diff --git a/server/src/main/kotlin/de/krisenvorrat/server/model/InventoryStatsDto.kt b/server/src/main/kotlin/de/krisenvorrat/server/model/InventoryStatsDto.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5be4fe9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/src/main/kotlin/de/krisenvorrat/server/model/InventoryStatsDto.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+package de.krisenvorrat.server.model
+
+import kotlinx.serialization.Serializable
+
+@Serializable
+internal data class InventoryStatsDto(
+    val totalItems: Long,
+    val totalLocations: Long,
+    val totalCategories: Long,
+    val lastUpdated: Long?,
+    val recentTransactions: Long
+)
diff --git a/server/src/main/kotlin/de/krisenvorrat/server/repository/InventoryRepository.kt b/server/src/main/kotlin/de/krisenvorrat/server/repository/InventoryRepository.kt
index c3f4593..e4f417e 100644
--- a/server/src/main/kotlin/de/krisenvorrat/server/repository/InventoryRepository.kt
+++ b/server/src/main/kotlin/de/krisenvorrat/server/repository/InventoryRepository.kt
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import de.krisenvorrat.server.db.Items
 import de.krisenvorrat.server.db.Locations
 import de.krisenvorrat.server.db.Settings
 import de.krisenvorrat.server.db.Users
+import de.krisenvorrat.server.model.InventoryStatsDto
 import de.krisenvorrat.server.model.InventoryWithUsersDto
 import de.krisenvorrat.server.model.UserDto
 import de.krisenvorrat.shared.model.CategoryDto
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.exposed.sql.SqlExpressionBuilder.eq
 import org.jetbrains.exposed.sql.and
 import org.jetbrains.exposed.sql.deleteWhere
 import org.jetbrains.exposed.sql.insert
+import org.jetbrains.exposed.sql.max
 import org.jetbrains.exposed.sql.selectAll
 import org.jetbrains.exposed.sql.transactions.transaction
 import org.jetbrains.exposed.sql.update
@@ -270,4 +272,31 @@ internal class InventoryRepository {
             deleted > 0
         }
     }
+
+    fun getAggregatedStats(): InventoryStatsDto {
+        return transaction {
+            val totalItems = Items.selectAll().count()
+            val totalLocations = Locations.selectAll().count()
+            val totalCategories = Categories.selectAll().count()
+
+            val lastUpdatedMax = Items.lastUpdated.max()
+            val lastUpdated = Items
+                .select(lastUpdatedMax)
+                .map { it[lastUpdatedMax] }
+                .singleOrNull()
+
+            val thirtyDaysAgo = System.currentTimeMillis() - 30L * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000
+            val recentTransactions = Items.selectAll()
+                .where { Items.lastUpdated greaterEq thirtyDaysAgo }
+                .count()
+
+            InventoryStatsDto(
+                totalItems = totalItems,
+                totalLocations = totalLocations,
+                totalCategories = totalCategories,
+                lastUpdated = lastUpdated,
+                recentTransactions = recentTransactions
+            )
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/server/src/main/kotlin/de/krisenvorrat/server/routes/AdminRoutes.kt b/server/src/main/kotlin/de/krisenvorrat/server/routes/AdminRoutes.kt
index 734ceec..8870a8e 100644
--- a/server/src/main/kotlin/de/krisenvorrat/server/routes/AdminRoutes.kt
+++ b/server/src/main/kotlin/de/krisenvorrat/server/routes/AdminRoutes.kt
@@ -164,5 +164,16 @@ internal fun Route.adminRoutes(userRepository: UserRepository, inventoryReposito
         }
         call.respond(HttpStatusCode.OK, inventoryRepository.listInventoriesWithUsers())
     }
+
+    // Aggregated inventory statistics for admin dashboard
+    get("/api/admin/stats") {
+        val principal = call.principal<UserPrincipal>()
+            ?: return@get call.respond(HttpStatusCode.Unauthorized, ErrorResponse(status = 401, message = "Unauthorized"))
+        if (!principal.isAdmin) {
+            call.respond(HttpStatusCode.Forbidden, ErrorResponse(status = 403, message = "Admin access required"))
+            return@get
+        }
+        call.respond(HttpStatusCode.OK, inventoryRepository.getAggregatedStats())
+    }
 }
 
diff --git a/server/src/main/resources/static/admin/index.html b/server/src/main/resources/static/admin/index.html
index 69821c9..d7d31c3 100644
--- a/server/src/main/resources/static/admin/index.html
+++ b/server/src/main/resources/static/admin/index.html
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@
         .inv-group h3 { font-size: .85rem; color: #555; margin-bottom: 8px; font-weight: 600; }
         .inv-group ul { list-style: none; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 8px; }
         .inv-group ul li { background: #fff; border: 1px solid #ddd; border-radius: 4px; padding: 4px 10px; font-size: .875rem; }
+        .stats-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(160px, 1fr)); gap: 16px; margin-bottom: 8px; }
+        .stat-card { background: #f0f7ff; border: 1px solid #c3dff7; border-radius: 8px; padding: 16px; text-align: center; }
+        .stat-card .stat-value { font-size: 1.8rem; font-weight: 700; color: #1a1a2e; margin-bottom: 4px; }
+        .stat-card .stat-label { font-size: .8rem; color: #666; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .5px; }
         #add-user-form { display: none; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px solid #ddd; border-radius: 6px; padding: 20px; margin-top: 16px; }
         #add-user-form.open { display: block; }
         #add-user-form h3 { margin-bottom: 14px; font-size: 1rem; }
@@ -58,6 +62,18 @@
         </section>
 
         <div id="admin-section" style="display:none">
+            <!-- Stats Dashboard -->
+            <section class="card">
+                <h2>Statistiken</h2>
+                <div id="stats-grid" class="stats-grid">
+                    <div class="stat-card"><div class="stat-value" id="stat-items">–</div><div class="stat-label">Artikel</div></div>
+                    <div class="stat-card"><div class="stat-value" id="stat-locations">–</div><div class="stat-label">Lagerorte</div></div>
+                    <div class="stat-card"><div class="stat-value" id="stat-categories">–</div><div class="stat-label">Kategorien</div></div>
+                    <div class="stat-card"><div class="stat-value" id="stat-recent">–</div><div class="stat-label">Änderungen (30 Tage)</div></div>
+                    <div class="stat-card"><div class="stat-value" id="stat-last-updated" style="font-size:1rem">–</div><div class="stat-label">Letzte Änderung</div></div>
+                </div>
+            </section>
+
             <!-- User Management -->
             <section class="card">
                 <div style="display:flex; justify-content:space-between; align-items:center; margin-bottom:8px">
@@ -181,9 +197,10 @@
     }
 
     async function loadAll() {
-        const [usersRes, inventoriesRes] = await Promise.all([
+        const [usersRes, inventoriesRes, statsRes] = await Promise.all([
             fetch('/api/admin/users', { headers: { 'Authorization': 'Bearer ' + accessToken } }),
-            fetch('/api/admin/inventories', { headers: { 'Authorization': 'Bearer ' + accessToken } })
+            fetch('/api/admin/inventories', { headers: { 'Authorization': 'Bearer ' + accessToken } }),
+            fetch('/api/admin/stats', { headers: { 'Authorization': 'Bearer ' + accessToken } })
         ]);
         if (!usersRes.ok) { logout(); return; }
         renderUsers(await usersRes.json());
@@ -191,6 +208,22 @@
             allInventories = await inventoriesRes.json();
             renderInventories(allInventories);
         }
+        if (statsRes.ok) {
+            renderStats(await statsRes.json());
+        }
+    }
+
+    function renderStats(stats) {
+        document.getElementById('stat-items').textContent = stats.totalItems;
+        document.getElementById('stat-locations').textContent = stats.totalLocations;
+        document.getElementById('stat-categories').textContent = stats.totalCategories;
+        document.getElementById('stat-recent').textContent = stats.recentTransactions;
+        if (stats.lastUpdated) {
+            const d = new Date(stats.lastUpdated);
+            document.getElementById('stat-last-updated').textContent = d.toLocaleDateString('de-DE') + ' ' + d.toLocaleTimeString('de-DE', { hour: '2-digit', minute: '2-digit' });
+        } else {
+            document.getElementById('stat-last-updated').textContent = '–';
+        }
     }
 
     function renderUsers(users) {
diff --git a/server/src/test/kotlin/de/krisenvorrat/server/InventoryStatsTest.kt b/server/src/test/kotlin/de/krisenvorrat/server/InventoryStatsTest.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..afc3ee4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/src/test/kotlin/de/krisenvorrat/server/InventoryStatsTest.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+package de.krisenvorrat.server
+
+import de.krisenvorrat.server.db.DatabaseFactory
+import de.krisenvorrat.server.model.InventoryStatsDto
+import de.krisenvorrat.shared.model.CategoryDto
+import de.krisenvorrat.shared.model.InventoryDto
+import de.krisenvorrat.shared.model.ItemDto
+import de.krisenvorrat.shared.model.LocationDto
+import io.ktor.client.request.*
+import io.ktor.client.statement.*
+import io.ktor.http.*
+import io.ktor.server.config.*
+import io.ktor.server.testing.*
+import kotlinx.serialization.json.Json
+import org.junit.Assert.assertEquals
+import org.junit.Assert.assertNull
+import org.junit.Test
+
+class InventoryStatsTest {
+
+    private val json = Json { ignoreUnknownKeys = true }
+    private val adminToken = createTestAccessToken(
+        userId = TEST_ADMIN_ID,
+        username = TEST_ADMIN_USERNAME,
+        isAdmin = true
+    )
+    private val userToken = createTestAccessToken(
+        userId = TEST_USER_ID,
+        username = TEST_USERNAME,
+        isAdmin = false
+    )
+
+    private fun testApp(block: suspend ApplicationTestBuilder.() -> Unit) = testApplication {
+        environment {
+            config = MapApplicationConfig(*testMapConfig().toTypedArray())
+        }
+        application {
+            DatabaseFactory.init(
+                jdbcUrl = "jdbc:h2:mem:stats_test_${System.nanoTime()};DB_CLOSE_DELAY=-1",
+                driver = "org.h2.Driver",
+                adminPassword = "test-admin-pw"
+            )
+            configurePlugins()
+        }
+        block()
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun test_getStats_asAdmin_returnsStats() = testApp {
+        // When
+        val response = client.get("/api/admin/stats") { bearerAuth(adminToken) }
+
+        // Then
+        assertEquals(HttpStatusCode.OK, response.status)
+        val stats = json.decodeFromString<InventoryStatsDto>(response.bodyAsText())
+        assertEquals(0L, stats.totalItems)
+        assertEquals(0L, stats.totalLocations)
+        assertEquals(0L, stats.totalCategories)
+        assertNull(stats.lastUpdated)
+        assertEquals(0L, stats.recentTransactions)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun test_getStats_asNonAdmin_returns403() = testApp {
+        // When
+        val response = client.get("/api/admin/stats") { bearerAuth(userToken) }
+
+        // Then
+        assertEquals(HttpStatusCode.Forbidden, response.status)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun test_getStats_noToken_returns401() = testApp {
+        // When
+        val response = client.get("/api/admin/stats")
+
+        // Then
+        assertEquals(HttpStatusCode.Unauthorized, response.status)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun test_getStats_withInventoryData_returnsCorrectCounts() = testApp {
+        // Given – upload inventory data
+        val inventory = InventoryDto(
+            categories = listOf(
+                CategoryDto(id = 1, name = "Konserven"),
+                CategoryDto(id = 2, name = "Getränke")
+            ),
+            locations = listOf(
+                LocationDto(id = 1, name = "Keller"),
+                LocationDto(id = 2, name = "Speisekammer"),
+                LocationDto(id = 3, name = "Garage")
+            ),
+            items = listOf(
+                ItemDto(id = "i1", name = "Dosenbrot", categoryId = 1, quantity = 5.0, unit = "Stk",
+                    unitPrice = 3.99, kcalPerKg = null, expiryDate = null, locationId = 1, notes = "",
+                    lastUpdated = System.currentTimeMillis()),
+                ItemDto(id = "i2", name = "Wasser", categoryId = 2, quantity = 10.0, unit = "L",
+                    unitPrice = 0.5, kcalPerKg = null, expiryDate = null, locationId = 2, notes = "",
+                    lastUpdated = System.currentTimeMillis())
+            ),
+            settings = emptyList()
+        )
+        val putResponse = client.put("/api/inventory") {
+            bearerAuth(createTestAccessToken(userId = TEST_ADMIN_ID, username = TEST_ADMIN_USERNAME, isAdmin = true))
+            contentType(ContentType.Application.Json)
+            setBody(Json.encodeToString(InventoryDto.serializer(), inventory))
+        }
+        assertEquals(HttpStatusCode.OK, putResponse.status)
+
+        // When
+        val response = client.get("/api/admin/stats") { bearerAuth(adminToken) }
+
+        // Then
+        assertEquals(HttpStatusCode.OK, response.status)
+        val stats = json.decodeFromString<InventoryStatsDto>(response.bodyAsText())
+        assertEquals(2L, stats.totalItems)
+        assertEquals(3L, stats.totalLocations)
+        assertEquals(2L, stats.totalCategories)
+        assertEquals(2L, stats.recentTransactions)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/server/src/test/kotlin/de/krisenvorrat/server/repository/InventoryRepositoryTest.kt b/server/src/test/kotlin/de/krisenvorrat/server/repository/InventoryRepositoryTest.kt
index 9d8f0e6..2b545c5 100644
--- a/server/src/test/kotlin/de/krisenvorrat/server/repository/InventoryRepositoryTest.kt
+++ b/server/src/test/kotlin/de/krisenvorrat/server/repository/InventoryRepositoryTest.kt
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import de.krisenvorrat.shared.model.LocationDto
 import de.krisenvorrat.shared.model.SettingDto
 import org.junit.Assert.assertEquals
 import org.junit.Assert.assertNull
+import org.junit.Assert.assertTrue
 import org.junit.Before
 import org.junit.Test
 
@@ -169,4 +170,62 @@ class InventoryRepositoryTest {
             SettingDto(key = "theme", value = "dark")
         )
     )
+
+    @Test
+    fun test_getAggregatedStats_emptyDatabase_returnsZeros() {
+        // When
+        val stats = repository.getAggregatedStats()
+
+        // Then
+        assertEquals(0L, stats.totalItems)
+        assertEquals(0L, stats.totalLocations)
+        assertEquals(0L, stats.totalCategories)
+        assertNull(stats.lastUpdated)
+        assertEquals(0L, stats.recentTransactions)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun test_getAggregatedStats_withData_returnsCounts() {
+        // Given
+        repository.saveInventory(testUserId, createTestInventory())
+
+        // When
+        val stats = repository.getAggregatedStats()
+
+        // Then
+        assertEquals(1L, stats.totalItems)
+        assertEquals(2L, stats.totalLocations)
+        assertEquals(2L, stats.totalCategories)
+        assertEquals(1715000000L, stats.lastUpdated)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun test_getAggregatedStats_recentTransactions_countsOnlyLast30Days() {
+        // Given
+        val now = System.currentTimeMillis()
+        val oldTimestamp = now - 31L * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000 // 31 days ago
+        val recentTimestamp = now - 5L * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000 // 5 days ago
+        val inventory = InventoryDto(
+            categories = listOf(CategoryDto(id = 1, name = "Test")),
+            locations = listOf(LocationDto(id = 1, name = "Test")),
+            items = listOf(
+                ItemDto(id = "old", name = "Old", categoryId = 1, quantity = 1.0, unit = "Stk", unitPrice = 0.0,
+                    kcalPerKg = null, expiryDate = null, locationId = 1, notes = "", lastUpdated = oldTimestamp),
+                ItemDto(id = "recent1", name = "Recent1", categoryId = 1, quantity = 1.0, unit = "Stk", unitPrice = 0.0,
+                    kcalPerKg = null, expiryDate = null, locationId = 1, notes = "", lastUpdated = recentTimestamp),
+                ItemDto(id = "recent2", name = "Recent2", categoryId = 1, quantity = 1.0, unit = "Stk", unitPrice = 0.0,
+                    kcalPerKg = null, expiryDate = null, locationId = 1, notes = "", lastUpdated = now)
+            ),
+            settings = emptyList()
+        )
+        repository.saveInventory(testUserId, inventory)
+
+        // When
+        val stats = repository.getAggregatedStats()
+
+        // Then
+        assertEquals(3L, stats.totalItems)
+        assertEquals(2L, stats.recentTransactions)
+        assertTrue(stats.lastUpdated!! >= recentTimestamp)
+    }
 }