Germany Unemployment Rate

1991 - 2026 | Monthly | % | Statistisches Bundesamt

Key information about Germany Unemployment Rate

  • Germany Unemployment Rate remained the same at 4.00% in Jan 2026, from the previously reported figure of 4.00% in Dec 2025.
  • Germany Unemployment Rate is updated monthly, available from Jan 1991 to Jan 2026, with an average rate of 7.30%.
  • 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 83.52 million people in Dec 2025.


View Germany's Unemployment Rate from Jan 1991 to Jan 2026 in the chart:

Germany Unemployment Rate

What was Germany's Unemployment Rate in Jan 2026?

Germany Unemployment Rate remained the same at 4.00% in Jan 2026, from the previously reported figure of 4.00% in Dec 2025. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
4.00 Jan 2026 4.00 Dec 2025 2.90 Oct 2019 11.20 Aug 2005 % monthly Jan 1991 - Jan 2026

Unemployment Rate by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 8.28 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 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 (%) 4.28 Feb 2026 monthly Feb 1978 - Feb 2026
Austria (%) 5.60 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1993 - Jan 2026
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 Jan 2026 monthly Oct 2004 - Jan 2026
Belgium (%) 6.40 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1983 - Dec 2025
Bolivia (%) 1.75 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2015 - Dec 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 12.65 2024 yearly 2006 - 2024
Botswana (%) 23.14 2024 yearly 1991 - 2024
Brazil (%) 5.40 Jan 2026 monthly Mar 2012 - Jan 2026
Brunei (%) 4.80 2024 yearly 1981 - 2024
Bulgaria (%) 3.20 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Cambodia (%) 0.70 2023 yearly 2020 - 2023
Canada (%) 6.70 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1976 - Feb 2026
Chile (%) 8.05 Dec 2025 monthly Mar 2009 - Dec 2025
China (%) 5.10 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Dec 2025
Colombia (%) 10.86 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2026
Croatia (%) 5.50 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Mar 2025
Cyprus (%) 4.20 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2026
Czech Republic (%) 3.26 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1993 - Jan 2026
Denmark (%) 6.40 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1983 - Oct 2025
Ecuador (%) 3.10 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2013 - Dec 2025
Egypt (%) 6.20 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Dec 2025
Estonia (%) 7.10 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1997 - Sep 2025
European Union (%) 5.80 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2026
Finland (%) 10.50 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1988 - Oct 2025
France (%) 7.70 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1975 - Sep 2025
Georgia (%) 13.88 2025 yearly 1991 - 2025
Germany (%) 4.00 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1991 - Jan 2026
Ghana (%) 2.98 2025 yearly 1991 - 2025
Greece (%) 8.20 Sep 2025 monthly Apr 1998 - Sep 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 3.80 Feb 2026 monthly Oct 1981 - Feb 2026
Hungary (%) 4.61 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2026
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 (%) 2.70 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1953 - Jan 2026
Jordan (%) 21.40 Aug 2025 quarterly Feb 2000 - Aug 2025
Kazakhstan (%) 4.60 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Feb 2026
Kenya (%) 2.98 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
South Korea (%) 2.90 Feb 2026 monthly Jun 1999 - Feb 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 (%) 7.00 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Dec 2025
Lebanon (%) 29.56 2021 yearly 2004 - 2021
Lithuania (%) 6.40 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1998 - Jan 2026
Luxembourg (%) 6.31 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - Feb 2026
Macau SAR, China (%) 1.70 Jan 2026 monthly Sep 1996 - Jan 2026
North Macedonia (%) 11.40 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2021 - Dec 2025
Malawi (%) 6.60 2013 yearly 2005 - 2013
Malaysia (%) 3.00 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2010 - Jan 2026
Malta (%) 3.39 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2018 - Dec 2025
Mauritius (%) 7.10 Mar 2020 quarterly Mar 2004 - Mar 2020
Mexico (%) 2.62 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2026
Moldova (%) 3.97 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Mongolia (%) 5.60 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2006 - Dec 2025
Montenegro (%) 10.90 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2025
Morocco (%) 13.10 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Mozambique (%) 6.63 2025 yearly 1991 - 2025
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 (%) 4.60 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1989 - Jan 2026
Oman (%) 2.50 Feb 2026 monthly Mar 2018 - Feb 2026
Pakistan (%) 6.90 2025 yearly 1980 - 2025
Palestinian Territory (%) 27.50 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Panama (%) 10.40 2025 yearly 2003 - 2025
Paraguay (%) 3.56 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Dec 2025
Peru (%) 6.37 Feb 2026 monthly Mar 2001 - Feb 2026
Philippines (%) 5.30 Jul 2025 quarterly Jul 1982 - Jul 2025
Poland (%) 6.00 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1990 - Jan 2026
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 (%) 2.20 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2026
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 (%) 5.40 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - Feb 2026
Slovenia (%) 4.10 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 1997 - Dec 2025
South Africa (%) 31.40 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 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 (%) 5.02 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Dec 2025

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Germany Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -2.7 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1991 - Dec 2025
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -59,276.118 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Dec 2025
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 314,507.152 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Dec 2025
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 23.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Dec 2025
National Government Debt (USD mn) 3,271,285.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 63.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 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) 24,932.5 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1957 - Jan 2026
Total Exports (USD mn) 153,224.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1957 - Jan 2026
Total Exports Growth (%) 0.6 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1951 - Jan 2026
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) 128,291.5 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1957 - Jan 2026
Total Imports Growth (%) -4.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1951 - Jan 2026
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) 13,500.402 Jan 2026 monthly Sep 1977 - Jan 2026
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 8,502.656 Jan 2026 monthly Jul 1990 - Jan 2026
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 6,563.749 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2026
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 16,437.440 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2026
Motor Vehicle Exports: Car (Unit) 271,300.000 Feb 2026 monthly Jul 2000 - Feb 2026
Exports: SITC: Pharmaceutical Products (EUR th) 9,859,919.000 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Jan 2026
Exports: SITC: Machinery and Mechanical Appliances (EUR th) 18,351,503.000 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Jan 2026
Imports: SITC: Vehicles, Motorcycles & Bicycles (EUR th) 9,995,060.000 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Jan 2026
Imports: SITC: Electrical Machinery, TV Image and Sound Reproducing (EUR th) 15,370,240.000 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Jan 2026
Exports: SITC: Plastics & Articles Thereof (EUR th) 5,378,363.000 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Jan 2026
Imports: SITC: Mineral Fuels & Oils, Bituminous Substances (EUR th) 7,924,034.000 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Jan 2026
Imports: SITC: Machinery and Mechanical Appliances (EUR th) 12,673,597.000 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Jan 2026
Exports: SITC: Electrical Machinery, TV Image and Sound Reproducing (EUR th) 14,378,790.000 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Jan 2026
Exports: SITC: Vehicles, Motorcycles & Bicycles (EUR th) 17,596,300.000 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Jan 2026
Imports: SITC: Pharmaceutical Products (EUR th) 5,990,376.000 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Jan 2026
Exports: SITC: Iron & Steel (EUR th) 2,164,843.000 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Jan 2026
Imports: SITC: Iron & Steel (EUR th) 1,908,970.000 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Jan 2026
Exports: China (EUR th) 5,589,023.000 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2026
Imports cif (EUR mn) 105,054.962 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1950 - Jan 2026
Exports fob (EUR mn) 121,473.154 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1950 - Jan 2026
Exports fob: YoY (%) -2.900 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2026
Imports cif: YoY (%) -6.400 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2026
Exports fob: swda (EUR bn) 130.470 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1950 - Jan 2026
Imports cif: swda (EUR bn) 109.240 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1950 - Jan 2026
Trade Balance: swda (EUR bn) 21.230 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1950 - Jan 2026
Exports Value: HS: Photosensitive Semiconductor Devices, Photovoltaic Cells asse... (EUR th) 21,213.000 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2021 - Jan 2026
Imports Value: HS: Photosensitive Semiconductor Devices, Light Emitting Diodes (... (EUR th) 79,587.000 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2021 - Jan 2026
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) -11,663.6 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1971 - Jan 2026
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 20,998.3 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1991 - Jan 2026
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 3.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Dec 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 2,082.2 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1971 - Jan 2026
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) -0.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 50,888.238 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1971 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 3.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1971 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -16,227.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1971 - Dec 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 (%) 594.0 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) 9,696.000 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 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) 3,461,625.094 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1957 - Jan 2026
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 4,801,896.542 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1969 - Jan 2026
M2 Growth (%) 4.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1970 - Jan 2026
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 1.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 38,031.4 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1957 - Feb 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 0.713 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1991 - Dec 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 0.3 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1957 - Jan 2026
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 562,123.097 Feb 2026 monthly Dec 1998 - Feb 2026
Total Deposits (USD mn) 7,461,547.984 Jan 2026 monthly Sep 1997 - Jan 2026
Total Deposits Growth (%) 3.9 Jan 2026 monthly Sep 1998 - Jan 2026
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 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%) 12.400 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Credit to Households (USD bn) 2,560.189 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1970 - Sep 2025
Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) 7,222.373 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1955 - Sep 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 2,543,326.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Sep 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 9,091,618.517 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1957 - Jan 2026
Total Loans Growth (%) 3.05 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 1949 - Jan 2026
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 72.66 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1991 - Dec 2025
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) 10.4 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1992 - Feb 2026
Business Climate: Balance: sa: Manufacturing Industry (NA) -11.329 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1991 - Feb 2026
Business Assessment: Balance: Manufacturing Industry (NA) -14.200 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1991 - Feb 2026
Economic Expectation Indicator: Germany (%) -0.500 Mar 2026 monthly Dec 1991 - Mar 2026
Current Economic Situation Indicator: Germany: Balance (%) -62.900 Mar 2026 monthly Dec 1991 - Mar 2026
Leading Economic Index (2016=100) 89.100 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1965 - Jan 2026

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