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Table 4 Accumulated projected costs of inactivity, 2020–2060 (in billion 2008€)

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

Scenario

Years

2020

2030

2040

2050

2060

Inactivity rate remains at 2013 level

15.07

(8.99–22.76)

38.38

(22.70–58.03)

64.07

(37.47–96.97)

90.12

(52.05–136.46)

116.15

(66.13–175.98)

5 pp. reduction in inactivity rate of all age-groups

15.07

(8.99–22.76)

35.61

(20.99–54.02)

58.34

(33.98–88.66)

81.39

(46.80–123.81)

104.45

(59.20–159.02)

5 pp. reduction in inactivity rate of age-group 65+

15.07

(8.99–22.76)

36.46

(21.53–55.23)

59.97

(35.00–90.99)

83.79

(48.29–127.24)

107.54

(61.11–163.46)

  1. Note: Upper and lower bound values in parentheses