Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment in Germany
Germany: Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment was 42.87 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment in Germany, 1991–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Analysis
Germany recorded 42.87 million for economic outlook no 114 — total employment in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, economic outlook no 114 — total employment in Germany peaked at 42.87 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 35.30 million, in 1997.
That places Germany 6th out of 35 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment in Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 37.08 million | — |
| 1992 | 36.56 million | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 36.17 million | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 35.91 million | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 35.76 million | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 35.52 million | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 35.30 million | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 35.55 million | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 35.93 million | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 36.06 million | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 36.19 million | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 35.87 million | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 35.51 million | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 35.43 million | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 35.67 million | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 36.39 million | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 37.17 million | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 37.61 million | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 37.00 million | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 37.26 million | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 38.15 million | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 38.52 million | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 38.88 million | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 39.23 million | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 39.54 million | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 40.52 million | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 40.94 million | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 41.21 million | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 41.60 million | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 41.20 million | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 41.37 million | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 42.44 million | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 42.86 million | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 42.81 million | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 42.87 million | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.98 million | 35.30 million | 37.08 million | 9 |
| 2000s | 36.29 million | 35.43 million | 37.61 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.58 million | 37.26 million | 41.60 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.26 million | 41.20 million | 42.87 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 3 Poland 16.91 million compare
- 3 Brazil 101.77 million compare
- 3 Croatia 1.78 million compare
- 4 Netherlands 9.78 million compare
- 4 Japan 67.36 million compare
- 5 Lithuania 1.47 million compare
- 5 Mexico 61.86 million compare
- 6 Slovenia 995,742 compare
- 7 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 33.22 million compare
- 7 Latvia 884,825 compare
- 8 Estonia 699,622 compare
- 8 France 28.72 million compare
- 9 Italy 24.00 million compare
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- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1761 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita 10,655 current US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.1559 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita 9,430 current LCU per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1394 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 8,430 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 7,949 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 5.84 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is economic outlook no 114 — total employment in Germany?
- Economic outlook no 114 — total employment in Germany was 42.87 million in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest economic outlook no 114 — total employment recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 42.87 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest economic outlook no 114 — total employment recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.30 million in 1997.
- How does Germany rank for economic outlook no 114 — total employment?
- Germany ranks 6th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is economic outlook no 114 — total employment rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. 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 Outlook No 114 — Total employment (labour force survey basis). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The OECD Economic Outlook presents the OECD’s analysis of the major global economic trends and prospects for the next two years. The Outlook puts forward a consistent set of projections for output, employment, government spending, prices and current balances based on a review of each member country and of the induced effect on each of them on international developments. EO114 Database inventory EO114 Last historical points OECD Economic Outlook website: https://www.oecd.org/economic-outlook/ Contact: eco.outlook@oecd.org