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Employment rate in Germany

Employment rate in Germany was 81.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is unchanged from 2024. That is the 7th highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

202581.1%
Change on 20240 pts
Rank7th of 27EU countries ranked
Series high81.12023
Series low73.22009

Employment rate in Germany, 2009 to 2025

CSVChart (SVG)

7274767880822009201220152018202120252009: 73.2 %2010: 74 %2011: 75.4 %2012: 75.8 %2013: 76.3 %2014: 76.7 %2015: 77 %2016: 77.6 %2017: 78.3 %2018: 79 %2019: 79.7 %2020: 78.3 %2021: 79.6 %2022: 80.8 %2023: 81.1 %2024: 81.1 %2025: 81.1 %
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08, published 2026-09-10.
All 17 values
Period%
202581.1
202481.1
202381.1
202280.8
202179.6
202078.3 Series break
201979.7
201879
201778.3
201677.6
201577
201476.7
201376.3
201275.8
201175.4 Series break
201074 Series break
200973.2

Compared with European Union (27)

Place2025
Germany81.1
European Union (27)76.1

Rankings

Definition

Employed people as a percentage of the population aged 16 and over (Spain, EPA) or 20 to 64 (EU headline indicator).

How to cite

Eurostat. Employment and activity by sex and age, annual data, employment rate 20 to 64 (lfsi_emp_a). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfsi_emp_a/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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What is the employment rate in Germany?

Employment rate in Germany was 81.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is unchanged from 2024. That is the 7th highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

Eurostat, European Commission. Employment and activity by sex and age, annual data, employment rate 20 to 64 (lfsi_emp_a). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-08.

What was the highest employment rate in Germany?

81.1% in 2023, the highest value since 2009 in this series.

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