ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Germany
Germany: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment was 4,461 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 4,461 1000 No.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Germany peaked at 5,271 1000 No in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3,046 1000 No, in 2009.
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 | 3,924 1000 No | — |
| 1993 | 3,897 1000 No | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 3,864 1000 No | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 3,859 1000 No | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 3,785 1000 No | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 3,856 1000 No | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 3,984 1000 No | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 3,967 1000 No | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 3,895 1000 No | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 3,902 1000 No | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 3,905 1000 No | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 3,817 1000 No | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 3,744 1000 No | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 3,838 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 3,261 1000 No | -15.0% |
| 2007 | 3,196 1000 No | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 3,149 1000 No | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 3,046 1000 No | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 3,271 1000 No | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 3,083 1000 No | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 5,060 1000 No | +64.1% |
| 2013 | 5,050 1000 No | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 5,076 1000 No | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 5,067 1000 No | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 5,195 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 5,185 1000 No | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 5,227 1000 No | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 5,271 1000 No | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 4,594 1000 No | -12.8% |
| 2021 | 4,505 1000 No | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 4,547 1000 No | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 4,415 1000 No | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 4,461 1000 No | +1.0% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 4,461 1000 No is above the median for high income countries, which is 474.31 1000 No, 9.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Germany's 4,461 1000 No is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 519.38 1000 No, 8.6× 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 | +64.1% | 3,083 1000 No | 5,060 1000 No |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,892 1000 No | 3,785 1000 No | 3,984 1000 No | 8 |
| 2000s | 3,575 1000 No | 3,046 1000 No | 3,905 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,748 1000 No | 3,083 1000 No | 5,271 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,504 1000 No | 4,415 1000 No | 4,594 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 4,461 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 5,271 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 3,046 1000 No in 2009.
- 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 12.1%. 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, total, 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.