Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Hamburg
Hamburg: Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and was 74.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Hamburg, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Hamburg recorded 74.5% for employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Hamburg peaked at 76.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 64.3%, in 2004.
Hamburg ranks 152nd of 437 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Hamburg, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 65.8% | — |
| 2000 | 66.0% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 66.9% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 64.9% | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 64.9% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 64.3% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 66.5% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 68.0% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 69.4% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 70.3% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 71.1% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 71.7% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 73.5% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 73.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 73.8% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 74.7% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 75.1% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 75.5% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 76.4% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 76.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 76.9% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 75.5% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 75.8% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 75.6% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 75.5% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 75.3% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 74.5% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.8% | 65.8% | 65.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 67.2% | 64.3% | 71.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.8% | 71.7% | 76.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.4% | 74.5% | 75.8% | 6 |
More work & labour data for Hamburg
- Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work 2.01 million Persons (2022)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 1,030 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 975.3 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 78.7% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 78.7% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 1,428 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 1,428 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 975.3 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 33.9 Hour (2025)
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 975.3 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Hamburg?
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Hamburg was 74.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and recorded in Hamburg?
- The highest recorded value was 76.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and recorded in Hamburg?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.3% in 2004.
- How does Hamburg rank for employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and?
- Hamburg ranks 152nd out of 437 regions with data for 2025.
- Is employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and rising or falling in Hamburg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hamburg data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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