To revive Germany’s ailing economy, new chancellor Friedrich Merz must tackle a baffling paradox: employment is at record highs but individually, Germans have never worked less.
By 2035, 4.8mn older German workers — 9 per cent of the labour force — are due to retire, and Merz’s coalition must persuade younger generations to surrender more of their free time to support Europe’s largest economy.
Over the coming years, Germany will be among the first and most important test cases of how rapidly ageing western economies can cope with a retirement cliff.
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