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Detekteien in Deutschland
Market overview of Detective agencies in Germany: Number of businesses, distribution by Bundesland, typical challenges, and current developments.
Status: Q4, 2026
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Market overview of Detective agencies in Germany: Number of businesses, distribution by Bundesland, typical challenges, and current developments.
Status: Q4, 2026
In Germany there are approximately 2083 Detective agencies.*
* This number is based on our list of Detective agencies in Germany. It contains approximately 2083 company addresses, of which 727 include an email address. You can find the breakdown by Bundesland in the next section.
Distribution of Detective agencies in Germany by Bundesland.
| Bundesland | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Baden-Württemberg | 300 | 14.37 % |
| Bayern | 283 | 13.55 % |
| Berlin | 53 | 2.54 % |
| Brandenburg | 50 | 2.39 % |
| Bremen | 23 | 1.1 % |
| Hamburg | 29 | 1.39 % |
| Hessen | 322 | 15.42 % |
| Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 9 | 0.43 % |
| Niedersachsen | 113 | 5.41 % |
| Nordrhein-Westfalen | 555 | 26.58 % |
| Rheinland-Pfalz | 121 | 5.8 % |
| Saarland | 30 | 1.44 % |
| Sachsen | 81 | 3.88 % |
| Sachsen-Anhalt | 41 | 1.96 % |
| Schleswig-Holstein | 29 | 1.39 % |
| Thüringen | 44 | 2.11 % |
All company addresses from this analysis as an immediately usable Excel list — including address, phone number, website, and email address, where publicly available.
List of detective agencies in Germany