Employed persons working: % of total employment … Sundays in Germany
Germany: Employed persons working: % of total employment … Sundays was 6.5 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employed persons working on Sundays by professional status - % of in Germany, 1992–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Germany recorded 6.5 for employed persons working on sundays by professional status - % of in 2025.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 45.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employed persons working on sundays by professional status - % of in Germany peaked at 14.8 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 6.3, in 2021.
Germany ranks 43rd of 46 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Employed persons working: % of total employment … Sundays in Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 10.9 | — |
| 1993 | 9.7 | -11.0% |
| 1994 | 11.3 | +16.5% |
| 1995 | 10.6 | -6.2% |
| 1996 | 11.3 | +6.6% |
| 1997 | 11.3 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 13.8 | +22.1% |
| 2006 | 14.6 | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 14.4 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 14.8 | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 14.4 | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 14.4 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 13.3 | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 12.9 | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 12.5 | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 12.3 | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 12 | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 11.7 | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 7.1 | -39.3% |
| 2018 | 6.6 | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 6.6 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6.6 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6.3 | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 6.4 | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 6.5 | +1.6% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 6.5 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.3, 53% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Germany's 6.5 is below the median for high income countries, which is 12.3, 53% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employed persons working: % of total employment … Sundays in Germany changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | -39.3% | 11.7 | 7.1 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.85 | 9.7 | 11.3 | 6 |
| 2000s | 14.4 | 13.8 | 14.8 | 5 |
| 2010s | 10.94 | 6.6 | 14.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.45 | 6.3 | 6.6 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 41 Ireland 7.7 compare
- 42 Montenegro 7.2 compare
- 44 Italy 5.9 compare
- 45 Spain 4.1 compare
- 46 Switzerland 1.5 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 employed persons working on sundays by professional status - % of in Germany?
- Employed persons working on sundays by professional status - % of in Germany was 6.5 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employed persons working on sundays by professional status - % of recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 14.8 in 2008.
- What is the lowest employed persons working on sundays by professional status - % of recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3 in 2021.
- How does Germany rank for employed persons working on sundays by professional status - % of?
- Germany ranks 43rd out of 46 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employed persons working on sundays by professional status - % of rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employed persons working on Sundays by professional status - % of total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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