Germany has the highest proportion of older workers of any European Union country, official data showed Tuesday, with almost a quarter of those in employment aged between 55 and 64. Advertisement"A key reason for the high proportion of older workers in Germany is that the population is increasingly ageing," said Destatis in a statement. The average retirement age for women and men was 64.7 years in 2024, compared to 63 for women and 63.1 for men in 2004, it said. READ ALSO: What Germany's incoming 'active pension' means for older workersIn 2024, Italy had the second-highest proportion of workers in the 55- to 64-year-old age bracket in the EU after Germany, at 23 percent, according to Destatis, citing European data. Malta by contrast had the lowest proportion of older workers in the workforce, at around 11 percent, it said.

Source: The Local February 03, 2026 22:13 UTC