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Press release No. 190 of 16 May 2023 Just over one-fifth of Germany’s population at risk of poverty or social exclusion
Just over 17.3 million people in Germany were affected by poverty or social exclusion in 2022. This equated to 20.9% of the population, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports on the basis of first results of the survey on income and living …
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Press release No. 106 of 15 March 2023 Household final consumption expenditure up 3.4% in 2022
The consumption behaviour of households in Germany was strongly affected by high inflation in 2022. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that, based on the national accounts concepts, household final consumption expenditure in the …
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Press release No. N 015 of 7 March 2023 Gender pension gap: retirement income of women almost one third below that of men in 2021
In terms of both their average income and their retirement income, women are worse off than men. According to results of the survey of income and living conditions (EU-SILC) 2021, women aged 65 or over received gross retirement income of 17,814 euros …
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Press release No. N013 of 2 March 2023 CORRECTION: Older people have fewer traffic accidents
CORRECTION: As a proportion of the total population, older people are involved in fewer traffic accidents than younger people. In 2021, 66,812 people aged 65 years or over were involved in accidents resulting in personal injury. The Federal …
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Press release No. N 012 of 1 March 2023 In 2022, 87% of the imported photovoltaic power stations came from China
From Germany's perspective, China is by far the most important country of origin of photovoltaic power stations. Roughly 87% of the photovoltaic power stations imported to Germany in 2022 came from the People's Republic. The Federal Statistical …
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Press release No. 034 of 26 January 2023 Microcensus 2023 has started: official survey of 1% of the population
The microcensus 2023 has started. Using a statistical random method, a total of roughly 810,000 people in about 380,000 households and collective living quarters are selected and surveyed from January to December 2023. This is approximately 1% of the …
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Press release No. N 001 of 12 January 2023 28% of overindebted individuals owed money to online dealers in 2021
Online shopping is getting ever more popular, an effect that is reinforced by the Covid pandemic. However, the easy order and payment procedures offered on the internet may lead to financial problems for some people. The Federal Statistical Office …