ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Germany
Germany: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment was 7,605 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
The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Germany is 7,605 1000 No, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Germany peaked at 8,811 1000 No in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4,849 1000 No, in 2009.
Germany ranks 9th of 72 countries on this measure, 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 | 5,812 1000 No | — |
| 1993 | 5,725 1000 No | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 5,708 1000 No | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 5,738 1000 No | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 5,749 1000 No | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 5,843 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 6,034 1000 No | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 6,082 1000 No | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 6,007 1000 No | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 6,070 1000 No | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 6,085 1000 No | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 5,980 1000 No | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 5,855 1000 No | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 5,976 1000 No | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 5,147 1000 No | -13.9% |
| 2007 | 5,089 1000 No | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 4,916 1000 No | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 4,849 1000 No | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 5,249 1000 No | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 4,969 1000 No | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 8,063 1000 No | +62.3% |
| 2013 | 8,161 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 8,234 1000 No | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 8,277 1000 No | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 8,561 1000 No | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 8,621 1000 No | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 8,708 1000 No | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 8,811 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 7,758 1000 No | -11.9% |
| 2021 | 7,608 1000 No | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 7,749 1000 No | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 7,510 1000 No | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 7,605 1000 No | +1.3% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 7,605 1000 No is above the median for high income countries, which is 653.42 1000 No, 11.6× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Germany's 7,605 1000 No is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 706.52 1000 No, 10.8× 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 | +62.3% | 4,969 1000 No | 8,063 1000 No |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,836 1000 No | 5,708 1000 No | 6,082 1000 No | 8 |
| 2000s | 5,598 1000 No | 4,849 1000 No | 6,085 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,765 1000 No | 4,969 1000 No | 8,811 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,646 1000 No | 7,510 1000 No | 7,758 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 7,605 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 8,811 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 4,849 1000 No in 2009.
- How does Germany rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment?
- Germany ranks 9th 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 7.6%. 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 — 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.