ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Germany
Germany: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment was 3,666 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
Germany recorded 3,666 1000 No for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Germany peaked at 4,199 1000 No in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2,218 1000 No, in 2008.
That places Germany 5th out of 72 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
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 | 2,399 1000 No | — |
| 1993 | 2,354 1000 No | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 2,381 1000 No | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 2,410 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 2,485 1000 No | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 2,533 1000 No | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 2,624 1000 No | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 2,688 1000 No | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 2,664 1000 No | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 2,740 1000 No | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 2,759 1000 No | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 2,726 1000 No | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 2,694 1000 No | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 2,734 1000 No | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 2,385 1000 No | -12.8% |
| 2007 | 2,363 1000 No | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 2,218 1000 No | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 2,262 1000 No | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 2,452 1000 No | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 2,402 1000 No | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 3,769 1000 No | +56.9% |
| 2013 | 3,838 1000 No | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 3,883 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 3,930 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 4,057 1000 No | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 4,097 1000 No | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 4,146 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 4,199 1000 No | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 3,700 1000 No | -11.9% |
| 2021 | 3,655 1000 No | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 3,751 1000 No | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 3,626 1000 No | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 3,666 1000 No | +1.1% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 3,666 1000 No is above the median for high income countries, which is 304.13 1000 No, 12.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Germany's 3,666 1000 No is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 346.71 1000 No, 10.6× 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 | +56.9% | 2,402 1000 No | 3,769 1000 No |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,484 1000 No | 2,354 1000 No | 2,688 1000 No | 8 |
| 2000s | 2,554 1000 No | 2,218 1000 No | 2,759 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,677 1000 No | 2,402 1000 No | 4,199 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,680 1000 No | 3,626 1000 No | 3,751 1000 No | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 2 Côte d'Ivoire 251.13 1000 No compare
- 2 Russian Federation 6,681 1000 No compare
- 2 Türkiye 624 1000 No compare
- 3 Indonesia 6,676 1000 No compare
- 3 Republic of Moldova 168.1 1000 No compare
- 4 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 114.07 1000 No compare
- 4 Thailand 3,904 1000 No compare
- 6 Philippines 3,230 1000 No compare
- 7 Pakistan 2,902 1000 No compare
- 8 France 2,664 1000 No compare
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 3,666 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 4,199 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 2,218 1000 No in 2008.
- How does Germany rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment?
- Germany ranks 5th 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 5.6%. 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 — Female — 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.