Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Germany
Germany: Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure was 11.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
11.7%
Change on year
down 5.6%
World rank
16th
of 47 countries
All-time high
13.1%
in 2023
All-time low
9.6%
in 2019
Years of data
12
2014–2025
Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Germany, 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Germany stood at 11.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.6% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Germany peaked at 13.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9.6%, in 2019.
Germany ranks 16th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Germany, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 12.5% | — |
| 2015 | 11.4% | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 9.9% | -13.2% |
| 2017 | 10.9% | +10.1% |
| 2018 | 10.3% | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 9.6% | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 10.0% | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 9.7% | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 12.5% | +28.9% |
| 2023 | 13.1% | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 12.4% | -5.3% |
| 2025 | 11.7% | -5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.8% | 9.6% | 12.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 11.6% | 9.7% | 13.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 13 Switzerland 13.0% compare
- 14 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 12.6% compare
- 15 Montenegro 11.8% compare
- 17 Malta 11.5% compare
- 18 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 11.2% compare
- 19 Estonia 10.7% compare
- 19 Italy 10.7% compare
- 19 Estonia 10.7% compare
More economy & growth data for Germany
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.7761 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 0.6565 Percent per annum (2029)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 34,105 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 9.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9764 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 59,071 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.8641 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 52,276 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Germany?
- Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Germany was 11.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 13.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.6% in 2019.
- How does Germany rank for persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure?
- Germany ranks 16th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure activity by age, sex and income group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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