Press release No. N 020 of 23 March 2023
WIESBADEN – Smoothly running short-distance transport is crucial for the envisaged transformation of mobility. This requires bus and tram drivers especially for the introduction of the Germany ticket in public short-distance passenger transport. However, many of the roughly 137,000 people in that job in Germany will probably withdraw from economic activity in the next few years. In 2021, just over one third (36%) of the bus and tram drivers were aged 55 or over. This is reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). The proportion of the 55 plus age group thus was markedly higher than among all persons in employment (25%).
