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Germany - Labor Force Participation Rate 60.57

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 187 economies tracked

Latest value

60.57 (2025)

Global rank

##98 of 187 economies

vs global median

1.0×

Growth since 1990

1.04×

Ranking Race — Labor Force Participation Rate

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

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Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2025. Germany climbed from #118 to #98 (overtook Japan). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Germany ↓

Key Events — Germany

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1990
Reunification curated

East and West Germany unify, reshaping Europe's largest economy.

1999
Euro adoption curated

Germany becomes the anchor economy of the new single currency.

2009
Global crisis recession curated

Exports collapse; GDP contracts sharply before a rapid rebound.

2020
Overtook Japan in global rank auto
2022
Energy crisis curated

Gas supply shock drives inflation to decades-high levels.

2024
Overtook Philippines in global rank auto

Labor Force Participation Rate, 1990-2025

World Bank WDI · % of total population ages 15+ · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1990200020102020202557.4658.7460.0361.31
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