ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Germany
Germany: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 10.47 % 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
Germany recorded 10.47 % for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.9% on the previous year and up 71.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Germany peaked at 10.47 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.8 %, in 2000.
Germany ranks 54th of 78 countries on this measure, 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 — Labour force participation rate by in Germany, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 3.65 % | — |
| 1993 | 3.45 % | -5.5% |
| 1994 | 3.33 % | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 2.84 % | -14.7% |
| 1996 | 2.86 % | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 3.13 % | +9.4% |
| 1998 | 2.9 % | -7.3% |
| 1999 | 3.1 % | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 2.8 % | -9.7% |
| 2001 | 3.24 % | +15.7% |
| 2002 | 3.63 % | +12.0% |
| 2003 | 3.11 % | -14.3% |
| 2004 | 3.02 % | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 3.69 % | +22.2% |
| 2006 | 2.81 % | -23.8% |
| 2007 | 3.63 % | +29.2% |
| 2008 | 4.02 % | +10.7% |
| 2009 | 4.01 % | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 4.8 % | +19.7% |
| 2011 | 4.33 % | -9.8% |
| 2012 | 5.49 % | +26.8% |
| 2013 | 5.99 % | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 6.12 % | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 6.57 % | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 7.07 % | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 7.44 % | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 7.91 % | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 8.34 % | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 8.02 % | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 8.09 % | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 8.37 % | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 9.44 % | +12.8% |
| 2024 | 10.47 % | +10.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.16 % | 2.84 % | 3.65 % | 8 |
| 2000s | 3.4 % | 2.8 % | 4.02 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.41 % | 4.33 % | 8.34 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.88 % | 8.02 % | 10.47 % | 5 |
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- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3072 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 18,584 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth -32.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth -35.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual -1.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 0.0077 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 466.54 current LCU per person (2025)
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 10.47 % 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 10.47 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8 % in 2000.
- How does Germany rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- Germany ranks 54th out of 78 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 71.1%. 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 — Labour force participation rate by age, 65+, 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.