Brewery numbers in Germany drop again in 2025

Fiona Holland

Tue, August 4, 2026 astatine 8:46 AM CDT 1 min read

The fig of breweries successful Germany declined again past year, caller information from the country's Federal Statisical Office (Destatis) shows.

According to caller figures from the office, the fig of breweries fell 3.6% past twelvemonth compared to 2024.

This represents an 8.8% diminution versus 2019, erstwhile Germany saw the highest fig of breweries successful 30 years.

"This inclination is apt besides attributable to declining brew sales," Destatis said successful a statement.

It marks the 3rd consecutive twelvemonth that brewery numbers person dropped since 2023.

A crushed down the driblet successful brewery numbers, Destatis said was dwindling brew sales.

Sales volumes of brew dropped again successful the state successful 2025 to 7.8 cardinal litres. This represents a 6% dip connected 2024 and a 15.7% diminution connected 2019.

Beer volumes successful Germany person besides been successful diminution for the past 3 years, according to Destatis figures.

Bavaria inactive had the highest fig of breweries successful 2025 astatine 588, with Baden-Württemberg and North Rhine-Westphalia pursuing with 190 and 131 respectively.

Both North Rhine-Westphalia and Bavaria nevertheless saw "the astir important decreases" successful brewery numbers. The erstwhile saw brewery numbers driblet from 162 to 131 portion the second saw them driblet from 648 to 588.

The fig of breweries dropped twelvemonth connected twelvemonth successful astir states successful Germany, Destatis said, with Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Saxony-Anhalt being exceptions.

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