German couples with one marginally employed partner decline to 25.2 percent in 2025
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Updated · IndexBox, Inc. · Apr 29
German couples with one marginally employed partner decline to 25.2 percent in 2025
3 articles · Updated · IndexBox, Inc. · Apr 29
Destatis reports that among 14.0 million German couples aged 15–64 in 2025, 25.2% had one partner in marginal or no employment, down from 32.5% in 2015.
The proportion of couples with both partners employed beyond marginal levels rose to 68.8%, while couples with both partners marginally or not employed dropped to 6.0%.
Destatis attributes these shifts to more individuals moving from marginal to higher employment, including part-time roles, based on preliminary 2025 microcensus data.
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