| Sector of employment | Recipients of | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retirement pension | Widow's or widower's pension | Orphan's pension | |||
| in 1,000 | |||||
| 1 January 2024 | 1 January 2023 | ||||
| 1: Deutsche Post AG , Deutsche Telekom AG, Deutsche Bank AG. 2: Including Federal Employment Agency. | |||||
| Federal level | 427.4 | 148.7 | 6.3 | 582.4 | 588.7 |
| Federation | 141.4 | 46.2 | 2.7 | 190.3 | 189.3 |
| Public officials and judges | 73.0 | 25.3 | 1.7 | 100.0 | 98.9 |
| Professional soldiers | 68.4 | 20.9 | 1.0 | 90.3 | 90.5 |
| Federal Railways Fund | 78.4 | 45.8 | 1.5 | 125.6 | 129.8 |
| Successor companies to Deutsche Bundespost1 | 200.7 | 55.1 | 2.1 | 257.9 | 261.1 |
| Other public Institutions | 6.9 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 8.6 | 8.5 |
| Länder level | 845.0 | 175.7 | 11.3 | 1,032.0 | 1,016.6 |
| Municipal level | 111.3 | 31.0 | 1.8 | 144.1 | 141.0 |
| Social insurance2 | 22.4 | 5.0 | 0.3 | 27.7 | 27.1 |
| Total | 1,406.1 | 360.4 | 19.7 | 1,786.2 | 1,773.3 |
As at 11 December 2024