France vs Germany: Employment (thousand persons) by NUTS 3 region

France
30,623
in 2024
Germany
45,987
in 2024
France rank
2nd
Germany rank
1st

Employment (thousand persons) by NUTS 3 region over time

  • France
  • Germany
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k200020122024

How they compare

Germany currently reports 45,987 against 30,623 in France, a difference of 15,364.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.5 times France's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.

France ranks 2nd and Germany ranks 1st of 32 countries.

Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Germany Difference Ahead
2000s 26,472 39,910 13,438 Germany
2010s 27,639 43,115 15,476 Germany
2020s 29,825 45,512 15,687 Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employment (thousand persons) by nuts 3 region, France or Germany?
Germany, at 45,987 against 30,623 in France as of 2024.
What is the difference in employment (thousand persons) by nuts 3 region between France and Germany?
15,364, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Germany?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do France and Germany rank globally for employment (thousand persons) by nuts 3 region?
France ranks 2nd and Germany ranks 1st of 32 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Eurostat, published as Employment (thousand persons) by NUTS 3 region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

France vs Germany: Employment (thousand persons) by NUTS 3 region. Statizoid, drawing on Eurostat. Retrieved 20 August 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/compare/employment-thousand-persons-by-nuts-3-region/france/germany/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://labour.statizoid.com/compare/employment-thousand-persons-by-nuts-3-region/france/germany/">France vs Germany: Employment (thousand persons) by NUTS 3 region</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Employment (thousand persons) by NUTS 3 region
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
1,534 places, 37,170 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed