Employment — EU-foreign citizens

In 2024, Germany's employment decreased by 3.1% compared to 2023, reaching 2,521k.

Germany accounts for 35.5% of the EU-27 total of 7,109k.

Germany ranks 1st out of 22 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 3.9% (from 2,624k in 2019).

Source: Eurostat dataset lfsa_egan, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.