Economic indicators by access to city typology — Employment in Germany

Germany: Economic indicators by access to city typology — Employment was 33.04 million Persons in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
33.04 million Persons
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
3rd
of 32 countries
All-time high
33.04 million Persons
in 2023
All-time low
27.76 million Persons
in 2003
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Economic indicators by access to city typology — Employment in Germany, 2000–2023

010.0M20.0M30.0M2000201120232000: 28.2M Persons2001: 28.2M Persons2002: 28.0M Persons2003: 27.8M Persons2004: 27.9M Persons2005: 27.8M Persons2006: 28.1M Persons2007: 28.5M Persons2008: 28.9M Persons2009: 29.0M Persons2010: 29.1M Persons2011: 29.5M Persons2012: 29.9M Persons2013: 30.1M Persons2014: 30.5M Persons2015: 30.8M Persons2016: 31.2M Persons2017: 31.6M Persons2018: 32.1M Persons2019: 32.4M Persons2020: 32.2M Persons2021: 32.3M Persons2022: 32.8M Persons2023: 33.0M Persons

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.

Analysis

Germany recorded 33.04 million Persons for economic indicators by access to city typology — employment in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, economic indicators by access to city typology — employment in Germany peaked at 33.04 million Persons in 2023 and was at its lowest, 27.76 million Persons, in 2003.

That places Germany 3rd out of 32 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Economic indicators by access to city typology — Employment in Germany, year by year

Annual values for Economic indicators by access to city typology — Employment in Germany, 2000 to 2023.
Year Persons Change
2000 28.20 million Persons
2001 28.17 million Persons -0.1%
2002 28.01 million Persons -0.6%
2003 27.76 million Persons -0.9%
2004 27.87 million Persons +0.4%
2005 27.85 million Persons -0.1%
2006 28.06 million Persons +0.8%
2007 28.53 million Persons +1.7%
2008 28.94 million Persons +1.4%
2009 29.00 million Persons +0.2%
2010 29.14 million Persons +0.5%
2011 29.49 million Persons +1.2%
2012 29.87 million Persons +1.3%
2013 30.14 million Persons +0.9%
2014 30.45 million Persons +1.0%
2015 30.75 million Persons +1.0%
2016 31.18 million Persons +1.4%
2017 31.64 million Persons +1.5%
2018 32.08 million Persons +1.4%
2019 32.42 million Persons +1.1%
2020 32.21 million Persons -0.6%
2021 32.29 million Persons +0.2%
2022 32.77 million Persons +1.5%
2023 33.04 million Persons +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 28.24 million Persons 27.76 million Persons 29.00 million Persons 10
2010s 30.72 million Persons 29.14 million Persons 32.42 million Persons 10
2020s 32.58 million Persons 32.21 million Persons 33.04 million Persons 4

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 1 United States of America 134.70 million Persons compare
  2. 2 Japan 57.22 million Persons compare
  3. 4 France 22.29 million Persons compare
  4. 5 Spain 16.63 million Persons compare
  5. 6 Italy 13.90 million Persons compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is economic indicators by access to city typology — employment in Germany?
Economic indicators by access to city typology — employment in Germany was 33.04 million Persons in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest economic indicators by access to city typology — employment recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 33.04 million Persons in 2023.
What is the lowest economic indicators by access to city typology — employment recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 27.76 million Persons in 2003.
How does Germany rank for economic indicators by access to city typology — employment?
Germany ranks 3rd out of 32 countries with data for 2023.
Is economic indicators by access to city typology — employment rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Germany data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Economic indicators by access to city typology — Employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Economic indicators by access to city typology — Employment
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
34 places, 817 data points, 1993–2024
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This dataset provides economic indicators aggregated at national level and broken down by territorial typology according to the population's access to cities. Data source and definition The indicators include GDP, GDP per capita, gross value added, employment at place of work and labour productivity by type of territory. Data is collected from Eurostat (reg_eco10) for EU countries and via delegates of the OECD Working Party on Territorial Indicators (WPTI), as well as from national statistical offices' websites. The indicators are aggregated data at the national level, using the typology of small (TL3) regions to calculate totals or averages for all metropolitan large regions, metropolitan midsize regions, near a midsize/large FUA regions, near a small FUA regions and remote regions. Territorial typology on the population's access to cities Territorial typologies helps to assess differences in socio-economic trends in regions, both within and across countries and to highlight the specific issues faced by each type of region. The OECD territorial typology on access to cities uses the concept of functional urban areas (FUA) – composed of urban centres and their commuting areas – and classifies small (TL3) regions (Fadic et al., 2019) according to the following criteria: Metropolitan regions, if more than half of the population live in a FUA. Metropolitan regions are further classified into: metropolitan large, if more than half of the population live in a (large) FUA of at least 1.5 million inhabitants; and metropolitan midsize, if more than half of the population live in a (midsize) FUA of at 250 000 to 1.5 million inhabitants. Non-metropolitan regions, if less than half of the population live in a midsize/large FUA. These regions are further classified according to their level of access to FUAs of different sizes: near a midsize/large FUA if more than half of the population live within a 60-minute drive from a midsize/large FUA (of more than 250 000 inhabitants) or if the TL3 region contains more than 80% of the area of a midsize/large FUA; near a small FUA if the region does not have access to a midsize/large FUA and at least half of its population have access to a small FUA (i.e. between 50 000 and 250 000 inhabitants) within a 60-minute drive, or contains 80% of the area of a small FUA; and remote, otherwise. List of OECD regions and typologies are presented in the OECD Territorial correspondence table (xlsx). Maps of For more information, see the OECD Territorial grid (pdf). Cite this dataset OECD Regions, Cities and Local Areas database http://oe.cd/geostats. Further information OECD Regions and Cities Statistical Atlas OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance For questions and/or comments, please email RegionStat@oecd.org.