Germany vs United States of America: Annual population and employment, national concept — Employees

Germany
42,161 Persons
in 2025
United States of America
150,181 Persons
in 2019
Germany rank
4th
United States of America rank
1st

Annual population and employment, national concept — Employees over time

  • Germany
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 150,181 Persons against 42,161 Persons in Germany, a difference of 108,020 Persons.

That makes United States of America's figure about 3.6 times Germany's.

Across all 29 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 4th and United States of America ranks 1st of 36 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany United States of America Difference Ahead
1990s 34,458 Persons 117,297 Persons 82,839 Persons United States of America
2000s 35,528 Persons 132,523 Persons 96,995 Persons United States of America
2010s 38,662 Persons 140,543 Persons 101,881 Persons United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual population and employment, national concept — employees, Germany or United States of America?
United States of America, at 150,181 Persons against 42,161 Persons in Germany as of 2019.
What is the difference in annual population and employment, national concept — employees between Germany and United States of America?
108,020 Persons, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United States of America?
29 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2019.
How do Germany and United States of America rank globally for annual population and employment, national concept — employees?
Germany ranks 4th and United States of America ranks 1st of 36 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Annual population and employment, national concept — Employees. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual population and employment, national concept — Employees
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
46 places, 1,670 data points, 1950–2025
Last refreshed

This table presents population and employment data according to the national concept. The national concept is defined by the residence of the person: employees are residents employed by either resident or non-resident producer units; and the self-employed are resident self-employed people in either resident or non-resident producer units. Users should note that population data corresponds to mid-year estimates (or the average of the reference year). These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE3 dataset. See ANA Changes for information on changes in methodology: ANA Changes Explore also the GDP and non-financial accounts webpage: GDP and non-financial accounts webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org