| Year | Population2 | Economically active population | Unemployed persons3 | Employed persons | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| total | Employees | Self-employed4 | ||||
| Source: Results of employment accounts according to national accounts definitions. 1: Until 1990 former territory of the Federal Republic. 2: From 2011 results of the current population updates, before that back-calculations based on the 2011 census. Earlier results of the 1970 and 1987 population censuses are taken into account. 3: Results of the Labour Force Survey; persons in private households aged 15 to 74 years. Calibration marginals do not take into account population figures based on the 2011 census. 4: Including family workers. | ||||||
| 2024 | 100 | 56.0 | 1.8 | 54.2 | 49.7 | 4.5 |
| 2023 | 100 | 55.8 | 1.6 | 54.2 | 49.6 | 4.6 |
| 2022 | 100 | 55.9 | 1.6 | 54.3 | 49.6 | 4.6 |
| 2021 | 100 | 55.8 | 1.8 | 53.9 | 49.2 | 4.8 |
| 2020 | 100 | 55.7 | 1.9 | 53.9 | 49.0 | 4.9 |
| 2019 | 100 | 55.8 | 1.5 | 54.3 | 49.3 | 5.0 |
| 2018 | 100 | 55.6 | 1.6 | 53.9 | 48.8 | 5.1 |
| 2017 | 100 | 55.2 | 1.8 | 53.4 | 48.2 | 5.2 |
| 2016 | 100 | 54.9 | 2.0 | 52.9 | 47.6 | 5.3 |
| 2015 | 100 | 54.9 | 2.2 | 52.7 | 47.3 | 5.4 |
| 2014 | 100 | 55.1 | 2.4 | 52.7 | 47.2 | 5.5 |
| 2013 | 100 | 55.0 | 2.5 | 52.5 | 46.9 | 5.6 |
| 2012 | 100 | 54.8 | 2.6 | 52.2 | 46.6 | 5.6 |
| 2011 | 100 | 54.5 | 2.8 | 51.7 | 46.1 | 5.6 |
| 2010 | 100 | 54.4 | 3.3 | 51.1 | 45.5 | 5.6 |
| 2009 | 100 | 54.3 | 3.6 | 50.7 | 45.2 | 5.6 |
| 2008 | 100 | 54.2 | 3.7 | 50.5 | 44.9 | 5.5 |
| 2007 | 100 | 53.9 | 4.3 | 49.6 | 44.1 | 5.5 |
| 2006 | 100 | 53.7 | 5.1 | 48.7 | 43.2 | 5.5 |
| 2005 | 100 | 53.7 | 5.5 | 48.2 | 42.8 | 5.4 |
| 2004 | 100 | 53.2 | 5.1 | 48.1 | 42.9 | 5.2 |
| 2003 | 100 | 52.6 | 4.7 | 47.9 | 42.9 | 5.1 |
| 2002 | 100 | 52.6 | 4.1 | 48.4 | 43.5 | 5.0 |
| 2001 | 100 | 52.5 | 3.8 | 48.7 | 43.8 | 4.9 |
| 2000 | 100 | 52.7 | 3.8 | 48.9 | 44.0 | 4.9 |
| 1999 | 100 | 52.0 | 4.1 | 47.9 | 43.0 | 4.9 |
| 1998 | 100 | 51.7 | 4.5 | 47.1 | 42.3 | 4.9 |
| 1997 | 100 | 51.2 | 4.6 | 46.5 | 41.7 | 4.8 |
| 1996 | 100 | 50.9 | 4.3 | 46.6 | 41.9 | 4.7 |
| 1995 | 100 | 50.6 | 3.9 | 46.7 | 42.0 | 4.7 |
| 1994 | 100 | 50.7 | 4.1 | 46.6 | 42.0 | 4.6 |
| 1993 | 100 | 50.5 | 3.8 | 46.8 | 42.2 | 4.5 |
| 1992 | 100 | 50.9 | 3.2 | 47.7 | 43.2 | 4.5 |
| 1991 | 100 | 51.4 | 2.7 | 48.7 | 44.2 | 4.5 |
| 1990 | 100 | 50.3 | 2.2 | 48.1 | 43.2 | 4.9 |
| 1989 | 100 | 50.2 | 2.6 | 47.7 | 42.7 | 5.0 |
| 1988 | 100 | 50.1 | 2.9 | 47.2 | 42.3 | 5.0 |
| 1987 | 100 | 49.8 | 2.9 | 46.9 | 41.9 | 5.0 |
| 1986 | 100 | 49.2 | 3.0 | 46.2 | 41.2 | 5.1 |
| 1985 | 100 | 48.6 | 3.2 | 45.4 | 40.4 | 5.0 |
| 1984 | 100 | 47.8 | 3.2 | 44.7 | 39.7 | 5.0 |
| 1983 | 100 | 47.1 | 3.0 | 44.1 | 39.1 | 5.0 |
| 1982 | 100 | 46.5 | 2.1 | 44.3 | 39.3 | 5.0 |
| 1981 | 100 | 45.9 | 1.3 | 44.6 | 39.6 | 5.1 |
| 1980 | 100 | 45.4 | 0.8 | 44.7 | 39.5 | 5.1 |
| 1979 | 100 | 44.9 | 0.8 | 44.1 | 38.9 | 5.2 |
| 1978 | 100 | 44.2 | 0.9 | 43.3 | 38.0 | 5.3 |
| 1977 | 100 | 43.8 | 1.0 | 42.8 | 37.4 | 5.4 |
| 1976 | 100 | 43.7 | 1.0 | 42.6 | 37.1 | 5.6 |
| 1975 | 100 | 43.6 | 1.0 | 42.6 | 36.8 | 5.8 |
| 1974 | 100 | 44.1 | 0.6 | 43.5 | 37.5 | 6.0 |
| 1973 | 100 | 44.3 | 0.3 | 44.0 | 37.7 | 6.3 |
| 1972 | 100 | 44.0 | 0.3 | 43.7 | 37.3 | 6.4 |
| 1971 | 100 | 44.0 | 0.2 | 43.7 | 37.1 | 6.7 |
| 1970 | 100 | 44.2 | 0.2 | 44.0 | 36.9 | 7.2 |
As at 30 April 2025