How do Germans live?
How do average people in Germany live and work? How old do they get? How much do they earn? We have all the facts and figures.
Young and old, short and tall, rich and poor: Germany’s 83.6 million inhabitants are enormously diverse. But what does the average German's life, home and work look like?
How old are Germans?
The average person in Germany was 44.9 years old at the end of 2024. At 46.2 the average woman was just over two and a half years older than the average man (43.5 years).
What is the life expectancy in Germany?
The average woman born in 2024 had a life expectancy of 83.5 years at birth. At 78.9 years the life expectancy of the average man was four and a half years lower.
How many members does an average German family have?
The average person had a family with 3.4 members in 2024. Families are defined as constellations of parents and children that live in the same household in this context. If all types of households from single-person households through to large families are considered, the average person lives in a household with one other person.
What does the average German’s home look like?
The average apartment in Germany is 94.4 square metres big and costs EUR 7.28 per square metre in rent per month, excluding ancillary costs.
How much do Germans earn?
In April 2024, the average employee had a gross salary of EUR 4,634 per month excluding any bonuses. Women had an average gross salary of EUR 4,214, which is considerably lower than the average salary of men of EUR 4,830.
The median is also considered to determine an average value, as a small number of individuals with a very high income are having strong impact on the arithmetic mean. Based on this approach, full-time employees had an average gross salary of EUR 3,978 in April 2024. Women had a gross salary of EUR 3,777 and men of EUR 4,077.
How much do Germans work?
The average person working full time works for 40.2 hours per week. 29 percent of employees between 15 and 64 are working part time, and their average number of weekly hours is 21.8. The employment rate in Germany was 77 percent in 2024.
How tall are Germans and how much do they weigh?
The average woman is 1.66 metres tall and weighs 69.2 kilograms. The average man is 1.79 metres tall and weighs 85.8 kilograms.
When do Germans move out of their parents’ home?
The average person in Germany moves out of their parents’ home at the age of 23.9 (2024). At 23.1 women tend to move out about a year and a half sooner than men, who move out at 24.6.
At what age do Germans start a family?
The average woman becomes a mother for the first time at the age of 30.4. The average man becomes a father for the first time at the age of 33.3 (2024).
How many children do Germans have?
The average woman in Germany gives birth to 1.6 children over the course of her life (based on women born between 1973 and 1979).
When do Germans get married?
The average woman gets married for the first time at the age of 32.9.
The average man is 35.3 years old when he gets married for the first time (2024).
When do Germans retire?
The overall average retirement age of women and men in Germany was 64.7 in 2024.
