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Female labour force participation rate in Germany

Latest: 55.3%
Previous: 55.6%
Change: -0.33 (-0.6%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Female labour force participation rate over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank Recession

Observations for Female labour force participation rate in Germany
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	—
Dec 31, 1967	—
Dec 31, 1968	—
Dec 31, 1969	—
Dec 31, 1970	—
Dec 31, 1971	—
Dec 31, 1972	—
Dec 31, 1973	—
Dec 31, 1974	—
Dec 31, 1975	—
Dec 31, 1976	—
Dec 31, 1977	—
Dec 31, 1978	—
Dec 31, 1979	—
Dec 31, 1980	—
Dec 31, 1981	—
Dec 31, 1982	—
Dec 31, 1983	—
Dec 31, 1984	—
Dec 31, 1985	—
Dec 31, 1986	—
Dec 31, 1987	—
Dec 31, 1988	—
Dec 31, 1989	—
Dec 31, 1990	45.2%
Dec 31, 1991	47.9%
Dec 31, 1992	47.8%
Dec 31, 1993	47.5%
Dec 31, 1994	48.0%
Dec 31, 1995	47.8%
Dec 31, 1996	47.9%
Dec 31, 1997	48.4%
Dec 31, 1998	48.5%
Dec 31, 1999	49.1%
Dec 31, 2000	49.0%
Dec 31, 2001	49.3%
Dec 31, 2002	49.6%
Dec 31, 2003	50.0%
Dec 31, 2004	49.7%
Dec 31, 2005	50.7%
Dec 31, 2006	51.8%
Dec 31, 2007	52.2%
Dec 31, 2008	52.0%
Dec 31, 2009	52.6%
Dec 31, 2010	52.5%
Dec 31, 2011	53.7%
Dec 31, 2012	53.7%
Dec 31, 2013	54.2%
Dec 31, 2014	54.5%
Dec 31, 2015	54.4%
Dec 31, 2016	54.8%
Dec 31, 2017	55.1%
Dec 31, 2018	55.2%
Dec 31, 2019	55.7%
Dec 31, 2020	55.1%
Dec 31, 2021	55.0%
Dec 31, 2022	55.5%
Dec 31, 2023	55.8%
Dec 31, 2024	55.6%
Dec 31, 2025	55.3%

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