ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Germany
Germany: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 58.86 % 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 58.86 % 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 2.0% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Germany peaked at 58.86 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 49.51 %, in 1995.
That places Germany 17th 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 | 51 % | — |
| 1993 | 49.79 % | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 50.05 % | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 49.51 % | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 50.44 % | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 51.02 % | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 51.02 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 50.76 % | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 51.13 % | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 51.69 % | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 51.2 % | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 51.75 % | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 51.9 % | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 52.91 % | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 53.39 % | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 54.39 % | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 55.3 % | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 55.58 % | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 53.95 % | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 55.56 % | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 54.95 % | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 55.69 % | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 55.89 % | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 56.11 % | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 56.98 % | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 57.55 % | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 57.02 % | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 57.84 % | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 56.43 % | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 57.41 % | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 57.88 % | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 57.7 % | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 58.86 % | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.45 % | 49.51 % | 51.02 % | 8 |
| 2000s | 52.92 % | 51.13 % | 55.58 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.15 % | 53.95 % | 57.84 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.66 % | 56.43 % | 58.86 % | 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)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 34,105 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 9.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9764 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 59,071 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.8641 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 52,276 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (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 58.86 % 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 58.86 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.51 % in 1995.
- How does Germany rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- Germany ranks 17th 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 5.3%. 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, total (15+), rural areas — Female — 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.