Einsamkeitsbarometer
English translation. This entry was submitted in German. It was translated by AI and checked against the original by a second pass. The German text below is the contributor’s own, and it is the authoritative version. If you spot a translation that misses the point, please say so in the General space.
Loneliness Barometer
The Loneliness Barometer uses population-representative data to make visible the long-term development of the burden of loneliness among the population in Germany. It specifically looks at different life situations, risk and resilience factors, as well as social participation and political participation. In addition, the focus analyses examine specific questions and groups of people in greater depth. The first focus analysis (2025) is devoted to the experience of loneliness among lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans*, intersex and queer people (LGBTIQ* people). The 2026 loneliness focus analysis examines loneliness among people with disabilities.
What it sets out to do
With the Loneliness Barometer we examine the burden of loneliness among the German population and provide important input for evidence-based loneliness policy.
Who it reaches
National
Who runs it
Kompetenznetz Einsamkeit (Loneliness Competence Network) at the Institut für Sozialarbeit und Sozialpädagogik e.V. (Institute for Social Work and Social Pedagogy)
What seems to make it work
The Loneliness Barometer provides well-founded insights into the development of loneliness in Germany and offers a good basis for developing measures to prevent and alleviate loneliness in Germany.
What gets in the way
The data basis is not always good.
How it is funded
Bundesministerium für Bildung, Familie, Senioren, Frauen und Jugend (Federal Ministry for Education, Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth)
Moving it somewhere else
Yes
Read the original in German
Das Einsamkeitsbarometer nutzt bevölkerungsrepräsentative Daten, um langfristige Entwicklungen der Einsamkeitsbelastung der Bevölkerung in Deutschland sichtbar zu machen. Es werden dabei unterschiedliche Lebenslagen, Risiko- und Resilienzfaktoren, als auch gesellschaftliche Teilhabe und politische Partizipation gezielt in den Blick genommen. Zusätzlich werden in den Fokusanalyse spezifische Fragestellungen und Personengruppen vertieft untersucht. Die erste Fokusanalyse (2025) widmet sich dem Einsamkeitserleben von lesbischen, schwulen, bisexuellen, trans*, intergeschlechtlichen und queeren Menschen (LSBTIQ*-Personen). Die Einsamkeitsfokusanalyse 2026 untersucht Einsamkeit bei Menschen mit Behinderungen.
What it sets out to do
Mit dem Einsamkeitsbarometer untersuchen wir die Einsamkeitsbelastung der deutschen Bevölkerung und bieten wichtige Hinweise für eine evidenzbasierte Einsamkeitspolitik.
Who it reaches
national
Who runs it
Kompetenznetz Einsamkeit am Institut für Sozialarbeit und Sozialpädagogik e.V.
What seems to make it work
Das Einsamkeitsbarometer bietet fundierte Einblicke in die Entwicklung von Einsamkeit in Deutschland und bietet eine gute Grundlage zur Entwicklung von Maßnahmen zur Vorbeugung und Linderung von Einsamkeit in Deutschland.
What gets in the way
Datengrundlagen sind nicht immer gut.
How it is funded
Bundesministerium für Bildung, Familie, Senioren, Frauen und Jugend
Moving it somewhere else
Ja
The record
- Lead organisation
- Kompetenznetz Einsamkeit am Institut für Sozialarbeit und Sozialpädagogik e.V.
- Target populations
- General population
- Countries
- Germany
- Evaluation status
- Internally evaluated
- Peer reviewed
- No
- Publication
- https://kompetenznetz-einsamkeit.de/forschung
- Contributed by
- Dr. Martin Gibson-Kunze (Kompetenznetz Einsamkeit)
These details are reported by the member who registered the intervention.
Where this entry comes from
This description was submitted to the LONELY-EU mapping of what is being done about loneliness across Europe. It is published in the language it was written in, and reproduced as it was given to us. The contributor gave permission to be named. Recorded aim: prevention and support.
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Cite this entry
Dr. Martin Gibson-Kunze (Kompetenznetz Einsamkeit) (2026). Einsamkeitsbarometer. LONELY-EU Intervention Registry, entry LEU-027. https://buddyboss.silc-exchange.com/interventions/einsamkeitsbarometer/
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