Germany

Question 1

Median age for Germany

Answer 1

47.8

Question 1

% over 65

Answer 1

22%

Question 2

TFR

Answer 2

1.6

Question 3

Population of Germany

Answer 3

83 million

Question 4

Projected decline

Answer 4

65-70 million by 2060

Question 5

Migrant TFR

Answer 5

1.9

Question 6

How many migrants in Germany

Answer 6

• 15.3 million (1/5)
• 5 million born to migrant parents

Question 7

Japan median age and % over 65

Answer 7

48 years
28%

Question 8

Job vacancies

Answer 8

2 million in 2021

Question 9

Reasons for decline

Answer 9

• Role of women (average child-bearing age is 30)
• ‘Raven mothers’ - unsympathetic societal attitudes to mothers who work, implications of neglect, childcare facilities close early in the afternoon

Question 10

% under 15

Answer 10

14%

Question 11

Migrant worker laws

Answer 11

125,000 non EU-migrants each year (from 2021)

Question 12

Projected % of retirees
Predicted ratio

Answer 12

33% by 2050
2:1 by 2030

Question 13

% of Germany foreign migrants

Answer 13

26% 2020
35% 2040

Question 14

Necessary migrants

Answer 14

500,000 a year to stabilise workforce
261 million over next 90 years to stabilise population

Question 15

Agenda 2010 Plan

Answer 15

• Increase taxes on retirement funds, make it difficult to retire before 65
• Pension cuts of 3.6% per year before 65, pension bonus of 5% each year afterwards

Question 16

Agenda 2010 effects

Answer 16

• From 2012, increase of two months per year in retirement average, projected to reach 67 by 2030
• Recent law allows those who have worked 45 years since 18 can retire at 63 with full pension
• Projected to impact 200,000 workers each year
• Projected to cost around $4.8 billion by 2030

Question 17

Family Friendly Incentive 2006

Answer 17

• Parental leave provision up to 3 years, jobs kept available until they return
• Kindergeld ($338 monthly) until child reaches 18, or 25 if pursuing education
• Eltnergeld (67% of previous income/approx. $2700) for first 12-14 months

Question 18

FFI 2006 effects

Answer 18

• Births gone down (685,000 in 2007, 678,000 in 2010)
• Gave out approximately $6 billion
• Higher educated parents more concerned about taking long work breaks

Question 19

BMW manufacturer

Answer 19

• Average age of workers near Munich factory rose to 47
• Managers worked together with Workers’ Council representatives to develop changes in workers’ framework
• 70 changes made

Question 20

BMW examples

Answer 20

• Changes to equipment to reduce physical strain and errors
• 2 hour rotation cycle during a shift
• Vertically adjusted workstations to reduce joint strains

Question 21

BMW effects

Answer 21

• 7% productivity increase
• Absent workers reduced from 7% to 2%
• Product defect rate dropped
• Cost only 64,000 Euro

Question 22

Geospatial technology

Answer 22

Atlas zur Regionalstatistik

Question 23

AZR info

Answer 23

Data gained from:
- Censuses (only every 10 years)
- Eurostat office

Data on:
- Dependency ratios
- Levels of migrations etc.

Question 24

How many migrants each year?

Answer 24

85,000

Question 25

Italy median age

Answer 25

47.7 years

Question 26

East Germany median age range

Answer 26

47 - 53