What is the proportion of employed persons who are discriminated against at work?
The information is based on the self-assessment of the interviewees as part of a Europe-wide telephone survey on working conditions. Employed person aged 15 years and more are focussed.
Problems at work are often a cause of health problems. This leads to sometimes massive impairment not only of individual well-being but also of the efficiency of those concerned.
Every tenth employee is affected by discrimination in the workplace
In 2021, 10% of employees in Germany experienced discrimination at work in the last 12 months.At 12%, women were affected somewhat more frequently than men (9%).
If the age of the respondents is taken into account, it is shown that 45 to 54 year olds (12%) experience the most discrimination in the workplace. The higher proportion is mainly due to the women in this age group, who at 14% experience discrimination more often than men (10%). The 35 to 44 year olds and 45 to 54 year olds each show the largest difference between men and women with 4 percentage points.
At 7%, employees aged 55 and over are the least likely to report discrimination.
Compared to the EU-27 countries as a whole, employees in Germany were slightly less likely to be discriminated against in the workplace. Since the measurement of such sensitive facts is based on subjective information, the results should be interpreted with caution.
As measuring such sensitive items is based on subjective information, the results should be interpreted with caution.
Information on the Indicator
Description or definition
Percentage of employed persons (over 15 years) who are discriminated at work in all employed persons (over 15 years) with valid information on discrimination at work.
Discrimination here means whether the respondents have been discriminated against or treated unfairly within the last 12 months because of their person or certain characteristics.
Source
European Working Conditions Survey (EWCTS 2021)
Information for interpretation
Results are based on the self-assessment of respondents in the European Working Conditions Survey (EWCTS2021).
For more information on the European Working Conditions Surveys (EWCS) and the comparability with results from previous surveys please refer to the website of Eurofound.