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Table 1 The development of combined public/private pension replacement rates for an average earner. (Source: Bundesministerium für Arbeit und Soziales 2013, p. 176)

From: The politics of incremental change: institutional change in old-age pensions and health care in GermanyDie Politik der schrittweisen Veränderung: Institutioneller Wandel bei Altersrenten und Gesundheitsversorgung in Deutschland

Year of retirement

Gross replacement rate (%)

Consisting of

Net combined replacement rate (%)

GRV

Riester pension (%)

Private pension (%)

2012

47.4

45.5

1.7

0.2

70.7

2015

47.4

44.6

2.4

0.4

70.1

2020

48.5

44.0

3.7

0.9

70.9

2025

48.8

42.3

4.9

1.6

71.8

2030

49.3

40.6

6.2

2.5

72.8