ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Germany
Germany: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 77.57 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
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
The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Germany is 77.57 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Germany peaked at 77.57 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 34.12 %, in 1992.
That places Germany 15th out of 79 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 — Labour force participation rate by in Germany, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 34.12 % | — |
| 1993 | 34.26 % | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 37.86 % | +10.5% |
| 1995 | 39.38 % | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 41.5 % | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 43.76 % | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 43.41 % | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 44.06 % | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 42.33 % | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 41.63 % | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 41.79 % | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 44.12 % | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 46.99 % | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 52.86 % | +12.5% |
| 2006 | 56.95 % | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 60.53 % | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 59.16 % | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 63.59 % | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 65.8 % | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 63.87 % | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 65.92 % | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 67.73 % | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 69.59 % | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 70.79 % | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 71.69 % | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 73.57 % | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 73.9 % | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 75.32 % | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 74.04 % | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 75.71 % | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 76.61 % | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 76.32 % | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 77.57 % | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.79 % | 34.12 % | 44.06 % | 8 |
| 2000s | 50.99 % | 41.63 % | 63.59 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.82 % | 63.87 % | 75.32 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.05 % | 74.04 % | 77.57 % | 5 |
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- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0201 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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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 77.57 % 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 77.57 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.12 % in 1992.
- How does Germany rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- Germany ranks 15th 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 11.5%. 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 — Labour force participation rate by age, 55 to 64, rural areas — 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.