77% of People in Germany Speak Only German at Home, Study Finds

New data from the 2023 Mikrozensus highlights linguistic diversity in German households, with 6% speaking no German at home.

The 2023 Mikrozensus reveals that 77% of Germany's population speaks exclusively German at home.
17% of the population uses both German and at least one other language in their households, with 26% of these individuals primarily using German.
6% of people in Germany communicate solely in one or more languages other than German at home.
Among individuals with an immigration background, 22% speak only German at home, while 24% do not use German at all in their households.
Turkish, Russian, and Arabic are the most common non-German languages spoken at home, with Turkish being the most prevalent at 14%.