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

Name: NUTS 3 areas of Germany by age dependency ratio (ages 15 to 64 base), 2016
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Dessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie Stadt had the highest age dependency ratio (ages 15 to 64 base) of 400 areas in 2016, at 67.9%. Heidelberg, Stadtkreis had the lowest, at 38.3%. The median was 53.1% and the figure for Germany was 52.2%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest67.9Dessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie Stadt

Lowest38.3Heidelberg, Stadtkreis

Median53.1400 areas

Germany52.2History

Top 40 areas, 2016

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%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2016 (%)	Change on 2015
1	Dessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie Stadt	67.9	+1.7 pts
2	Görlitz	66.7	+1.3 pts
3	Vogtlandkreis	65.9	+1.6 pts
4	Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt	65.5	+2.9 pts
5	Zwickau	65.3	+1.6 pts
6	Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge	64.9	+1.1 pts
7	Altenburger Land	64.6	+1.7 pts
7	Erzgebirgskreis	64.6	+2.7 pts
9	Meißen	63.8	+0.9 pts
10	Bautzen	63.3	+1.2 pts
10	Mittelsachsen	63.3	+1.4 pts
12	Chemnitz, Kreisfreie Stadt	63.2	+0.6 pts
13	Gera, Kreisfreie Stadt	63.1	+1.6 pts
14	Lüchow-Dannenberg	62.8	-0.8 pts
15	Mansfeld-Südharz	62.6	+1.3 pts
15	Ostholstein	62.6	+0.4 pts
17	Saalfeld-Rudolstadt	62.3	+1.1 pts
18	Greiz	62.2	+1.8 pts
19	Oberspreewald-Lausitz	61.8	+1.6 pts
20	Plön	61.7	+0.1 pts
21	Brandenburg an der Havel, Kreisfreie Stadt	61.4	+0.7 pts
22	Friesland (DE)	61.2	+0.8 pts
23	Baden-Baden, Stadtkreis	60.8	-0.1 pts
23	Leipzig	60.8	+1.4 pts
23	Wittenberg	60.8	+1.4 pts
26	Salzlandkreis	60.7	+1.2 pts
27	Burgenlandkreis	60.6	+0.9 pts
27	Goslar	60.6	+0.1 pts
29	Harz	60.4	+0.8 pts
30	Wilhelmshaven, Kreisfreie Stadt	60	+0.5 pts
31	Starnberg	59.8	-0.2 pts
32	Hameln-Pyrmont	59.7	+0.4 pts
32	Pirmasens, Kreisfreie Stadt	59.7	+1.1 pts
34	Sonneberg	59.6	+1.1 pts
35	Cuxhaven	59.5	+0.5 pts
35	Wunsiedel i. Fichtelgebirge	59.5	+0.3 pts
37	Elbe-Elster	59.4	+1.5 pts
37	Holzminden	59.4	-0.3 pts
37	Prignitz	59.4	+1 pts
40	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	59.3	-0.6 pts
40	Uckermark	59.3	+1.4 pts
42	Nordhausen	59.1	+1.2 pts
43	Anhalt-Bitterfeld	59	+1.2 pts
43	Hochtaunuskreis	59	+0.1 pts
45	Saale-Orla-Kreis	58.6	+1.4 pts
45	Schweinfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt	58.6	+0.3 pts
47	Hof, Landkreis	58.5	+0.3 pts
47	Kyffhäuserkreis	58.5	+1.3 pts
49	Mettmann	58.4	+0.1 pts
50	Dithmarschen	58.3	-0.2 pts
50	Schwerin, Kreisfreie Stadt	58.3	-0.2 pts
50	Uelzen	58.3	+0.1 pts
50	Werra-Meißner-Kreis	58.3	0 pts
54	Salzgitter, Kreisfreie Stadt	58.2	-0.5 pts
54	Wittmund	58.2	+0.7 pts
56	Northeim	58.1	+0.3 pts
56	Schleswig-Flensburg	58.1	+0.2 pts
56	Stormarn	58.1	+0.1 pts
59	Nordsachsen	58	+1.2 pts
60	Spree-Neiße	57.9	+1.7 pts
61	Kassel, Landkreis	57.7	+0.3 pts
61	Schaumburg	57.7	+0.2 pts
63	Celle	57.5	+0.2 pts
64	Rendsburg-Eckernförde	57.4	+0.2 pts
64	Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis	57.4	+1.1 pts
66	Oder-Spree	57.3	+0.5 pts
66	Wartburgkreis	57.3	+0.9 pts
68	Hersfeld-Rotenburg	57.2	+0.5 pts
68	Saale-Holzland-Kreis	57.2	+1.5 pts
70	Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie Stadt	57.1	0 pts
70	Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis	57.1	+0.1 pts
72	Ilm-Kreis	57	+1.2 pts
73	Ammerland	56.9	+0.8 pts
73	Gotha	56.9	+0.9 pts
73	Lippe	56.9	-0.1 pts
73	Saalekreis	56.9	+1.5 pts
77	Schmalkalden-Meiningen	56.8	+1.2 pts
77	Vorpommern-Rügen	56.8	+1 pts
79	Hof, Kreisfreie Stadt	56.7	-0.3 pts
79	Nordfriesland	56.7	-0.2 pts
81	Ahrweiler	56.5	+0.4 pts
82	Halle (Saale), Kreisfreie Stadt	56.4	+0.6 pts
82	Jerichower Land	56.4	+1.2 pts
82	Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Kreisfreie Stadt	56.4	+0.2 pts
85	Fürstenfeldbruck	56.3	+0.1 pts
85	Herzogtum Lauenburg	56.3	-0.2 pts
87	Berchtesgadener Land	56.2	+0.3 pts
88	Eichsfeld	56.1	+1.4 pts
88	Miesbach	56.1	-0.3 pts
88	Osterholz	56.1	+0.4 pts
91	Bad Kissingen	56	+0.6 pts
91	Frankenthal (Pfalz), Kreisfreie Stadt	56	+0.9 pts
91	Hagen, Kreisfreie Stadt	56	+0.7 pts
91	Harburg	56	-0.1 pts
91	Main-Taunus-Kreis	56	+0.2 pts
96	Kaufbeuren, Kreisfreie Stadt	55.9	-0.2 pts
96	Mecklenburgische Seenplatte	55.9	+1.2 pts
98	Pinneberg	55.8	+0.1 pts
99	Lindau (Bodensee)	55.7	-0.3 pts
99	Magdeburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	55.7	+0.6 pts
99	München, Landkreis	55.7	-0.6 pts
102	Dahme-Spreewald	55.6	+0.5 pts
103	Birkenfeld	55.4	+0.5 pts
103	Verden	55.4	+0.4 pts
103	Wesermarsch	55.4	+0.2 pts
103	Wolfenbüttel	55.4	+0.1 pts
107	Neumünster, Kreisfreie Stadt	55.3	-0.7 pts
107	Stendal	55.3	+0.8 pts
109	Bremerhaven, Kreisfreie Stadt	55.2	+0.1 pts
109	Frankfurt (Oder), Kreisfreie Stadt	55.2	+1.1 pts
109	Leverkusen, Kreisfreie Stadt	55.2	0 pts
109	Vulkaneifel	55.2	-0.1 pts
109	Weimar, Kreisfreie Stadt	55.2	+0.2 pts
114	Bad Dürkheim	55.1	+0.7 pts
114	Hildesheim	55.1	+0.1 pts
116	Cochem-Zell	55	-0.1 pts
116	Minden-Lübbecke	55	-0.2 pts
116	Remscheid, Kreisfreie Stadt	55	-0.3 pts
116	Traunstein	55	-0.4 pts
120	Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis	54.9	+0.1 pts
120	Fürth, Landkreis	54.9	+0.7 pts
120	Heidenheim	54.9	-0.2 pts
120	Oberallgäu	54.9	+0.2 pts
120	Ostprignitz-Ruppin	54.9	+1.4 pts
120	Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis	54.9	+0.4 pts
120	Weimarer Land	54.9	+1.3 pts
127	Aurich	54.8	+0.3 pts
127	Heidekreis	54.8	-0.6 pts
127	Lübeck, Kreisfreie Stadt	54.8	-0.1 pts
127	Saarpfalz-Kreis	54.8	+0.7 pts
127	Waldeck-Frankenberg	54.8	-0.1 pts
132	Bad Kreuznach	54.7	+0.6 pts
132	Barnim	54.7	+1.1 pts
132	Bodenseekreis	54.7	+0.2 pts
132	Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt	54.7	+0.5 pts
132	Helmstedt	54.7	+0.2 pts
132	Steinburg	54.7	-0.1 pts
138	Rhein-Kreis Neuss	54.6	+0.1 pts
138	Wolfsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	54.6	+0.1 pts
140	Altmarkkreis Salzwedel	54.5	+0.9 pts
140	Herford	54.5	-0.3 pts
140	Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis	54.5	-0.1 pts
143	Cottbus, Kreisfreie Stadt	54.4	+1.6 pts
143	Delmenhorst, Kreisfreie Stadt	54.4	-0.5 pts
143	Peine	54.4	0 pts
143	Segeberg	54.4	+0.2 pts
143	Vorpommern-Greifswald	54.4	+1.4 pts
148	Märkisch-Oderland	54.3	+1.1 pts
148	Sömmerda	54.3	+1.4 pts
150	Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen	54.2	-0.1 pts
150	Neuwied	54.2	+0.2 pts
150	Oberhavel	54.2	+0.6 pts
150	Odenwaldkreis	54.2	+0.5 pts
150	Rhein-Lahn-Kreis	54.2	+0.2 pts
150	Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis	54.2	+0.6 pts
150	Südwestpfalz	54.2	+0.8 pts
157	Diepholz	54.1	-0.1 pts
157	Hildburghausen	54.1	+1.6 pts
157	Landkreis Rostock	54.1	+1.3 pts
157	Schwabach, Kreisfreie Stadt	54.1	-0.2 pts
157	Solingen, Kreisfreie Stadt	54.1	-0.1 pts
157	Vogelsbergkreis	54.1	+0.1 pts
157	Weilheim-Schongau	54.1	-0.3 pts
164	Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald	54	+0.1 pts
164	Krefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt	54	-0.1 pts
166	Höxter	53.9	+0.2 pts
166	Potsdam-Mittelmark	53.9	+0.7 pts
166	Zweibrücken, Kreisfreie Stadt	53.9	+0.5 pts
169	Kempten (Allgäu), Kreisfreie Stadt	53.8	-0.4 pts
169	Nienburg (Weser)	53.8	0 pts
169	Nürnberger Land	53.8	+0.2 pts
169	Schwalm-Eder-Kreis	53.8	+0.3 pts
173	Altötting	53.7	+0.3 pts
173	Offenbach, Landkreis	53.7	+0.2 pts
173	Rottweil	53.7	+0.2 pts
176	Havelland	53.6	+0.5 pts
176	Kulmbach	53.6	+0.3 pts
176	Rhein-Sieg-Kreis	53.6	+0.1 pts
176	Speyer, Kreisfreie Stadt	53.6	+0.4 pts
176	Waldshut	53.6	-0.2 pts
181	Märkischer Kreis	53.5	+0.1 pts
182	Amberg, Kreisfreie Stadt	53.4	0 pts
182	Coburg, Landkreis	53.4	+0.5 pts
182	Göppingen	53.4	0 pts
182	Unna	53.4	0 pts
186	Hochsauerlandkreis	53.3	-0.3 pts
186	Memmingen, Kreisfreie Stadt	53.3	-0.5 pts
186	Nordwestmecklenburg	53.3	+1 pts
186	Oberbergischer Kreis	53.3	0 pts
190	Lahn-Dill-Kreis	53.2	+0.3 pts
190	Ostallgäu	53.2	0 pts
190	Rostock, Kreisfreie Stadt	53.2	+0.9 pts
190	Teltow-Fläming	53.2	+0.5 pts
190	Weiden i. d. Opf, Kreisfreie Stadt	53.2	-0.2 pts
190	Wesel	53.2	+0.3 pts
190	Zollernalbkreis	53.2	+0.2 pts
197	Leer	53.1	-0.1 pts
197	Neunkirchen	53.1	+0.3 pts
197	Recklinghausen	53.1	+0.2 pts
197	Rhein-Erft-Kreis	53.1	+0.2 pts
197	Stade	53.1	+0.1 pts
197	Warendorf	53.1	-0.1 pts
203	Altenkirchen (Westerwald)	53	+0.7 pts
203	Coburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	53	-0.4 pts
203	Grafschaft Bentheim	53	+0.3 pts
203	Herne, Kreisfreie Stadt	53	-0.1 pts
203	Kusel	53	+0.9 pts
203	Wuppertal, Kreisfreie Stadt	53	-0.1 pts
209	Bernkastel-Wittlich	52.9	+0.5 pts
209	Kronach	52.9	+0.2 pts
209	Main-Tauber-Kreis	52.9	0 pts
209	Rhein-Neckar-Kreis	52.9	+0.1 pts
209	Rosenheim, Landkreis	52.9	0 pts
209	Saarlouis	52.9	+0.8 pts
215	Südliche Weinstraße	52.8	+0.7 pts
215	Unterallgäu	52.8	0 pts
215	Wiesbaden, Kreisfreie Stadt	52.8	+0.5 pts
218	Börde	52.7	+1 pts
218	Rems-Murr-Kreis	52.7	-0.2 pts
220	Bergstraße	52.6	+0.2 pts
220	Hamm, Kreisfreie Stadt	52.6	-0.4 pts
220	Main-Kinzig-Kreis	52.6	+0.2 pts
220	Pforzheim, Stadtkreis	52.6	-0.6 pts
220	Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis	52.6	+0.3 pts
220	Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen	52.6	+0.4 pts
226	Bayreuth, Landkreis	52.4	+0.3 pts
226	Enzkreis	52.4	+0.2 pts
228	Erfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt	52.3	+0.4 pts
228	Essen, Kreisfreie Stadt	52.3	0 pts
228	Oldenburg, Landkreis	52.3	0 pts
228	Osnabrück, Landkreis	52.3	-0.1 pts
228	Rhön-Grabfeld	52.3	+0.5 pts
228	Viersen	52.3	+0.3 pts
234	Region Hannover	52.2	-0.2 pts
235	Ansbach, Kreisfreie Stadt	52.1	-0.5 pts
235	Böblingen	52.1	-0.2 pts
235	Calw	52.1	-0.2 pts
235	Kaiserslautern, Landkreis	52.1	+0.6 pts
235	Ortenaukreis	52.1	+0.3 pts
235	Soest	52.1	-0.5 pts
235	St. Wendel	52.1	+0.6 pts
235	Tirschenreuth	52.1	+0.3 pts
235	Tuttlingen	52.1	-0.3 pts
244	Duisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	52	-0.2 pts
244	Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt	52	+0.1 pts
244	Ludwigslust-Parchim	52	+0.8 pts
244	Rotenburg (Wümme)	52	0 pts
248	Esslingen	51.9	-0.3 pts
248	Euskirchen	51.9	+0.3 pts
248	Fulda	51.9	-0.3 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 67.9% in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Heidelberg, Stadtkreis, with 38.3% in 2016.

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.