Munich (ots) – Germany is heading towards an age problem. In the next decade, the baby boomers of the 1960s will reach retirement age. At the same time there is a lack of offspring. In the discussion, usually only national figures are mentioned. The online job exchange JobNinja wanted to find out more and compared the number of over 55s and under 25s for the 15 largest cities in Germany. With surprising results.
According to data from the Federal Statistical Office, around 12.6 million people between the ages of 55 and 65 lived in Germany at the end of 2021. They will reach retirement age in the next ten years and retire.
On the other hand, according to statistics, 8.5 million young people between the ages of 15 and 25 will start their careers in the next decade after school and training. A difference of 4.2 million (33 percent), which cannot remain without consequences for the labor market.
In the current discussion on the age difference, which has been reignited due to the planned immigration law, only these nationwide figures are usually mentioned. As is known, however, there are large regional differences in Germany – and not only between the country and the city, but also between the metropolitan areas. While the economically strong regions around Munich and Stuttgart are booming, the Ruh area, for example, is still in the throes of structural change.
The online job exchange JobNinja (www.jobninja.com) wanted to know exactly and took a closer look at the 15 largest cities in Germany under the aspect of the “gap of young talent”. The result shows a very different picture:
Statistically, Dresden, Munich, Frankfurt, Cologne and Hamburg could get away with a black eye. The flourishing Saxon state capital is likely to cope better with the problem of youth shortage: According to statistics, for almost 65,000 employable Dresdeners aged between 55 and 65, there are around 60,400 “successors” aged between 15 and 25 A relatively small gap of 12.1%. In Munich, Frankfurt, Cologne and Hamburg, the statistical gap is between 15 and 20%.
In Stuttgart, Bremen, Dortmund, Leipzig, Duisburg, Berlin, Hanover, Nuremberg, Düsseldorf and Essen, public companies and employers have to adjust to the fact that in ten years there will be up to 30% fewer potential workers of working age , if it fails to attract qualified specialists from abroad to Germany, for example through targeted immigration.
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