ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Germany

Germany: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by was 92.19 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
92.19 %
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
24th
of 79 countries
All-time high
92.87 %
in 2022
All-time low
83.24 %
in 2004
Years of data
33
1992–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Germany, 1992–2024

0204060801001992200820241992: 90.9 %1993: 89.7 %1994: 89 %1995: 89.4 %1996: 88.2 %1997: 87.6 %1998: 87.8 %1999: 87.8 %2000: 88.6 %2001: 87.2 %2002: 85.8 %2003: 84.9 %2004: 83.2 %2005: 84.5 %2006: 86.1 %2007: 87.1 %2008: 89.9 %2009: 90 %2010: 87.8 %2011: 87.5 %2012: 92 %2013: 91.5 %2014: 91.7 %2015: 91.7 %2016: 91.5 %2017: 91.8 %2018: 92.6 %2019: 92.5 %2020: 92.1 %2021: 92.6 %2022: 92.9 %2023: 92.6 %2024: 92.2 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Germany recorded 92.19 % for ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in 2024.

That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Germany peaked at 92.87 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 83.24 %, in 2004.

That places Germany 24th out of 79 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Germany, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Male — Value in Germany, 1992 to 2024.
Year % Change
1992 90.92 %
1993 89.7 % -1.3%
1994 89.04 % -0.7%
1995 89.37 % +0.4%
1996 88.17 % -1.3%
1997 87.63 % -0.6%
1998 87.81 % +0.2%
1999 87.77 % -0.0%
2000 88.62 % +1.0%
2001 87.17 % -1.6%
2002 85.82 % -1.5%
2003 84.89 % -1.1%
2004 83.24 % -1.9%
2005 84.47 % +1.5%
2006 86.06 % +1.9%
2007 87.06 % +1.2%
2008 89.89 % +3.3%
2009 90.02 % +0.1%
2010 87.8 % -2.5%
2011 87.53 % -0.3%
2012 91.95 % +5.0%
2013 91.47 % -0.5%
2014 91.66 % +0.2%
2015 91.72 % +0.1%
2016 91.52 % -0.2%
2017 91.82 % +0.3%
2018 92.58 % +0.8%
2019 92.55 % -0.0%
2020 92.06 % -0.5%
2021 92.62 % +0.6%
2022 92.87 % +0.3%
2023 92.61 % -0.3%
2024 92.19 % -0.5%

Germany compared with similar countries

  • Germany's 92.19 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 88.42 %, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
  • Germany's 92.19 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 88.11 %, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 88.8 % 87.63 % 90.92 % 8
2000s 86.72 % 83.24 % 90.02 % 10
2010s 91.06 % 87.53 % 92.58 % 10
2020s 92.47 % 92.06 % 92.87 % 5

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 21 Austria 92.49 % compare
  2. 22 Switzerland 92.33 % compare
  3. 23 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 92.27 % compare
  4. 25 Panama 91.99 % compare
  5. 26 Bhutan 91.51 % compare
  6. 27 France 91.28 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Germany?
Ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Germany was 92.19 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 92.87 % in 2022.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 83.24 % in 2004.
How does Germany rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by?
Germany ranks 24th out of 79 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. 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-to-population ratio by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Male — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
86 places, 1,543 data points, 1987–2025
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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.