Evictions in Germany Rise to Over 30,000 in 2023

New data reveals a nationwide increase in forced evictions, with rental debt cited as the leading cause.

Germany recorded 30,275 evictions in 2023, marking an increase of 1,218 cases compared to 2022.
Mietschulden (rental debt) remains the primary reason for tenant evictions, often linked to delays in social benefit payments like housing subsidies.
North Rhine-Westphalia reported the highest number of evictions (8,998), followed by Bavaria, Lower Saxony, and Saxony.
Four states—Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Saarland, and Schleswig-Holstein—showed a decline in eviction numbers, countering the national trend.
Critics, including Left Party housing expert Caren Lay, have called for stronger tenant protections and rent caps, accusing the government of failing to deliver on promised reforms.