Management & facts

For the first time in the reporting period, the average age in the Group did not increase this year, but fell by 0.1 to 41.7 years. The reported figures support this trend and there is a slight shift in the proportions in the age groups.

About half of the workforce is in the 36-45 and 46-55 age groups. Here, since 2018, we have seen the trend of the share of 46-55 year olds steadily decreasing, from 29.0 percent to 25.1 percent. Conversely, the share of 36-45 year olds has been steadily increasing, with one exception in 2021, from 23.5 per­cent to 25.3 percent. Although the 56-65 age group increases by 0.3 percentage points, we can report an overall decline in the 46-65 age group. The two oldest groups have a share of 39.8 percent in 2022. In 2021, this was still 41.2 percent. We are well on the way to rejuvenating the workforce and thus counteracting demographic change.

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Demographic shifts and low natural attrition explain why the proportion of employees over 55 has risen from 20 to 27.6 percent in the past five years.

Despite this, the national average age has remained stable compared with last year. The increase in the 16-45 age group contributes to this balance.