Over 10 percent fewer workers by 2060

According to the study, the employment rates of women and older people will develop positively in the next few years. For German women under the age of 55, the rate increases from 87 to 93 percent, for foreign women from 67 to 77 percent, and the birth rate increases from 1.5 to 1.7 children per woman. “If we want to avoid shrinkage, we have to step up our countermeasures at least two more steps,” said Weber.