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"What are the most important problems facing Germany?" (October 2021 to June 2026)

Characteristic	Economy	Immigration	Wages & Prices	Healthcare	Energy & Climate	Ukraine War / Russia	AfD / The Right	Pensions
Jun 19, 26	25%	17%	10%	10%	9%	4%	7%	13%
Jun 5, 26	24%	16%	9%	11%	10%	3%	6%	12%
May 22, 26	22%	12%	11%	10%	15%	2%	9%	11%
May 8, 26	21%	11%	16%	10%	12%	2%	8%	9%
Apr 17, 26	21%	11%	25%	8%	16%	3%	7%	7%
Mar 27, 26	23%	14%	16%	4%	16%	4%	7%	8%
Feb 27, 26	25%	20%	5%	7%	11%	7%	10%	12%
Feb 6, 26	26%	15%	7%	7%	11%	6%	7%	16%
Jan 16, 26	23%	18%	8%	4%	9%	8%	8%	11%
Dec 12, 25	22%	19%	6%	7%	10%	8%	7%	19%
Nov 21, 25	22%	24%	8%	5%	14%	7%	8%	21%
Nov 7, 25	27%	26%	9%	5%	15%	6%	7%	8%
Oct 24, 25	24%	25%	7%	3%	10%	8%	9%	11%
Oct 2, 25	19%	20%	8%	7%	10%	11%	10%	10%
Sep 18, 25	22%	23%	8%	5%	11%	9%	8%	8%
Sep 4, 25	22%	24%	7%	5%	10%	11%	8%	10%
Aug 14, 25	18%	25%	6%	6%	13%	10%	9%	14%
Jul 24, 25	25%	29%	8%	5%	11%	7%	7%	14%
Jun 27, 25	20%	18%	9%	4%	10%	7%	7%	9%
Jun 6, 25	27%	31%	6%	7%	14%	11%	10%	7%
May 23, 25	30%	25%	8%	5%	14%	9%	9%	9%
May 2, 25	32%	24%	7%	4%	13%	7%	7%	7%
Apr 11, 25	31%	28%	8%	4%	12%	7%	8%	5%
Mar 21, 25	27%	25%	9%	4%	10%	12%	5%	7%
Mar 7, 25	32%	26%	6%	6%	13%	15%	5%	6%
Feb 14, 25	43%	42%	8%	3%	18%	4%	5%	7%
Feb 7, 25	39%	40%	6%	4%	15%	3%	6%	8%
Jan 30, 24	32%	41%	11%	4%	15%	3%	10%	6%
Jan 24, 25	35%	27%	11%	5%	16%	6%	8%	6%
Jan 10, 25	34%	31%	11%	4%	15%	5%	7%	8%
Dec 20, 24	34%	23%	9%	4%	15%	8%	5%	9%
Dec 06, 24	32%	23%	9%	5%	14%	13%	7%	3%
Nov 22, 24	27%	21%	8%	4%	15%	16%	5%	7%
Nov 08, 24	30%	24%	11%	4%	16%	7%	8%	6%
Oct 18, 24	24%	35%	8%	6%	19%	11%	8%	6%
Sep 27, 24	21%	42%	8%	5%	17%	6%	10%	5%
Sep 06, 24	14%	45%	8%	4%	13%	6%	15%	7%
Aug 15, 24	14%	27%	8%	4%	21%	10%	13%	7%
Jul 12, 24	13%	31%	8%	5%	20%	11%	10%	6%
Jun 28, 24	15%	34%	8%	6%	20%	9%	10%	5%
Jun 13, 24	13%	33%	9%	4%	24%	11%	12%	8%
May 17, 24	13%	27%	8%	3%	21%	10%	9%	11%
Apr 26, 24	15%	27%	11%	6%	18%	13%	9%	8%
Apr 12, 24	13%	26%	9%	5%	21%	14%	6%	8%
Mar 22, 24	11%	19%	10%	4%	18%	22%	10%	8%
Mar 08, 24	14%	22%	11%	3%	17%	20%	12%	10%
Feb 23, 24	19%	20%	12%	4%	16%	15%	14%	5%
Feb 02, 24	10%	22%	14%	4%	15%	9%	20%	5%
Jan 12, 24	8%	26%	13%	3%	21%	7%	6%	4%
Dec 15, 23	8%	33%	13%	3%	28%	6%	4%	5%
Nov 24, 23	9%	37%	15%	4%	28%	5%	5%	5%
Nov 10, 23	9%	52%	15%	3%	20%	8%	7%	4%
Oct 20, 23	8%	46%	18%	4%	23%	6%	7%	5%
Sep 15, 23	11%	23%	15%	5%	37%	9%	6%	4%
Aug 18, 23	10%	22%	17%	4%	35%	10%	6%	5%
Jul 14, 23	4%	20%	17%	5%	40%	18%	6%	6%
Jun 30, 23	5%	20%	20%	6%	40%	16%	8%	5%
Jun 16, 23	4%	19%	19%	5%	50%	17%	3%	4%
May 26, 23	4%	15%	20%	7%	47%	15%	1%	5%
May 05, 23	4%	16%	24%	4%	50%	13%	1%	5%
Apr 21, 23	4%	13%	23%	4%	51%	19%	1%	4%
Mar 31, 23	3%	12%	27%	5%	46%	20%	0%	4%
Mar 17, 23	3%	11%	27%	7%	33%	27%	1%	5%
Mar 03, 23	3%	16%	29%	4%	32%	36%	1%	5%
Feb 17, 23	5%	19%	26%	3%	29%	27%	1%	3%
Jan 27, 23	4%	9%	29%	2%	33%	43%	1%	4%
Jan 13, 23	4%	13%	29%	7%	39%	25%	1%	4%
Dec 16, 22	3%	7%	31%	5%	45%	23%	3%	3%
Nov 25, 22	3%	6%	41%	3%	44%	24%	1%	4%
Nov 11, 22	2%	10%	37%	5%	50%	27%	2%	3%
Oct 21, 22	4%	7%	40%	4%	49%	27%	1%	3%
Sep 30, 22	3%	5%	42%	2%	53%	26%	1%	2%
Sep 09, 22	4%	3%	45%	3%	38%	30%	1%	3%
Aug 12, 22	3%	3%	29%	3%	43%	34%	1%	4%
Jul 15, 22	3%	3%	32%	2%	40%	40%	1%	4%
Jul 01, 22	4%	3%	37%	4%	33%	41%	1%	5%
Jun 17, 22	3%	5%	44%	4%	26%	38%	1%	6%
May 20, 22	3%	4%	29%	3%	28%	41%	1%	5%
Apr 29, 22	5%	3%	25%	5%	27%	49%	1%	3%
Apr 08, 22	5%	6%	24%	3%	32%	45%	0%	3%
Mar 11, 22	3%	5%	22%	2%	28%	57%	1%	3%
Feb 24, 22	2%	3%	16%	5%	24%	32%	2%	4%
Feb 11, 22	5%	5%	13%	4%	23%	23%	2%	2%
Jan 28, 22	4%	4%	10%	5%	25%	11%	1%	5%
Jan 14, 22	3%	6%	10%	4%	33%	2%	2%	4%
Dec 10, 21	4%	7%	7%	6%	29%	-	2%	4%
Nov 26, 21	4%	7%	5%	4%	29%	-	1%	5%
Nov 12, 21	5%	13%	8%	4%	38%	-	1%	4%
Oct 29, 21	6%	11%	14%	4%	44%	-	2%	7%
Oct 15, 21	7%	8%	11%	5%	49%	-	2%	7%
Oct 01, 21	7%	7%	9%	4%	51%	-	2%	10%

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Release date

June 2026

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Region

Germany

Survey time period

October 1, 2021, to June 19, 2026

Number of respondents

1,250 per wave

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

German voters

Method of interview

Telephone interview

Supplementary notes

Respondents were able to select up to two possible issues/problems.

Original wording from the source: ("Wichtige Probleme in Deutschland max zwei Nennungen.")

Some responses have been excluded for accessibility.

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The economic situation was seen as the most important issue facing Germany in June 2026, selected by 25 percent of people as a problem that month. In the same month, 17 percent of Germans saw immigration as one of the most important issues.

Germany's economic struggles

Once the economic powerhouse of Europe, the Germany economy has been struggling for several years, and even shrank in 2023 and 2024. In part, this is due to external factors, such as the War in Ukraine putting an end to Germany's supply of cheap Russian gas, and a more protectionist global trade environment harming Germany's export-driven businesses. On the other hand, there has been a chronic lack of investment in the country, in part due to fiscal restraints built into the German constitution.

Collapse of the traffic light coalition

The issue of removing these fiscal restraints, in particular the "debt-brake", was the eventual reason that brought down the government of Olaf Scholz in late 2024. In power since the 2021 election, Scholz's government consisted of three political parties, Scholz's own SPD, the German Greens, and the pro-businesses FDP. The contradictions inherent in a three-party coalition eventually rose to the surface in late 2024, when the FDP leadership split with the government over economic policy, causing the collapse of the government. All three parties saw their vote share decline considerably, in the subsequent election in February 2025, with the FDP unable to clear the five percent threshold required to win seats in parliament.