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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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Miscellaneous PublicationsThe Future of Work in the Context of Population Ageing in Asia and the Pacific

United Nations, Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) (2023)

SDD Working Paper 2023/1

The populations in Asia and the Pacific are ageing, with changes in age structures that result from past and ongoing fertility reductions and increases in life expectancy. Initially, reductions in fertility increase the share of the population of working age while the share of the older population is still relatively low. Persistent low fertility leads to the situation where the share of the working-age population starts to decrease, while the share of the older population increases. This usually goes along with a shortage of workers in certain fields and a noticeable increase in the number of older persons.