Germany — Bürgergeld (SGB II) rate by nationality
February 2025 · Bundesagentur für Arbeit Migrationsmonitor. Rates within each nationality — not shares of all recipients.
SGB II rate within each nationality
SGB II-Quote = Leistungsberechtigte (Bürgergeld) as a share of each nationality’s population in Germany (Germans: Bevölkerungsfortschreibung ages 0 to under statutory retirement age; foreigners: AZR ages 0 to under 65). This is a within-group rate, not the share of all recipients.
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Viral charts titled “Bürgergeld-Empfänger nach Staatsangehörigkeit” often reuse these rates while implying they are shares of all recipients. They are not: rates do not sum to 100%. In February 2025, German nationals were still 52.5% of erwerbsfähige Leistungsberechtigte (ELB). Source: BA Personen nach Staatsangehörigkeiten.
Who the recipients actually are
Among 3,970,638 erwerbsfähige Leistungsberechtigte in 2025-02, German nationals were 52.5% (2,084,283 people) — still a majority.
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high within-group rates for recent refugee nationalities reflect arrival timing, work restrictions, and labour-market entry — not the composition of the Bürgergeld caseload. Related: immigrant fiscal break-even across Europe, Germany net migration, Germany country of birth, and the Germany profile.