Employment of older workers in Germany
75.3% of people aged 55 to 64 in Germany were employed in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2009. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.
Germany, 2025
75.3%
Change from 2024
+0.3percentage points
European Union, 2025
66.4%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
69.4%
Position in 2025
6th of 34
Employment of older workers in Germany over time
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% of population aged 55 to 64. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Germany | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 75.3% | 66.4% |
| 2024 | 75.0% | 65.2% |
| 2023 | 74.5% | 63.9% |
| 2022 | 73.3% | 62.3% |
| 2021 | 71.9% | 60.4% |
| 2020 | 70.7%b (break in time series) | 59.0% |
| 2019 | 71.7% | 58.6% |
| 2018 | 70.5% | 57.3% |
| 2017 | 69.2% | 55.5% |
| 2016 | 67.6% | 53.5% |
| 2015 | 65.2% | 51.4% |
| 2014 | 64.6% | 49.7% |
| 2013 | 62.7% | 47.9% |
| 2012 | 60.7% | 46.4% |
| 2011 | 59.2%b (break in time series) | 45.0% |
| 2010 | 57.0%b (break in time series) | 43.7% |
| 2009 | 55.3% | 43.2% |
Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.3 percentage points from 75.0% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 65.2%, the figure has changed by +10.1 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
- Among the 34 countries with data for 2025, Germany has the 6th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 66.4%.
More for Germany
All statistics for Germany
Employment rate, ages 20 to 64
81.1%
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Life expectancy at age 65
19.7 years
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Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74
3.8%
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Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24
7.1%
2025 · Eurostat
Long-term unemployment rate
1.1%
2025 · Eurostat
Employment rate of women, ages 20 to 64
77.7%
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