Overview
- Germany recorded 985 postmortem donors in 2025, up 32 or 3.4%, equal to 11.8 donors per million inhabitants.
- Eurotransplant allocated 3,020 postmortem organs, and 3,150 patients in Germany received one or more transplants during the year.
- Waiting lists remained long at year-end with 8,199 people seeking organs, underscoring the persistent supply gap.
- Eastern states led with 16.3 donors per million, 38% above the national average, while Berlin and Bavaria saw declines and Brandenburg and Baden-Württemberg posted increases.
- About two-thirds of hospital contacts with the DSO do not lead to donation, often because potential donors left no documented decision, and the DSO supports renewed debate on an opt-out model.