{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"de-labor-force-total","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/de-labor-force-total","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/de-labor-force-total/","title":"Germany Total Labor Force (2025)","description":"Germany's Total Labor Force: 43,549,178 persons in 2025, -0.6% YoY. World Bank (SL.TLF.TOTL.IN), 1990–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","World Bank","Germany","2025"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Germany","temporal_coverage":"1990/2025","unit":"persons","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Germany Total Labor Force","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.TLF.TOTL.IN?locations=DE"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1990–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"36"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Germany"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Germany (2025)","value":"43,549,178","unit":"persons","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-0.6% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-0.6%","unit":"persons"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"36","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Germany Total Labor Force"}],"observation_count":36,"observations":[{"period":"1990","value":38773764},{"period":"1991","value":39933754},{"period":"1992","value":39856048},{"period":"1993","value":39750111},{"period":"1994","value":39987604},{"period":"1995","value":39847771},{"period":"1996","value":39843177},{"period":"1997","value":40090327},{"period":"1998","value":40123592},{"period":"1999","value":40339143},{"period":"2000","value":40210993},{"period":"2001","value":40298909},{"period":"2002","value":40394421},{"period":"2003","value":40574932},{"period":"2004","value":40416992},{"period":"2005","value":41133962},{"period":"2006","value":41693194},{"period":"2007","value":41795078},{"period":"2008","value":41800249},{"period":"2009","value":41823603},{"period":"2010","value":41860532},{"period":"2011","value":41522681},{"period":"2012","value":41764438},{"period":"2013","value":42179007},{"period":"2014","value":42451594},{"period":"2015","value":42693402},{"period":"2016","value":43118037},{"period":"2017","value":43391708},{"period":"2018","value":43612526},{"period":"2019","value":43981829},{"period":"2020","value":43372704},{"period":"2021","value":43283278},{"period":"2022","value":43561312},{"period":"2023","value":43771247},{"period":"2024","value":43801773},{"period":"2025","value":43549178}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"persons"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"43549178.0","yoyChange":"-0.6%"},{"year":"2024","value":"43801773.0","yoyChange":"+0.1%"},{"year":"2023","value":"43771247.0","yoyChange":"+0.5%"},{"year":"2022","value":"43561312.0","yoyChange":"+0.6%"},{"year":"2021","value":"43283278.0","yoyChange":"-0.2%"},{"year":"2020","value":"43372704.0","yoyChange":"-1.4%"},{"year":"2019","value":"43981829.0","yoyChange":"+0.8%"},{"year":"2018","value":"43612526.0","yoyChange":"+0.5%"},{"year":"2017","value":"43391708.0","yoyChange":"+0.6%"},{"year":"2016","value":"43118037.0","yoyChange":"+1.0%"},{"year":"2015","value":"42693402.0","yoyChange":"+0.6%"},{"year":"2014","value":"42451594.0","yoyChange":"+0.6%"},{"year":"2013","value":"42179007.0","yoyChange":"+1.0%"},{"year":"2012","value":"41764438.0","yoyChange":"+0.6%"},{"year":"2011","value":"41522681.0","yoyChange":"-0.8%"},{"year":"2010","value":"41860532.0","yoyChange":"+0.1%"},{"year":"2009","value":"41823603.0","yoyChange":"+0.1%"},{"year":"2008","value":"41800249.0","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2007","value":"41795078.0","yoyChange":"+0.2%"},{"year":"2006","value":"41693194.0","yoyChange":"+1.4%"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the total labour force (employed + unemployed, ages 15+) in Germany from 1990 to present. Labour force size is the primary input to potential GDP estimation and workforce market sizing. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1990–2025 (36 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 43,981,829 persons in 2019 and reached its lowest recorded value of 38,773,764 in 1990. The latest reading of 43,549,178 in 2025 represents a change of -252,595."}]}