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Table 3 Inactivity rates of the German population, 2001 and 2013 (in %; GSOEP, 2014)

From: How an aging society affects the economic costs of inactivity in Germany: empirical evidence and projections

 

Inactivity rate in 2001

Inactivity rate in 2013

Age-group

Male

Female

Male

Female

15–29

24.5

32.4

18.1

15.9

30–44

36.1

39.8

23.7

23.3

45–64

54.5

55.5

33.3

31.4

65+

75.7

81.6

45.2

48.6

Total

47.5

54.1

32.7

32.6