Share of economic sectors in aggregate employment Germany 1950-2023

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Kasia Davies,
Feb 19, 2024

In 2023, about 1.2 percent of employees in Germany were working in agriculture, forestry and fishery (primary sector). This confirmed a significant structural change in the national economy. In 1950, for example, almost 25 percent worked in this sector.

Share of economic sectors in aggregate employment in Germany from 1950 to 2023

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Release date

January 2024

Region

Germany

Survey time period

1950 to 2023

Special properties

Domestic concept

Supplementary notes

The figures refer to the results of calculating the number of employees within the framework of total national economic calculaions.

Figures based on the domestic concept, i.e. the numbers refer to people with a place of work in Germany.

1950 to 1969: classification of economic industries, issue 1979 (WZ1979).
1970 to 1990: classification of economic industries, issue 2008 (WZ2008).

Previous federal territory until 1990. 1950 to 1959 without Berlin and Saarland.

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