Accidents at work by size of enterprise in Germany

Germany: Accidents at work by size of enterprise was 616,895 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
616,895
Change on year
down 3.2%
World rank
1st
of 31 countries
All-time high
782,251
in 2008
All-time low
616,895
in 2024
Years of data
17
2008–2024

Accidents at work by size of enterprise in Germany, 2008–2024

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k2008201620242008: 782.3k2009: 698.5k2010: 761.8k2011: 748.0k2012: 710.4k2013: 724.6k2014: 707.5k2015: 707.6k2016: 714.5k2017: 715.6k2018: 724.1k2019: 718.8k2020: 634.2k2021: 667.5k2022: 648.3k2023: 637.2k2024: 616.9k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Germany recorded 616,895 for accidents at work by size of enterprise in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, accidents at work by size of enterprise in Germany peaked at 782,251 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 616,895, in 2024.

Germany ranks 1st of 31 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

Accidents at work by size of enterprise in Germany, year by year

Annual values for Accidents at work by size of enterprise (NACE Rev. 2 activity A, C-N) in Germany, 2008 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2008 782,251
2009 698,524 -10.7%
2010 761,816 +9.1%
2011 748,029 -1.8%
2012 710,413 -5.0%
2013 724,554 +2.0%
2014 707,455 -2.4%
2015 707,563 +0.0%
2016 714,501 +1.0%
2017 715,599 +0.2%
2018 724,073 +1.2%
2019 718,782 -0.7%
2020 634,243 -11.8%
2021 667,503 +5.2%
2022 648,335 -2.9%
2023 637,176 -1.7%
2024 616,895 -3.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 740,388 698,524 782,251 2
2010s 723,278 707,455 761,816 10
2020s 640,830 616,895 667,503 5

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 2 France 398,041 compare
  2. 3 Spain 389,985 compare
  3. 4 Italy 217,919 compare

See the full ranking of 35 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is accidents at work by size of enterprise in Germany?
Accidents at work by size of enterprise in Germany was 616,895 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest accidents at work by size of enterprise recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 782,251 in 2008.
What is the lowest accidents at work by size of enterprise recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 616,895 in 2024.
How does Germany rank for accidents at work by size of enterprise?
Germany ranks 1st out of 31 countries with data for 2024.
Is accidents at work by size of enterprise rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Germany data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Accidents at work by size of enterprise (NACE Rev. 2 activity A, C-N). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Accidents at work by size of enterprise (NACE Rev. 2 activity A, C-N)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
35 places, 558 data points, 2008–2024
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