France vs Germany: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment

France
5,322 1000 No
in 2024
Germany
7,605 1000 No
in 2024
France rank
11th
Germany rank
9th

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment over time

  • France
  • Germany
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How they compare

Germany currently reports 7,605 1000 No against 5,322 1000 No in France, a difference of 2,283 1000 No.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.4 times France's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was France ahead.

France ranks 11th and Germany ranks 9th of 72 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and Germany in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Germany Difference Ahead
1990s 6,857 1000 No 5,836 1000 No 1,020 1000 No France
2000s 4,788 1000 No 5,598 1000 No 809.3 1000 No Germany
2010s 3,298 1000 No 7,765 1000 No 4,467 1000 No Germany
2020s 4,953 1000 No 7,646 1000 No 2,693 1000 No Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment, France or Germany?
Germany, at 7,605 1000 No against 5,322 1000 No in France as of 2024.
What is the difference in ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment between France and Germany?
2,283 1000 No, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Germany?
33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
How do France and Germany rank globally for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment?
France ranks 11th and Germany ranks 9th of 72 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
78 places, 1,462 data points, 1987–2025
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.