Germany vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment

Germany
781.33 1000 No
in 2024
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
949.38 1000 No
in 2019
Germany rank
26th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
23rd

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

  • Germany
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 949.38 1000 No against 781.33 1000 No in Germany, a difference of 168.05 1000 No.

That makes United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's figure about 1.2 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 26th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 23rd of 72 countries.

Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1990s 831.24 1000 No 530.21 1000 No 301.03 1000 No Germany
2000s 810.56 1000 No 781.92 1000 No 28.64 1000 No Germany
2010s 978.31 1000 No 938.08 1000 No 40.23 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, Germany or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 949.38 1000 No against 781.33 1000 No in Germany as of 2019.
What is the difference in ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment between Germany and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
168.05 1000 No, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
28 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2019.
How do Germany and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment?
Germany ranks 26th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 23rd 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, self-employed, 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, self-employed, 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, 1,460 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.