Labor market — Germany

Persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by willingness to work in Germany

Persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by willingness to work in Germany: dynamics chart 1998–2026, latest value 18,112.7 thousand people, source Eurostat
Persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by willingness to work in Germany, 1998–2026. Source: Eurostat.
Latest value18,112.7 thousand people
DateJanuary 2026
Period1998–2026
Data sourceEurostat

Persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by willingness to work in Germany: latest value 18,112.7 thousand people as of January 2026.

Persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by willingness to work in Germany — official series from Eurostat. The chart shows dynamics over the available observation period; values are shown in thousand people.

Observation period: 1998–2026, published quarterly. Source — Eurostat.

Frequency

Quarterly.

Latest values

Periodthousand people
January 202618,112.7
October 202517,770.5
July 202517,959.6
April 202518,321.5
January 202518,309.9
October 202418,008.4
July 202418,107.8
April 202418,351.3
January 202418,520.1
October 202318,219.2
July 202318,211.9
April 202318,266.7
January 202318,491.9
October 202218,192.1
July 202218,209.3
April 202218,332
January 202218,429.1
October 202118,093.9
July 202118,179.7
April 202118,716.3
January 202118,986.7
October 201917,624.4
July 201917,695.2
April 201917,890

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Data source

Eurostat. Units: thousand people. Observation period: 1998–2026.

Data as of January 2026

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