ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Germany
Germany: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 66.56 % 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
The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Germany is 66.56 %, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Germany peaked at 72.31 % in 1992 and was at its lowest, 66.14 %, in 2023.
Germany ranks 50th of 79 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 | 72.31 % | — |
| 1993 | 71.31 % | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 70.33 % | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 69.52 % | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 69.25 % | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 69.82 % | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 69.5 % | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 68.92 % | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 68.11 % | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 67.23 % | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 66.92 % | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 66.64 % | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 66.6 % | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 67.84 % | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 67.58 % | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 67.23 % | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 68.5 % | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 69.18 % | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 67.95 % | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 66.41 % | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 67.97 % | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 67.98 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 67.58 % | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 67.42 % | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 67.88 % | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 67.8 % | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 67.63 % | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 68.35 % | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 66.23 % | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 66.74 % | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 66.5 % | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 66.14 % | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 66.56 % | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.12 % | 68.92 % | 72.31 % | 8 |
| 2000s | 67.58 % | 66.6 % | 69.18 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.7 % | 66.41 % | 68.35 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.43 % | 66.14 % | 66.74 % | 5 |
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- 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)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 0.7655 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.3578 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 21,648 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -0.4432 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3189 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 19,292 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 7.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2031 current US$ per US$ of GDP (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 66.56 % 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 72.31 % in 1992.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.14 % in 2023.
- How does Germany rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- Germany ranks 50th 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 down 1.5%. 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, total (15+), 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.