Precarious employment by NACE Rev. 2 activity in Germany
Germany: Precarious employment by NACE Rev. 2 activity was 0.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.3%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
36th
of 45 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2008
All-time low
0.2%
in 2021
Years of data
18
2008–2025
Precarious employment by NACE Rev. 2 activity in Germany, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Germany recorded 0.3% for precarious employment by nace rev. 2 activity in 2025.
That represents a change of down 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, precarious employment by nace rev. 2 activity in Germany peaked at 0.7% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2021.
Germany ranks 36th of 45 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Precarious employment by NACE Rev. 2 activity in Germany, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.7% | — |
| 2009 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | -14.3% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -16.7% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -20.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -25.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | +33.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -50.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | +50.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 0.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9%, 32% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Germany's 0.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8%, 37% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Germany
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 precarious employment by nace rev. 2 activity in Germany?
- Precarious employment by nace rev. 2 activity in Germany was 0.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest precarious employment by nace rev. 2 activity recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2008.
- What is the lowest precarious employment by nace rev. 2 activity recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2021.
- How does Germany rank for precarious employment by nace rev. 2 activity?
- Germany ranks 36th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is precarious employment by nace rev. 2 activity rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Precarious employment by NACE Rev. 2 activity (2008-2026). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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