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Date: April 5, 2022 Renewable energy: Almost two thirds (57%) were generated by hydropower

A sustainable use of limited natural resources is inconceivable without increasing the use of renewable energy. However, some countries have so far not used renewable energy sources at all or only to a limited extent.

Date: December 1, 2021 Flu vaccination for senior citizens: High vaccination rates in Denmark and Ireland

Influenza is a common infectious disease. Most people who get sick recover quickly, but the elderly in particular are at a higher risk of severe complications.

Date: November 9, 2021 G20 responsible for approximately 81% of global CO₂ emissions

Global CO₂ emissions reached a level of 38.0 billion tonnes in 2021. The G20 states were responsible for 81% of these emissions. The largest carbon dioxide emitters among the G20 members were China, the United States and the EU.

Date: September 28, 2021 Global animal farming, meat production and meat consumption

Intensive livestock farming has negative consequences for the environment. It is characterised by high land and water consumption, pollutes soil and water and contributes to climate change with its emissions. Nevertheless, animal farming is expanding …

Date: September 3, 2021 Global air transport: new passenger record in 2019

According to the World Bank a total of 4.4 billion flight passengers travelled in 2019. With a total global population of approximately 7.7 billion people, this represents an average of one flight (single journey) for more than every two people.

Date: January 10, 2021 OECD: Potential for working from home varies strongly from region to region

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic many people have switched to working from home. However, not all jobs allow for remote working. The OECD examined the potential for working remotely in regions and cities of their member states.

Date: November 30, 2020 Millions of children still suffer from learning poverty

One of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) goals is providing quality education. In this respect, there has been a great improvement especially in low and middle-income countries. The number of children receiving primary education almost reached …

Date: November 10, 2020 OECD: "Education at a Glance“

Education at a Glance: OECD Indicators provides data on the structure, finances and performance of education systems in the OECD and a number of partner countries.

Date: May 25, 2020 Effects of the COVID 19 pandemic: Data and analyses

How does the COVID 19 pandemic affect society and the economy? The major international organisations provide data and analysis.

Date: May 25, 2020 Registered deaths from suicide

According to World Health Organization (WHO) estimates more than 700,000 people die every year due to suicide. Data from the Federal Statistical Office shows that in 2021 more than 9,200 persons suicide deaths were registered in Germany. This …

Date: April 6, 2020 Coronavirus: International data on COVID-19

The global spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and the resulting disease COVID-19 in spring 2020 hit society and economy severely. The long-term consequences of the corona pandemic are not clear yet.

Date: February 27, 2020 New edition: SME and Entrepreneurship Outlook 2021

The new OECD SME and Entrepreneurship Outlook presents the latest trends in performance of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and provides a comprehensive overview of business conditions and policy frameworks for SMEs and entrepreneurs.

Date: July 25, 2018 OECD Pensions at a Glance 2023

The 2023 edition of Pensions at a Glance highlights the pension reforms undertaken by OECD countries over the last two years.

Date: April 10, 2017 International cooperation

In international cooperation, we are actively involved in enhancing statistics at the European and international levels.

Date: November 28, 2014 Eurostat Online Database

Eurostat is the Statistical Office of the European Communities.

Date: June 29, 2012 United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Statistics (UNHCR) Database

UNHCR - Statistical information about the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

Press release No. N 067 of 17 November 2022 10.5% of Germany's population lived in overcrowded dwellings in 2021

400,000 new dwellings, including 100,000 social dwellings, will be constructed every year to counteract the lack of affordable dwellings, according to Federal Government plans. Roughly 8.6% million people in Germany lived in overcrowded dwellings in …

Press release No. N 063 of 21 October 2022 2.6 million people did not have a sufficiently heated home in 2021, due to a lack of money

Now that the cold season is coming, the continuing high energy prices dramatically increase the costs of heating. But even before the energy crisis started as a result of the war in Ukraine, not everyone was able to afford sufficient heating. …

Press release No. N 057 of 12 September 2022 Petrol and diesel fuel cost more in Germany again than in all neighbouring EU countries

As the fuel discount ended, motor fuel prices in Germany went up once more, with filling stations in Germany again charging more for petrol and diesel fuel recently than the petrol stations in all EU countries neighbouring Germany. Drivers in Germany …

Press release No. N 051 of 11 August 2022 International Youth Day: half of the 15 to 24 year olds mainly lived on the income of family members in 2021

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 …

Press release No. N 049 of 1 August 2022 10 year high: nearly one third of the 15 to 24 year olds no longer lived in their parents’ household in 2021

Having reached adulthood, many young people also move out of the parental home sooner or later. Although rising rents and the Covid-19 pandemic made it more difficult in the last few years to take that step, more young people between 15 and 24 years …

Press release No. N048 of 29 July 2022 June 2022: number of air passengers more than tripled compared with June 2021

Approximately 16.3 million air passengers arrived at, or departed from, the 23 largest commercial airports in Germany in June 2022. Their number has more than tripled (+215.1%) compared with June 2021, according to the Federal Statistical Office ( …

Press release No. N 039 of 27 June 2022 Petrol and diesel fuel currently more expensive in most countries neighbouring Germany

Petrol and diesel fuel cost less at German petrol stations recently than in most of the countries neighbouring Germany, or roughly the same, although motor fuel prices had been rising again after the “fuel discount” was introduced on 1 June 2022. …

Press release No. N 035 of 7 June 2022 25% less plastic waste exported in 2021 year on year

Germany exports markedly less plastic waste than a few years ago. In 2021, just over 766,200 tonnes of plastic waste was exported from Germany – that is one quarter less (-25.2%) than in 2020. At the time, just over one million tonnes had been …

Press release No. N 032 of 25 May 2022 EU comparison: households in eastern Europe hit hardest by increase in food prices

Consumers in the eastern European countries have been hit hardest by the recent strong increase in food prices in the European Union (EU). Based on information released by Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Union, the Federal …

Press release No. N 031 of 23 May 2022 Ticket prices in short-distance transport up 19% on 2015

In view of sharp rises in energy costs, the Federal Government intends to make public short-distance passenger transport more attractive by introducing a temporary 9-euro ticket. Significant rise in short-distance passenger transport prices since …

Press release No. N 029 of 17 May 2022 Switzerland again the most popular European destination for German emigrants

Germans emigrating to another European country most often choose Switzerland as their destination. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that roughly 309,000 German citizens were residing in this neighbouring country at the beginning of …

Press release No. N 015 of 21 March 2022 Tourism in Germany in 2021: 267,900 overnight stays of visitors from Russia

Roughly 267,900 overnight stays of visitors from Russia were recorded by the accommodation establishments in Germany in 2021. This figure accounts for 0.9% of the well over 31.0 million overnight stays of visitors from all over the world, according …

Press release No. N014 of 17 March 2022 On the way out of the Covid crisis: comparison between German and European economies

The continuing Covid pandemic and the delivery and material bottlenecks involved have had a stronger impact on the German economy than on the economic development of most of the other Member States of the European Union (EU). The price, seasonally …

Press release No. N 008 of 23 February 2022 Minimum wages in the EU: between 332 euros and 2,257 euros in gross terms per month

The statutory minimum wage in Germany has stood at 9.82 euros per hour since 1 January 2022. Arithmetically, this corresponds to a minimum wage level of 1,621 euros per month (in gross terms) for a full-time job. The Federal Statistical Office ( …

Press release No. N 069 of 2 December 2021 More than a quarter of 25 year olds still lived in their parents' household in 2020

Many young adults still live with their parents. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that more than a quarter (28%) of the 25 year olds were still living in their parents' household in 2020. Sons need more time before they decide to …

Press release No. N 030 of 6 May 2021 Switzerland again the most popular European destination for German emigrants

Germans emigrating to another European country most often choose Switzerland as their destination. To mark Europe Day on 9 May 2021, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that roughly 307,000 German citizens were residing in this …

Press release No. 166 of 1 April 2021 Data Stewardship - For a joint digital agenda in Europe

In a virtual workshop held on 31 March 2021, the Directors-General of the European National Statistical Institutes discussed the challenges posed to official statistics agencies by emerging new data ecosystems and their roles in these systems. There …

Press release No. 157 of 30 March 2021 Data Stewardship within the European Statistical System

In a virtual workshop to be held on 31 March 2021, the Directors-General of the European National Statistical Institutes will discuss – in the context of changing data ecosystems – the future role envisaged for the European Statistical System in a …

Press release No. N 011 of 8 February 2021 Safer Internet Day: 61% of 10 to 15-year-olds active on social networks in 2020

For children and young people, access to digital media is a way of participating in social life, not only since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. The internet is part of the daily lives of most children and young people. To mark the Safer …

Press release No. N 079 of 26 November 2020 6.4 million people in Germany lived in overcrowded dwellings in 2019

Activities outside the home have been strongly limited by the measures to contain the coronavirus pandemic. This can be particularly stressful for people living in overcrowded dwellings. In 2019, approximately 6.4 million people lived in such an …

Press release No. 428 of 29 October 2020 14% of the population affected by excessive housing costs in 2019

In 2019, 11.4 million people in Germany were living in households faced with excessive housing costs. They represented about 14% of the total population. A household is overburdened by housing costs if more than 40% of its disposable income is spent …

Press release No. 401 of 12 October 2020 Federal Statistical Office re-elected to UN Statistical Commission

Nearly coinciding with the 75th anniversary of the United Nations (UN), the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) has been re-elected for another four-year term to the UN Statistical Commission. The Commission, which was established as early as in …

Date: August 12, 2020 The European statistical system helping to manage the crisis — reliable data for Europe

The COVID-19 pandemic has created a wide range of challenges for the European Union (EU) and given rise to new information needs. High-quality statistics are an important basis for fact-based decisions, especially in times of crisis. Meeting the new …

Press release No. 294 of 6 August 2020 EU retail trade turnover in June at the pre-crisis level of February 2020

Retail trade turnover in the European Union continued to grow in June 2020. According to estimates from Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Union, the cal-endar and seasonally adjusted month-on-month increase was 5.2% in real terms …

Press release No. 275 of 23 July 2020 Production in construction industry fluctuates more in the EU than in Germany

According to estimates by Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Union, the seasonally adjusted production in the construction sector of the European Union increased by 21.2% in May 2020 compared with the previous month. However, it was …

Press release No. 249 of 3 July 2020 EU economic climate at the beginning of the German Council Presidency: recovery after slump in April

In the European Union (EU), the economic sentiment indicator rose by 8.1 points to 74.8 points in June 2020 from the previous month. As the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports at the beginning of Germany’s Council Presidency, the indicator …

Press release No. 224 of 22 June 2020 Price level in Germany 6.8% above EU average

The price level of private consumption expenditure in Germany in 2019 was 6.8% higher than the average of the 27 Member States of the European Union (EU). The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that in most of Germany's immediate …

Press release No. 154 of 6 May 2020 Roughly 1.2 million Germans lived in other European countries in 2019

Roughly 1.2 million German citizens resided in another European country in 2019. To mark Europe Day on 9 May, the Federal Statistical Office reports that Switzerland was the most popular emigration destination. Approximately 306,000 Germans lived …

Press release No. 119 of 2 April 2020 High hospital bed density in Germany compared with other countries

Germany has a high density of intensive care beds in hospitals compared with other countries. As the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports, this is shown by a comparison by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) …

Press release No. N 011 of 28 November 2019 Too much noise in the residential environment: Germany is top of the list of EU countries

Roughly 28% of the population in Germany felt bothered by noise caused by traffic or neighbours in their residential environment in 2018. In the European Union (EU), only Malta recorded a similar level of perceived noise disturbance as Germany. The …

Press release No. 419 of 30 October 2019 Proportion of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion in Germany remains stable

In 2018, roughly 15.3 million people in Germany, or 18.7% of the country's population, were at risk of poverty or social exclusion, according to the EU definition. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that, based on results of the …

Press release No. 356 of 13 September 2019 2% of the population using online ridesharing agencies

Compared with other European countries, online ridesharing agencies are rarely used in Germany. To mark the European Mobility Week, which will be held from 16 to 22 September, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that in 2018 only 2% of …

Press release No. 236 of 24 June 2019 Price level in Germany 4.3% above EU average

The price level of private consumption expenditure in Germany in 2018 was 4.3% higher than the average of the 28 Member States of the European Union (EU). The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that in most of Germany's immediate …

Press release No. 187 of 15 May 2019 Germany has the second lowest unemployment rate in the EU

In 2018, the unemployment rate in Germany declined for the ninth year in a row. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) in Wiesbaden reports that 3.4% of the 15 to 74 year old labour force had no job. This was the second lowest proportion in the …