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Press releaseWorking hours per capita at record high – increase driven by women

The number of hours worked per capita in Germany has risen sharply in recent years. At just under 29 hours per week, it is at its highest level since reunification. The increase is particularly attributable to women.

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Peer-Reviewed Articles in Scientific JournalsGlobal age-sex-specific fertility, mortality, healthy life expectancy (HALE), and population estimates in 204 countries and territories, 1950-2019

A comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

GBD 2019 Demographics Collaborators (2020)

The Lancet 396(10258): 1160–1203

DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30977-6