Unemployment - Germany
Value & RankThe Unemployment of Germany is 5.30 (%) with a global rank of 146.
Germany compared to other CountriesThe Unemployment of Germany is similar to that of Moldova, Israel, Brazil, Australia, Kazakhstan, Myanmar, Mongolia, Sri Lanka, Niger, Mexico with a respective Unemployment of 5.80, 5.80, 5.70, 5.70, 5.30, 5.20, 5.20, 5.10, 5.10, 4.90 (%) and a global rank of 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151.Last 10 years averageGermany had an average Unemployment of 8.39 (%) in the last 10 years from (2003 to 2013).
Germany during the Great RecessionGermany's Unemployment had a negative growth (decline) of 25.2% during the Great RecessionGermany since the end of the Great RecessionGermany's Unemployment had a negative growth (decline) of 31.2% since the end of the Great Recession
Germany compared to other CountriesThe Unemployment of Germany is similar to that of Moldova, Israel, Brazil, Australia, Kazakhstan, Myanmar, Mongolia, Sri Lanka, Niger, Mexico with a respective Unemployment of 5.80, 5.80, 5.70, 5.70, 5.30, 5.20, 5.20, 5.10, 5.10, 4.90 (%) and a global rank of 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151.Last 10 years averageGermany had an average Unemployment of 8.39 (%) in the last 10 years from (2003 to 2013).
Germany during the Great RecessionGermany's Unemployment had a negative growth (decline) of 25.2% during the Great RecessionGermany since the end of the Great RecessionGermany's Unemployment had a negative growth (decline) of 31.2% since the end of the Great Recession
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1991 | 5.60 |
1992 | 6.60 |
1993 | 7.90 |
1994 | 8.40 |
1995 | 8.10 |
1996 | 8.90 |
1997 | 9.80 |
1998 | 9.20 |
1999 | 8.40 |
2000 | 7.70 |
2001 | 7.80 |
2002 | 9.80 |
2003 | 10.50 |
2004 | 10.30 |
2005 | 11.70 |
2006 | 10.30 |
2007 | 9.00 |
2008 | 7.80 |
2009 | 7.70 |
2010 | 7.10 |
2011 | 7.10 |
2012 | 5.50 |
2013 | 5.30 |
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Moldova | 141 | 5.80 |
Israel | 142 | 5.80 |
Brazil | 143 | 5.70 |
Australia | 144 | 5.70 |
Kazakhstan | 145 | 5.30 |
Germany | 146 | 5.30 |
Myanmar | 147 | 5.20 |
Mongolia | 148 | 5.20 |
Sri Lanka | 149 | 5.10 |
Niger | 150 | 5.10 |
Mexico | 151 | 4.90 |
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Datasource: Compile from multiple sources
CIA - The World Factbook
Workbank - World Development Indicators
CIA - The World Factbook
Workbank - World Development Indicators