Employees working shifts - % of total employees in Germany
Germany: Employees working shifts - % of total employees was 14.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
14.3%
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
39th
of 44 countries
All-time high
17.3%
in 2012
All-time low
10.1%
in 1995
Years of data
29
1992–2025
Employees working shifts - % of total employees in Germany, 1992–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, employees working shifts - % of total employees in Germany stood at 14.3%.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employees working shifts - % of total employees in Germany peaked at 17.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 1995.
That places Germany 39th out of 44 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Employees working shifts - % of total employees in Germany, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 11.5% | — |
| 1993 | 10.7% | -7.0% |
| 1994 | 10.3% | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 10.1% | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 11.2% | +10.9% |
| 1997 | 11.9% | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 15.0% | +26.1% |
| 2002 | 14.8% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 15.5% | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 15.2% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 15.8% | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 15.9% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 17.2% | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 16.9% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 15.8% | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 17.2% | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 17.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 17.3% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 16.6% | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 16.8% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 17.3% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 17.2% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 15.1% | -12.2% |
| 2018 | 15.3% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 15.4% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 15.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 14.3% | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 14.6% | +2.1% |
| 2025 | 14.3% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.0% | 10.1% | 11.9% | 6 |
| 2000s | 15.8% | 14.8% | 17.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 16.5% | 15.1% | 17.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.7% | 14.3% | 15.4% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employees working shifts - % of total employees in Germany?
- Employees working shifts - % of total employees in Germany was 14.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employees working shifts - % of total employees recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 17.3% in 2012.
- What is the lowest employees working shifts - % of total employees recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 1995.
- How does Germany rank for employees working shifts - % of total employees?
- Germany ranks 39th out of 44 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employees working shifts - % of total employees rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. 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 Employees working shifts - % of total employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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