Sickness absences from work — Sickness absences of full-time in Germany
Germany: Sickness absences from work — Sickness absences of full-time was 3.5 Weeks per year per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Sickness absences from work — Sickness absences of full-time in Germany, 2003–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Weeks per year per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time in Germany is 3.5 Weeks per year per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time in Germany peaked at 3.6 Weeks per year per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.5 Weeks per year per person, in 2003.
Germany ranks 7th of 23 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.14 Weeks per year per person | 1.5 Weeks per year per person | 2.9 Weeks per year per person | 7 |
| 2010s | 3.35 Weeks per year per person | 2.8 Weeks per year per person | 3.6 Weeks per year per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.18 Weeks per year per person | 2.6 Weeks per year per person | 3.6 Weeks per year per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More reference data data for Germany
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.93 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 16.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 15.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 9.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.87 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 80.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 10.56 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time in Germany?
- Sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time in Germany was 3.5 Weeks per year per person in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6 Weeks per year per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5 Weeks per year per person in 2003.
- How does Germany rank for sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time?
- Germany ranks 7th out of 23 countries with data for 2025.
- Is sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Sickness absences from work — Sickness absences of full-time dependent employees, annual averages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents time series on sickness absences of full-time dependent employees, annual averages. Data are expressed in number of weeks of sickness absences per year, self-reported, covering both full and part-week absences. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.