Employment rate of women, ages 20 to 64 in Germany

Name: Employment rate of women, ages 20 to 64 in Germany
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77.7% of women aged 20 to 64 in Germany were employed in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2009. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.

Employment rate of women, ages 20 to 64 % of women aged 20 to 64 Data: 2009 to 2025 Source: Eurostat

Germany, 2025 77.7% % of women aged 20 to 64

Change from 2024 +0.2percentage points 2024: 77.5%

European Union, 2025 71.3% Official aggregate

Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 75.7% Middle value of 27 countries

Position in 2025 7th of 34 See the full ranking

Employment rate of women, ages 20 to 64 in Germany over time

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% of women aged 20 to 64. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Employment rate of women, ages 20 to 64 (% of women aged 20 to 64), 2009 to 2025
Period	Germany	European Union
2025	77.7%	71.3%
2024	77.5%	70.7%
2023	77.4%	70.2%
2022	77.0%	69.3%
2021	75.9%	67.6%
2020	74.6%b (break in time series)	66.2%
2019	75.7%	67.1%
2018	75.0%	66.3%
2017	74.3%	65.2%
2016	73.6%	64.1%
2015	72.7%	63.0%
2014	72.2%	62.0%
2013	71.5%	61.1%
2012	70.7%	61.0%
2011	70.3%b (break in time series)	60.9%
2010	68.8%b (break in time series)	60.7%
2009	67.8%	60.6%

Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.

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In short

That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 77.5% in 2024.
Since 2015, when it was 72.7%, the figure has changed by +5.0 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
Among the 34 countries with data for 2025, Germany has the 7th highest value.
The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 71.3%.