Germany vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment

Germany
38,822 Persons
in 2025
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
29,586 Persons
in 2025
Germany rank
6th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
7th

Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment over time

  • Germany
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

Germany currently reports 38,822 Persons against 29,586 Persons in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 9,236 Persons.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.3 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 46 shared years of data; in 1979 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

Germany ranks 6th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 7th of 33 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 5 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1970s 22,940 Persons 23,155 Persons 214.8 Persons United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1980s 23,297 Persons 21,782 Persons 1,515 Persons Germany
1990s 31,551 Persons 22,320 Persons 9,231 Persons Germany
2000s 32,529 Persons 24,792 Persons 7,738 Persons Germany
2010s 35,881 Persons 26,243 Persons 9,638 Persons Germany
2020s 38,340 Persons 28,855 Persons 9,485 Persons Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment, Germany or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Germany, at 38,822 Persons against 29,586 Persons in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2025.
What is the difference in number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment between Germany and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
9,236 Persons, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
46 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2025.
How do Germany and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment?
Germany ranks 6th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 7th of 33 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
43 places, 2,002 data points, 1955–2025
Last refreshed

The dataflow "Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4)" is a subset of the “Employment by activites and status (ALFS)” dataset which presents annual labour force statistics for OECD member countries, Brazil and 4 geographical areas (Major Seven, Euro zone, European Union and OECD-Total). This dataflow shows the number of employees broken down by economic activities (ISIC Rev. 4). Economic activities are defined according to the Major divisions of the International standard International Classification (ISIC) Rev. 4 with the exception of the United-States wich compiled since 2003, employment data by sector following the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS); NAICS sector are then proxied to ISIC Rev. 4 and are therefore not strictly comparable with other countries’ data. The professional status is defined in the International Classification by status in Employment (ICSE-1993). Data are presented in thousands of persons, or as indices with base year 2015=100. Annual data in this dataset are typically calculated as averages of infra-annual estimates. This can lead to differences with annual data published by National Statistics Institutes. Historical data of employment statistics defined according to ISIC Rev. 2 are also available from 1970 to 2014 Historical data of employment statistics defined according to ISIC Rev. 3 are available from 1983 to 2023. Data for Canada are currently only available in ISIC Rev. 3