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), 2019
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 2019, at 74.2%. Heidelberg, Stadtkreis had the lowest, at 39.7%. The median was 55.3% and the figure for Germany was 54.2%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest74.2Dessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie Stadt

Lowest39.7Heidelberg, Stadtkreis

Median55.3400 areas

Germany54.2History

Top 40 areas, 2019

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

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2019 (%)	Change on 2018
1	Dessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie Stadt	74.2	+2.2 pts
1	Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt	74.2	+2.7 pts
3	Erzgebirgskreis	73	+2.2 pts
4	Görlitz	72.6	+1.7 pts
5	Vogtlandkreis	72.1	+1.7 pts
6	Altenburger Land	71.8	+2 pts
7	Zwickau	70.7	+1.3 pts
8	Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge	70.6	+1.6 pts
9	Gera, Kreisfreie Stadt	69.9	+2.3 pts
10	Greiz	69.2	+2.3 pts
11	Meißen	69	+1.4 pts
12	Bautzen	68.8	+1.6 pts
13	Mittelsachsen	68.6	+1.5 pts
14	Mansfeld-Südharz	68.4	+1.7 pts
15	Saalfeld-Rudolstadt	68.3	+1.9 pts
16	Chemnitz, Kreisfreie Stadt	68.1	+1 pts
17	Oberspreewald-Lausitz	67.5	+1.4 pts
18	Wittenberg	66.8	+1.9 pts
19	Lüchow-Dannenberg	66.7	+0.8 pts
20	Leipzig	66	+1.5 pts
21	Burgenlandkreis	65.7	+2 pts
21	Elbe-Elster	65.7	+2 pts
21	Harz	65.7	+2 pts
24	Salzlandkreis	65.6	+1.7 pts
25	Brandenburg an der Havel, Kreisfreie Stadt	65.5	+1.1 pts
25	Uckermark	65.5	+1.9 pts
27	Spree-Neiße	65.4	+2.6 pts
28	Prignitz	65.3	+2.1 pts
29	Kyffhäuserkreis	64.7	+2.1 pts
30	Anhalt-Bitterfeld	64.5	+1.6 pts
30	Ostholstein	64.5	+0.6 pts
32	Oder-Spree	64.2	+2.1 pts
33	Plön	64.1	+1.1 pts
34	Saale-Orla-Kreis	64	+1.8 pts
35	Nordhausen	63.8	+1.9 pts
35	Sonneberg	63.8	+1 pts
37	Friesland (DE)	63.7	+0.8 pts
38	Schwerin, Kreisfreie Stadt	63.5	+1.5 pts
39	Saale-Holzland-Kreis	63	+1.8 pts
40	Nordsachsen	62.9	+1.8 pts
41	Schmalkalden-Meiningen	62.7	+1.8 pts
41	Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis	62.7	+1.7 pts
43	Cuxhaven	62.5	+0.9 pts
43	Holzminden	62.5	+1 pts
45	Saalekreis	62.3	+1.8 pts
46	Ilm-Kreis	62.2	+1.5 pts
47	Hameln-Pyrmont	62.1	+0.5 pts
48	Goslar	62	+0.5 pts
48	Mecklenburgische Seenplatte	62	+2.1 pts
48	Vorpommern-Rügen	62	+1.6 pts
48	Wartburgkreis	62	+1.4 pts
52	Jerichower Land	61.8	+2 pts
53	Pirmasens, Kreisfreie Stadt	61.5	+0.9 pts
53	Wunsiedel i. Fichtelgebirge	61.5	+0.5 pts
55	Eichsfeld	61.4	+1.9 pts
56	Baden-Baden, Stadtkreis	61.3	+0.5 pts
57	Weimarer Land	61.2	+1.9 pts
57	Wilhelmshaven, Kreisfreie Stadt	61.2	0 pts
59	Gotha	61.1	+1.1 pts
60	Frankfurt (Oder), Kreisfreie Stadt	61	+1.7 pts
61	Ostprignitz-Ruppin	60.6	+2.1 pts
61	Sömmerda	60.6	+2.1 pts
61	Stendal	60.6	+1.7 pts
64	Cottbus, Kreisfreie Stadt	60.5	+2.1 pts
64	Kassel, Landkreis	60.5	+0.9 pts
64	Salzgitter, Kreisfreie Stadt	60.5	+1 pts
64	Werra-Meißner-Kreis	60.5	+0.8 pts
68	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	60.4	+0.5 pts
68	Northeim	60.4	+0.5 pts
68	Schleswig-Flensburg	60.4	+0.9 pts
68	Starnberg	60.4	+0.1 pts
72	Uelzen	60.3	+0.7 pts
73	Halle (Saale), Kreisfreie Stadt	60.2	+1.3 pts
74	Mettmann	60.1	+0.4 pts
74	Wittmund	60.1	+0.4 pts
76	Dithmarschen	60	+0.3 pts
76	Landkreis Rostock	60	+1.8 pts
78	Celle	59.9	+0.6 pts
78	Hochtaunuskreis	59.9	+0.1 pts
78	Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Kreisfreie Stadt	59.9	+1 pts
78	Vorpommern-Greifswald	59.9	+1.7 pts
82	Dahme-Spreewald	59.8	+1.2 pts
82	Stormarn	59.8	+0.6 pts
84	Hof, Landkreis	59.7	+0.5 pts
85	Barnim	59.4	+1.3 pts
86	Märkisch-Oderland	59.3	+1.7 pts
86	Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie Stadt	59.3	+0.9 pts
88	Hersfeld-Rotenburg	59.2	+0.6 pts
88	Hildburghausen	59.2	+1.6 pts
88	Magdeburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	59.2	+0.9 pts
88	Schaumburg	59.2	+0.4 pts
92	Lippe	59.1	+0.8 pts
92	Rendsburg-Eckernförde	59.1	+0.7 pts
94	Ahrweiler	59	+1.1 pts
94	Schweinfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt	59	0 pts
96	Altmarkkreis Salzwedel	58.9	+1.5 pts
96	Ammerland	58.9	+0.6 pts
98	Osterholz	58.8	+0.6 pts
99	Frankenthal (Pfalz), Kreisfreie Stadt	58.7	+0.4 pts
100	Hof, Kreisfreie Stadt	58.6	+0.6 pts
101	Saarpfalz-Kreis	58.5	+1.4 pts
102	Bad Kissingen	58.4	+0.8 pts
102	Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis	58.4	+0.3 pts
104	Bad Dürkheim	58.3	+0.9 pts
104	Weimar, Kreisfreie Stadt	58.3	+0.7 pts
106	Nordfriesland	58.2	+0.2 pts
107	Birkenfeld	58.1	+1.2 pts
107	Verden	58.1	+1 pts
109	Börde	58	+1.9 pts
109	Potsdam-Mittelmark	58	+1.2 pts
111	Nordwestmecklenburg	57.9	+1.6 pts
111	Südwestpfalz	57.9	+1.2 pts
113	Bad Kreuznach	57.8	+0.9 pts
113	Herzogtum Lauenburg	57.8	+0.6 pts
115	Ludwigslust-Parchim	57.7	+1.8 pts
115	Vogelsbergkreis	57.7	+1.1 pts
115	Vulkaneifel	57.7	+0.7 pts
118	Cochem-Zell	57.6	+0.9 pts
118	Oberhavel	57.6	+1 pts
120	Berchtesgadener Land	57.5	+0.6 pts
120	Harburg	57.5	+0.4 pts
120	Kusel	57.5	+1.8 pts
120	Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis	57.5	+1.1 pts
124	Fürth, Landkreis	57.4	+0.6 pts
124	Hagen, Kreisfreie Stadt	57.4	+0.1 pts
126	Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt	57.3	+0.5 pts
126	Helmstedt	57.3	+0.9 pts
126	Kaufbeuren, Kreisfreie Stadt	57.3	+0.2 pts
126	Odenwaldkreis	57.3	+0.9 pts
126	Rhein-Lahn-Kreis	57.3	+1 pts
131	Delmenhorst, Kreisfreie Stadt	57.1	+0.4 pts
131	Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis	57.1	+0.7 pts
131	Waldeck-Frankenberg	57.1	+0.6 pts
131	Wesermarsch	57.1	+0.5 pts
135	Bodenseekreis	57	+0.6 pts
135	Bremerhaven, Kreisfreie Stadt	57	+0.2 pts
135	Wolfenbüttel	57	+0.6 pts
138	Main-Taunus-Kreis	56.9	+0.3 pts
138	Miesbach	56.9	+0.2 pts
138	Minden-Lübbecke	56.9	+0.5 pts
138	Neunkirchen	56.9	+1.1 pts
142	Fürstenfeldbruck	56.8	+0.2 pts
142	Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis	56.8	+0.5 pts
142	Saarlouis	56.8	+1.3 pts
145	Aurich	56.7	+0.7 pts
145	Pinneberg	56.7	+0.3 pts
145	Rhein-Kreis Neuss	56.7	+0.6 pts
145	Südliche Weinstraße	56.7	+1.5 pts
145	Wesel	56.7	+1.1 pts
150	Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald	56.6	+1.1 pts
150	Havelland	56.6	+0.7 pts
150	Teltow-Fläming	56.6	+1 pts
153	Höxter	56.5	+0.9 pts
153	Neuwied	56.5	+0.6 pts
153	Schwalm-Eder-Kreis	56.5	+0.8 pts
153	Wolfsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	56.5	+0.3 pts
157	Heidekreis	56.4	+0.5 pts
157	Neumünster, Kreisfreie Stadt	56.4	+0.1 pts
157	Oberallgäu	56.4	+0.7 pts
160	Bernkastel-Wittlich	56.3	+1 pts
160	Diepholz	56.3	+0.8 pts
160	Herford	56.3	+0.6 pts
160	Remscheid, Kreisfreie Stadt	56.3	+0.1 pts
160	Traunstein	56.3	+0.4 pts
165	Hildesheim	56.2	+0.4 pts
165	Recklinghausen	56.2	+1.2 pts
165	St. Wendel	56.2	+1.4 pts
165	Unna	56.2	+0.8 pts
169	Lindau (Bodensee)	56.1	+0.4 pts
169	Steinburg	56.1	+0.3 pts
171	Kaiserslautern, Landkreis	56	+1.6 pts
171	Leverkusen, Kreisfreie Stadt	56	+0.2 pts
171	Nienburg (Weser)	56	+0.5 pts
171	Rostock, Kreisfreie Stadt	56	+0.9 pts
171	Schwabach, Kreisfreie Stadt	56	+0.5 pts
171	Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis	56	+0.6 pts
171	Zweibrücken, Kreisfreie Stadt	56	+0.9 pts
178	Altenkirchen (Westerwald)	55.8	+1.1 pts
178	Heidenheim	55.8	+0.2 pts
178	Main-Tauber-Kreis	55.8	+1 pts
178	Peine	55.8	+0.4 pts
178	Rhein-Sieg-Kreis	55.8	+0.8 pts
178	Stade	55.8	+0.7 pts
184	Coburg, Landkreis	55.7	+0.7 pts
184	Kulmbach	55.7	+0.8 pts
184	Nürnberger Land	55.7	+0.6 pts
184	Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis	55.7	+1.2 pts
184	Speyer, Kreisfreie Stadt	55.7	+1.3 pts
184	Waldshut	55.7	+0.8 pts
190	Amberg, Kreisfreie Stadt	55.6	+0.5 pts
190	Erfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt	55.6	+1.2 pts
190	Lübeck, Kreisfreie Stadt	55.6	-0.1 pts
190	Offenbach, Landkreis	55.6	+0.5 pts
190	Segeberg	55.6	+0.2 pts
190	Weilheim-Schongau	55.6	+0.5 pts
196	Altötting	55.5	+0.6 pts
196	Lahn-Dill-Kreis	55.5	+0.8 pts
196	Märkischer Kreis	55.5	+0.6 pts
196	München, Landkreis	55.5	-0.2 pts
200	Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen	55.4	+0.6 pts
201	Oberbergischer Kreis	55.2	+0.5 pts
201	Rhein-Erft-Kreis	55.2	+0.6 pts
203	Bergstraße	55.1	+0.8 pts
203	Göppingen	55.1	+0.8 pts
203	Krefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt	55.1	+0.2 pts
203	Ostallgäu	55.1	+0.6 pts
207	Rhein-Neckar-Kreis	55	+0.7 pts
207	Warendorf	55	+0.6 pts
209	Kronach	54.9	+0.8 pts
209	Main-Spessart	54.9	+1.1 pts
209	Rhön-Grabfeld	54.9	+1 pts
209	Rottweil	54.9	+0.4 pts
213	Zollernalbkreis	54.8	+0.7 pts
214	Mayen-Koblenz	54.7	+1 pts
214	Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen	54.7	+0.6 pts
216	Donnersbergkreis	54.6	+1.3 pts
216	Euskirchen	54.6	+1 pts
216	Grafschaft Bentheim	54.6	+0.4 pts
216	Leer	54.6	+0.5 pts
216	Main-Kinzig-Kreis	54.6	+0.7 pts
221	Bayreuth, Landkreis	54.5	+0.6 pts
221	Hochsauerlandkreis	54.5	+0.5 pts
221	Memmingen, Kreisfreie Stadt	54.5	0 pts
221	Rosenheim, Landkreis	54.5	+0.6 pts
221	Viersen	54.5	+0.9 pts
221	Weiden i. d. Opf, Kreisfreie Stadt	54.5	+0.4 pts
227	Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt	54.4	+0.7 pts
227	Oldenburg, Landkreis	54.4	+0.8 pts
227	Osnabrück, Landkreis	54.4	+0.7 pts
227	Regionalverband Saarbrücken	54.4	+0.8 pts
231	Coburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	54.3	+0.4 pts
231	Emmendingen	54.3	+0.8 pts
231	Solingen, Kreisfreie Stadt	54.3	+0.1 pts
234	Hamm, Kreisfreie Stadt	54.2	+0.4 pts
235	Bottrop, Kreisfreie Stadt	54.1	+0.9 pts
235	Enzkreis	54.1	+0.7 pts
235	Essen, Kreisfreie Stadt	54.1	+0.5 pts
235	Lichtenfels	54.1	+0.9 pts
235	Rems-Murr-Kreis	54.1	+0.5 pts
235	Soest	54.1	+0.7 pts
235	Wuppertal, Kreisfreie Stadt	54.1	+0.3 pts
242	Erlangen-Höchstadt	54	+0.8 pts
242	Kempten (Allgäu), Kreisfreie Stadt	54	+0.1 pts
242	Oberhausen, Kreisfreie Stadt	54	+0.8 pts
242	Schweinfurt, Landkreis	54	+1.1 pts
242	Tirschenreuth	54	+0.7 pts
242	Unterallgäu	54	+0.4 pts
248	Herne, Kreisfreie Stadt	53.9	+0.5 pts
248	Merzig-Wadern	53.9	+1 pts
248	Ortenaukreis	53.9	+0.6 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 74.2% in 2019, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Heidelberg, Stadtkreis, with 39.7% in 2019.

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.