Statistics: 1 in 10 Persons in Employment Partly Works at Night
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According to the Federal Statistical Office, almost four million persons in employment in Germany worked at night at least occasionally in 2024. The extent to which night work is widespread depends heavily on the sector.
In aviation, more than two out of five employees work at night – making the industry clearly ahead of all other sectors of the economy in Germany. This is shown by new figures from the Federal Statistical Office.
For night workers, the shift to summer time means one hour less work. Almost 4.0 million persons in employment in Germany did night work in 2024. This means that 9.3% of the 42.6 million persons in employment worked at least occasionally between 23 o'clock and 6 o'clock. This is reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) on the night shift from Saturday to Sunday (29 March 2026) according to the results of the 2024 microcensus. Accord…
From pilots, guards to nurses: in some professions, the night has long been working hours. Which industries are particularly affected – and who is particularly frequently in use at night.
For night workers, the switch to summer time means one less hour of work. Nearly 4.0 million employed people in Germany worked night shifts in 2024. This means that 9.3% of the 42.6 million employed people worked at least occasionally between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. This information was released by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) on the night of the time change from Saturday to Sunday (March 29, 2026), based on the results of the 2024 micro…
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