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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.

Peer-Reviewed Articles in Scientific JournalsFamily Research and Demographic Analysis – New Insights from the German Family Demography Panel Study (FReDA)

Bujard, Martin; Hank, Karsten; Pollak, Reinhard (2023)

Comparative Population Studies 48: 657–663

DOI: 10.12765/CPoS-2023-25

This is the Editorial on the Special Issue "Family Research and Demographic Analysis – New Insights from the German Family Demography Panel Study (FReDA)".