France vs Germany: Annual population and employment, national concept — Total employment
Annual population and employment, national concept — Total employment over time
- France
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 45,827 Persons against 30,638 Persons in France, a difference of 15,189 Persons.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.5 times France's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
France ranks 6th and Germany ranks 4th of 36 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24,160 Persons | 38,248 Persons | 14,088 Persons | Germany |
| 2000s | 26,793 Persons | 39,803 Persons | 13,010 Persons | Germany |
| 2010s | 28,054 Persons | 43,060 Persons | 15,007 Persons | Germany |
| 2020s | 30,204 Persons | 45,445 Persons | 15,241 Persons | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual population and employment, national concept — total employment, France or Germany?
- Germany, at 45,827 Persons against 30,638 Persons in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual population and employment, national concept — total employment between France and Germany?
- 15,189 Persons, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Germany?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do France and Germany rank globally for annual population and employment, national concept — total employment?
- France ranks 6th and Germany ranks 4th of 36 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Annual population and employment, national concept — Total employment. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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