| Year | Germany | Former territory of the Federal Republic excluding Berlin |
New Länder including Berlin |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployed number |
Unemployment rate1 % |
Unemployed number |
Unemployment rate1 % |
Unemployed number |
Unemployment rate1 % |
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| 1: Unemployment rate related to total civil-sector work force. Source: Federal Employment Agency, Nürnberg |
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| 2024 | 2,787,112 | 6.0 | 2,142,810 | 5.7 | 644,302 | 7.5 |
| 2023 | 2,608,672 | 5.7 | 1,999,881 | 5.3 | 608,791 | 7.2 |
| 2022 | 2,418,133 | 5.3 | 1,850,626 | 5.0 | 567,507 | 6.7 |
| 2021 | 2,613,489 | 5.7 | 2,006,132 | 5.4 | 607,357 | 7.1 |
| 2020 | 2,695,444 | 5.9 | 2,075,003 | 5.6 | 620,441 | 7.3 |
| 2019 | 2,266,720 | 5.0 | 1,723,059 | 4.7 | 543,661 | 6.4 |
| 2018 | 2,340,082 | 5.2 | 1,758,627 | 4.8 | 581,455 | 6.9 |
| 2017 | 2,532,837 | 5.7 | 1,894,294 | 5.3 | 638,543 | 7.6 |
| 2016 | 2,690,975 | 6.1 | 1,978,672 | 5.6 | 712,303 | 8.5 |
| 2015 | 2,794,664 | 6.4 | 2,020,503 | 5.7 | 774,162 | 9.2 |
| 2014 | 2,898,388 | 6.7 | 2,074,553 | 5.9 | 823,835 | 9.8 |
| 2013 | 2,950,338 | 6.9 | 2,080,342 | 6.0 | 869,995 | 10.3 |
| 2012 | 2,897,126 | 6.8 | 1,999,918 | 5.9 | 897,209 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 2,976,488 | 7.1 | 2,026,545 | 6.0 | 949,943 | 11.3 |
| 2010 | 3,238,965 | 7.7 | 2,227,473 | 6.6 | 1,011,492 | 12.0 |
| 2009 | 3,414,992 | 8.1 | 2,314,215 | 6.9 | 1,100,777 | 13.0 |
| 2008 | 3,258,954 | 7.8 | 2,138,778 | 6.4 | 1,120,175 | 13.1 |
| 2007 | 3,760,586 | 9.0 | 2,475,528 | 7.4 | 1,285,058 | 15.0 |
| 2006 | 4,487,305 | 11.0 | 3,007,158 | 9.1 | 1,480,146 | 17.3 |
| 2005 | 4,860,909 | 11.7 | 3,246,755 | 9.9 | 1,614,154 | 18.7 |
| 2004 | 4,381,281 | 10.5 | 2,782,759 | 8.5 | 1,598,522 | 18.4 |
| 2003 | 4,376,795 | 10.5 | 2,753,181 | 8.4 | 1,623,614 | 18.5 |
| 2002 | 4,061,345 | 9.8 | 2,498,392 | 7.6 | 1,562,953 | 17.7 |
| 2001 | 3,852,564 | 9.4 | 2,320,500 | 7.2 | 1,532,064 | 17.3 |
| 2000 | 3,889,695 | 9.6 | 2,380,987 | 7.6 | 1,508,707 | 17.1 |
| 1999 | 4,100,499 | 10.5 | 2,604,720 | 8.6 | 1,495,779 | 17.3 |
| 1998 | 4,280,630 | 11.1 | 2,751,535 | 9.2 | 1,529,095 | 17.8 |
| 1997 | 4,384,456 | 11.4 | 2,870,021 | 9.6 | 1,514,435 | 17.7 |
| 1996 | 3,965,064 | 10.4 | 2,646,442 | 8.9 | 1,318,622 | 15.5 |
| 1995 | 3,611,921 | 9.4 | 2,427,083 | 8.1 | 1,184,838 | 13.9 |
| 1994 | 3,698,057 | 9.6 | 2,426,276 | 8.1 | 1,271,781 | 14.8 |
| 1993 | 3,419,141 | 8.9 | 2,149,465 | - | 1,269,676 | - |
| 1992 | 2,978,570 | 7.7 | 1,699,273 | - | 1,279,297 | - |
| 1991 | 2,602,203 | - | 1,596,457 | - | 1,005,745 | - |
As at 08 January 2025