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German language knowledge in European-union

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language knowledge /eu publishes the latest language knowledge statistics for German in European-union using European Commission data published in 2024. Compare native with foreign speakers, and compare age groups to understand whether German is gaining or losing popularity.

Ages
Speakers
25.0%
of the population in European-union
speaks German in 2024 (All)
2nd
German is the 2nd language
in European-union in 2024 (All)
Speakers
Year
All
25%
55+
26.7%
35-54
23.2%
15-34
24.8%