Germany
DE desk: Germany first; euro area, France, Italy, United Kingdom and United States alongside.
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As of 2025 | % of total employment
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 91.85% |
| 2024 | 91.82% |
| 2023 | 91.70% |
| 2022 | 91.52% |
| 2021 | 91.01% |
| 2020 | 91.12% |
| 2019 | 90.42% |
| 2018 | 90.08% |
| 2017 | 89.71% |
| 2016 | 89.47% |
| 2015 | 89.29% |
| 2014 | 89.09% |
| 2013 | 88.84% |
| 2012 | 88.39% |
| 2011 | 88.28% |
| 2010 | 88.79% |
| 2009 | 88.47% |
| 2008 | 88.54% |
| 2007 | 88.15% |
| 2006 | 87.58% |
| 2005 | 87.74% |
| 2004 | 87.93% |
| 2003 | 88.63% |
| 2002 | 88.91% |
Wage and salaried workers (SL.EMP.WORK.ZS, modelled ILO estimate) are employees as a share of total employment — people who work for a wage or salary. Latest: 91.85% in 2025.
The complement is mostly self-employment and contributing family work. It says nothing about the size of the pay packet. From 1991 to 2025 (35 years): latest 91.85% (2025), previous year 91.82% (2024); low 87.58% (2006), high 91.85% (2025).
Source: World Bank Open Data. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (terms).