France vs Germany: Labour indicators by urban-rural territorial typology — Population
Labour indicators by urban-rural territorial typology — Population over time
- France
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 28.71 million Persons against 21.49 million Persons in France, a difference of 7.22 million Persons.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.3 times France's.
Across all 29 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
France ranks 4th and Germany ranks 3rd of 37 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.00 million Persons | 26.29 million Persons | 9.29 million Persons | Germany |
| 2000s | 18.86 million Persons | 28.20 million Persons | 9.34 million Persons | Germany |
| 2010s | 19.99 million Persons | 28.17 million Persons | 8.19 million Persons | Germany |
| 2020s | 21.03 million Persons | 28.64 million Persons | 7.61 million Persons | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labour indicators by urban-rural territorial typology — population, France or Germany?
- Germany, at 28.71 million Persons against 21.49 million Persons in France as of 2026.
- What is the difference in labour indicators by urban-rural territorial typology — population between France and Germany?
- 7.22 million Persons, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Germany?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2026.
- How do France and Germany rank globally for labour indicators by urban-rural territorial typology — population?
- France ranks 4th and Germany ranks 3rd of 37 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Labour indicators by urban-rural territorial typology — Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset provides labour market indicators aggregated at national level and broken down by urban-rural territorial typology. Data source and definition The indicators include labour indicators at place of residence by type of territory. Data is based on a labor force survey using ILO methodology and collected from Eurostat (reg_lmk) for EU countries and via delegates of the OECD Working Party on Territorial Indicators (WPTI), as well as from national statistical offices' websites. Territorial typology The OECD classifies TL3 regions as predominantly urban, intermediate or predominantly rural; rural regions can be further split into “close to city” and “remote” (see methodology (pdf)). This typology supports analysis of socio-economic differences across regions. See also the OECD Territorial Correspondence Table (xlsx) and the OECD Territorial grid (pdf). Cite this dataset OECD Regions, Cities and Local Areas database http://oe.cd/geostats Further information OECD Regions and Cities Statistical Atlas OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance For questions and/or comments, please email RegionStat@oecd.org.