Germany

Country in Europe

In brief

Hospital beds per 1,000 people: 7.6 (2023). World rank 7 of 150 (1 = best); in Europe, 3 of 40. Access to safe drinking water: 100% (2024). World rank 1 of 206 (1 = best); in Europe, 1 of 47. Access to clean cooking fuels: 100% (2024). World rank 1 of 192 (1 = best); in Europe, 1 of 43. From 2014 to 2024: secondary school enrolment 103% → 100%, higher education enrolment 65.2% → 76.7%, and health spending 10.8% → 12.3% (share of GDP). Better than all its neighbours (Austria, Belgium, Czechia, Denmark, France, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, and Switzerland): hospital beds per 1,000 people.

Education

Adult literacy: No data
Primary school enrolment: 103% 2024
Secondary school enrolment: 100% 2024
Higher education enrolment: 76.7% 2024
Public spending on education, share of GDP: 5.2% 2022

Healthcare

Health spending, share of GDP: 12.3% 2024
Health spending per person: $6,849 2024
Out-of-pocket health spending, share of total: 10.7% 2024
Doctors per 1,000 people: 4.5 2022
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people: 12.3 2022
Hospital beds per 1,000 people: 7.6 2023
Children vaccinated against measles: 96% 2024

Public health

Infant deaths per 1,000 births: 3.1 2024
Deaths under age 5 per 1,000 births: 3.7 2024
Maternal deaths per 100,000 births: 4 2023
HIV prevalence, ages 15–49: 0.2% 2024
Diabetes prevalence, ages 20–79: 7.8% 2024
Overweight adults: 53.8% 2022
Adults who use tobacco: 22% 2024

Living conditions

Access to safe drinking water: 100% 2024
Access to basic sanitation: 99.2% 2024
Access to clean cooking fuels: 100% 2024