Men made up 58.2% of people injured or killed on German roads in 2025, but their share rose to 73.6% among fatalities. The Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) reported the figures on Monday, November 2.

The data recorded 217,000 male and 156,100 female casualties. Relative to population size, 526 boys and men per 100,000 inhabitants were involved in road accidents, compared with 369 girls and women. The male death rate was about five per 100,000, more than double the female rate of two.

Young road users showed the widest gap. Among those aged 15 to 20, 28,631 males were injured or killed, 70.5% more than the 16,789 females in the same bracket. Traffic crashes killed 161 young men and 32 young women.

Men were more frequently involved in motorcycle and scooter crashes and were more often identified as the main cause of injury accidents. The statistics also linked male drivers more often to inappropriate speed and to driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, while noting that crashes can have several recorded causes.