Germany Has EU's 7th-Largest Tax Authority but 6,869 Vacancies
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Berlin – October 28, 2026 -- Germany's tax administration employs 13.2 full-time staff per 10,000 residents, against an EU average of 9.3, yet its local tax offices left 6,869 positions unfilled in 2024. The figures come from a joint analysis of all 27 EU states by accounting software provider BuchhaltungsButler and data studio DataPulse Research.
Germany ranks seventh in the EU for tax staff per resident
EU tax administrations counted 416,274 full-time positions in 2024, of which 110,024 were in Germany. Per 10,000 inhabitants, the range runs from 4.3 in Spain to 21.6 in Luxembourg. Germany has one full-time post per roughly 760 residents; Italy has one per 1,850 and Spain one per 2,330.