Annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — Total in Germany
Germany: Annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — Total was 61,241 Hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — Total in Germany, 1995–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — total in Germany is 61,241 Hours, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — total in Germany peaked at 62,141 Hours in 2019 and was at its lowest, 56,305 Hours, in 2005.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — Total in Germany, year by year
| Year | Hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 58,168 Hours | — |
| 1996 | 57,683 Hours | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 57,302 Hours | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 57,866 Hours | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 58,307 Hours | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 58,546 Hours | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 58,097 Hours | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 57,461 Hours | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 56,635 Hours | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 56,797 Hours | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 56,305 Hours | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 57,528 Hours | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 58,563 Hours | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 59,107 Hours | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 57,541 Hours | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 58,581 Hours | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 59,328 Hours | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 59,143 Hours | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 59,148 Hours | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 59,859 Hours | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 60,460 Hours | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 60,978 Hours | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 61,484 Hours | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 61,964 Hours | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 62,141 Hours | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 59,066 Hours | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 60,410 Hours | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 61,297 Hours | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 61,496 Hours | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 61,364 Hours | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 61,241 Hours | -0.2% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 61,241 Hours is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8,991 Hours, 6.8× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Germany's 61,241 Hours is above the median for high income countries, which is 10,089 Hours, 6.1× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57,865 Hours | 57,302 Hours | 58,307 Hours | 5 |
| 2000s | 57,658 Hours | 56,305 Hours | 59,107 Hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 60,309 Hours | 58,581 Hours | 62,141 Hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 60,812 Hours | 59,066 Hours | 61,496 Hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 1 Bulgaria 5.58 million Hours compare
- 1 Lithuania 2,815 Hours compare
- 2 United States 267,472 Hours compare
- 2 Slovenia 1,787 Hours compare
- 2 Croatia 3,448 Hours compare
- 3 Latvia 1,674 Hours compare
- 3 Japan 102,750 Hours compare
- 4 Estonia 1,169 Hours compare
- 5 France 46,218 Hours compare
- 6 Italy 46,042 Hours compare
- 7 Romania 15,290 Hours compare
More work & labour data for Germany
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.0436 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.0549 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.0322 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.95 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.0388 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 66,826 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 12,413 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 35,391 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 35,508 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 70,900 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — total in Germany?
- Annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — total in Germany was 61,241 Hours in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — total recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 62,141 Hours in 2019.
- What is the lowest annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — total recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 56,305 Hours in 2005.
- How does Germany rank for annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — total?
- Germany ranks 4th out of 18 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — total rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — Total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This table presents employment by institutional sector: Non-financial Corporations, Financial corporations, General Government, Households and Non-profit institutions serving households (NPISHs). For countries where information is available, the table also shows employment data for public corporations. The default view of the table is for persons, but users can select alternative views for jobs and hours using the ‘Unit of measure’ filter. Employment covers employees and self-employed people. This table shows total employment according to the domestic concept, which is defined by the location of the producer unit: employees are residents and non-residents employed by resident producer units; and self-employed people are resident and non-resident self-employed people in resident producer units. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE3 dataset. See ANA Changes for information on changes in methodology: ANA Changes Explore also the GDP and non-financial accounts webpage: GDP and non-financial accounts webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org