Work & Labour in Germany 1,018 indicators covering work & labour for Germany. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 86.4% 2025 up 1.5% 48th Employment in industry (% of total employment) 26.0% 2025 down 6.0% 37th Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 37.4% 2025 down 5.3% 17th Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 12.8% 2025 down 7.2% 64th Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 0.2% 2025 down 45.0% 160th Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 0.2% 2025 down 31.7% 159th Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 0.3% 2025 down 51.6% 160th Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 91.9% 2025 up 2.9% 15th Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 89.9% 2025 up 4.3% 14th Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 94.1% 2025 up 1.3% 13th Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 8.1% 2025 down 23.9% 173rd Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 10.1% 2025 down 26.6% 174th Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 5.9% 2025 down 17.5% 175th Employers, total (% of total employment) 3.8% 2025 down 16.5% 73rd Employers, male (% of male employment) 5.4% 2025 down 19.9% 63rd Employers, female (% of female employment) 2.0% 2025 down 2.6% 96th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per capita 0.0005 units per person 2025 up 1.0% 34th Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per capita 0.0005 units per person 2025 up 1.0% 34th Share of workers in vulnerable employment 4.3% 2025 down 29.4% 177th GDP per person employed 125,086 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 4.5% 20th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 30.0% 168th Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 30.0% 168th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate -1.43 % change on previous year 2025 down 250.0% 181st Employment (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate -1.43 % change on previous year 2025 down 250.0% 181st GDP per employed person 125,086 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 4.5% 20th Women can take the same jobs as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st SDG indicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of output per worker, GDP 2.35 2027 up 39.7% 77th SDG indicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of output per worker, GDP 2.35 2027 up 39.7% 77th Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0.0811 units per square kilometre 2023 up 1.3% 35th Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre 0.1272 units per square kilometre 2023 up 4.7% 38th CPI: National consumer price index, base year 2017 = 100 121.92 2025 up 28.5% 93rd Employment in agriculture vs. urban population 1.2% 2023 down 17.1% 173rd CPI: National consumer price index, percentage change from previous 2.17 2025 up 325.5% 124th Female labor force participation rates slopes, gaps filled 56.9 2025 up 4.0% 84th Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled 56.9 2025 up 4.0% 84th Female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980, gaps filled 56.9 2025 up 4.0% 84th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre 0.1233 units per square kilometre 2023 up 7.1% 37th Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre 0.1233 units per square kilometre 2023 up 7.1% 37th Employment in agri vs urban pop, annual growth rate -3.35 % change on previous year 2023 up 54.3% 157th Labour force participation rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 61.67 2025 up 2.4% 115th Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 3.8% 2025 down 17.6% 131st Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 4.2% 2025 down 15.4% 105th Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 3.5% 2025 down 16.8% 140th SDG indicator 10.4.1: Labour income share as a percent of GDP 62.92 2026 up 2.5% 7th Labour income share as a percent of GDP 62.92 2026 up 2.5% 7th LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 4.94 2027 down 32.3% 162nd LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 4.94 2027 down 32.3% 162nd Total weekly hours worked of employed persons 1.23 million 2027 down 4.9% 21st Ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64 23.93 2027 up 0.6% 122nd Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person 29.66 2027 down 3.5% 178th Time-related underemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 1.17 2027 down 67.9% 157th Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) 485.03 2027 down 68.4% 56th Full-time equivalent employment (ILO modelled estimates) 30,656 2027 down 4.9% 21st NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 7.47 2027 up 19.2% 172nd NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training 599.18 2027 up 9.0% 67th Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 66.6% 2025 up 1.0% 135th Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 56.9% 2025 up 4.0% 84th Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 61.7% 2025 up 2.5% 110th Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024 56.9% 2025 up 4.0% 84th Fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate 56.9% 2025 up 4.0% 84th ← Previous Page 2 of 17 Next →