ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Germany
Germany: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 62.27 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Germany, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Germany recorded 62.27 % for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in 2024.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Germany peaked at 68.79 % in 1992 and was at its lowest, 56.29 %, in 2015.
That places Germany 18th out of 79 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Germany, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 68.79 % | — |
| 1993 | 66.06 % | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 64.56 % | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 61.76 % | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 59.82 % | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 60.41 % | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 61.47 % | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 60.41 % | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 59.06 % | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 58.72 % | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 58.85 % | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 58.17 % | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 56.73 % | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 58.54 % | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 59.79 % | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 58.64 % | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 63.64 % | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 62.86 % | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 58.57 % | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 61.45 % | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 57.98 % | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 58.9 % | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 56.93 % | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 56.29 % | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 56.3 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 57.41 % | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 58.27 % | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 60.22 % | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 57.5 % | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 59.32 % | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 61.62 % | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 60.73 % | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 62.27 % | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.91 % | 59.82 % | 68.79 % | 8 |
| 2000s | 59.5 % | 56.73 % | 63.64 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.23 % | 56.29 % | 61.45 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.29 % | 57.5 % | 62.27 % | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Germany?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Germany was 62.27 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 68.79 % in 1992.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.29 % in 2015.
- How does Germany rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- Germany ranks 18th out of 79 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 — Labour force participation rate by age, 15 to 24, rural areas — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.