[ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash in Germany
Germany: [ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash was 100.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
[ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash in Germany, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for [ilo] proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash in Germany is 100.0%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, [ilo] proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash in Germany peaked at 100.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 80.6%, in 2007.
That places Germany 1st out of 85 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
[ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash in Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 81.2% | — |
| 2004 | 92.1% | +13.4% |
| 2007 | 80.6% | -12.5% |
| 2008 | 86.1% | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 86.4% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 87.6% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 86.3% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +15.9% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 100.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 55.4%, 1.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Germany's 100.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 41.3%, 2.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.3% | 80.6% | 92.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 95.6% | 86.3% | 100.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 1 Australia 100.0% compare
- 1 Australia and New Zealand 100.0% compare
- 1 Belgium 100.0% compare
- 1 Finland 100.0% compare
- 1 France 100.0% compare
- 1 Ireland 100.0% compare
- 1 Liechtenstein 100.0% compare
- 1 New Zealand 100.0% compare
- 1 Republic of Korea 100.0% compare
- 1 Korea 100.0% 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 [ilo] proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash in Germany?
- [ilo] proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash in Germany was 100.0% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest [ilo] proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest [ilo] proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.6% in 2007.
- How does Germany rank for [ilo] proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash?
- Germany ranks 1st out of 85 countries with data for 2022.
- Is [ilo] proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of [ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash benefit, by sex (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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