Overview

• According to the Statistisches Bundesamt, 21 percent of households reported they could not finance a one-week trip in 2024, down from roughly 23 percent in 2023.
• In Bremen 34.2 percent of households cannot afford a one-week holiday, compared with just 14.2 percent in Bavaria.
• Single-parent households face the highest rates of deprivation, reaching 55.7 percent in Rhineland-Palatinate.
• Single-person households report elevated hardship, with 24.7 percent in Hamburg unable to fund a weeklong break.
• In a European comparison, Germany’s 21 percent rate is lower than Romania’s 59 percent, Greece’s 46 percent and Bulgaria’s 41 percent.