Persons outside the labour force by educational attainment level in Germany, 2026
Persons outside the labour force by educational attainment level in 2026 (year-to-date through 1 January 2026): Value (as of 1 January 2026) — 18,550.2 thousand people. Comparison with the previous year and position in the series history. Official data — Eurostat.
Persons outside the labour force by educational attainment level in 2026: data as of 1 January 2026
- Value: 18,550.2 thousand people
- Change vs 2025: +343.3 thousand people (+1.89 %)
- Position in history: below the 28-year average (average — 20,763.52 thousand people)
- Series maximum — 23,939.1 thousand people in 2004 (22 years ago)
- Series minimum — 18,110.9 thousand people in 2019 (7 years ago)
- Value date: 1 January 2026
- Source: Eurostat
Dynamics over neighbouring years
| Year | Value, thousand people |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 18,871.5 |
| 2017 | 18,585.1 |
| 2018 | 18,451.9 |
| 2019 | 18,110.9 |
| 2021 | 18,495.9 |
| 2022 | 18,623.8 |
| 2023 | 18,662 |
| 2024 | 18,424.4 |
| 2025 | 18,206.9 |
| 2026 | 18,550.2 |
Full history and interactive chart
Complete series for Germany — on the Persons outside the labour force by educational attainment level page.
Other years
- Persons outside the labour force by educational attainment level in 2010
- Persons outside the labour force by educational attainment level in 2011
- Persons outside the labour force by educational attainment level in 2012
- Persons outside the labour force by educational attainment level in 2013
- Persons outside the labour force by educational attainment level in 2014
- Persons outside the labour force by educational attainment level in 2015
- Persons outside the labour force by educational attainment level in 2016
- Persons outside the labour force by educational attainment level in 2017
- Persons outside the labour force by educational attainment level in 2018
- Persons outside the labour force by educational attainment level in 2019
- Persons outside the labour force by educational attainment level in 2021
- Persons outside the labour force by educational attainment level in 2022
- Persons outside the labour force by educational attainment level in 2023
- Persons outside the labour force by educational attainment level in 2024
- Persons outside the labour force by educational attainment level in 2025