Awesome Public Datasets – Government Data: Germany

Source: GENESIS-Online – Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)

Part of the Awesome Public Datasets (APD) collection, this entry points to GENESIS-Online, the official database of the German Federal Statistical Office, offering structured access to detailed official statistics for Germany.

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Features

• Official statistics database: Contains results from Germany’s official (amtliche) statistics.
• Deeply structured data: Data are "tief gegliederte Ergebnisse", meaning finely disaggregated and highly structured statistical tables.
• Continuously expanded: The database is regularly and continuously extended with new and updated statistical results.
• Free table access: Retrieval of statistical tables (Tabellenabruf) is free of charge.
• Customizable queries: Table queries can be flexibly adjusted to individual user needs (e.g., selecting variables, breakdowns, and time ranges).
• Multiple export formats: Results can be saved in various file formats, enabling reuse and further analysis.

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Category

• Themed Directory: Government / Official Statistics (Germany)

Tags

• datasets
• government
• statistics

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Pricing

• Access to tables: Free of charge (unentgeltlich) for table retrieval and downloads.