Working days until retirement
How many working days remain? Choose your retirement date and include German public holidays and leave.
Your retirement countdown
Retirement / target date
- Retirement age / target
- Calendar days to target
- Working days before leave
- Public holidays already deducted
- Leave (estimate)
- Additional days off
Your target date is on or before the calculation start. No working days remain in this interval.
Counts from your start date up to the day before your target. Leave in partial years is estimated proportionally.
View yearly breakdown
| Year | Workdays before leave | Leave, approx. |
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How it works
How are working days until retirement counted?
The calculator counts your selected weekdays from the start date through the day before retirement. It deducts workplace public holidays only when they fall on those weekdays, then estimated leave and additional days off. For rotating shifts, the actual schedule determines your working days.
When does a German pension start by birth year?
Germany’s standard pension age rises gradually from 65 to 67 for birth years 1947–1963. It is generally 67 for those born from 1964. With a timely application and qualifying insurance record, the pension starts on the first of a month after the age threshold is reached. Birthdays on the first can therefore result in a start one month earlier than other birthdays in that month.
What do 35 or 45 qualifying insurance years mean?
With 35 qualifying insurance years, the supported birth years from 1953 may permit a start at 63, with a permanent 0.3% reduction per month of early retirement. The 45-year pension has its own age threshold by birth year and no reduction. It cannot be brought forward further by accepting reductions. This calculator does not check insurance records or personal exceptions.
Is the leave deduction an exact legal entitlement?
No. Full calendar years use your annual leave allowance. Partial years use a calendar-day proportion and deductions never exceed available workdays. You can override leave for the first calculated year. This is a planning estimate, not a legal pro-rata leave entitlement calculation. Sickness, changes in holiday law and future work patterns are not predicted.
Can I enter my own retirement age or end date?
Yes. Enter a custom age in years and additional months, or a fixed date as the first day excluded from the count, for example when stopping work earlier or using a confirmed pension date. Both are freely chosen planning targets and do not confirm pension eligibility. The supported calculation ends no later than 2100.
Standard retirement age at a glance
| Birth year | Standard age |
|---|---|
| 1958 | 66 years |
| 1959 | 66 years + 2 months |
| 1960 | 66 years + 4 months |
| 1961 | 66 years + 6 months |
| 1962 | 66 years + 8 months |
| 1963 | 66 years + 10 months |
| From 1964 | 67 years |
Sources: DRV: standard German pension, § 235 SGB VI, § 236b SGB VI, DRV: retirement at 63 and reductions.
Planning estimate under current German rules. This does not calculate pension payments or assess pension eligibility.