France vs Germany: Employment (current ILO definition - ICLS19)
Employment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) over time
- France
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 42,553 against 29,383 in France, a difference of 13,170.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.4 times France's.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
France ranks 8th and Germany ranks 6th of 71 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 26,724 | 41,236 | 14,512 | Germany |
| 2020s | 28,386 | 42,046 | 13,660 | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment (current ilo definition - icls19), France or Germany?
- Germany, at 42,553 against 29,383 in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employment (current ilo definition - icls19) between France and Germany?
- 13,170, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Germany?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2025.
- How do France and Germany rank globally for employment (current ilo definition - icls19)?
- France ranks 8th and Germany ranks 6th of 71 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization, published as Employment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) (15+). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series includes only countries for which the 19th ICLS definitions are applied. Persons in employment are defined as all those of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit. They comprise employed persons who worked in a job for at least one hour and employed persons not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. For more information, refer to the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.