Germany
DE desk: Germany first; euro area, France, Italy, United Kingdom and United States alongside.
−0.53 pp
As of 2025 | % of population ages 15+
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 58.32% |
| 2024 | 58.85% |
| 2023 | 59.17% |
| 2022 | 58.93% |
| 2021 | 58.22% |
| 2020 | 58.13% |
| 2019 | 59.37% |
| 2018 | 58.80% |
| 2017 | 58.37% |
| 2016 | 57.93% |
| 2015 | 57.44% |
| 2014 | 57.37% |
| 2013 | 57.07% |
| 2012 | 56.74% |
| 2011 | 56.28% |
| 2010 | 55.13% |
| 2009 | 54.55% |
| 2008 | 54.65% |
| 2007 | 53.91% |
| 2006 | 52.93% |
| 2005 | 51.80% |
| 2004 | 51.29% |
| 2003 | 52.19% |
| 2002 | 52.89% |
The employment-to-population ratio (SL.EMP.TOTL.SP.ZS, modelled ILO estimate) is employed people as a share of the population aged 15 and over. Latest: 58.32% in 2025.
It is not the unemployment rate. Students, retirees and people outside the labour force sit in the denominator. From 1991 to 2025 (35 years): latest 58.32% (2025), previous year 58.85% (2024); low 51.29% (2004), high 59.37% (2019).
Source: World Bank Open Data. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (terms).