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Pension underfunding in Saxony: Men and women lag behind comparison!
In July 2025, a study shows that pensions in Saxony are below the national average, especially for women.
Pension underfunding in Saxony: Men and women lag behind comparison!
There is news from Saxony that is neither pleasant nor surprising: after at least 45 years of insurance, both men and women receive less pension than the national average. As zeit.de reports, the average pension for women in the Free State is 1,416 euros. This means that Saxony only occupies the second lowest place, just behind Thuringia, where women only receive 1,401 euros. In contrast, in Berlin we find the highest pension for women, at 1,576 euros.
The situation is not rosy for men either: on average in Saxony they receive 1,590 euros, while a man in Baden-Württemberg can take home an impressive 1,907 euros. This difference once again highlights the regional inequalities within Germany. In a broader context, a current survey shows that one in four people in Germany receives less than 1,300 euros in pension per month after 45 years of insurance.
Differences in the pension system
A particularly worrying point is that almost one in five men and one in three women receive less than 600 euros per month. This raises questions about poverty in old age, although according to the pension insurance statisticians no direct conclusions can be drawn about this. The entire problem of low pensions has numerous causes, including shorter contribution periods by self-employed people or women who often work part-time and therefore collect lower claims.
Current pension statistics
The German pension insurance offers comprehensive statistics, but these are often poorly known. An interactive statistics portal, introduced in 2016, provides information on insured persons and pension recipients. On February 12, 2025, an evaluation showed that there were 58.488 million insured people without a pension, while 25.963 million pensions were already being paid. This shows the discrepancy between active insured people and pensioners, which according to deutsche-rentenversicherung.de currently amounts to 21.369 million.
With 1.824 million new applications for pension benefits in 2024 and 1.965 million applications for rehabilitation benefits, it is clear that many people are dependent on statutory pension insurance. Protecting pension rights should therefore become a priority to ensure solidarity and justice for future pensioners.
The information listed here clearly shows that the pension situation, particularly in the new federal states, continues to be a cause for concern. It is up to our political decision-makers to make these unfair conditions better.