Recent job starters by sex and age in Germany, 2026
Recent job starters by sex and age in 2026 (year-to-date through 1 January 2026): Value (as of 1 January 2026) — 1,664.1 thousand people. Comparison with the previous year and position in the series history. Official data — Eurostat.
Recent job starters by sex and age in 2026: data as of 1 January 2026
- Value: 1,664.1 thousand people
- Change vs 2025: −175.5 thousand people (−9.54 %)
- Position in history: below the 17-year average (average — 1,667.18 thousand people)
- Series maximum — 1,901.9 thousand people in 2023 (3 years ago)
- Series minimum — 1,499.4 thousand people in 2012 (14 years ago)
- Value date: 1 January 2026
- Source: Eurostat
Dynamics over neighbouring years
| Year | Value, thousand people |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 1,562.1 |
| 2017 | 1,649.6 |
| 2018 | 1,690.4 |
| 2019 | 1,695.2 |
| 2021 | 1,712.6 |
| 2022 | 1,788.6 |
| 2023 | 1,901.9 |
| 2024 | 1,821.3 |
| 2025 | 1,839.6 |
| 2026 | 1,664.1 |
Full history and interactive chart
Complete series for Germany — on the Recent job starters by sex and age page.
Other years
- Recent job starters by sex and age in 2010
- Recent job starters by sex and age in 2011
- Recent job starters by sex and age in 2012
- Recent job starters by sex and age in 2013
- Recent job starters by sex and age in 2014
- Recent job starters by sex and age in 2015
- Recent job starters by sex and age in 2016
- Recent job starters by sex and age in 2017
- Recent job starters by sex and age in 2018
- Recent job starters by sex and age in 2019
- Recent job starters by sex and age in 2021
- Recent job starters by sex and age in 2022
- Recent job starters by sex and age in 2023
- Recent job starters by sex and age in 2024
- Recent job starters by sex and age in 2025