Germany's Employment Rate for Women Reaches 74% in 2024, Closing East-West Gap
Germany's employment landscape has seen significant shifts over the past three decades. In 2024, the employment rate of women reached 74%, up from 54% in 1991, with the eastern and western states now equal. The economic power per capita has also grown by 40% since 1991.
In 1991, the employment rate of women in the eastern federal states and Berlin was 66%, compared to 54% in the western states. By 2024, this gap had closed, with both regions reporting a 74% employment rate for women. However, the lowest proportions of employed women in 2024 were in Bremen (67%), the Saarland (70%), and Berlin (71%).
The economic growth has been uneven across the states. Thuringia saw the most significant increase in economic power per capita at +163%, while Schleswig-Holstein recorded the lowest at +17%. In 2024, the GDP per capita in Germany was 50,819 euros, with the highest values in Hamburg, Bremen, and Bavaria, and the lowest in Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia, and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.
Despite progress, the gender pay gap persists. In 2024, the unadjusted gender pay gap was 16% nationwide, with 17% in the western federal states and Berlin, and 5% in the eastern federal states. Average monthly gross earnings in the West were still around 21% higher than in the East, a significant reduction from the more than double difference in 1991.
Germany's employment landscape has evolved significantly since 1991, with women's employment rates increasing and economic power per capita growing. However, regional disparities and the gender pay gap remain challenges to be addressed.
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