Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total in Germany

Germany: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total was 1.0% in 2011. ▬ Flat

Latest (2011)
1.0%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
5th
of 92 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2011
All-time low
0.9%
in 2004
Years of data
10
2002–2011

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total in Germany, 2002–2011

00.20.40.60.812002200620112002: 0.935 % of total workers in the industrial sector2003: 0.931 % of total workers in the industrial sector2004: 0.926 % of total workers in the industrial sector2005: 0.935 % of total workers in the industrial sector2006: 0.935 % of total workers in the industrial sector2007: 0.934 % of total workers in the industrial sector2008: 0.946 % of total workers in the industrial sector2009: 0.957 % of total workers in the industrial sector2010: 0.958 % of total workers in the industrial sector2011: 0.961 % of total workers in the industrial sector

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total workers in the industrial sector.

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total in Germany is 1.0%, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total in Germany peaked at 1.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2004.

That places Germany 5th out of 92 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top 10%.

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total in Germany, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total (% of total workers in the industrial sector) in Germany, 2002 to 2011.
Year % of total workers in the industrial sector Change
2002 0.9%
2003 0.9% -0.4%
2004 0.9% -0.6%
2005 0.9% +1.0%
2006 0.9% +0.1%
2007 0.9% -0.2%
2008 0.9% +1.3%
2009 1.0% +1.2%
2010 1.0% +0.1%
2011 1.0% +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 1.0% 8
2010s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 2

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 2 Mongolia 1.0% compare
  2. 3 Luxembourg 1.0% compare
  3. 4 Ukraine 1.0% compare
  4. 6 Bulgaria 1.0% compare
  5. 7 Norway 0.9% compare
  6. 8 Austria 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total in Germany?
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total in Germany was 1.0% in 2011, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2011.
What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2004.
How does Germany rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total?
Germany ranks 5th out of 92 countries with data for 2011.
Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Germany data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total (% of total workers in the industrial sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total (% of total workers in the industrial sector)
Unit
% of total workers in the industrial sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
92 places, 1,346 data points, 1970–2021
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