Overview

• Only 40% of people in Germany have positive expectations for their own and their family's next 12 months, down from 53% a year ago.
• Just 22% are optimistic about Germany and 14% about the world, while the global average share of optimists fell to 59% after an eight-point drop.
• 82% say the world is changing too quickly, a four-point increase from last year.
• National pride is muted and uneven: 39% say they are very proud of Germany versus 49% who say the opposite, with higher pride among men (47%) and high earners (45%) than among women (31%) and low earners (30%).
• Ipsos surveyed about 1,000 people in Germany online from May 23 to June 6, 2025, within a 43-country study of 33,083 respondents that it says is representative in Germany.