | 10,440 | 21.7 | 1,245 | 11.9 |
Bremen | 15,732 | 10,676 | 5,056 | 32.1 | 260 | 5.1 |
Hamburg | 47,902 | 38,003 | 9,899 | 20.7 | 1,463 | 14.8 |
Hessen | 139,728 | 103,556 | 36,172 | 25.9 | 1,979 | 5.5 |
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 29,982 | 24,203 | 5,779 | 19.3 | 470 | 8.1 |
Niedersachsen | 179,329 | 121,525 | 57,804 | 32.2 | 2,505 | 4.3 |
Nordrhein-Westfalen | 404,013 | 280,871 | 123,142 | 30.5 | 7,195 | 5.8 |
Rheinland-Pfalz | 87,834 | 56,465 | 31,369 | 35.7 | 987 | 3.1 |
Saarland | 18,236 | 13,114 | 5,122 | 28.1 | 155 | 3.0 |
Sachsen | 88,327 | 62,242 | 26,085 | 29.5 | 2,354 | 9.0 |
Sachsen-Anhalt | 40,624 | 30,850 | 9,774 | 24.1 | 481 | 4.9 |
Schleswig-Holstein | 58,042 | 41,295 | 16,747 | 28.9 | 1,081 | 6.5 |
Thüringen | 44,672 | 28,618 | 16,054 | 35.9 | 930 | 5.8 |
Germany | 1,865,129 | 1,346,694 | 518,435 | 27.8 | 34,515 | 6.7 |
As at March 30, 2020
2018
Land | Total | Recipients, of whom: | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
not receiving parental allowance 'Plus' | receiving parental allowance 'Plus'1 | including | ||||
with partnership bonus 2 | ||||||
number | % of column 1 | number | % of column 3 | |||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
1: This includes recipients who do not receive parental allowance 'Plus' for the whole period of receipt, but just temporarily. It is not necessary that parental allowance 'Plus' is being received in the current reporting period. 2: This includes all recipients who intend to claim partnership bonus months while receiving parental allowance. It is not necessary that the partnership bonus months are being used in the current reporting period. | ||||||
Baden-Württemberg | 250,879 | 188,746 | 62,133 | 24.8 | 3,846 | 6.2 |
Bayern | 301,073 | 238,609 | 62,464 | 20.7 | 4,596 | 7.4 |
Berlin | 93,525 | 70,287 | 23,238 | 24.8 | 4,252 | 18.3 |
Brandenburg | 48,696 | 38,637 | 10,059 | 20.7 | 1,185 | 11.8 |
Bremen | 15,194 | 10,438 | 4,756 | 31.3 | 241 | 5.1 |
Hamburg | 47,139 | 38,219 | 8,920 | 18.9 | 1,300 | 14.6 |
Hessen | 136,009 | 102,697 | 33,312 | 24.5 | 1,967 | 5.9 |
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 29,777 | 24,363 | 5,414 | 18.2 | 421 | 7.8 |
Niedersachsen | 175,551 | 121,527 | 54,024 | 30.8 | 2,398 | 4.4 |
Nordrhein-Westfalen | 392,367 | 280,976 | 111,391 | 28.4 | 6,531 | 5.9 |
Rheinland-Pfalz | 86,019 | 56,897 | 29,122 | 33.9 | 934 | 3.2 |
Saarland | 18,216 | 13,381 | 4,835 | 26.5 | 138 | 2.9 |
Sachsen | 90,506 | 65,759 | 24,747 | 27.3 | 2,271 | 9.2 |
Sachsen-Anhalt | 40,362 | 30,957 | 9,405 | 23.3 | 469 | 5.0 |
Schleswig-Holstein | 57,243 | 41,798 | 15,445 | 27.0 | 995 | 6.4 |
Thüringen | 46,476 | 30,347 | 16,129 | 34.7 | 937 | 5.8 |
Germany | 1,829,032 | 1,353,638 | 475,394 | 26.0 | 32,481 | 6.8 |
As at March 26, 2021
2017
Land | Recipients, total | This includes: recipients with children born on or after 1 July 2015 (new legal provisions) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
total | of whom | |||
without ElterngeldPlus | with ElterngeldPlus1 | |||
number | % of column 2 | |||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
1: This includes recipients who do not receive parental allowance 'Plus' for the whole period of receipt, but just temporarily. It is not necessary that parental allowance 'Plus' is being received in the current reporting period. | ||||
Baden-Württemberg | 240,400 | 240,290 | 78.8 | 21.2 |
Bayern | 295,960 | 291,134 | 82.1 | 17.9 |
Berlin | 86,959 | 86,959 | 79.0 | 21.0 |
Brandenburg | 47,330 | 47,198 | 81.9 | 18.1 |
Bremen | 13,905 | 13,882 | 72.6 | 27.4 |
Hamburg | 46,495 | 46,054 | 84.0 | 16.0 |
Hessen | 132,423 | 129,428 | 78.9 | 21.1 |
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 29,485 | 29,033 | 83.8 | 16.2 |
Niedersachsen | 167,340 | 166,925 | 73.1 | 26.9 |
Nordrhein-Westfalen | 368,254 | 365,791 | 76.1 | 23.9 |
Rheinland-Pfalz | 82,353 | 81,775 | 70.7 | 29.3 |
Saarland | 17,541 | 17,536 | 77.5 | 22.5 |
Sachsen | 90,362 | 89,443 | 74.4 | 25.6 |
Sachsen-Anhalt | 39,413 | 39,408 | 79.0 | 21.0 |
Schleswig-Holstein | 55,961 | 54,489 | 76.6 | 23.4 |
Thüringen | 46,289 | 45,405 | 68.2 | 31.8 |
Germany | 1,760,470 | 1,744,750 | 77.6 | 22.4 |
As at April 9, 2019
2016
Land | Recipients, total | This includes: recipients with children born on or after 1 July 2015 (new legal provisions) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
total | of whom | |||
without ElterngeldPlus | with ElterngeldPlus1 | |||
number | % of column 2 | |||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
1: This includes recipients who do not receive parental allowance 'Plus' for the whole period of receipt, but just temporarily. It is not necessary that parental allowance 'Plus' is being received in the current reporting period. | ||||
Baden-Württemberg | 223,078 | 172,311 | 84.2 | 15.8 |
Bayern | 283,791 | 201,949 | 86.4 | 13.6 |
Berlin | 77,979 | 57,576 | 84.7 | 15.3 |
Brandenburg | 44,137 | 32,603 | 85.4 | 14.6 |
Bremen | 11,929 | 8,573 | 77.6 | 22.4 |
Hamburg | 44,184 | 31,857 | 88.2 | 11.8 |
Hessen | 127,987 | 89,895 | 83.9 | 16.1 |
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 29,501 | 21,041 | 87.2 | 12.8 |
Niedersachsen | 153,303 | 115,255 | 78.4 | 21.6 |
Nordrhein-Westfalen | 336,413 | 246,643 | 81.5 | 18.5 |
Rheinland-Pfalz | 74,784 | 55,277 | 76.8 | 23.2 |
Saarland | 15,865 | 11,922 | 82.9 | 17.1 |
Sachsen | 84,523 | 59,942 | 78.3 | 21.7 |
Sachsen-Anhalt | 35,122 | 26,980 | 83.4 | 16.6 |
Schleswig-Holstein | 52,847 | 37,465 | 82.4 | 17.6 |
Thüringen | 44,675 | 31,129 | 73.1 | 26.9 |
Germany | 1,640,118 | 1,200,418 | 82.6 | 17.4 |
As at April 9, 2019