The legal three-day sales window for New Year’s Eve fireworks opened today across Germany. It sparked long queues outside supermarkets and specialist stores as shoppers rushed to purchase rockets, batteries, […] The post Fireworks Sales Kick Off in G...
Key Takeaways Smoking Rate in Germany Year Smoking Rate* YoY Change 2022 21.3% -0.4% 2021 21.7% -0.7% 2020 22.4% -0.1% 2019 22.5% 0% 2018 22.5% -2.6% 2015 25.1% -3.4% 2010 […] The post Germany’s Smoking Rate Has Declined Over Two Decades appeared fir...
Key Takeaways Germany produced 7.84 million hectolitres of wine in 2024. Thirteen of the country’s sixteen federal states cultivate wine grapes, and thirteen recognized quality wine regions are spread across […] The post Wine Production in Germany by...
Key Takeaways Cancer is one of the leading causes of death in Germany. In 2022, Germany recorded 605,805 cancer diagnoses. Out of this number, men received 323,545, while women received […] The post Why Men Face Higher Cancer Risk in Germany appeared...
Key Takeaways Selected Destination Countries of German Mobile Tertiary Students Abroad Destination country Number of students Austria 38,178 Switzerland* 12,325 Türkiye 4,448 France** 4,391 Hungary 3,341 Denmark […] The post Popular Study Des...
Hundreds of Indian students at the International University of Berlin are suddenly facing visa withdrawals, possible deportation, or forced remote study because immigration authorities no longer recognise their hybrid programmes […] The post IU Berli...
Takeaways Why Cases per Hospital Matter Looking at hospital counts alone can be misleading. A state may operate many hospitals, yet each facility may treat relatively few cases. Another state […] The post Hospital Capacity Across Germany: A State-by-...
Key Takeaways Over more than two decades, total enrolment at higher education institutions (HEI) has grown and then largely stabilised, hovering just below three million students in recent years. What […] The post Germany’s Changing Student Populatio...
Major statutory health insurance providers in Germany have announced increases to their additional contribution (Zusatzbeitrag) rates effective January 2026. An additional contribution is charged on top of the 14.6% general […] The post German Health...
Key Takeaways Gross Electricity Production in Germany by Source Electricity sources Billion kWh (% contribution to the total electricity production) 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Renewable energy sources 241.6 (39.7%) […] The post Germany’s Electrici...