Germany unemployment rate history

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3.6%Q2 2026Latest published observation

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History starts: Q1 1991
History ends: Q2 2026
Frequency: Quarterly observations
Unit: Percent

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4 observations · Q1 1998 to Q4 1998

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Date or period	Value · Percent	Source
Q1 1998	9.0%	Federal Statistical Office of Germany (Destatis)
Q2 1998	8.9%	Federal Statistical Office of Germany (Destatis)
Q3 1998	8.7%	Federal Statistical Office of Germany (Destatis)
Q4 1998	8.4%	Federal Statistical Office of Germany (Destatis)

Germany unemployment rate history by year

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Germany unemployment rate history by year
Year	Average	High	Low	Change
2026 (to date)	3.6%	3.6%Q1 2026	3.6%Q1 2026	0.0
2025	3.5%	3.6%Q4 2025	3.3%Q1 2025	▲ +0.3
2024	3.1%	3.2%Q3 2024	3.0%Q1 2024	▲ +0.2
2023	2.9%	2.9%Q3 2023	2.8%Q1 2023	▲ +0.1
2022	2.9%	3.0%Q1 2022	2.9%Q2 2022	▼ −0.1
2021	3.3%	3.5%Q1 2021	3.1%Q3 2021	▼ −0.4
2020	3.3%	3.5%Q3 2020	3.0%Q1 2020	▲ +0.5
2019	2.7%	2.8%Q4 2019	2.6%Q3 2019	▲ +0.1
2018	2.9%	3.0%Q1 2018	2.8%Q4 2018	▼ −0.2
2017	3.2%	3.4%Q1 2017	3.1%Q4 2017	▼ −0.3
2016	3.6%	3.8%Q1 2016	3.4%Q4 2016	▼ −0.4
2015	4.0%	4.1%Q1 2015	3.9%Q3 2015	▼ −0.2
2014	4.3%	4.4%Q1 2014	4.3%Q2 2014	▼ −0.1
2013	4.6%	4.6%Q1 2013	4.5%Q3 2013	▼ −0.1
2012	4.7%	4.7%Q1 2012	4.6%Q3 2012	▼ −0.1
2011	5.1%	5.4%Q1 2011	4.8%Q4 2011	▼ −0.6
2010	6.1%	6.5%Q1 2010	5.7%Q4 2010	▼ −0.8
2009	6.8%	7.0%Q3 2009	6.7%Q1 2009	0.0
2008	6.9%	7.3%Q1 2008	6.5%Q4 2008	▼ −0.8
2007	8.0%	8.4%Q1 2007	7.6%Q4 2007	▼ −0.8

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Germany unemployment rate history by year
Year	Average	High	Low	Change
2006	9.4%	9.8%Q1 2006	8.9%Q4 2006	▼ −0.9
2005	10.2%	10.3%Q2 2005	10.0%Q1 2005	0.0
2004	9.4%	9.7%Q4 2004	9.2%Q1 2004	▲ +0.5
2003	8.9%	8.9%Q2 2003	8.7%Q1 2003	▲ +0.2
2002	7.9%	8.3%Q4 2002	7.5%Q1 2002	▲ +0.8
2001	7.2%	7.4%Q4 2001	7.0%Q1 2001	▲ +0.4
2000	7.3%	7.4%Q1 2000	7.1%Q4 2000	▼ −0.3
1999	7.9%	8.2%Q1 1999	7.7%Q4 1999	▼ −0.5
1998	8.8%	9.0%Q1 1998	8.4%Q4 1998	▼ −0.6
1997	9.0%	9.1%Q3 1997	8.9%Q1 1997	▲ +0.1
1996	8.4%	8.7%Q4 1996	8.1%Q1 1996	▲ +0.6
1995	7.8%	8.0%Q4 1995	7.7%Q1 1995	▲ +0.3
1994	8.0%	8.1%Q1 1994	7.9%Q4 1994	▼ −0.2
1993	7.4%	7.9%Q4 1993	7.0%Q1 1993	▲ +0.9
1992	6.3%	6.8%Q4 1992	5.8%Q1 1992	▲ +1.0
1991	5.3%	5.6%Q4 1991	5.0%Q1 1991	▲ +0.6

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