Unemployment rate,Percent in Germany
Germany: Unemployment rate,Percent was 3.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
3.8%
Change on year
up 11.2%
World rank
54th
of 71 countries
All-time high
9.2%
in 2004
All-time low
3.0%
in 2019
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Unemployment rate,Percent in Germany, 1991–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment rate,percent in Germany stood at 3.8%.
That represents a change of up 11.2% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate,percent in Germany peaked at 9.2% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2019.
Germany ranks 54th of 71 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.1% | 4.9% | 8.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 8.0% | 6.9% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 3.0% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 3.1% | 3.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More reference data data for Germany
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.94 (2050)
- 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 unemployment rate,percent in Germany?
- Unemployment rate,percent in Germany was 3.8% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest unemployment rate,percent recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 9.2% in 2004.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate,percent recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2019.
- How does Germany rank for unemployment rate,percent?
- Germany ranks 54th out of 71 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate,percent rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Unemployment rate,Percent,,,. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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