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Institutional trust

Germany · 20 indicators

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Institutional trust

Germany — Leader approval

16%net -67
Friedrich Merz · Chancelier
Source: ARD-DeutschlandTrend (Infratest dimap)· Data 2026-06
Satisfaction (national) · in office since May 2025
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Germany — Trust in national government

Primary KPI: one of the key indicators tracked first for this country.Share of the population reporting trust in the national government.
36%
2023
Source: OECD· Data 2023
 
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Germany — Trust in parliament

Share of the population reporting trust in parliament.
35%
2023
Source: OECD· Data 2023
 
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Germany — Trust in the justice system

Share of the population reporting trust in the justice system.
57.6%
2023
Source: OECD· Data 2023
 
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Germany — Trust in local government

Share of the population reporting trust in local government.
41.9%
2023
Source: OECD· Data 2023
 
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Germany — Life satisfaction (0-10)

Average self-reported life satisfaction on a 0-10 scale, population 16+.
7score
2025
Source: Eurostat· Data 2025
Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Germany — Life satisfaction — female

Average life satisfaction among women 16+.
7score
2025
Source: Eurostat· Data 2025
Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Germany — Life satisfaction — male

Average life satisfaction among men 16+.
7score
2025
Source: Eurostat· Data 2025
Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Germany — Trust in others (0-10)

Average rating (0-10) of generalised trust in other people, population 16+.
5.6score
2025
Source: Eurostat· Data 2025
Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Germany — Trust in others — female

Generalised trust in others, women 16+.
5.6score
2025
Source: Eurostat· Data 2025
Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Germany — Trust in others — male

Generalised trust in others, men 16+.
5.5score
2025
Source: Eurostat· Data 2025
Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Germany — High life satisfaction share

Share of population 16+ reporting a high life-satisfaction rating (9-10).
21.7%
2025
Source: Eurostat· Data 2025
Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Germany — Medium life satisfaction share

Share reporting medium life satisfaction (6-8).
56.5%
2025
Source: Eurostat· Data 2025
Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Germany — Low life satisfaction share

Share reporting low life satisfaction (0-5) — indicator of population distress.
21.8%
2025
Source: Eurostat· Data 2025
Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Germany — High life satisfaction — female

Share of women 16+ reporting high life satisfaction (9-10).
21.7%
2025
Source: Eurostat· Data 2025
Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Germany — High life satisfaction — male

Share of men 16+ reporting high life satisfaction (9-10).
21.6%
2025
Source: Eurostat· Data 2025
Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Germany — Low life satisfaction — female

Share of women 16+ reporting low life satisfaction (0-5).
22.2%
2025
Source: Eurostat· Data 2025
Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Germany — Formal volunteering

Share of population 16+ engaged in formal voluntary activities — civic engagement headline.
28.6%
2015
Source: Eurostat· Data 2015
Upd. 01/2026
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Germany — Life-meaning indicator

Wellbeing index combining ratings of life meaning + general experiences for 16+.
79.8score
2022
Source: Eurostat· Data 2022
Upd. 01/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Germany — Low life satisfaction — male

Share of men 16+ reporting low life satisfaction (0-5).
21.5%
2025
Source: Eurostat· Data 2025
Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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