Labor market — Germany

Absences from work by sex and age in Germany: latest value 5,351.2 thousand people as of January 2026.
Absences from work by sex and age in Germany — official series from Eurostat. The chart shows dynamics over the available observation period; values are shown in thousand people.
Observation period: 2009–2026, published quarterly. Source — Eurostat.
Quarterly.
| Period | thousand people |
|---|---|
| January 2026 | 5,351.2 |
| October 2025 | 5,114.9 |
| July 2025 | 5,147.1 |
| April 2025 | 5,102.4 |
| January 2025 | 5,035.8 |
| October 2024 | 5,160.9 |
| July 2024 | 5,158.9 |
| April 2024 | 4,974.1 |
| January 2024 | 5,012.9 |
| October 2023 | 5,335.3 |
| July 2023 | 5,059.3 |
| April 2023 | 4,873.9 |
| January 2023 | 4,395.1 |
| October 2022 | 3,600.1 |
| July 2022 | 3,554 |
| April 2022 | 3,381.6 |
| January 2022 | 3,233.6 |
| October 2021 | 3,569.1 |
| July 2021 | 3,432.9 |
| April 2021 | 3,519.7 |
| January 2021 | 4,038.3 |
| October 2019 | 4,809.1 |
| July 2019 | 5,216.8 |
| April 2019 | 5,069.9 |
Eurostat. Units: thousand people. Observation period: 2009–2026.
Data as of January 2026
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