ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Germany
Germany: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment was 3,939 1000 No in 2024. ▲ Rising
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Germany, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
In 2024, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Germany stood at 3,939 1000 No.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Germany peaked at 4,612 1000 No in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2,567 1000 No, in 2011.
That places Germany 10th out of 72 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Germany, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 3,413 1000 No | — |
| 1993 | 3,371 1000 No | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 3,327 1000 No | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 3,328 1000 No | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 3,264 1000 No | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 3,310 1000 No | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 3,411 1000 No | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 3,394 1000 No | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 3,343 1000 No | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 3,330 1000 No | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 3,326 1000 No | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 3,255 1000 No | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 3,161 1000 No | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 3,241 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 2,761 1000 No | -14.8% |
| 2007 | 2,726 1000 No | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 2,698 1000 No | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 2,588 1000 No | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 2,797 1000 No | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 2,567 1000 No | -8.2% |
| 2012 | 4,294 1000 No | +67.3% |
| 2013 | 4,322 1000 No | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 4,351 1000 No | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 4,348 1000 No | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 4,503 1000 No | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 4,524 1000 No | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 4,562 1000 No | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 4,612 1000 No | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 4,059 1000 No | -12.0% |
| 2021 | 3,953 1000 No | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 3,997 1000 No | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 3,884 1000 No | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 3,939 1000 No | +1.4% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 3,939 1000 No is above the median for high income countries, which is 358.06 1000 No, 11.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Germany's 3,939 1000 No is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 368.24 1000 No, 10.7× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Germany changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +67.3% | 2,567 1000 No | 4,294 1000 No |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,352 1000 No | 3,264 1000 No | 3,413 1000 No | 8 |
| 2000s | 3,043 1000 No | 2,588 1000 No | 3,343 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,088 1000 No | 2,567 1000 No | 4,612 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,966 1000 No | 3,884 1000 No | 4,059 1000 No | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More economy & growth data for Germany
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.7761 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 0.6565 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 108.13 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0214 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,295 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 95.19 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 51.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0188 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,140 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 51.4 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Germany?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Germany was 3,939 1000 No in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 4,612 1000 No in 2019.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,567 1000 No in 2011.
- How does Germany rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment?
- Germany ranks 10th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.