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NUTS 3 areas of Germany by age dependency ratio (ages 15 to 64 base)

Dessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie Stadt had the highest age dependency ratio (ages 15 to 64 base) of 400 areas in 2015, at 66.2%. Heidelberg, Stadtkreis had the lowest, at 38.4%. The median was 52.9% and the figure for Germany was 52%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest66.2Dessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie Stadt
Lowest38.4Heidelberg, Stadtkreis
Median52.9400 areas
Germany52History

Top 40 areas, 2015

CSVChart (SVG)

Dessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie StadtDessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie Stadt: 66.2 %66.2GörlitzGörlitz: 65.4 %65.4VogtlandkreisVogtlandkreis: 64.3 %64.3Sächsische Schweiz-OsterzgebirgeSächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge: 63.8 %63.8ZwickauZwickau: 63.7 %63.7Lüchow-DannenbergLüchow-Dannenberg: 63.6 %63.6Altenburger LandAltenburger Land: 62.9 %62.9MeißenMeißen: 62.9 %62.9Chemnitz, Kreisfreie StadtChemnitz, Kreisfreie Stadt: 62.6 %62.6Suhl, Kreisfreie StadtSuhl, Kreisfreie Stadt: 62.6 %62.6OstholsteinOstholstein: 62.2 %62.2BautzenBautzen: 62.1 %62.1ErzgebirgskreisErzgebirgskreis: 61.9 %61.9MittelsachsenMittelsachsen: 61.9 %61.9PlönPlön: 61.6 %61.6Gera, Kreisfreie StadtGera, Kreisfreie Stadt: 61.5 %61.5Mansfeld-SüdharzMansfeld-Südharz: 61.3 %61.3Saalfeld-RudolstadtSaalfeld-Rudolstadt: 61.2 %61.2Baden-Baden, StadtkreisBaden-Baden, Stadtkreis: 60.9 %60.9Brandenburg an der Havel, Kreisfr…Brandenburg an der Havel, Kreisfreie Stadt: 60.7 %60.7GoslarGoslar: 60.5 %60.5Friesland (DE)Friesland (DE): 60.4 %60.4GreizGreiz: 60.4 %60.4Oberspreewald-LausitzOberspreewald-Lausitz: 60.2 %60.2StarnbergStarnberg: 60 %60Garmisch-PartenkirchenGarmisch-Partenkirchen: 59.9 %59.9BurgenlandkreisBurgenlandkreis: 59.7 %59.7HolzmindenHolzminden: 59.7 %59.7HarzHarz: 59.6 %59.6SalzlandkreisSalzlandkreis: 59.5 %59.5Wilhelmshaven, Kreisfreie StadtWilhelmshaven, Kreisfreie Stadt: 59.5 %59.5LeipzigLeipzig: 59.4 %59.4WittenbergWittenberg: 59.4 %59.4Hameln-PyrmontHameln-Pyrmont: 59.3 %59.3Wunsiedel i. FichtelgebirgeWunsiedel i. Fichtelgebirge: 59.2 %59.2CuxhavenCuxhaven: 59 %59HochtaunuskreisHochtaunuskreis: 58.9 %58.9Salzgitter, Kreisfreie StadtSalzgitter, Kreisfreie Stadt: 58.7 %58.7Pirmasens, Kreisfreie StadtPirmasens, Kreisfreie Stadt: 58.6 %58.6DithmarschenDithmarschen: 58.5 %58.5
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankAreas2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Dessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie Stadt66.2+1.6 pts
2Görlitz65.4+1.4 pts
3Vogtlandkreis64.3+1.4 pts
4Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge63.8+1.4 pts
5Zwickau63.7+1.5 pts
6Lüchow-Dannenberg63.6+0.8 pts
7Altenburger Land62.9+1.1 pts
7Meißen62.9+1 pts
9Chemnitz, Kreisfreie Stadt62.6+0.8 pts
9Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt62.6+0.9 pts
11Ostholstein62.2+0.5 pts
12Bautzen62.1+1.2 pts
13Erzgebirgskreis61.9+1.9 pts
13Mittelsachsen61.9+1.4 pts
15Plön61.6+0.5 pts
16Gera, Kreisfreie Stadt61.5+1.5 pts
17Mansfeld-Südharz61.3+1.2 pts
18Saalfeld-Rudolstadt61.2+1.2 pts
19Baden-Baden, Stadtkreis60.9-0.2 pts
20Brandenburg an der Havel, Kreisfreie Stadt60.7+0.9 pts
21Goslar60.5+0.3 pts
22Friesland (DE)60.4+0.6 pts
22Greiz60.4+1.4 pts
24Oberspreewald-Lausitz60.2+1 pts
25Starnberg600 pts
26Garmisch-Partenkirchen59.9+0.5 pts
27Burgenlandkreis59.7+1 pts
27Holzminden59.7+0.6 pts
29Harz59.6+1.2 pts
30Salzlandkreis59.5+1 pts
30Wilhelmshaven, Kreisfreie Stadt59.5+0.9 pts
32Leipzig59.4+1.2 pts
32Wittenberg59.4+1 pts
34Hameln-Pyrmont59.3+0.4 pts
35Wunsiedel i. Fichtelgebirge59.2+0.4 pts
36Cuxhaven59+0.5 pts
37Hochtaunuskreis58.9+0.4 pts
38Salzgitter, Kreisfreie Stadt58.7-0.1 pts
39Pirmasens, Kreisfreie Stadt58.60 pts
40Dithmarschen58.5+0.4 pts
40Schwerin, Kreisfreie Stadt58.5+1.3 pts
40Sonneberg58.5+1.9 pts
43Prignitz58.4+0.8 pts
44Mettmann58.3+0.6 pts
44Schweinfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt58.3+0.6 pts
44Werra-Meißner-Kreis58.3+0.9 pts
47Hof, Landkreis58.2+0.5 pts
47Uelzen58.2+0.1 pts
49Stormarn58+0.1 pts
50Elbe-Elster57.9+1 pts
50Nordhausen57.9+1.1 pts
50Schleswig-Flensburg57.9+0.2 pts
50Uckermark57.9+1.8 pts
54Anhalt-Bitterfeld57.8+1 pts
54Northeim57.8+0.5 pts
56Schaumburg57.5+0.3 pts
56Wittmund57.5+0.9 pts
58Kassel, Landkreis57.4+0.7 pts
59Celle57.3+0.3 pts
60Kyffhäuserkreis57.2+1.1 pts
60Rendsburg-Eckernförde57.2+0.5 pts
60Saale-Orla-Kreis57.2+1.1 pts
63Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie Stadt57.1+0.2 pts
64Hof, Kreisfreie Stadt57+0.7 pts
64Lippe57+0.4 pts
64Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis57+0.2 pts
67Nordfriesland56.9-0.1 pts
68Nordsachsen56.8+1 pts
68Oder-Spree56.8+1 pts
70Hersfeld-Rotenburg56.7+0.4 pts
71Herzogtum Lauenburg56.50 pts
72Miesbach56.4+0.3 pts
72Wartburgkreis56.4+1.4 pts
74München, Landkreis56.3+0.4 pts
74Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis56.3+1 pts
76Fürstenfeldbruck56.2+0.3 pts
76Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Kreisfreie Stadt56.2+0.9 pts
76Spree-Neiße56.2+1.3 pts
79Ahrweiler56.1+0.6 pts
79Ammerland56.1+0.7 pts
79Harburg56.1+0.3 pts
79Kaufbeuren, Kreisfreie Stadt56.10 pts
83Gotha56+0.7 pts
83Lindau (Bodensee)560 pts
83Neumünster, Kreisfreie Stadt56+0.6 pts
86Berchtesgadener Land55.9+0.3 pts
87Halle (Saale), Kreisfreie Stadt55.8+1.2 pts
87Ilm-Kreis55.8+1.2 pts
87Main-Taunus-Kreis55.8+0.4 pts
87Vorpommern-Rügen55.8+0.7 pts
91Osterholz55.7+0.7 pts
91Pinneberg55.7+0.1 pts
91Saale-Holzland-Kreis55.7+1.3 pts
94Schmalkalden-Meiningen55.6+1.6 pts
95Bad Kissingen55.4+0.5 pts
95Heidekreis55.4+0.1 pts
95Saalekreis55.4+1.4 pts
95Traunstein55.40 pts
99Hagen, Kreisfreie Stadt55.3+0.4 pts
99Remscheid, Kreisfreie Stadt55.3+0.7 pts
99Vulkaneifel55.3+0.2 pts
99Wolfenbüttel55.3+0.1 pts
103Jerichower Land55.2+1.1 pts
103Leverkusen, Kreisfreie Stadt55.2+0.2 pts
103Minden-Lübbecke55.2+0.2 pts
103Wesermarsch55.2+0.3 pts
107Bremerhaven, Kreisfreie Stadt55.1+0.2 pts
107Cochem-Zell55.1+0.2 pts
107Dahme-Spreewald55.1+0.3 pts
107Frankenthal (Pfalz), Kreisfreie Stadt55.1+0.1 pts
107Heidenheim55.10 pts
107Magdeburg, Kreisfreie Stadt55.1+0.5 pts
113Hildesheim55+0.4 pts
113Verden55+0.8 pts
113Weimar, Kreisfreie Stadt55+1 pts
116Birkenfeld54.9+0.5 pts
116Delmenhorst, Kreisfreie Stadt54.9+0.2 pts
116Lübeck, Kreisfreie Stadt54.9+0.3 pts
116Waldeck-Frankenberg54.9+0.6 pts
120Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis54.8+0.5 pts
120Herford54.8+0.2 pts
120Steinburg54.8+0.2 pts
123Eichsfeld54.7+1.7 pts
123Mecklenburgische Seenplatte54.7+1.3 pts
123Oberallgäu54.7+0.3 pts
126Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis54.6+0.4 pts
127Aurich54.5+0.5 pts
127Bodenseekreis54.5+0.2 pts
127Helmstedt54.5+0.2 pts
127Rhein-Kreis Neuss54.5+0.5 pts
127Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis54.5+0.7 pts
127Stendal54.5+1 pts
127Wolfsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt54.5+0.2 pts
134Bad Dürkheim54.4+0.9 pts
134Peine54.4+0.1 pts
134Weilheim-Schongau54.4+0.5 pts
137Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen54.3+0.2 pts
137Schwabach, Kreisfreie Stadt54.30 pts
139Diepholz54.2+0.4 pts
139Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt54.2+0.6 pts
139Fürth, Landkreis54.2+1 pts
139Kempten (Allgäu), Kreisfreie Stadt54.2+0.2 pts
139Segeberg54.2+0.4 pts
139Solingen, Kreisfreie Stadt54.20 pts
145Bad Kreuznach54.1+0.9 pts
145Frankfurt (Oder), Kreisfreie Stadt54.1+1.3 pts
145Krefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt54.1+0.4 pts
145Saarpfalz-Kreis54.1+0.8 pts
149Neuwied54+0.4 pts
149Rhein-Lahn-Kreis54+0.7 pts
149Vogelsbergkreis54+0.6 pts
152Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald53.9+0.4 pts
153Memmingen, Kreisfreie Stadt53.8-0.1 pts
153Nienburg (Weser)53.8+0.2 pts
153Waldshut53.8+0.2 pts
156Höxter53.70 pts
156Odenwaldkreis53.7+1.1 pts
158Altmarkkreis Salzwedel53.6+0.9 pts
158Barnim53.6+0.9 pts
158Hochsauerlandkreis53.6+0.1 pts
158Nürnberger Land53.6+0.4 pts
158Oberhavel53.6+0.5 pts
158Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis53.6+0.8 pts
158Weimarer Land53.6+1.8 pts
165Offenbach, Landkreis53.5+0.6 pts
165Ostprignitz-Ruppin53.5+0.6 pts
165Rhein-Sieg-Kreis53.5+0.5 pts
165Rottweil53.5-0.1 pts
165Schwalm-Eder-Kreis53.5+0.3 pts
170Altötting53.4+0.2 pts
170Amberg, Kreisfreie Stadt53.4+0.3 pts
170Coburg, Kreisfreie Stadt53.4+0.6 pts
170Göppingen53.4+0.1 pts
170Märkischer Kreis53.4+0.3 pts
170Südwestpfalz53.4+0.8 pts
170Unna53.4+0.5 pts
170Weiden i. d. Opf, Kreisfreie Stadt53.4-0.1 pts
170Zweibrücken, Kreisfreie Stadt53.4+0.3 pts
179Kulmbach53.3+0.4 pts
179Oberbergischer Kreis53.30 pts
181Leer53.2+0.3 pts
181Märkisch-Oderland53.2+1.1 pts
181Ostallgäu53.20 pts
181Pforzheim, Stadtkreis53.20 pts
181Potsdam-Mittelmark53.2+0.6 pts
181Speyer, Kreisfreie Stadt53.2+0.9 pts
181Warendorf53.2+0.2 pts
188Havelland53.1+0.4 pts
188Herne, Kreisfreie Stadt53.1+0.2 pts
188Wuppertal, Kreisfreie Stadt53.1+0.2 pts
191Hamm, Kreisfreie Stadt53+0.4 pts
191Stade53+0.5 pts
191Vorpommern-Greifswald53+1.3 pts
191Zollernalbkreis53-0.1 pts
195Coburg, Landkreis52.9+0.6 pts
195Lahn-Dill-Kreis52.9+0.4 pts
195Main-Tauber-Kreis52.9+0.3 pts
195Recklinghausen52.9+0.6 pts
195Rems-Murr-Kreis52.9+0.1 pts
195Rhein-Erft-Kreis52.9+0.6 pts
195Rosenheim, Landkreis52.9+0.2 pts
195Sömmerda52.9+1.5 pts
195Wesel52.9+0.7 pts
204Cottbus, Kreisfreie Stadt52.8+1.2 pts
204Landkreis Rostock52.8+1.1 pts
204Neunkirchen52.8+0.7 pts
204Rhein-Neckar-Kreis52.8+0.7 pts
204Unterallgäu52.8-0.3 pts
209Grafschaft Bentheim52.70 pts
209Kronach52.7+0.3 pts
209Teltow-Fläming52.7+0.7 pts
212Ansbach, Kreisfreie Stadt52.6+0.1 pts
212Soest52.6+0.2 pts
214Ebersberg52.5+0.1 pts
214Heilbronn, Stadtkreis52.5-0.3 pts
214Hildburghausen52.5+1.3 pts
217Bergstraße52.4+0.8 pts
217Bernkastel-Wittlich52.4+0.7 pts
217Main-Kinzig-Kreis52.4+0.6 pts
217Osnabrück, Landkreis52.4+0.2 pts
217Region Hannover52.4+0.2 pts
217Tuttlingen52.40 pts
223Altenkirchen (Westerwald)52.3+0.6 pts
223Böblingen52.3+0.1 pts
223Calw52.3+0.2 pts
223Essen, Kreisfreie Stadt52.3+0.1 pts
223Nordwestmecklenburg52.3+0.5 pts
223Oldenburg, Landkreis52.3+0.1 pts
223Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis52.3+0.7 pts
223Rostock, Kreisfreie Stadt52.3+0.8 pts
223Wiesbaden, Kreisfreie Stadt52.3+0.8 pts
232Duisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt52.2-0.2 pts
232Enzkreis52.2+0.1 pts
232Esslingen52.2-0.1 pts
232Fulda52.2+0.2 pts
232Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen52.2+0.2 pts
237Bayreuth, Landkreis52.1+0.6 pts
237Kusel52.1+0.9 pts
237Saarlouis52.1+1.1 pts
237Südliche Weinstraße52.1+0.7 pts
241Rotenburg (Wümme)52+0.3 pts
241Viersen52+0.5 pts
243Emden, Kreisfreie Stadt51.9+0.2 pts
243Erfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt51.9+0.8 pts
243Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt51.9+0.3 pts
243Göttingen51.9+0.4 pts
247Ortenaukreis51.8+0.3 pts
247Rhön-Grabfeld51.8+0.8 pts
247Rottal-Inn51.8+0.1 pts
247Tirschenreuth51.8+0.4 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.

How to cite

Eurostat. Population structure indicators by NUTS 2 and 3 region, age dependency ratio (demo_r_pjanind3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_pjanind3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Which area has the highest age dependency ratio (ages 15 to 64 base)?

Dessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie Stadt, with 66.2% in 2015, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest age dependency ratio (ages 15 to 64 base)?

Heidelberg, Stadtkreis, with 38.4% in 2015.

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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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