Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth in Leipzig
Leipzig: Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth was 76.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth in Leipzig, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth in Leipzig is 76.4%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth in Leipzig peaked at 79.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 60.9%, in 2005.
That places Leipzig 107th out of 437 regions with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth in Leipzig, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 60.9% | — |
| 2006 | 63.2% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 65.0% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 68.2% | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 69.4% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 71.0% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 72.2% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 72.3% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 73.3% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 73.4% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 73.7% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 74.9% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 76.3% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 77.3% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 77.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 75.8% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 76.7% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 79.3% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 78.8% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 76.4% | -3.0% |
| 2025 | 76.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.3% | 60.9% | 69.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 74.2% | 71.0% | 77.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.2% | 75.8% | 79.3% | 6 |
More work & labour data for Leipzig
- Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work 510,807 Persons (2022)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 804.6 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 76.4% (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 804.6 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 531.4 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 66.0% (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 531.4 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 531.4 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 531.4 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth in Leipzig?
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth in Leipzig was 76.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth recorded in Leipzig?
- The highest recorded value was 79.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth recorded in Leipzig?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.9% in 2005.
- How does Leipzig rank for employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth?
- Leipzig ranks 107th out of 437 regions with data for 2025.
- Is employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth rising or falling in Leipzig?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Leipzig data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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