Overview
- The Deutsche Kinderhilfswerk unveiled its 2025 index in Berlin, using 101 indicators to assess six core rights under the UN Convention.
- Berlin, Brandenburg, Hamburg, Schleswig-Holstein and Thuringia rate above average, with Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Bremen, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Lower Saxony and Saxony in the middle, and Hesse, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland and Saxony-Anhalt below.
- Hamburg enters the leading group with marked gains, while Berlin stands out for health care, free childcare and cultural access, and Brandenburg for voting from 16 and mandated school protection concepts.
- Saarland shows major gaps such as higher infant mortality and scarce pediatric care, plus weak performance on poverty reduction, school completion and childcare capacity.
- Schleswig-Holstein is judged on a very good path yet lacks a child-poverty strategy and sufficient child psychotherapy, while Bavaria and Lower Saxony remain mid-table with specific shortfalls on participation and child protection despite selected strengths.