Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Germany
Germany: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) was 91.9% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Germany, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Germany stood at 91.9%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Germany peaked at 91.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 87.6%, in 2006.
Germany ranks 15th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 90.3% | — |
| 1992 | 90.0% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 89.7% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 89.4% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 89.3% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 89.4% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 89.1% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 89.0% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 89.2% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 89.1% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 88.9% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 88.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 88.6% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 87.9% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 87.7% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 87.6% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 88.1% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 88.5% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 88.5% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 88.8% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 88.3% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 88.4% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 88.8% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 89.1% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 89.3% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 89.5% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 89.7% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 90.1% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 90.4% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 91.1% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 91.0% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 91.5% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 91.7% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 91.8% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 91.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.5% | 89.0% | 90.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 88.4% | 87.6% | 89.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.2% | 88.3% | 90.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.5% | 91.0% | 91.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 12 Brunei Darussalam 92.7% compare
- 13 Hong Kong, China 92.3% compare
- 14 Denmark 92.1% compare
- 16 Channel Islands 91.4% compare
- 17 Japan 90.9% compare
- 18 United States Virgin Islands 90.9% compare
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- 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 wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Germany?
- Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Germany was 91.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 91.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.6% in 2006.
- How does Germany rank for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Germany ranks 15th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.