The term 鈥瀖illennials鈥 refers to the birth years of the respondents. It includes birth years from 1981 to 1995. This classification varies by source. Based on the definition used here, at the time of the survey millennials were aged between 26 and 40 years old in 2021.
Information on total sample: 2021: 23,299 respondents, projection to 70.54 million people
Information on the target group 鈥渕illennials鈥 (26 to 31 years): 2,242 respondents, projection to 6.21 million people
Further information on the methodology is available and in the .
Just like any other country in the world, Germany has its share of millennials. Broken down by gender, **** percent of German millennials were male and **** percent were female. The total age range is set from 26 to 40 years.
Marital status and children
The majority of millennials across the aforementioned age span, namely ** percent, were single, while almost ** percent were married. Some millennials were also divorced or even widowed. The highest share of millennials had no children aged under ** and only a very small share had or more children under that age. In fact, ** percent of German millennials was living in a one-person household.
Occupation and income
The largest share of millennials was employed in a company full-time. Meanwhile, most had a net income of to euros. Higher salaries were increasingly rare.
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