Men living from employment in North Rhine-Westphalia
Men living from employment in North Rhine-Westphalia stood at 73.1 percent in 2025, according to Federal Ministry of Education, Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth (BMBFSFJ) – Digital Gender Equality Atlas. It is one of the indicators in the Gender gaps by federal state table (Value · Annual), with a complete series running from 2008 to 2025. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Gender gaps by federal state table
| Indicator | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All people | 67 | 67.5 | 66.9 | 66.2 | 65.8 | 68.3 | 67.6 | 66.5 | 65.6 | 65.1 | |
| Men | 73.1 | 73.8 | 73.5 | 73.3 | 72.6 | 73.8 | 74.1 | 73 | 72 | 71.9 | |
| Women | 60.9 | 61.1 | 60.3 | 59.1 | 58.9 | 62.8 | 61 | 60 | 59 | 58.1 |
Understanding men living from employment in North Rhine-Westphalia
Livelihood derived primarily from professional activity among men in North Rhine-Westphalia forms the subject of this series, which gauges the share of the male population supported chiefly by personal work. The scope includes male employees, civil servants, and business proprietors whose labor earnings supply their primary livelihood. Men who are financially dependent on spousal income, child benefits, unemployment compensation, retirement allowances, or investment yields are omitted from the numerator. Unlike the aggregate state-level row that blends both genders, this breakdown isolates men, providing the direct comparative benchmark to evaluate gender differences in independent economic subsistence.
Because the metric is released on an annual basis, short-term employment fluctuations across seasons do not distort the trend, rendering year-on-year analysis the most dependable perspective for evaluation. Users should account for periodic methodological revisions and population re-weightings based on census results, which can create structural breaks in the historical progression. Analysts must be careful not to confuse this measure with male employment volume or workforce engagement. An employed man whose primary source of livelihood is classified under another category, such as a student working limited hours while living on parental support, will not appear in this count.
Frequently asked questions
- Are male students working mini-jobs in North Rhine-Westphalia counted here?
- They are excluded if their primary source of support comes from family or student financial aid rather than their job.
- How does this series differ from the total resident series for North Rhine-Westphalia?
- It restricts both numerator and denominator strictly to the male population, removing the balancing influence of female employment and dependency patterns.
- Does this measure reflect the average income level of working men in North Rhine-Westphalia?
- No, it measures the proportion of men who support themselves through employment, regardless of how much they earn.