Ifo Institute: One in Five Self-Employed in Germany See Their Livelihood at Risk
May 20, 2026
May 20, 2026
MUNICH, Germany, May 20 -- ifo Institute issued the following news release on May 19, 2026:
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One in Five Self-Employed in Germany See Their Livelihood at Risk
20.6% of self-employed people in Germany are acutely worried about their economic future. This figure is thus significantly higher than the proportion in the economy as a whole (8.1% in April). "The combination of a lack of orders and growing uncertainty is putting an increasing strain on th . . .
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One in Five Self-Employed in Germany See Their Livelihood at Risk
20.6% of self-employed people in Germany are acutely worried about their economic future. This figure is thus significantly higher than the proportion in the economy as a whole (8.1% in April). "The combination of a lack of orders and growing uncertainty is putting an increasing strain on th . . .