Labor force, female in Germany
Germany: Labor force, female was 46.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female in Germany, 1990–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force, female in Germany stood at 46.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female in Germany peaked at 46.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 40.6%, in 1990.
Germany ranks 81st of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.5% | 40.6% | 43.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.9% | 43.8% | 45.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.2% | 45.8% | 46.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.5% | 46.4% | 46.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 78 Luxembourg 46.5% compare
- 79 Burkina Faso 46.5% compare
- 80 Haiti 46.5% compare
- 82 Zambia 46.3% compare
- 83 Saint Lucia 46.3% compare
- 84 New Caledonia 46.2% compare
More education data for Germany
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 13.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 283,851 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.0% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.3% (2024)
- Labor force, total 43.55 million (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 1.01 GPI (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female in Germany?
- Labor force, female in Germany was 46.5% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, female recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 46.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.6% in 1990.
- How does Germany rank for labor force, female?
- Germany ranks 81st out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database, published as part of Labor force, female (% of total labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.