Pension underlay in Saxony: Men and women remain behind comparison!

A particularly worrying point is that almost every fifth man and every third woman receive less than 600 euros a month. This raises questions about poverty in old age, although, according to the pension insurance statistics, no direct conclusions can be drawn about it. The entire problem of low pensions has numerous causes, including shorter contribution times by self -employed or women who often work part -time and thus collect lower demands.

Current pension statistics

The German pension insurance offers comprehensive statistics, which are often insufficiently known. An interactive statistical portal, which was introduced in 2016, provides information on insured persons and pensioners. On February 12, 2025, an evaluation showed that there were 58.488 million insured persons without a pension reference, while 25.963 million pensions are already paid. This is shown by the discrepancy between the active insured and the pensioners, which according to Deutsche-rentenversicherung.de is currently 21,369 million

With 1.824 million new applications for pension benefits in 2024 and 1.965 million applications for rehabilitation services, it becomes clear that many people depend on the statutory pension insurance. Protecting pension claims should therefore be a priority to ensure future pension recipients solidarity and justice.

The information listed here impressively illustrates that the pension situation, especially in the new federal states, continues to provide cause. There is a lot of our political decision -makers to make these unjust conditions better.