France vs Germany: Full-time and part-time employment
Full-time and part-time employment over time
- France
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 29,262 Persons against 24,126 Persons in France, a difference of 5,136 Persons.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.2 times France's.
Across all 43 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
France ranks 9th and Germany ranks 7th of 40 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19,439 Persons | 23,108 Persons | 3,669 Persons | Germany |
| 1990s | 18,817 Persons | 29,561 Persons | 10,744 Persons | Germany |
| 2000s | 20,568 Persons | 28,308 Persons | 7,741 Persons | Germany |
| 2010s | 21,240 Persons | 29,148 Persons | 7,907 Persons | Germany |
| 2020s | 23,334 Persons | 29,408 Persons | 6,074 Persons | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher full-time and part-time employment, France or Germany?
- Germany, at 29,262 Persons against 24,126 Persons in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in full-time and part-time employment between France and Germany?
- 5,136 Persons, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Germany?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2025.
- How do France and Germany rank globally for full-time and part-time employment?
- France ranks 9th and Germany ranks 7th of 40 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Full-time and part-time employment. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset contains data on full-time and part-time employment according to: a common definition of 30-usual weekly hours of work in the main job national definitions Data are broken down by professional status - employees, total employment - sex and standardised age groups (15-24, 25-54, 55+, total) 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. For detailed information on labour force surveys for all countries please see LFS_NOTES_SOURCES.