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NUTS 3 areas of Germany by age dependency ratio (ages 15 to 64 base), 2025
Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt had the highest age dependency ratio (ages 15 to 64 base) of 400 areas in 2025, at 81.5%. Heidelberg, Stadtkreis had the lowest, at 40.7%. The median was 60.2% and the figure for Germany was 57.8%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt: 81.5 % 81.5 Dessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie Stadt Dessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie Stadt: 80 % 80 Erzgebirgskreis Erzgebirgskreis: 79.9 % 79.9 Görlitz Görlitz: 79.5 % 79.5 Greiz Greiz: 79.2 % 79.2 Altenburger Land Altenburger Land: 78.3 % 78.3 Vogtlandkreis Vogtlandkreis: 77.3 % 77.3 Mansfeld-Südharz Mansfeld-Südharz: 76.6 % 76.6 Spree-Neiße Spree-Neiße: 76.5 % 76.5 Saalfeld-Rudolstadt Saalfeld-Rudolstadt: 75.8 % 75.8 Bautzen Bautzen: 75.5 % 75.5 Elbe-Elster Elbe-Elster: 75 % 75 Wittenberg Wittenberg: 75 % 75 Oberspreewald-Lausitz Oberspreewald-Lausitz: 74.8 % 74.8 Zwickau Zwickau: 74.8 % 74.8 Mittelsachsen Mittelsachsen: 74.7 % 74.7 Uckermark Uckermark: 74.2 % 74.2 Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge: 74 % 74 Meißen Meißen: 73.9 % 73.9 Lüchow-Dannenberg Lüchow-Dannenberg: 73.4 % 73.4 Kyffhäuserkreis Kyffhäuserkreis: 73.3 % 73.3 Burgenlandkreis Burgenlandkreis: 73.2 % 73.2 Gera, Kreisfreie Stadt Gera, Kreisfreie Stadt: 73.1 % 73.1 Mecklenburgische Seenplatte Mecklenburgische Seenplatte: 72.9 % 72.9 Prignitz Prignitz: 72.5 % 72.5 Saale-Orla-Kreis Saale-Orla-Kreis: 72.3 % 72.3 Harz Harz: 72.2 % 72.2 Anhalt-Bitterfeld Anhalt-Bitterfeld: 71.4 % 71.4 Salzlandkreis Salzlandkreis: 71.4 % 71.4 Leipzig Leipzig: 71.2 % 71.2 Nordhausen Nordhausen: 70.7 % 70.7 Saale-Holzland-Kreis Saale-Holzland-Kreis: 70.6 % 70.6 Sonneberg Sonneberg: 70.6 % 70.6 Jerichower Land Jerichower Land: 70.5 % 70.5 Oder-Spree Oder-Spree: 70.5 % 70.5 Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis: 70.5 % 70.5 Schmalkalden-Meiningen Schmalkalden-Meiningen: 70.2 % 70.2 Vorpommern-Rügen Vorpommern-Rügen: 70.2 % 70.2 Stendal Stendal: 69.9 % 69.9 Eichsfeld Eichsfeld: 69.8 % 69.8 %. Source: Eurostat . Retrieved 2026-10-09. Full ranking Rank Areas 2025 (%) Change on 2024 1 Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt 81.5 +6.4 pts 2 Dessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie Stadt 80 +0.9 pts 3 Erzgebirgskreis 79.9 +1.2 pts 4 Görlitz 79.5 +1.3 pts 5 Greiz 79.2 +1.5 pts 6 Altenburger Land 78.3 +1.2 pts 7 Vogtlandkreis 77.3 +1.2 pts 8 Mansfeld-Südharz 76.6 +1.4 pts 9 Spree-Neiße 76.5 +2 pts 10 Saalfeld-Rudolstadt 75.8 +1.5 pts 11 Bautzen 75.5 +1.1 pts 12 Elbe-Elster 75 +1.9 pts 12 Wittenberg 75 +1.3 pts 14 Oberspreewald-Lausitz 74.8 +1.1 pts 14 Zwickau 74.8 +0.9 pts 16 Mittelsachsen 74.7 +0.9 pts 17 Uckermark 74.2 +1.1 pts 18 Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge 74 +0.7 pts 19 Meißen 73.9 +0.7 pts 20 Lüchow-Dannenberg 73.4 +1.4 pts 21 Kyffhäuserkreis 73.3 +1.8 pts 22 Burgenlandkreis 73.2 +1.4 pts 23 Gera, Kreisfreie Stadt 73.1 +0.4 pts 24 Mecklenburgische Seenplatte 72.9 +1.7 pts 25 Prignitz 72.5 +1.7 pts 26 Saale-Orla-Kreis 72.3 +1.3 pts 27 Harz 72.2 +0.9 pts 28 Anhalt-Bitterfeld 71.4 +0.9 pts 28 Salzlandkreis 71.4 +1 pts 30 Leipzig 71.2 +1 pts 31 Nordhausen 70.7 +1.2 pts 32 Saale-Holzland-Kreis 70.6 +1.4 pts 32 Sonneberg 70.6 +2.2 pts 34 Jerichower Land 70.5 +1.5 pts 34 Oder-Spree 70.5 +1.3 pts 34 Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis 70.5 +1.4 pts 37 Schmalkalden-Meiningen 70.2 +1.1 pts 37 Vorpommern-Rügen 70.2 +1.2 pts 39 Stendal 69.9 +1.3 pts 40 Eichsfeld 69.8 +1.2 pts 40 Landkreis Rostock 69.8 +1.7 pts 42 Ostprignitz-Ruppin 69.7 +1.6 pts 42 Wartburgkreis 69.7 +1.6 pts 44 Nordsachsen 69.5 +1.4 pts 45 Chemnitz, Kreisfreie Stadt 69.2 -0.7 pts 45 Vorpommern-Greifswald 69.2 +1.5 pts 47 Plön 69.1 +1 pts 48 Weimarer Land 69 +1 pts 49 Ludwigslust-Parchim 68.7 +2 pts 50 Brandenburg an der Havel, Kreisfreie Stadt 68.6 +0.7 pts 51 Sömmerda 68.4 +1 pts 52 Ostholstein 68.2 +0.8 pts 53 Altmarkkreis Salzwedel 68.1 +2.1 pts 53 Saalekreis 68.1 +0.7 pts 55 Hildburghausen 68 +1.4 pts 56 Südwestpfalz 67.7 +2 pts 57 Holzminden 67.5 +0.9 pts 58 Friesland (DE) 67.4 +1.2 pts 59 Cuxhaven 67.3 +1.3 pts 60 Schwerin, Kreisfreie Stadt 67.2 +0.5 pts 61 Bad Kissingen 67 +1.6 pts 61 Wunsiedel i. Fichtelgebirge 67 +1.4 pts 63 Frankfurt (Oder), Kreisfreie Stadt 66.8 +0.2 pts 63 Märkisch-Oderland 66.8 +1.5 pts 65 Cottbus, Kreisfreie Stadt 66.7 +0.2 pts 65 Wittmund 66.7 +1.4 pts 67 Goslar 66.4 +1.1 pts 68 Börde 66.3 +1.4 pts 68 Gotha 66.3 +1 pts 68 Northeim 66.3 +1.3 pts 68 Vogelsbergkreis 66.3 +1.7 pts 72 Ilm-Kreis 66.2 +0.3 pts 72 Nordwestmecklenburg 66.2 +0.8 pts 74 Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Kreisfreie Stadt 66.1 +1.3 pts 75 Hameln-Pyrmont 65.9 +0.9 pts 75 Kusel 65.9 +2 pts 77 Kassel, Landkreis 65.8 +1 pts 78 Baden-Baden, Stadtkreis 65.7 +0.6 pts 79 Werra-Meißner-Kreis 65.6 +1.1 pts 80 Hof, Landkreis 65.4 +1.5 pts 80 St. Wendel 65.4 +1.9 pts 82 Barnim 65.3 +1 pts 83 Hersfeld-Rotenburg 65.2 +1.3 pts 83 Schleswig-Flensburg 65.2 +0.7 pts 85 Bad Dürkheim 65.1 +1.7 pts 86 Osterholz 65 +1.1 pts 86 Vulkaneifel 65 +1.7 pts 88 Ahrweiler 64.8 +1 pts 88 Saarpfalz-Kreis 64.8 +1.5 pts 90 Uelzen 64.7 +1.5 pts 91 Kaiserslautern, Landkreis 64.6 +1.9 pts 91 Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis 64.6 +1.4 pts 93 Dahme-Spreewald 64.4 +1 pts 93 Dithmarschen 64.4 +0.9 pts 93 Odenwaldkreis 64.4 +1.6 pts 96 Schaumburg 64.3 +1.1 pts 97 Birkenfeld 63.9 +1 pts 98 Celle 63.8 +0.7 pts 99 Ammerland 63.6 +0.7 pts 99 Potsdam-Mittelmark 63.6 +1 pts 101 Pirmasens, Kreisfreie Stadt 63.5 +0.6 pts 102 Lippe 63.4 +1.1 pts 102 Südliche Weinstraße 63.4 +1.6 pts 104 Cochem-Zell 63.3 +0.9 pts 104 Main-Spessart 63.3 +2 pts 104 Verden 63.3 +0.9 pts 107 Saarlouis 63.2 +1.7 pts 107 Wesel 63.2 +1.4 pts 107 Wolfenbüttel 63.2 +1.1 pts 110 Fürth, Landkreis 63.1 +1 pts 111 Neunkirchen 63 +1.5 pts 112 Rhön-Grabfeld 62.9 +1.4 pts 112 Schweinfurt, Landkreis 62.9 +1.9 pts 114 Bad Kreuznach 62.8 +0.8 pts 114 Helmstedt 62.8 +1.3 pts 114 Höxter 62.8 +1.1 pts 114 Nordfriesland 62.8 +1.1 pts 114 Oberallgäu 62.8 +1.1 pts 114 Rendsburg-Eckernförde 62.8 +1 pts 120 Coburg, Landkreis 62.7 +1.6 pts 120 Garmisch-Partenkirchen 62.7 +0.4 pts 120 Mettmann 62.7 +0.5 pts 123 Bodenseekreis 62.6 +1.4 pts 123 Rhein-Lahn-Kreis 62.6 +1 pts 123 Stormarn 62.6 +0.3 pts 123 Würzburg, Landkreis 62.6 +1.6 pts 127 Zweibrücken, Kreisfreie Stadt 62.5 +1.1 pts 128 Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis 62.4 +1.3 pts 128 Frankenthal (Pfalz), Kreisfreie Stadt 62.4 +0.6 pts 128 Wilhelmshaven, Kreisfreie Stadt 62.4 +0.2 pts 131 Aurich 62.3 +1.2 pts 131 Donnersbergkreis 62.3 +1.9 pts 131 Main-Tauber-Kreis 62.3 +1.7 pts 134 Oberhavel 62.2 +1.1 pts 134 Salzgitter, Kreisfreie Stadt 62.2 +0.4 pts 136 Neuwied 62.1 +1.1 pts 136 Regen 62.1 +2.1 pts 136 Starnberg 62.1 +0.2 pts 139 Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis 62 +0.8 pts 139 Traunstein 62 +0.9 pts 139 Wesermarsch 62 +0.5 pts 142 Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald 61.9 +0.9 pts 142 Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis 61.9 +1 pts 144 Altenkirchen (Westerwald) 61.8 +1.5 pts 145 Berchtesgadener Land 61.7 +0.9 pts 145 Bernkastel-Wittlich 61.7 +1.1 pts 145 Bottrop, Kreisfreie Stadt 61.7 +1.4 pts 145 Kronach 61.7 +1.4 pts 145 Passau, Landkreis 61.7 +1.6 pts 145 Recklinghausen 61.7 +1.1 pts 145 Schwalm-Eder-Kreis 61.7 +1 pts 152 Bayreuth, Landkreis 61.6 +1.5 pts 152 Kulmbach 61.6 +1.4 pts 152 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie Stadt 61.6 +0.2 pts 152 Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis 61.6 +1.1 pts 152 Waldeck-Frankenberg 61.6 +1 pts 152 Weilheim-Schongau 61.6 +1.1 pts 158 Nürnberger Land 61.5 +1.2 pts 158 Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis 61.5 +1.1 pts 160 Diepholz 61.4 +1.3 pts 160 Schweinfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt 61.4 +0.2 pts 160 Unna 61.4 +1.5 pts 160 Waldshut 61.4 +0.8 pts 160 Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen 61.4 +1.4 pts 165 Herzogtum Lauenburg 61.3 +0.9 pts 165 Hochtaunuskreis 61.3 +0.3 pts 167 Havelland 61.2 +0.9 pts 168 Coesfeld 61.1 +1.6 pts 168 Erlangen-Höchstadt 61.1 +1.5 pts 168 Gifhorn 61.1 +1.5 pts 171 Lichtenfels 61 +1.9 pts 171 Minden-Lübbecke 61 +1.3 pts 171 Nienburg (Weser) 61 +1.3 pts 174 Freyung-Grafenau 60.9 +2.2 pts 174 Speyer, Kreisfreie Stadt 60.9 +1.9 pts 176 Bergstraße 60.8 +1.1 pts 176 Enzkreis 60.8 +1.5 pts 176 Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis 60.8 +1.5 pts 179 Haßberge 60.7 +1.5 pts 179 Osnabrück, Landkreis 60.7 +1.4 pts 179 Rosenheim, Landkreis 60.7 +1.2 pts 182 Altötting 60.6 +1.2 pts 182 Alzey-Worms 60.6 +1.5 pts 182 Heidekreis 60.6 +1 pts 182 Lindau (Bodensee) 60.6 +0.9 pts 182 Peine 60.6 +0.7 pts 182 Teltow-Fläming 60.6 +1 pts 182 Tirschenreuth 60.6 +1.4 pts 182 Weimar, Kreisfreie Stadt 60.6 -0.1 pts 190 Kaufbeuren, Kreisfreie Stadt 60.5 +0.7 pts 190 Oberbergischer Kreis 60.5 +1.4 pts 190 Ostallgäu 60.5 +1.4 pts 193 Leer 60.4 +1 pts 193 Mainz-Bingen 60.4 +1.4 pts 193 Mayen-Koblenz 60.4 +1.1 pts 193 Rottweil 60.4 +1.1 pts 193 Zollernalbkreis 60.4 +1.2 pts 198 Hildesheim 60.3 +1 pts 199 Aschaffenburg, Landkreis 60.2 +1.4 pts 199 Halle (Saale), Kreisfreie Stadt 60.2 -0.5 pts 199 Herford 60.2 +1.1 pts 199 Roth 60.2 +1.4 pts 199 Schwabach, Kreisfreie Stadt 60.2 +0.7 pts 204 Emmendingen 60.1 +1.3 pts 204 Lahn-Dill-Kreis 60.1 +1 pts 204 Rastatt 60.1 +1.2 pts 207 Hof, Kreisfreie Stadt 60 +0.4 pts 207 Neustadt a. d. Waldnaab 60 +1.9 pts 207 Rhein-Kreis Neuss 60 +0.9 pts 210 Göppingen 59.9 +1 pts 210 Harburg 59.9 +1 pts 210 Merzig-Wadern 59.9 +1.8 pts 210 Miesbach 59.9 +0.9 pts 210 Neustadt a. d. Aisch-Bad Windsheim 59.9 +1.6 pts 210 Rhein-Sieg-Kreis 59.9 +1.1 pts 210 Rottal-Inn 59.9 +1.5 pts 210 Stade 59.9 +0.9 pts 218 Viersen 59.8 +1.1 pts 218 Warendorf 59.8 +1.6 pts 220 Euskirchen 59.7 +1.1 pts 220 Miltenberg 59.7 +1.3 pts 220 Steinburg 59.7 +0.7 pts 223 Augsburg, Landkreis 59.6 +1.2 pts 223 Calw 59.6 +1.4 pts 223 Hochsauerlandkreis 59.6 +1.3 pts 223 Märkischer Kreis 59.6 +0.8 pts 227 Amberg-Sulzbach 59.5 +1.7 pts 228 Rhein-Neckar-Kreis 59.4 +0.9 pts 228 Rostock, Kreisfreie Stadt 59.4 0 pts 228 Unterallgäu 59.4 +1.1 pts 231 Cham 59.3 +1.8 pts 231 Delmenhorst, Kreisfreie Stadt 59.3 +0.7 pts 231 Heidenheim 59.3 +1 pts 234 Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen 59.2 +0.9 pts 234 Forchheim 59.2 +1.3 pts 234 Oldenburg, Landkreis 59.2 +0.9 pts 237 Ortenaukreis 59.1 +1 pts 238 Limburg-Weilburg 59 +1.4 pts 238 Oberhausen, Kreisfreie Stadt 59 +0.7 pts 238 Regionalverband Saarbrücken 59 +0.9 pts 238 Westerwaldkreis 59 +1.2 pts 238 Wolfsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt 59 +0.3 pts 243 Amberg, Kreisfreie Stadt 58.9 +0.4 pts 243 Fürstenfeldbruck 58.9 +0.2 pts 243 Main-Kinzig-Kreis 58.9 +0.9 pts 243 Memmingen, Kreisfreie Stadt 58.9 +0.7 pts 247 Aichach-Friedberg 58.8 +1.2 pts 247 Dillingen a.d. Donau 58.8 +1.1 pts 247 Heinsberg 58.8 +1.2 pts 247 Soest 58.8 +1 pts
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About this ranking Population aged 0 to 14 plus population aged 65 and over, divided by population aged 15 to 64, times 100, on 1 January (Eurostat).
Eurostat age bands. dependency_ratio (INE, Spain) splits the ages at 16, so values for Spanish places differ between the two.
Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the areas are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.
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Questions Which area has the highest age dependency ratio (ages 15 to 64 base)? Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt, with 81.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
Which area has the lowest age dependency ratio (ages 15 to 64 base)? Heidelberg, Stadtkreis, with 40.7% in 2025.
Where does this ranking come from? Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Population structure indicators by NUTS 2 and 3 region, age dependency ratio (demo_r_pjanind3). Retrieved 2026-10-09.
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