European Union (27 countries) vs Germany: Employment by permanency of the job

European Union (27 countries)
192.54 Persons
in 2025
Germany
121.78 Persons
in 2021
European Union (27 countries) rank
2nd
Germany rank
2nd

Employment by permanency of the job over time

  • European Union (27 countries)
  • Germany
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How they compare

European Union (27 countries) currently reports 192.54 Persons against 121.78 Persons in Germany, a difference of 70.76 Persons.

That makes European Union (27 countries)'s figure about 1.6 times Germany's.

Across all 38 years both countries report, European Union (27 countries) has been ahead every year.

European Union (27 countries) ranks 2nd and Germany ranks 2nd of 8 regions.

European Union (27 countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade European Union (27 countries) Germany Difference Ahead
1980s 1,629 Persons 303.57 Persons 1,325 Persons European Union (27 countries)
1990s 666.38 Persons 427.98 Persons 238.39 Persons European Union (27 countries)
2000s 622.01 Persons 133.29 Persons 488.72 Persons European Union (27 countries)
2010s 174.55 Persons 99.81 Persons 74.74 Persons European Union (27 countries)
2020s 233.54 Persons 112.94 Persons 120.6 Persons European Union (27 countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employment by permanency of the job, European Union (27 countries) or Germany?
European Union (27 countries), at 192.54 Persons against 121.78 Persons in Germany as of 2025.
What is the difference in employment by permanency of the job between European Union (27 countries) and Germany?
70.76 Persons, with European Union (27 countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for European Union (27 countries) and Germany?
38 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2021.
How do European Union (27 countries) and Germany rank globally for employment by permanency of the job?
European Union (27 countries) ranks 2nd and Germany ranks 2nd of 8 regions.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Employment by permanency of the job. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Employment by permanency of the job
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
21 places, 552 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed

This dataset contains data on permanent and temporary workers based on the type of work contract of their main job. Data are further broken down by professional status - employees, total employment - by sex and by standardised age groups (15-19, 15-24, 20-24, 25-54, 55-64, 65+, total). Data are reported for employees. Temporary employees are wage and salary workers whose job has a pre-determined termination date as opposed to permanent employees whose job is of unlimited duration. They include: i) persons with a seasonal job; ii) persons engaged by an employment agency or business and hired out to a third party for carrying out a “work mission”; iii) persons with specific training contracts (including apprentices, trainees, research assistants, probationary period of a contract, etc.). Country-specific exceptions to this generic definition may be found in LFS_NOTES_SOURCES. In order to facilitate analysis and comparisons over time, historical data for OECD members have been provided over as long a period as possible, often even before a country became a member of the Organisation. Information on the membership dates of all OECD countries can be found at OECD Ratification Dates