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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 2017, at 70.2%. Heidelberg, Stadtkreis had the lowest, at 38.4%. The median was 54% and the figure for Germany was 52.9%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest70.2Dessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie Stadt
Lowest38.4Heidelberg, Stadtkreis
Median54400 areas
Germany52.9History

Top 40 areas, 2017

CSVChart (SVG)

Dessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie StadtDessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie Stadt: 70.2 %70.2GörlitzGörlitz: 69 %69Suhl, Kreisfreie StadtSuhl, Kreisfreie Stadt: 68.8 %68.8VogtlandkreisVogtlandkreis: 68.4 %68.4ErzgebirgskreisErzgebirgskreis: 68 %68ZwickauZwickau: 67.5 %67.5Sächsische Schweiz-OsterzgebirgeSächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge: 67.2 %67.2Altenburger LandAltenburger Land: 66.9 %66.9MeißenMeißen: 65.7 %65.7Chemnitz, Kreisfreie StadtChemnitz, Kreisfreie Stadt: 65.5 %65.5Gera, Kreisfreie StadtGera, Kreisfreie Stadt: 65.4 %65.4BautzenBautzen: 65.3 %65.3MittelsachsenMittelsachsen: 65.3 %65.3GreizGreiz: 64.8 %64.8Mansfeld-SüdharzMansfeld-Südharz: 64.8 %64.8Lüchow-DannenbergLüchow-Dannenberg: 64.6 %64.6Saalfeld-RudolstadtSaalfeld-Rudolstadt: 64.5 %64.5Oberspreewald-LausitzOberspreewald-Lausitz: 64 %64OstholsteinOstholstein: 63.2 %63.2WittenbergWittenberg: 62.9 %62.9Brandenburg an der Havel, Kreisfr…Brandenburg an der Havel, Kreisfreie Stadt: 62.8 %62.8LeipzigLeipzig: 62.7 %62.7PlönPlön: 62.4 %62.4SalzlandkreisSalzlandkreis: 62.4 %62.4Friesland (DE)Friesland (DE): 62.1 %62.1BurgenlandkreisBurgenlandkreis: 62 %62Elbe-ElsterElbe-Elster: 61.8 %61.8HarzHarz: 61.7 %61.7SonnebergSonneberg: 61.5 %61.5PrignitzPrignitz: 61.4 %61.4UckermarkUckermark: 61.2 %61.2GoslarGoslar: 61.1 %61.1Baden-Baden, StadtkreisBaden-Baden, Stadtkreis: 60.9 %60.9Anhalt-BitterfeldAnhalt-Bitterfeld: 60.8 %60.8Hameln-PyrmontHameln-Pyrmont: 60.8 %60.8CuxhavenCuxhaven: 60.6 %60.6HolzmindenHolzminden: 60.6 %60.6KyffhäuserkreisKyffhäuserkreis: 60.5 %60.5Saale-Orla-KreisSaale-Orla-Kreis: 60.5 %60.5NordhausenNordhausen: 60.4 %60.4
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankAreas2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Dessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie Stadt70.2+2.3 pts
2Görlitz69+2.3 pts
3Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt68.8+3.3 pts
4Vogtlandkreis68.4+2.5 pts
5Erzgebirgskreis68+3.4 pts
6Zwickau67.5+2.2 pts
7Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge67.2+2.3 pts
8Altenburger Land66.9+2.3 pts
9Meißen65.7+1.9 pts
10Chemnitz, Kreisfreie Stadt65.5+2.3 pts
11Gera, Kreisfreie Stadt65.4+2.3 pts
12Bautzen65.3+2 pts
12Mittelsachsen65.3+2 pts
14Greiz64.8+2.6 pts
14Mansfeld-Südharz64.8+2.2 pts
16Lüchow-Dannenberg64.6+1.8 pts
17Saalfeld-Rudolstadt64.5+2.2 pts
18Oberspreewald-Lausitz64+2.2 pts
19Ostholstein63.2+0.6 pts
20Wittenberg62.9+2.1 pts
21Brandenburg an der Havel, Kreisfreie Stadt62.8+1.4 pts
22Leipzig62.7+1.9 pts
23Plön62.4+0.7 pts
23Salzlandkreis62.4+1.7 pts
25Friesland (DE)62.1+0.9 pts
26Burgenlandkreis62+1.4 pts
27Elbe-Elster61.8+2.4 pts
28Harz61.7+1.3 pts
29Sonneberg61.5+1.9 pts
30Prignitz61.4+2 pts
31Uckermark61.2+1.9 pts
32Goslar61.1+0.5 pts
33Baden-Baden, Stadtkreis60.9+0.1 pts
34Anhalt-Bitterfeld60.8+1.8 pts
34Hameln-Pyrmont60.8+1.1 pts
36Cuxhaven60.6+1.1 pts
36Holzminden60.6+1.2 pts
38Kyffhäuserkreis60.5+2 pts
38Saale-Orla-Kreis60.5+1.9 pts
40Nordhausen60.4+1.3 pts
40Spree-Neiße60.4+2.5 pts
40Wilhelmshaven, Kreisfreie Stadt60.4+0.4 pts
43Schwerin, Kreisfreie Stadt60.3+2 pts
44Starnberg60.2+0.4 pts
45Oder-Spree60+2.7 pts
45Wunsiedel i. Fichtelgebirge60+0.5 pts
47Pirmasens, Kreisfreie Stadt59.8+0.1 pts
48Nordsachsen59.6+1.6 pts
49Hochtaunuskreis59.5+0.5 pts
50Garmisch-Partenkirchen59.4+0.1 pts
51Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis59.2+1.8 pts
52Dithmarschen59.1+0.8 pts
52Hof, Landkreis59.1+0.6 pts
52Mettmann59.1+0.7 pts
52Wartburgkreis59.1+1.8 pts
52Werra-Meißner-Kreis59.1+0.8 pts
57Northeim59+0.9 pts
57Schleswig-Flensburg59+0.9 pts
59Saale-Holzland-Kreis58.9+1.7 pts
59Salzgitter, Kreisfreie Stadt58.9+0.7 pts
59Schmalkalden-Meiningen58.9+2.1 pts
59Uelzen58.9+0.6 pts
59Wittmund58.9+0.7 pts
64Ilm-Kreis58.8+1.8 pts
65Gotha58.7+1.8 pts
65Kassel, Landkreis58.7+1 pts
65Schweinfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt58.7+0.1 pts
65Stormarn58.7+0.6 pts
69Saalekreis58.6+1.7 pts
70Vorpommern-Rügen58.5+1.7 pts
71Celle58.4+0.9 pts
71Schaumburg58.4+0.7 pts
73Jerichower Land58.2+1.8 pts
74Rendsburg-Eckernförde58+0.6 pts
75Mecklenburgische Seenplatte57.9+2 pts
76Eichsfeld57.8+1.7 pts
76Hersfeld-Rotenburg57.8+0.6 pts
76Lippe57.8+0.9 pts
76Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Kreisfreie Stadt57.8+1.4 pts
76Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis57.8+0.7 pts
81Halle (Saale), Kreisfreie Stadt57.7+1.3 pts
81Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie Stadt57.7+0.6 pts
83Ammerland57.5+0.6 pts
84Osterholz57.4+1.3 pts
84Weimarer Land57.4+2.5 pts
86Frankfurt (Oder), Kreisfreie Stadt57.3+2.1 pts
86Hof, Kreisfreie Stadt57.3+0.6 pts
88Dahme-Spreewald57.2+1.6 pts
88Nordfriesland57.2+0.5 pts
90Ahrweiler57+0.5 pts
91Frankenthal (Pfalz), Kreisfreie Stadt56.9+0.9 pts
91Magdeburg, Kreisfreie Stadt56.9+1.2 pts
91Stendal56.9+1.6 pts
94Herzogtum Lauenburg56.8+0.5 pts
94Ostprignitz-Ruppin56.8+1.9 pts
96Bad Kissingen56.7+0.7 pts
96Barnim56.7+2 pts
96Hagen, Kreisfreie Stadt56.7+0.7 pts
96Harburg56.7+0.7 pts
100Kaufbeuren, Kreisfreie Stadt56.6+0.7 pts
101Berchtesgadener Land56.5+0.3 pts
101Miesbach56.5+0.4 pts
103Cottbus, Kreisfreie Stadt56.4+2 pts
103Main-Taunus-Kreis56.4+0.4 pts
103Vorpommern-Greifswald56.4+2 pts
103Weimar, Kreisfreie Stadt56.4+1.2 pts
107Bad Dürkheim56.3+1.2 pts
107Fürstenfeldbruck56.30 pts
107Hildburghausen56.3+2.2 pts
107Sömmerda56.3+2 pts
111Birkenfeld56.2+0.8 pts
111Landkreis Rostock56.2+2.1 pts
111Pinneberg56.2+0.4 pts
114Bremerhaven, Kreisfreie Stadt56.1+0.9 pts
114Märkisch-Oderland56.1+1.8 pts
114Verden56.1+0.7 pts
114Wesermarsch56.1+0.7 pts
118Bad Kreuznach55.9+1.2 pts
118Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt55.9+1.2 pts
118Minden-Lübbecke55.9+0.9 pts
121Cochem-Zell55.8+0.8 pts
121Saarpfalz-Kreis55.8+1 pts
121Vulkaneifel55.8+0.6 pts
121Wolfenbüttel55.8+0.4 pts
125Altmarkkreis Salzwedel55.7+1.2 pts
125Bodenseekreis55.7+1 pts
125Fürth, Landkreis55.7+0.8 pts
125Lindau (Bodensee)55.70 pts
125München, Landkreis55.70 pts
130Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis55.6+0.7 pts
130Traunstein55.6+0.6 pts
130Vogelsbergkreis55.6+1.5 pts
130Waldeck-Frankenberg55.6+0.8 pts
134Delmenhorst, Kreisfreie Stadt55.5+1.1 pts
134Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis55.5+0.6 pts
134Heidekreis55.5+0.7 pts
134Helmstedt55.5+0.8 pts
134Hildesheim55.5+0.4 pts
134Leverkusen, Kreisfreie Stadt55.5+0.3 pts
134Oberhavel55.5+1.3 pts
134Odenwaldkreis55.5+1.3 pts
134Rhein-Kreis Neuss55.5+0.9 pts
134Wolfsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt55.5+0.9 pts
144Heidenheim55.4+0.5 pts
144Neumünster, Kreisfreie Stadt55.4+0.1 pts
144Potsdam-Mittelmark55.4+1.5 pts
144Remscheid, Kreisfreie Stadt55.4+0.4 pts
144Rhein-Lahn-Kreis55.4+1.2 pts
144Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis55.4+1.2 pts
150Aurich55.3+0.5 pts
150Herford55.3+0.8 pts
150Lübeck, Kreisfreie Stadt55.3+0.5 pts
150Oberallgäu55.3+0.4 pts
154Steinburg55.2+0.5 pts
154Südwestpfalz55.2+1 pts
156Neuwied55+0.8 pts
156Nienburg (Weser)55+1.2 pts
156Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis55+0.5 pts
159Diepholz54.9+0.8 pts
159Höxter54.9+1 pts
159Peine54.9+0.5 pts
162Havelland54.8+1.2 pts
162Nordwestmecklenburg54.8+1.5 pts
162Segeberg54.8+0.4 pts
165Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald54.7+0.7 pts
165Schwalm-Eder-Kreis54.7+0.9 pts
167Neunkirchen54.6+1.5 pts
167Schwabach, Kreisfreie Stadt54.6+0.5 pts
167Teltow-Fläming54.6+1.4 pts
167Weilheim-Schongau54.6+0.5 pts
171Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen54.5+0.3 pts
171Krefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt54.5+0.5 pts
171Unna54.5+1.1 pts
171Wesel54.5+1.3 pts
175Altötting54.4+0.7 pts
175Börde54.4+1.7 pts
175Kulmbach54.4+0.8 pts
175Nürnberger Land54.4+0.6 pts
175Offenbach, Landkreis54.4+0.7 pts
175Rhein-Sieg-Kreis54.4+0.8 pts
181Kempten (Allgäu), Kreisfreie Stadt54.3+0.5 pts
181Kusel54.3+1.3 pts
181Märkischer Kreis54.3+0.8 pts
181Zweibrücken, Kreisfreie Stadt54.3+0.4 pts
185Amberg, Kreisfreie Stadt54.2+0.8 pts
185Bernkastel-Wittlich54.2+1.3 pts
185Ludwigslust-Parchim54.2+2.2 pts
185Memmingen, Kreisfreie Stadt54.2+0.9 pts
185Stade54.2+1.1 pts
185Waldshut54.2+0.6 pts
191Coburg, Landkreis54.1+0.7 pts
191Oberbergischer Kreis54.1+0.8 pts
191Recklinghausen54.1+1 pts
191Rhein-Erft-Kreis54.1+1 pts
191Rottweil54.1+0.4 pts
191Solingen, Kreisfreie Stadt54.10 pts
191Speyer, Kreisfreie Stadt54.1+0.5 pts
198Göppingen54+0.6 pts
198Ostallgäu54+0.8 pts
198Saarlouis54+1.1 pts
201Altenkirchen (Westerwald)53.9+0.9 pts
201Lahn-Dill-Kreis53.9+0.7 pts
201Rostock, Kreisfreie Stadt53.9+0.7 pts
201Südliche Weinstraße53.9+1.1 pts
205Main-Tauber-Kreis53.8+0.9 pts
205Warendorf53.8+0.7 pts
207Hochsauerlandkreis53.7+0.4 pts
207Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis53.7+1.1 pts
209Erfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt53.6+1.3 pts
209Grafschaft Bentheim53.6+0.6 pts
209Kronach53.6+0.7 pts
209Leer53.6+0.5 pts
209Rhein-Neckar-Kreis53.6+0.7 pts
209Zollernalbkreis53.6+0.4 pts
215Rosenheim, Landkreis53.5+0.6 pts
215St. Wendel53.5+1.4 pts
215Wuppertal, Kreisfreie Stadt53.5+0.5 pts
218Bergstraße53.4+0.8 pts
218Coburg, Kreisfreie Stadt53.4+0.4 pts
218Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen53.4+0.8 pts
221Unterallgäu53.3+0.5 pts
221Weiden i. d. Opf, Kreisfreie Stadt53.3+0.1 pts
223Kaiserslautern, Landkreis53.2+1.1 pts
223Osnabrück, Landkreis53.2+0.9 pts
223Rems-Murr-Kreis53.2+0.5 pts
226Bayreuth, Landkreis53.1+0.7 pts
226Hamm, Kreisfreie Stadt53.1+0.5 pts
226Main-Kinzig-Kreis53.1+0.5 pts
226Pforzheim, Stadtkreis53.1+0.5 pts
226Wiesbaden, Kreisfreie Stadt53.1+0.3 pts
231Herne, Kreisfreie Stadt530 pts
231Main-Spessart53+1.3 pts
231Oldenburg, Landkreis53+0.7 pts
231Viersen53+0.7 pts
235Enzkreis52.9+0.5 pts
235Essen, Kreisfreie Stadt52.9+0.6 pts
235Rhön-Grabfeld52.9+0.6 pts
238Euskirchen52.8+0.9 pts
238Region Hannover52.8+0.6 pts
238Soest52.8+0.7 pts
241Ansbach, Kreisfreie Stadt52.7+0.6 pts
241Göttingen52.7+1.1 pts
241Mayen-Koblenz52.7+0.8 pts
241Ortenaukreis52.7+0.6 pts
241Regionalverband Saarbrücken52.7+1 pts
241Tuttlingen52.7+0.6 pts
247Böblingen52.6+0.5 pts
247Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt52.6+0.6 pts
247Lichtenfels52.6+0.8 pts
247Tirschenreuth52.6+0.5 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 70.2% in 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Heidelberg, Stadtkreis, with 38.4% in 2017.

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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