Employed persons working from home by professional status - % of in Germany

Germany: Employed persons working from home by professional status - % of was 11.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
11.4%
Change on year
up 3.6%
World rank
22nd
of 45 countries
All-time high
11.4%
in 2025
All-time low
6.0%
in 2017
Years of data
34
1992–2025

Employed persons working from home by professional status - % of in Germany, 1992–2025

02.557.51012.51992200820251992: 6.7 Percentage1993: 7.2 Percentage1994: 7.3 Percentage1995: 7.7 Percentage1996: 8.1 Percentage1997: 7.7 Percentage1998: 8.1 Percentage1999: 7.8 Percentage2000: 7.9 Percentage2001: 8.1 Percentage2002: 8.1 Percentage2003: 8.7 Percentage2004: 9.2 Percentage2005: 8.9 Percentage2006: 9 Percentage2007: 9.6 Percentage2008: 10 Percentage2009: 9.5 Percentage2010: 9.8 Percentage2011: 8.1 Percentage2012: 8 Percentage2013: 7.8 Percentage2014: 7.8 Percentage2015: 8 Percentage2016: 7.8 Percentage2017: 6 Percentage2018: 6.6 Percentage2019: 7.3 Percentage2020: 7.2 Percentage2021: 7.7 Percentage2022: 9.5 Percentage2023: 10.3 Percentage2024: 11 Percentage2025: 11.4 Percentage

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.

Analysis

In 2025, employed persons working from home by professional status - % of in Germany stood at 11.4%. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 42.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employed persons working from home by professional status - % of in Germany peaked at 11.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 2017.

That places Germany 22nd out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Employed persons working from home by professional status - % of in Germany, year by year

Annual values for Employed persons working from home by professional status - % of total employment in Germany, 1992 to 2025.
Year Percentage Change
1992 6.7%
1993 7.2% +7.5%
1994 7.3% +1.4%
1995 7.7% +5.5%
1996 8.1% +5.2%
1997 7.7% -4.9%
1998 8.1% +5.2%
1999 7.8% -3.7%
2000 7.9% +1.3%
2001 8.1% +2.5%
2002 8.1% +0.0%
2003 8.7% +7.4%
2004 9.2% +5.7%
2005 8.9% -3.3%
2006 9.0% +1.1%
2007 9.6% +6.7%
2008 10.0% +4.2%
2009 9.5% -5.0%
2010 9.8% +3.2%
2011 8.1% -17.3%
2012 8.0% -1.2%
2013 7.8% -2.5%
2014 7.8% +0.0%
2015 8.0% +2.6%
2016 7.8% -2.5%
2017 6.0% -23.1%
2018 6.6% +10.0%
2019 7.3% +10.6%
2020 7.2% -1.4%
2021 7.7% +6.9%
2022 9.5% +23.4%
2023 10.3% +8.4%
2024 11.0% +6.8%
2025 11.4% +3.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 7.6% 6.7% 8.1% 8
2000s 8.9% 7.9% 10.0% 10
2010s 7.7% 6.0% 9.8% 10
2020s 9.5% 7.2% 11.4% 6

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 19 Portugal 12.4% compare
  2. 20 Slovenia 11.8% compare
  3. 20 Slovenia 11.8% compare
  4. 23 Czechia 10.4% compare
  5. 24 Poland 10.2% compare
  6. 24 Poland 10.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employed persons working from home by professional status - % of in Germany?
Employed persons working from home by professional status - % of in Germany was 11.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest employed persons working from home by professional status - % of recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 11.4% in 2025.
What is the lowest employed persons working from home by professional status - % of recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 2017.
How does Germany rank for employed persons working from home by professional status - % of?
Germany ranks 22nd out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
Is employed persons working from home by professional status - % of rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is up 42.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Germany data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employed persons working from home by professional status - % of total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employed persons working from home by professional status - % of total employment
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
47 places, 1,210 data points, 1992–2025
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