Employment — EU-foreign citizens

In 2025, Germany's employment decreased by 1.8% compared to 2024, reaching 2,476k.

Germany accounts for 34.7% of the EU-27 total of 7,143k.

Germany ranks 1st out of 23 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 3.0% (from 2,403k in 2020).

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