Employment by professional status (ICSE-93) in Germany
Germany: Employment by professional status (ICSE-93) was 42,726 Persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment by professional status in Germany, 1962–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment by professional status in Germany is 42,726 Persons, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment by professional status in Germany peaked at 42,726 Persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 32,077 Persons, in 1983.
That places Germany 6th out of 33 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Employment by professional status (ICSE-93) in Germany, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 34,015 Persons | — |
| 1963 | 34,051 Persons | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 34,022 Persons | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 34,180 Persons | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 34,053 Persons | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 32,942 Persons | -3.3% |
| 1968 | 32,980 Persons | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 33,472 Persons | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 33,857 Persons | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 34,049 Persons | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 33,916 Persons | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 34,171 Persons | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 33,688 Persons | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 32,714 Persons | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 32,421 Persons | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 32,363 Persons | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 32,564 Persons | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 33,001 Persons | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 33,343 Persons | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 33,077 Persons | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 32,538 Persons | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 32,077 Persons | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 32,136 Persons | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 32,358 Persons | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 32,702 Persons | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 32,961 Persons | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 34,637 Persons | +5.1% |
| 1989 | 35,030 Persons | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 37,218 Persons | +6.2% |
| 1991 | 36,871 Persons | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 36,390 Persons | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 35,988 Persons | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 35,756 Persons | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 35,780 Persons | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 35,637 Persons | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 35,508 Persons | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 36,061 Persons | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 36,042 Persons | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 36,236 Persons | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 36,346 Persons | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 36,061 Persons | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 35,754 Persons | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 35,876 Persons | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 36,361 Persons | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 37,172 Persons | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 37,988 Persons | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 38,541 Persons | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 38,471 Persons | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 37,992 Persons | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 38,786 Persons | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 39,126 Persons | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 39,530 Persons | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 39,870 Persons | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 40,209 Persons | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 41,265 Persons | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 41,661 Persons | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 41,913 Persons | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 42,398 Persons | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 41,859 Persons | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 40,858 Persons | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 41,937 Persons | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 42,480 Persons | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 42,703 Persons | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 42,726 Persons | +0.1% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 42,726 Persons is above the median for high income countries, which is 5,200 Persons, 8.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Germany's 42,726 Persons is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5,016 Persons, 8.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33,714 Persons | 32,942 Persons | 34,180 Persons | 8 |
| 1970s | 33,274 Persons | 32,363 Persons | 34,171 Persons | 10 |
| 1980s | 33,086 Persons | 32,077 Persons | 35,030 Persons | 10 |
| 1990s | 36,125 Persons | 35,508 Persons | 37,218 Persons | 10 |
| 2000s | 36,881 Persons | 35,754 Persons | 38,541 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 40,275 Persons | 37,992 Persons | 42,398 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 42,094 Persons | 40,858 Persons | 42,726 Persons | 6 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 3 Netherlands 9,899 Persons compare
- 3 Russia 70,601 Persons compare
- 3 Croatia 1,702 Persons compare
- 4 Japan 68,280 Persons compare
- 4 Lithuania 1,463 Persons compare
- 5 Mexico 59,440 Persons compare
- 5 Slovenia 996.6 Persons compare
- 6 Latvia 889.67 Persons compare
- 7 Estonia 698.77 Persons compare
- 7 United Kingdom 34,160 Persons compare
- 8 France 29,328 Persons compare
- 9 Italy 24,117 Persons 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 employment by professional status in Germany?
- Employment by professional status in Germany was 42,726 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest employment by professional status recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 42,726 Persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment by professional status recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 32,077 Persons in 1983.
- How does Germany rank for employment by professional status?
- Germany ranks 6th out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment by professional status rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. 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 Employment by professional status (ICSE-93). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The dataflow "Employment by profesional status (ICSE-93)" 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 contains employment statistics for all economic activities broken down by professional status as defined by the ICSE-1993 including employees, employers and own-account workers, and unpaid family workers. 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). To be considered as an unpaid family worker, the hour-threshold varies from one hour to 18 hours a week. 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.