US EditionAre Germans Lazy? Their Leader Wants Them to Work More
- Friedrich Merz became chancellor in 2025 and prioritized reviving Germany's stagnant economy, which has not grown for five years.
- This urgency followed a widely circulated OECD study that ranked Germans lowest among 34 countries in annual hours worked per person.
- However, a 2023 Rexecode study showed Germany's total working hours at a record high and placed it near the Northern European average.
- The OECD reported Germans worked 1,343 hours yearly, versus 1,897 in Greece and 1,803 in Poland, while Merz stated, "We must work more efficiently."
- The debate over work hours and 'work-life balance' suggests that maintaining prosperity may be difficult under four-day week trends.
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Do Germans Work Too Little, Does that Jeopardize Their Standard of Living?
Are the Germans working hard enough? The debate about it is not abating. Some are looking for greater involvement in order to preserve the standard and well-being. Others would prefer that you burden the rich more.
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