France vs Germany: Labour indicators levels - Regions — Employment
Labour indicators levels - Regions — Employment over time
- France
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 42.55 million Persons against 29.33 million Persons in France, a difference of 13.22 million Persons.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.5 times France's.
Across all 27 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
France ranks 8th and Germany ranks 6th of 45 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 | 22.51 million Persons | 36.09 million Persons | 13.58 million Persons | Germany |
| 2000s | 25.18 million Persons | 36.90 million Persons | 11.73 million Persons | Germany |
| 2010s | 26.60 million Persons | 40.27 million Persons | 13.67 million Persons | Germany |
| 2020s | 28.33 million Persons | 42.00 million Persons | 13.67 million Persons | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labour indicators levels - regions — employment, France or Germany?
- Germany, at 42.55 million Persons against 29.33 million Persons in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labour indicators levels - regions — employment between France and Germany?
- 13.22 million Persons, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Germany?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
- How do France and Germany rank globally for labour indicators levels - regions — employment?
- France ranks 8th and Germany ranks 6th of 45 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Labour indicators levels - Regions — Employment. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
<p>This dataset presents indicators on the size of the labour force, employment, and unemployment in large regions (TL2) and, where available, in small regions (TL3).</p> <p><strong>Data definition and source</strong></p> <p>The labour force status is presented by sex, for 15-64 year-olds and 15+ year-olds age ranges, the latter having less country coverage. Data is based on a labour force survey using ILO guidelines 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.</p> <p><strong>Definition of regions</strong></p> <p>Regions are subnational units below national boundaries. OECD countries have two regional levels: large regions (territorial level 2 or TL2) and small regions (territorial level 3 or TL3). For more information, see the OECD Territorial grid <a href="https://webfs-cfe.oecd.org/files/.Stat/region/OECD_territorial-grid_TL2024.pdf">(pdf)</a> and the OECD Territorial Correspondence Table <a href="https://webfs-cfe.oecd.org/files/.Stat/region/OECD%20Territorial%20correspondence%20-%20TL2024c.xlsx">(xlsx)</a>. </p> <p><strong>Cite this dataset</strong></p> <p>OECD Regions, Cities and Local Areas database <a href="http://oe.cd/geostats">http://oe.cd/geostats</a>.</p> <p><strong>Further information</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://regions-cities-atlas.oecd.org/">OECD Regions and Cities Statistical Atlas</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/oecd-regions-and-cities-at-a-glance-2024_f42db3bf-en.html">OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance</a></li> </ul> <p>For questions and/or comments, please email <a href="mailto:RegionStat@oecd.org">RegionStat@oecd.org</a>.</p>