Germany social insurance
Germany social insurance funds covering unemployment, pension and health insurance.
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| Indicator | 09-2026 | 08-2026 | 07-2026 | 06-2026 | 05-2026 | 04-2026 | 03-2026 | 02-2026 | 01-2026 | 12-2025 | 11-2025 | 10-2025 | 09-2025 | 08-2025 | 07-2025 | 06-2025 | 05-2025 | 04-2025 | 03-2025 | 02-2025 | 01-2025 | 12-2024 | 11-2024 | 10-2024 | 09-2024 | 08-2024 | 07-2024 | 06-2024 | 05-2024 | 04-2024 | 03-2024 | 02-2024 | 01-2024 | 12-2023 | 11-2023 | 10-2023 | 09-2023 | |
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| Unemployment insurance: Federal Employment Agency finances3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Federal Employment Agency, revenue, total3 | 4,084.48 | 4,022.17 | 4,005.02 | 3,856.97 | 3,862.33 | 3,830.95 | 4,223.21 | 5,068.46 | 3,887.94 | 3,851.38 | 3,874.01 | 4,043.23 | 3,965.23 | 3,884.78 | 3,877.43 | 3,721.25 | 3,777.51 | 3,631.59 | 3,929.3 | 4,760.39 | 3,619.44 | 3,593.25 | 3,583.3 | 3,805.8 | 3,732.5 | 3,673.38 | 3,613.41 | 3,485.88 | 3,445.27 | 3,367.02 | 3,721.46 | 4,527.53 | 3,411.54 | 3,404.64 | ||||
| Federal Employment Agency, revenue, contributions | 3,445.62 | 3,403.72 | 3,399.08 | 3,238.34 | 3,223.15 | 3,247.82 | 3,403.44 | 4,236.79 | 3,495.37 | 2,966.02 | 3,221.32 | 3,292.92 | 3,366.2 | 3,274.3 | 3,262.82 | 3,113.23 | 3,156.37 | 3,120.7 | 3,262.6 | 4,053.14 | 3,090.82 | 3,061.05 | 3,087.35 | 3,142.49 | 3,209.92 | 3,160.57 | 3,123.91 | 2,988.33 | 2,984.62 | 2,930.15 | 3,103.96 | 3,816.09 | 2,916.45 | 2,924.16 | ||||
| Federal Employment Agency, revenue, insolvency compensation levy | 177.28 | 174.62 | 174.34 | 165.75 | 164.82 | 166.69 | 173.42 | 207.37 | -78.92 | 409.46 | 165.44 | 170.1 | 173.6 | 168.59 | 167.47 | 158.99 | 171.02 | 134.45 | 67.03 | 80.05 | 63.06 | 63.72 | 63.76 | 65.03 | 66 | 65.65 | 64.4 | 61.12 | 61.47 | 60.31 | 64.29 | 75.92 | 61.38 | 60.87 | ||||
| Federal Employment Agency, revenue, central government liquidity assistance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,437.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -423.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Federal Employment Agency, expenditure, total5 | 4,571.5 | 4,563 | 4,916.8 | 5,162.12 | 4,845.78 | 4,718.52 | 4,351.4 | 4,755.81 | 4,395.17 | 4,082.69 | 4,029.28 | 4,448.59 | 4,084.43 | 4,098.53 | 4,486.44 | 4,507.19 | 4,303.49 | 4,495.18 | 3,828 | 4,156.91 | 3,899.46 | 3,564.26 | 3,538.69 | 3,814.91 | 3,544.99 | 3,685.31 | 3,944.94 | 3,798.82 | 3,803.39 | 3,634.71 | 3,307.57 | 3,645.63 | 3,325.16 | 3,064.05 | ||||
| Federal Employment Agency, expenditure, unemployment benefit | 2,497.81 | 2,501.71 | 2,569.74 | 2,660.5 | 2,571.02 | 2,423.91 | 2,235.04 | 2,233.61 | 2,263.01 | 2,289.1 | 2,240.81 | 2,160.11 | 2,176.13 | 2,159.89 | 2,193.14 | 2,278.9 | 2,231.9 | 2,047.44 | 1,878.49 | 1,882.79 | 1,869.31 | 1,914.75 | 1,879.09 | 1,815.16 | 1,803.09 | 1,801.2 | 1,842.34 | 1,903.1 | 1,886.4 | 1,721.66 | 1,595.23 | 1,576.2 | 1,583.58 | 1,617.76 | ||||
| Federal Employment Agency, expenditure, short-time working benefits | 83.35 | 95.19 | 186.13 | 300.4 | 231.25 | 88.9 | 105.88 | 82.35 | 89.85 | 90.83 | 92.05 | 114 | 106.56 | 134.83 | 194.37 | 242.33 | 193.45 | 102.78 | 103.39 | 77.86 | 73.81 | 68.29 | 73.42 | 85.1 | 76.59 | 103.95 | 148.98 | 182.54 | 182.54 | 99.8 | 55.45 | 46.5 | 42.49 | 38.9 | ||||
| Federal Employment Agency, expenditure, Job promotion, total | 939.57 | 930.96 | 886.06 | 937.39 | 875.87 | 876.19 | 935.63 | 910.62 | 832.34 | 770.48 | 737.37 | 855.84 | 839.3 | 807.86 | 820.49 | 826.76 | 790.37 | 782.73 | 831.77 | 798.25 | 743.02 | 653.34 | 648.93 | 724.84 | 725.69 | 713.04 | 728.58 | 683.14 | 692.65 | 697.78 | 714.3 | 705.3 | 659.64 | 547.14 | ||||
| Federal Employment Agency, expenditure, insolvency benefit payment | 172.18 | 145.47 | 140.11 | 222.76 | 157.33 | 121.33 | 106.74 | 139.92 | 144.97 | 105.41 | 113.36 | 172.9 | 138.56 | 135.63 | 161.71 | 185.44 | 151.89 | 130.22 | 111.19 | 100.29 | 158.97 | 123.23 | 107.61 | 133.74 | 136.88 | 231.39 | 129.61 | 125.98 | 148.53 | 105.35 | 83.17 | 80.34 | 142.08 | 93.91 | ||||
| Federal Employment Agency, expenditure, administrative expenditure | 594.48 | 577.51 | 781.22 | 572.66 | 567.9 | 816.64 | 708.77 | 899.37 | 791.88 | 570.37 | 559.01 | 843.78 | 552.05 | 559.58 | 771.06 | 565.26 | 530.75 | 771.57 | 655.37 | 834.17 | 788.2 | 555.31 | 550.61 | 790.78 | 531.96 | 531.29 | 748.09 | 525.48 | 494.09 | 709.6 | 626.03 | 803.35 | 646.83 | 529.64 | ||||
| Federal Employment Agency - deficit, surplus | -487.02 | -540.82 | -911.78 | -1,305.14 | -983.45 | -887.57 | -128.19 | 312.64 | -507.23 | -231.31 | -155.26 | -405.35 | -119.2 | -213.75 | -609.01 | -785.94 | -525.98 | -863.59 | 101.3 | 603.49 | -280.03 | 28.99 | 44.61 | -9.12 | 187.51 | -11.94 | -331.53 | -312.94 | -358.12 | -267.7 | 413.89 | 881.9 | 86.38 | 340.59 | ||||
| Statutory pension insurance (Deutsche Rentenversicherung)3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reserves and liquidity4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sustainability reserve | 29,683.7 | 32,678.7 | 34,990.7 | 36,468.9 | 36,771.7 | 37,019.6 | 37,326.7 | 38,654.7 | 40,030.7 | 41,302.9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sustainability reserve in months of expenditure | 0.94 | 1.04 | 1.11 | 1.16 | 1.17 | 1.18 | 1.19 | 1.23 | 1.27 | 1.38 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liquidity | 34,360.6 | 37,319.4 | 39,620.5 | 40,912.8 | 41,211.7 | 41,422 | 41,626.9 | 42,982.7 | 44,390.7 | 45,728.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liquidity in months of expenditure | 1.09 | 1.19 | 1.26 | 1.3 | 1.31 | 1.32 | 1.32 | 1.37 | 1.41 | 1.53 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Contribution revenue1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total contribution revenue1 | 26,631.5 | 26,780 | 27,551.5 | 27,685 | 27,425 | 27,427.9 | 26,344.2 | 26,152.3 | 26,344.1 | 27,489.6 | 33,170 | 26,247.9 | 25,928.6 | 25,966 | 26,499.8 | 26,890.9 | 26,353.7 | 26,343.6 | 25,296 | 25,493.3 | 25,296.7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total mandatory contributions2 | 23,404.8 | 23,678.9 | 24,438.1 | 24,484.7 | 24,088.6 | 24,266 | 23,064.6 | 23,219.5 | 23,295.6 | 22,886 | 23,105.8 | 23,449.1 | 23,992.2 | 23,397.2 | 23,261.7 | 22,272.2 | 22,685.3 | 22,373.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Mandatory contributions deducted from payroll | 23,148.8 | 23,418.1 | 24,148.2 | 24,232.8 | 23,839.3 | 24,006 | 22,800.7 | 22,951.5 | 23,063.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other mandatory contributions | 256 | 260.8 | 289.9 | 251.9 | 249.3 | 260 | 263.9 | 268 | 232.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pensions in payment and monthly expenditure2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total pensions in payment3 | 25,497,921 | 25,491,442 | 25,501,929 | 25,411,729 | 25,452,142 | 25,476,752 | 25,471,298 | 25,463,640 | 25,465,962 | 25,424,281 | 25,400,340 | 25,381,021 | 25,333,993 | 25,312,658 | 25,273,191 | 25,240,464 | 25,287,121 | 25,304,106 | 25,292,300 | 25,308,800 | 25,329,775 | |||||||||||||||||
| Old-age pensions | 18,805,919 | 18,795,720 | 18,784,784 | 18,705,175 | 18,727,567 | 18,747,436 | 18,754,228 | 18,736,265 | 18,726,151 | 18,683,020 | 18,660,531 | 18,642,334 | 18,602,935 | 18,578,246 | 18,531,625 | 18,498,239 | 18,525,452 | 18,528,887 | 18,521,461 | 18,535,809 | 18,554,775 | |||||||||||||||||
| Reduced-earning-capacity pensions | 1,703,326 | 1,705,390 | 1,704,926 | 1,704,860 | 1,710,034 | 1,704,399 | 1,698,207 | 1,699,933 | 1,703,234 | 1,705,806 | 1,707,302 | 1,709,141 | 1,710,283 | 1,711,693 | 1,711,423 | 1,712,191 | 1,717,198 | 1,716,751 | 1,717,277 | 1,710,816 | 1,706,317 | |||||||||||||||||
| Survivors' pensions | 4,988,676 | 4,990,332 | 5,012,219 | 5,001,694 | 5,014,541 | 5,024,917 | 5,018,863 | 5,027,442 | 5,036,577 | 5,035,455 | 5,032,507 | 5,029,546 | 5,020,775 | 5,022,719 | 5,030,143 | 5,030,034 | 5,044,471 | 5,058,468 | 5,053,562 | 5,062,175 | 5,068,683 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total pension payment | 29,299.37 | 29,364.6 | 29,335.53 | 27,886.87 | 28,039.88 | 28,077.82 | 28,040.55 | 28,081.75 | 28,008.98 | 28,148.21 | 27,957.39 | 27,930.7 | 27,891.87 | 28,032.83 | 27,562.32 | 26,542.61 | 26,864.42 | 26,883.02 | 26,861.03 | 26,973.42 | 26,959.21 | |||||||||||||||||
| Statutory health and long-term care insurance (BMG)5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All health insurance beneficiaries3 | 74,355,296 | 74,425,926 | 74,506,315 | 74,595,384 | 74,560,409 | 74,402,900 | 74,495,244 | 74,442,813 | 74,216,004 | 74,715,569 | 74,610,805 | 74,454,037 | 74,406,711 | 74,486,569 | 74,535,371 | 74,617,856 | 74,559,998 | 74,477,036 | 74,530,004 | 74,486,048 | 74,266,658 | |||||||||||||||||
| Health insurance members3 | 58,693,557 | 58,605,033 | 58,658,777 | 58,761,996 | 58,746,847 | 58,637,787 | 58,714,600 | 58,705,262 | 58,592,188 | 58,993,304 | 58,934,369 | 58,804,916 | 58,676,614 | 58,588,757 | 58,617,393 | 58,708,160 | 58,680,620 | 58,627,359 | 58,675,546 | 58,653,129 | 58,544,501 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mandatory health insurance members | 35,421,322 | 35,322,779 | 35,362,716 | 35,467,406 | 35,448,698 | 35,328,262 | 35,392,454 | 35,370,567 | 35,256,827 | 35,689,544 | 35,619,479 | 35,488,829 | 35,360,943 | 35,274,345 | 35,301,589 | 35,385,283 | 35,342,613 | 35,307,895 | 35,343,443 | 35,313,618 | 35,217,014 | |||||||||||||||||
| Voluntary health insurance members | 6,139,205 | 6,149,579 | 6,162,765 | 6,176,792 | 6,183,169 | 6,191,195 | 6,207,786 | 6,216,268 | 6,207,216 | 6,212,345 | 6,227,014 | 6,232,332 | 6,245,381 | 6,259,542 | 6,276,102 | 6,285,042 | 6,298,130 | 6,287,950 | 6,308,440 | 6,309,081 | 6,290,597 | |||||||||||||||||
| Retiree health insurance members | 17,132,675 | 17,133,296 | 17,117,798 | 17,114,980 | 17,118,330 | 17,114,360 | 17,118,427 | 17,128,145 | 17,091,415 | 17,087,876 | 17,083,755 | 17,070,290 | 17,054,870 | 17,039,702 | 17,037,835 | 17,039,877 | 17,031,514 | 17,023,663 | 17,030,430 | 17,036,890 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Co-insured family members | 15,661,739 | 15,820,893 | 15,847,538 | 15,833,388 | 15,813,562 | 15,765,113 | 15,780,644 | 15,737,551 | 15,623,816 | 15,722,265 | 15,676,436 | 15,649,121 | 15,730,097 | 15,897,812 | 15,917,978 | 15,909,696 | 15,879,378 | 15,849,677 | 15,854,458 | 15,832,919 | 15,722,157 | |||||||||||||||||
| By sex2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male health insurance beneficiaries | 35,986,710 | 36,013,895 | 36,045,124 | 36,089,443 | 36,067,463 | 35,990,836 | 36,025,341 | 35,990,675 | 35,901,415 | 36,145,012 | 36,094,225 | 36,021,806 | 35,993,125 | 36,022,505 | 36,039,762 | 36,078,692 | 36,048,221 | 36,007,620 | 36,023,527 | 35,990,595 | 35,903,883 | |||||||||||||||||
| Female health insurance beneficiaries | 38,368,586 | 38,412,031 | 38,461,191 | 38,505,941 | 38,492,946 | 38,412,064 | 38,469,903 | 38,452,138 | 38,314,589 | 38,570,557 | 38,516,580 | 38,432,231 | 38,413,586 | 38,464,064 | 38,495,609 | 38,539,164 | 38,511,777 | 38,469,416 | 38,506,477 | 38,495,453 | 38,362,775 | |||||||||||||||||
| Long-term care insurance beneficiaries | 74,351,378 | 74,423,277 | 74,504,045 | 74,593,187 | 74,558,162 | 74,400,823 | 74,493,268 | 74,440,798 | 74,213,234 | 74,712,916 | 74,608,179 | 74,451,584 | 74,405,189 | 74,485,912 | 74,534,773 | 74,617,151 | 74,559,381 | 74,476,590 | 74,529,388 | 74,485,217 | 74,265,539 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sick, benefit-entitled members | 1,960,775 | 1,586,650 | 2,121,228 | 1,845,734 | 1,650,750 | 2,120,691 | 1,833,493 | 1,934,942 | 1,471,475 | 2,269,270 | 1,704,284 | 2,295,849 | 1,851,461 | 2,036,425 | 1,958,045 | 1,500,567 | 1,719,509 | 2,259,617 | 2,012,895 | 2,093,386 | 1,407,228 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sickness rate among sickness-benefit-entitled GKV members | 5.77 | 4.69 | 6.26 | 5.43 | 4.86 | 6.26 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 4.35 | 6.62 | 4.98 | 6.73 | 5.45 | 6.01 | 5.78 | 4.41 | 5.06 | 6.66 | 5.93 | 6.17 | 4.16 | |||||||||||||||||
| Average supplementary contribution rate | 3.14 | 3.14 | 3.13 | 3.13 | 3.13 | 3.13 | 3.13 | 3.13 | 3.13 | 2.94 | 2.94 | 2.94 | 2.94 | 2.94 | 2.93 | 2.92 | 2.92 | 2.92 | 2.92 | 2.92 | 2.92 |
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The series on this page is monthly and runs from Jan 2000 to Jun 2026. Source: Deutsche Bundesbank, Deutsche Rentenversicherung and Federal Ministry of Health (BMG).
About this data
Germany social insurance funds covering unemployment, pension and health insurance. The monthly data tracks the revenue and expenditure of the Federal Employment Agency, including contributions, unemployment benefit and short-time working benefits in EUR million. Co-published by the Deutsche Bundesbank since 2000, the figures also capture the statutory pension insurance sustainability reserve, the number of pensions in payment, and health insurance beneficiaries.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the latest figure for Germany social insurance?
- Federal Employment Agency, revenue, total stood at 4,084.48 EUR million in Jun 2026. That is +1.5% from May 2026 and +3.0% from a year earlier.
- How far back does the Germany social insurance data go?
- The series on this page is monthly and runs from Jan 2000 to Jun 2026. Source: Deutsche Bundesbank, Deutsche Rentenversicherung and Federal Ministry of Health (BMG). Every series in the table can be charted over its full history and downloaded as CSV or Excel.
- What is included in the Germany social insurance data?
- The Germany social insurance data covers the three large branches of the system: unemployment insurance, statutory pension insurance, and statutory health and long-term care insurance. It tracks revenues, expenditures, fund reserves and beneficiary numbers.
- How is the German unemployment insurance fund measured?
- The German unemployment insurance fund is measured by the revenue and expenditure of the Federal Employment Agency in EUR million. It includes contributions, the insolvency levy, unemployment benefits, short-time working benefits and administrative costs.
- What does the German statutory pension insurance data show?
- The German statutory pension insurance data tracks the system's contribution revenue and the sustainability reserve in EUR million and months of expenditure. It also counts the number of old-age, reduced-earning-capacity and survivors' pensions in payment.