Pensions in Germany: Number of working pensioners at record level

Compared to 2004, the number has quadrupled. Back then, 288,000 people aged 67 and over were still employed. The number of pensioners, however, increased only slightly over the same period: in 2004, it was 19.6 million, and last year, it was 21.4 million.

CDU General Secretary Carsten Linnemann (47) recently sparked a debate with his statement that retirees in Germany work too little. BSW head Sahra Wagenknecht (55) accused Linnemann of "mocking" retirees. "Today, more retirees are working than ever before," Wagenknecht told Stern magazine.