Germany vs OECD: Employment by permanency of the job

Germany
121.78 Persons
in 2021
OECD
252.47 Persons
in 2025
Germany rank
2nd
OECD rank
1st

Employment by permanency of the job over time

  • Germany
  • OECD
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k198020022025

How they compare

OECD currently reports 252.47 Persons against 121.78 Persons in Germany, a difference of 130.69 Persons.

That makes OECD's figure about 2.1 times Germany's.

Across all 38 years both countries report, OECD has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 2nd and OECD ranks 1st of 12 countries.

OECD has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany OECD Difference Ahead
1980s 303.57 Persons 1,857 Persons 1,554 Persons OECD
1990s 427.98 Persons 1,056 Persons 628.36 Persons OECD
2000s 133.29 Persons 340.13 Persons 206.84 Persons OECD
2010s 99.81 Persons 238.07 Persons 138.26 Persons OECD
2020s 112.94 Persons 292.7 Persons 179.76 Persons OECD

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employment by permanency of the job, Germany or OECD?
OECD, at 252.47 Persons against 121.78 Persons in Germany as of 2025.
What is the difference in employment by permanency of the job between Germany and OECD?
130.69 Persons, with OECD ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and OECD?
38 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2021.
How do Germany and OECD rank globally for employment by permanency of the job?
Germany ranks 2nd and OECD ranks 1st of 12 countries.
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