Olaf Scholz as Chancellor: public opinion Germany| ��ƽ��

In general, how is Olaf Scholz doing in his position as Chancellor?

Characteristic	Well	Badly
January 14 '22	65%	17%
January 28 '22	62%	25%
February 11 '22	56%	34%
February 24 '22	65%	24%
March 11 '22	73%	20%
April 8 '22	71%	22%
April 29 '22	57%	36%
May 20 '22	60%	33%
June 17 '22	59%	34%
July 1 '22	64%	29%
July 15 '22	58%	34%
August 12 '22	57%	36%
September 9 '22	55%	38%
September 30 '22	54%	40%
October 21 '22	56%	38%
November 11 '22	52%	42%
November 25 '22	51%	42%
December 16 '22	58%	36%
January 13 '23	54%	38%
January 27 '23	55%	40%
February 17 '23	57%	36%
March 3 '23	56%	39%
March 17 '23	63%	33%
March 31 '23	52%	42%
April 21 '23	51%	44%
May 5 '23	50%	44%
May 26 '23	54%	38%
June 16 '23	50%	45%
June 30 '23	49%	45%
July 14 '23	50%	44%
August 18 '23	43%	51%
September 15 '23	46%	48%
October 20 '23	38%	56%
November 10 '23	44%	51%
November 24 '23	38%	57%
December 15 '23	30%	65%
January 12 '24	28%	67%
February 2 '24	30%	66%
February 23 '24	29%	68%
March 8 '24	33%	62%
March 22 '24	41%	56%
April 12 '24	36%	58%
April 26 '24	37%	58%
May 17 '24	37%	59%
June 13 '24	28%	67%
June 28 '24	30%	65%
July 12 '24	33%	61%
August 15 '24	36%	58%
September 6 '24	32%	65%
September 27 '24	35%	58%
October 18 '24	36%	59%
November 8 '24	32%	64%
November 22 '24	37%	57%
December 6 '24	37%	56%
December 20 '24	31%	63%
January 10 '24	33%	62%
January 24 '25	31%	64%
February 07 '25	35%	59%
February 14 '25	39%	57%

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Release date

February 2025

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Region

Germany

Survey time period

January 14, 2022 to February 14, 2025

Number of respondents

around 1,000 respondents¹

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

Eligible voters

Method of interview

Telephone interview

Supplementary notes

¹ The number of respondents varies according to the survey period.

This question was worded to respondents as follows: 'Chancellor Scholz is mostly doing...'

The source does not provide any information regarding missing percentage points to 100 percent.

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Olaf Scholz became the chancellor of Germany on December 8th 2021, and by January 14th 2022, he had an approval rating of 65 percent. This rating peaked in March 2022 at 73 percent. However, as of February 2025, only 39 percent of people in Germany thought he was doing well in his position. In fact, since August 2023, more people have consistently perceived the Chancellor as doing a bad job than a good one.

Global views on Olaf Scholz

In Germany the population seems to be dissatisfied with the decisions that Olaf Scholz has made, this sentiment seems to be shared elsewhere. In a survey conducted worldwide, around 20 percent of respondents had confidence in him. On the other side, approximately 74 percent disapproved of him as a global leader.

When it comes to how Scholz is talked about by online newspapers in the U.S., the Chancellor had a sentiment score of -2.48 in 2024, and this was a decrease compared to 2023. Furthermore, he was also scoring lower than Joe Biden.

Political interest

Germans are generally interested in politics, yet as in all countries, some people are very passionate about politics and some less so. Among the younger generation in Germany, around half of people came into contact with politics in their regular media consumption and almost a third said that it was often a topic with friends and family. Young people can become especially invested in politics because the decisions that are made by the government will impact their futures and so it is important to them that they have a say. In more recent years, social media has begun to play a role in politics. For those frustrated by politics, social media can give them a voice, especially if they feel their concerns are not being heard by those in power. In addition, on a more practical level, social media allows news about current events to be spread around the world in seconds. For the foreseeable future, social media will likely continue to have an influential role, especially among the younger generations.