Germany Unemployment Rate

1991 - 2025 | Monthly | % | Statistisches Bundesamt

Key information about Germany Unemployment Rate

  • Germany Unemployment Rate remained the same at 3.80% in Dec 2025, from the previously reported figure of 3.80% in Nov 2025.
  • Germany Unemployment Rate is updated monthly, available from Jan 1991 to Dec 2025, with an average rate of 7.40%.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 11.20% in Aug 2005 and a record low of 2.90% in Oct 2019.
  • The data is reported by reported by Statistisches Bundesamt.
  • In the latest reports, Germany Population reached 83.58 million people in Dec 2024.


View Germany's Unemployment Rate from Jan 1991 to Dec 2025 in the chart:

Germany Unemployment Rate

What was Germany's Unemployment Rate in Dec 2025?

Germany Unemployment Rate remained the same at 3.80% in Dec 2025, from the previously reported figure of 3.80% in Nov 2025. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
3.80 Dec 2025 3.80 Nov 2025 2.90 Oct 2019 11.20 Aug 2005 % monthly Jan 1991 - Dec 2025

Unemployment Rate by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 8.14 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
Algeria (%) 11.40 Jun 2019 quarterly Mar 2014 - Jun 2019
Argentina (%) 7.60 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 1990 - Jun 2025
Armenia (%) 11.80 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2025
Australia (%) 4.10 Dec 2025 monthly Feb 1978 - Dec 2025
Austria (%) 5.80 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 2025
Azerbaijan (%) 5.20 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2025
Bahrain (%) 6.16 2024 yearly 1991 - 2024
Bangladesh (%) 5.30 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Belarus (%) 0.10 Dec 2025 monthly Oct 2004 - Dec 2025
Belgium (%) 6.40 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1983 - Dec 2025
Bolivia (%) 2.22 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2015 - Sep 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 12.65 2024 yearly 2006 - 2024
Botswana (%) 23.14 2024 yearly 1991 - 2024
Brazil (%) 5.10 Dec 2025 monthly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
Brunei (%) 4.80 2024 yearly 1981 - 2024
Bulgaria (%) 3.40 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Cambodia (%) 0.70 2023 yearly 2020 - 2023
Canada (%) 6.50 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1976 - Jan 2026
Chile (%) 8.05 Dec 2025 monthly Mar 2009 - Dec 2025
China (%) 5.10 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Dec 2025
Colombia (%) 7.98 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2025
Croatia (%) 5.50 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Mar 2025
Cyprus (%) 4.30 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2025
Czech Republic (%) 3.24 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 2025
Denmark (%) 6.40 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1983 - Oct 2025
Ecuador (%) 3.10 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2013 - Dec 2025
Egypt (%) 6.40 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2025
Estonia (%) 7.10 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1997 - Sep 2025
European Union (%) 5.90 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2025
Finland (%) 10.50 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1988 - Oct 2025
France (%) 7.70 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1975 - Sep 2025
Georgia (%) 13.93 2024 yearly 1991 - 2024
Germany (%) 3.80 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Dec 2025
Ghana (%) 2.82 2024 yearly 1991 - 2024
Greece (%) 8.20 Sep 2025 monthly Apr 1998 - Sep 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 3.80 Nov 2025 monthly Oct 1981 - Nov 2025
Hungary (%) 4.39 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2025
Iceland (%) 3.35 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
India (%) 7.11 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Indonesia (%) 4.85 2025 yearly 1984 - 2025
Iran (%) 9.40 Mar 2022 quarterly Jun 2001 - Mar 2022
Ireland (%) 5.00 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Oct 2025
Israel (%) 3.02 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Oct 2025
Italy (%) 6.14 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1983 - Sep 2025
Ivory Coast (%) 3.50 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Japan (%) 2.60 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1953 - Dec 2025
Jordan (%) 21.40 Aug 2025 quarterly Feb 2000 - Aug 2025
Kazakhstan (%) 4.60 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2025
Kenya (%) 2.98 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
South Korea (%) 3.00 Jan 2026 monthly Jun 1999 - Jan 2026
Kosovo (%) 10.90 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2016 - Dec 2024
Kuwait (%) 0.93 2021 yearly 1999 - 2021
Kyrgyzstan (%) 3.70 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Laos (%) 0.95 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Latvia (%) 7.10 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Oct 2025
Lebanon (%) 29.56 2021 yearly 2004 - 2021
Lithuania (%) 6.60 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Dec 2025
Luxembourg (%) 6.22 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2025
Macau SAR, China (%) 1.70 Nov 2025 monthly Sep 1996 - Nov 2025
North Macedonia (%) 11.50 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 2021 - Jun 2025
Malawi (%) 6.60 2013 yearly 2005 - 2013
Malaysia (%) 2.90 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Dec 2025
Malta (%) 2.73 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2018 - Sep 2025
Mauritius (%) 7.10 Mar 2020 quarterly Mar 2004 - Mar 2020
Mexico (%) 2.60 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2025
Moldova (%) 3.97 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Mongolia (%) 5.50 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2006 - Sep 2025
Montenegro (%) 10.50 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2025
Morocco (%) 13.10 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Mozambique (%) 6.67 2024 yearly 1991 - 2024
Myanmar (%) 1.79 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Nepal (%) 4.44 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Netherlands (%) 4.00 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
New Zealand (%) 5.30 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1986 - Sep 2025
Nigeria (%) 4.30 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2022 - Jun 2024
Norway (%) 4.30 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Dec 2025
Oman (%) 3.10 Dec 2025 monthly Mar 2018 - Dec 2025
Pakistan (%) 6.90 2025 yearly 1980 - 2025
Palestinian Territory (%) 28.50 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Panama (%) 9.50 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Paraguay (%) 4.97 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Sep 2025
Peru (%) 4.99 Dec 2025 monthly Mar 2001 - Dec 2025
Philippines (%) 5.30 Jul 2025 quarterly Jul 1982 - Jul 2025
Poland (%) 5.70 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Dec 2025
Portugal (%) 7.20 Jan 2021 monthly Feb 1998 - Jan 2021
Qatar (%) 0.10 2024 yearly 1997 - 2024
Romania (%) 5.90 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Sep 2025
Russia (%) 2.10 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Nov 2025
Saudi Arabia (%) 3.44 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
Serbia (%) 8.20 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2025
Singapore (%) 2.00 Sep 2025 monthly Mar 2020 - Sep 2025
Slovakia (%) 5.31 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Dec 2025
Slovenia (%) 4.20 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1997 - Sep 2025
South Africa (%) 31.90 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2025
Spain (%) 9.93 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2025
Sri Lanka (%) 4.30 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
Sudan (%) 20.30 2010 yearly 1993 - 2010
Sweden (%) 8.96 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1983 - Oct 2025
Switzerland (%) 5.20 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Sep 2025

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Germany Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -2.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1991 - Sep 2025
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -46,923.274 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Sep 2025
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 289,924.014 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Sep 2025
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 22.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Sep 2025
National Government Debt (USD mn) 3,271,285.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 62.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (EUR bn) 2,707.148 2030 yearly 1991 - 2030
Forecast: Government Net Debt (EUR bn) 3,815.153 2030 yearly 1991 - 2030
Forecast: Government Revenue (EUR bn) 2,497.167 2030 yearly 1991 - 2030
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 2.600 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Trade Balance (USD mn) 20,000.7 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Dec 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 156,059.2 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Dec 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) 2.7 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1951 - Dec 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 11,279,159.417 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 70,970,902.063 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 54,214,028.985 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 136,070.2 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Dec 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 5.6 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1951 - Dec 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 36,738,204.645 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 41,845,878.903 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 14,262.983 Oct 2025 monthly Sep 1977 - Oct 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 9,286.030 Dec 2025 monthly Jul 1990 - Dec 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 7,459.434 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Nov 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 18,138.394 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Nov 2025
Motor Vehicle Exports: Car (Unit) 217,815.000 Dec 2025 monthly Jul 2000 - Dec 2025
Imports: SITC: Vehicles, Motorcycles & Bicycles (EUR th) 12,975,615.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Oct 2025
Exports: SITC: Electrical Machinery, TV Image and Sound Reproducing (EUR th) 14,774,374.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Nov 2025
Imports: SITC: Electrical Machinery, TV Image and Sound Reproducing (EUR th) 17,985,372.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Oct 2025
Exports: SITC: Vehicles, Motorcycles & Bicycles (EUR th) 22,761,978.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Oct 2025
Imports: SITC: Pharmaceutical Products (EUR th) 6,126,580.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Oct 2025
Imports: SITC: Machinery and Mechanical Appliances (EUR th) 15,076,653.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Oct 2025
Imports: SITC: Mineral Fuels & Oils, Bituminous Substances (EUR th) 8,174,804.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Oct 2025
Exports: SITC: Machinery and Mechanical Appliances (EUR th) 22,223,382.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Oct 2025
Exports: SITC: Iron & Steel (EUR th) 2,105,745.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Nov 2025
Imports: SITC: Iron & Steel (EUR th) 2,040,086.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Nov 2025
Exports: SITC: Plastics & Articles Thereof (EUR th) 5,891,117.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Oct 2025
Exports: China (EUR th) 6,535,998.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2025
Imports cif (EUR mn) 104,952.656 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1950 - Dec 2025
Exports fob (EUR mn) 118,553.555 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1950 - Dec 2025
Exports fob: YoY (%) 4.200 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2025
Imports cif: YoY (%) 2.700 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2025
Exports fob: swda (EUR bn) 133.270 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1950 - Dec 2025
Trade Balance: swda (EUR bn) 17.080 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1950 - Dec 2025
Imports cif: swda (EUR bn) 116.200 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1950 - Dec 2025
Exports: SITC: Pharmaceutical Products (EUR th) 9,510,298.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Nov 2025
Exports Value: HS: Photosensitive Semiconductor Devices, Photovoltaic Cells asse... (EUR th) 25,537.000 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2021 - Sep 2025
Imports Value: HS: Photosensitive Semiconductor Devices, Light Emitting Diodes (... (EUR th) 73,359.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2021 - Oct 2025
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 3,702.5 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1971 - Dec 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 12,178.4 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Dec 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 3.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Dec 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) -22,553.7 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1971 - Dec 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 1.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 50,888.238 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1971 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 6.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1971 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -5,082.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1971 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 67,115.610 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1971 - Dec 2025
External Debt (USD mn) 7,965,114.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1999 - Sep 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 147.6 2024 yearly 1999 - 2024
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 2,905,517.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 52.5 2024 yearly 2004 - 2024
Total Debt: % of GDP (%) 594.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 253.996 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 4,118,779.652 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1957 - Sep 2025
Insolvency (IN): No of Proceedings (NP) (Unit) 10,200.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
DE: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions (USD mn) 38,264.366 2024 yearly 1971 - 2024
DE: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net (USD mn) 34,336.677 2024 yearly 1971 - 2024
DE: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Paid (USD mn) 23,662.388 2024 yearly 1971 - 2024
DE: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received (USD mn) 21,225.006 2024 yearly 1971 - 2024
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 1.5 2023 yearly 2005 - 2023
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 48.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1991 - Sep 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 3,396,398.412 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Dec 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 4,742,282.896 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1969 - Dec 2025
M2 Growth (%) 3.4 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1970 - Dec 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 1.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 37,291.6 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1957 - Jan 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 0.713 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1991 - Dec 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 0.3 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Dec 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 545,805.551 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 1998 - Jan 2026
Total Deposits (USD mn) 7,188,745.993 Dec 2025 monthly Sep 1997 - Dec 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 2.2 Dec 2025 monthly Sep 1998 - Dec 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 0.0 May 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - May 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) -100.0 May 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - May 2025
Debt Service Ratio: Households (%) 5.400 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%) 12.400 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Credit to Households (USD bn) 2,536.840 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1970 - Jun 2025
Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) 7,157.690 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1955 - Jun 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 2,543,326.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Sep 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 8,682,421.926 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Dec 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 1.26 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1949 - Dec 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 73.24 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1991 - Sep 2025
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) 9.6 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1992 - Dec 2025
Business Climate: Balance: sa: Manufacturing Industry (NA) -14.776 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Dec 2025
Business Assessment: Balance: Manufacturing Industry (NA) -21.200 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Dec 2025
Economic Expectation Indicator: Germany (%) 45.800 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1991 - Dec 2025
Current Economic Situation Indicator: Germany: Balance (%) -81.000 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1991 - Dec 2025
Leading Economic Index (2016=100) 88.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1965 - Nov 2025

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