The number of suicides in Germany rose to 11,334 in 2025, the highest level in almost 30 years, official statistics showed, reversing a long-term decline and prompting renewed calls for stronger prevention measures. The Federal Statistical Office reported the figure this month, a 9.3% increase from 10,372 deaths the previous year and 15.6% above the average of the past decade. This was the highest annual total since 1998.

The number of suicides in Germany rose to 11,334 in 2025, the highest level in almost 30 years, official statistics showed, reversing a long-term decline and prompting renewed calls for stronger prevention measures. The Federal Statistical Office reported the figure this month, a 9.3% increase from 10,372 deaths the previous year and 15.6% above the average of the past decade. This was the highest annual total since 1998.