Unemployment rate: Germany vs France

Germany: 3.8 % (2025). France: 7.7 % (2025).

Unemployment rate in Germany and France, side by side from the same Eurostat series.

GermanyFrance
Latest figure3.8 %7.7 %
EU rank26 / 305 / 30
Change, 1 year+0.3 %+0.3 %
Change, 5 years+0.2 %-0.4 %

Shared periods

PeriodGermanyFranceGap
20253.8 %7.7 %-3.9 %
20243.5 %7.4 %-3.9 %
20233.1 %7.4 %-4.3 %
20223.1 %7.3 %-4.2 %
20213.6 %7.9 %-4.3 %
20203.6 %8.1 %-4.5 %
20192.9 %8.5 %-5.6 %
20183.2 %9.1 %-5.9 %
20173.5 %9.4 %-5.9 %
20163.9 %10.1 %-6.2 %

Source: Eurostat, read into our register. Eurostat une_rt_a

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