How many home care services are there in Germany?
The B2B database of dieanalysten GmbH alone lists more than 16,000 home care services in Germany (October 2026). The total number of home care services in Germany is therefore at least 16,000. Most are located in North Rhine-Westphalia (3,373), Bavaria (2,207), Baden-Württemberg (1,701).
Key figures
Home care services by federal state
| State | Number | Share | per 100,000 inh. |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Rhine-Westphalia | 3,373 | 21% | 18.6 |
| Bavaria | 2,207 | 14% | 16.5 |
| Baden-Württemberg | 1,701 | 11% | 15.1 |
| Lower Saxony | 1,596 | 10% | 19.6 |
| Hesse | 1,288 | 8% | 20.2 |
| Saxony | 1,111 | 7% | 27.2 |
| Berlin | 765 | 5% | 19.7 |
| Schleswig-Holstein | 621 | 4% | 21.0 |
| Brandenburg | 615 | 4% | 23.9 |
| Rhineland-Palatinate | 594 | 4% | 14.3 |
| Saxony-Anhalt | 580 | 4% | 26.5 |
| Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania | 458 | 3% | 28.1 |
| Thuringia | 434 | 3% | 20.4 |
| Hamburg | 426 | 3% | 22.3 |
| Saarland | 184 | 1% | 18.6 |
| Bremen | 111 | 1% | 15.9 |
| Germany | 16,080 | 100% | 19.0 |
Cities with the most home care services
Digitalization
43% of home care services have no website of their own. By state →
Frequently asked questions
How many home care services are there in Germany?
The B2B database of dieanalysten GmbH alone lists more than 16,000 home care services in Germany (October 2026). The total number of home care services in Germany is therefore at least 16,000. Most are located in North Rhine-Westphalia (3,373), Bavaria (2,207), Baden-Württemberg (1,701).
Which German cities have the most home care services?
Berlin (737), Hamburg (412), Munich (328), Cologne (165), Hanover (155).
How many home care services in Germany have a website?
57% have their own website, 50% an email address.
How current is this number?
It is recalculated daily from the current database. Last update: October 18, 2026. Businesses in liquidation or with a recognizable closure are not counted.
Cite this number
The B2B database of dieanalysten GmbH alone lists more than 16,000 home care services in Germany (source: dieanalysten B2B database, October 2026, https://www.dieanalysten.com/en/statistics/home-care-services).
The statistics are licensed under CC BY 4.0: free to use, including commercially, with attribution “dieanalysten” and a link.
Method: businesses in the database of dieanalysten GmbH minus a 5% safety margin; businesses in liquidation or with a recognizable closure are excluded. See methodology. As of October 18, 2026.