Employment rate in Berlin
The employment rate in Berlin was 76.7% of people aged 20 to 64 in 2025.
Berlin, 2025
76.7%
Change from 2024
−0.8percentage points
Germany, 2025
81.1%
Position in 2025
159th of 289
Employment rate in Berlin over time
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% of people aged 20 to 64. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Berlin | Germany |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 76.7% | 81.1% |
| 2024 | 77.5% | 81.1% |
| 2023 | 78.0% | 81.1% |
| 2022 | 78.9% | 80.8% |
| 2021 | 76.7%b (break in time series) | 79.6%b (break in time series) |
| 2020 | 76.6%b (break in time series) | 79.2%b (break in time series) |
| 2019 | 78.5% | 80.6% |
| 2018 | 77.7% | 79.9% |
| 2017 | 76.2% | 79.2% |
| 2016 | 75.2% | 78.6% |
| 2015 | 72.5% | 78.0% |
| 2014 | 72.4% | 77.7% |
| 2013 | 72.0% | 77.3% |
| 2012 | 71.7%b (break in time series) | 76.9%b (break in time series) |
| 2011 | 70.6%b (break in time series) | 76.5%b (break in time series) |
| 2010 | 69.3%b (break in time series) | 75.0%b (break in time series) |
| 2009 | 68.3% | 74.2% |
| 2008 | 66.1% | 74.0% |
| 2007 | 65.5% | 72.9% |
| 2006 | 63.1%b (break in time series) | 71.1%b (break in time series) |
| 2005 | 62.1%b (break in time series) | 69.4%b (break in time series) |
| 2004 | 61.0% | 67.9% |
| 2003 | 61.5% | 68.4% |
| 2002 | 63.4% | 68.8% |
| 2001 | 63.9% | 69.1% |
Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.8 percentage points from 77.5% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 72.5%, the figure has changed by +4.2 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 289 regions with data for 2025, Berlin has the 159th highest value.
- The figure for Germany in 2025 was 81.1%.