Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG in Germany
Germany: Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG was 3.71 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
3.71
Change on year
up 9.1%
World rank
53rd
of 69 countries
All-time high
11.19
in 2005
All-time low
3.07
in 2023
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG in Germany, 1991–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Germany recorded 3.71 for unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in 2025.
The figure is up 9.1% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in Germany peaked at 11.19 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3.07, in 2023.
Germany ranks 53rd of 69 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG in Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 5.32 | — |
| 1992 | 6.32 | +18.9% |
| 1993 | 7.67 | +21.4% |
| 1994 | 8.73 | +13.7% |
| 1995 | 8.16 | -6.5% |
| 1996 | 8.82 | +8.1% |
| 1997 | 9.86 | +11.8% |
| 1998 | 9.79 | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 8.85 | -9.5% |
| 2000 | 7.92 | -10.6% |
| 2001 | 7.77 | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 8.48 | +9.1% |
| 2003 | 9.78 | +15.3% |
| 2004 | 10.73 | +9.7% |
| 2005 | 11.19 | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 10.28 | -8.2% |
| 2007 | 8.73 | -15.0% |
| 2008 | 7.51 | -14.0% |
| 2009 | 7.88 | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 7.04 | -10.6% |
| 2011 | 5.97 | -15.3% |
| 2012 | 5.37 | -10.0% |
| 2013 | 5.32 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 4.98 | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 4.61 | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 4.1 | -11.0% |
| 2017 | 3.78 | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 3.38 | -10.5% |
| 2019 | 3.16 | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 3.88 | +22.7% |
| 2021 | 3.59 | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 3.14 | -12.7% |
| 2023 | 3.07 | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 3.4 | +10.7% |
| 2025 | 3.71 | +9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.17 | 5.32 | 9.86 | 9 |
| 2000s | 9.03 | 7.51 | 11.19 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.77 | 3.16 | 7.04 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.47 | 3.07 | 3.88 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 50 Hungary 4.52 compare
- 51 Turkmenistan 4.27 compare
- 52 Netherlands 3.87 compare
- 54 Iceland 3.62 compare
- 55 Bulgaria 3.54 compare
- 56 Kyrgyzstan 3.53 compare
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 327 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 327 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0318 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in Germany?
- Unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in Germany was 3.71 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 11.19 in 2005.
- What is the lowest unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.07 in 2023.
- How does Germany rank for unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg?
- Germany ranks 53rd out of 69 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG 8.5.2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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