Well....in 2025, Germany has approximately 2.9 million retirees who continue to work while receiving pension benefits.
Figures? Reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) and aligned with projections for the year.
Why? It is a combination of factors.
Some wake up around age 60 and realize that they will have a crappy pension upon reaching 67.....deciding two or three extra years have to be accomplished.
Some work at part-time jobs....to ease the retirement burden.
I should note here....this was before a new 2025 law that allows up to €2,000/month tax-free earnings post-retirement, addressing Germany's shrinking workforce (projected -6.3 million by 2030).
If I were guessing with the new 2025 law....for 2026....the number of retirees still working past 67....will ease up to around 3.5-million.
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