Germany regular employees
Germany regular employees stood at 34,962,851 Number in 2025, according to Deutsche Bundesbank. It is one of the indicators in the Labour market (annual) table (Value · Annual), with a complete series running from 2000 to 2025. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Labour market (annual) table
| Indicator | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employees subject to social security contributions, Total, Absolute value3 | 34,962,851 | 34,934,486 | 34,790,058 | 34,507,359 | 33,897,417 | 33,579,123 | 33,518,289 | 32,964,195 | 32,234,350 | 31,508,445 | |
| Employees subject to social security contributions, Secondary sector, Absolute value | 9,215,762 | 9,360,773 | 9,424,522 | 9,399,944 | 9,344,316 | 9,394,764 | 9,479,355 | 9,348,736 | 9,146,276 | 9,027,621 | |
| Employees subject to social security contributions, Tertiary sector excluding hiring out of labour, Absolute value | 24,943,662 | 24,711,357 | 24,429,805 | 24,135,272 | 23,602,453 | 23,277,311 | 23,042,771 | 22,532,190 | 21,979,651 | 21,407,450 |
Understanding germany regular employees
Individuals holding jobs that mandate contributions to statutory health, pension, and nursing care insurance constitute this measure of regular employees. This classification acts as a subset of the overarching ESA 2010 domestic employment aggregate by explicitly stripping out civil servants, self-employed workers, and marginal part-time staff who fall below the mandatory contribution thresholds. The focus here rests entirely on the formal, protected labour force that funds the welfare system, establishing a baseline before segmenting into specific branches of economic activity.
Annual figures smooth out month-to-month volatility, meaning long-term year-on-year evaluations offer the clearest read on formal job creation. Revisions typically occur when late notifications from employers are finally processed into the central administrative registries. Methodological breaks occasionally disrupt the timeline when legislative reforms alter the income thresholds dictating compulsory insurance enrollment. Users must avoid directly comparing this absolute value with standard household surveys, as this administrative count tracks the primary status of covered jobs rather than self-reported statuses, sometimes double-counting individuals holding multiple fully insured positions.
Frequently asked questions
- Are civil servants part of the regular employee total?
- Civil servants are excluded because their unique status exempts them from standard social security contributions.
- Does this count individuals or jobs?
- It primarily counts jobs subject to mandatory insurance, meaning individuals holding multiple fully insured positions may be counted more than once.
- Why are marginal part-time workers excluded from this specific series?
- Their earnings fall below the statutory threshold required to trigger mandatory social insurance contributions, placing them in a separate statistical category.