ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Germany
Germany: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of was 9.3 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Germany, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Germany recorded 9.3 % for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Germany peaked at 13.1 % in 2005 and was at its lowest, 9.3 %, in 2024.
That places Germany 67th out of 72 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Germany, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 12.5 % | — |
| 1993 | 12.9 % | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 12.8 % | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 12.7 % | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 12 % | -5.5% |
| 1997 | 12.2 % | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 12.5 % | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 12.1 % | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 12 % | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 12.7 % | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 12.5 % | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 12.5 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 13 % | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 13.1 % | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 12.8 % | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 12.4 % | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 12.6 % | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 12.9 % | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 11.9 % | -7.8% |
| 2011 | 12.9 % | +8.4% |
| 2012 | 12.3 % | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 11.7 % | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 11.5 % | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 11.3 % | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 10.8 % | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 10.4 % | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 10.3 % | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 10 % | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 9.4 % | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 9.6 % | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 9.5 % | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 9.5 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 9.3 % | -2.1% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 9.3 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 16 %, 58% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Germany's 9.3 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.9 %, 58% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.46 % | 12 % | 12.9 % | 8 |
| 2000s | 12.65 % | 12 % | 13.1 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.31 % | 10 % | 12.9 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.46 % | 9.3 % | 9.6 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 64 Luxembourg 11.2 % compare
- 65 Russian Federation 10.7 % compare
- 66 Hungary 10 % compare
- 67 Denmark 9.3 % compare
- 69 Jordan 8.2 % compare
- 70 Brunei Darussalam 8.1 % compare
More economy & growth data for Germany
- 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 108.13 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0214 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,295 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 95.19 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 51.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0188 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,140 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 51.4 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Germany?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Germany was 9.3 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 13.1 % in 2005.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3 % in 2024.
- How does Germany rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of?
- Germany ranks 67th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.1%. 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 — Share of employment by status of employment, self-employed, 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.