Germany vs United States: Labour indicators by urban-rural territorial typology — Population
Labour indicators by urban-rural territorial typology — Population over time
- Germany
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 41.33 million Persons against 28.71 million Persons in Germany, a difference of 12.62 million Persons.
That makes United States's figure about 1.4 times Germany's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 3rd and United States ranks 1st of 37 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.29 million Persons | 43.17 million Persons | 16.89 million Persons | United States |
| 2000s | 28.24 million Persons | 47.69 million Persons | 19.45 million Persons | United States |
| 2010s | 28.17 million Persons | 50.45 million Persons | 22.28 million Persons | United States |
| 2020s | 28.56 million Persons | 50.35 million Persons | 21.79 million Persons | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labour indicators by urban-rural territorial typology — population, Germany or United States?
- United States, at 41.33 million Persons against 28.71 million Persons in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labour indicators by urban-rural territorial typology — population between Germany and United States?
- 12.62 million Persons, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United States?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Germany and United States rank globally for labour indicators by urban-rural territorial typology — population?
- Germany ranks 3rd and United States ranks 1st 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.