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), 2020
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 2020, at 75.9%. Heidelberg, Stadtkreis had the lowest, at 40.5%. The median was 56.1% and the figure for Germany was 54.9%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest75.9Dessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie Stadt

Lowest40.5Heidelberg, Stadtkreis

Median56.1400 areas

Germany54.9History

Top 40 areas, 2020

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

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2020 (%)	Change on 2019
1	Dessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie Stadt	75.9	+1.7 pts
1	Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt	75.9	+1.7 pts
3	Erzgebirgskreis	74.9	+1.9 pts
4	Görlitz	74.5	+1.9 pts
5	Vogtlandkreis	73.5	+1.4 pts
6	Altenburger Land	73.4	+1.6 pts
7	Gera, Kreisfreie Stadt	72.2	+2.3 pts
7	Zwickau	72.2	+1.5 pts
9	Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge	71.8	+1.2 pts
10	Greiz	71.4	+2.2 pts
11	Mansfeld-Südharz	70.8	+2.4 pts
12	Meißen	70.6	+1.6 pts
13	Bautzen	70.5	+1.7 pts
14	Mittelsachsen	70.4	+1.8 pts
15	Saalfeld-Rudolstadt	70.1	+1.8 pts
16	Chemnitz, Kreisfreie Stadt	69.4	+1.3 pts
17	Oberspreewald-Lausitz	69.2	+1.7 pts
18	Wittenberg	69	+2.2 pts
19	Spree-Neiße	67.8	+2.4 pts
20	Leipzig	67.6	+1.6 pts
20	Uckermark	67.6	+2.1 pts
22	Elbe-Elster	67.5	+1.8 pts
22	Lüchow-Dannenberg	67.5	+0.8 pts
24	Burgenlandkreis	67.3	+1.6 pts
25	Harz	67.2	+1.5 pts
26	Prignitz	67	+1.7 pts
26	Salzlandkreis	67	+1.4 pts
28	Brandenburg an der Havel, Kreisfreie Stadt	66.7	+1.2 pts
29	Anhalt-Bitterfeld	66.5	+2 pts
30	Kyffhäuserkreis	66.3	+1.6 pts
30	Oder-Spree	66.3	+2.1 pts
32	Saale-Orla-Kreis	65.7	+1.7 pts
33	Nordhausen	65.4	+1.6 pts
34	Sonneberg	65.3	+1.5 pts
35	Ostholstein	65.2	+0.7 pts
36	Schwerin, Kreisfreie Stadt	65	+1.5 pts
37	Plön	64.9	+0.8 pts
38	Saale-Holzland-Kreis	64.6	+1.6 pts
39	Nordsachsen	64.5	+1.6 pts
39	Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis	64.5	+1.8 pts
41	Friesland (DE)	64.4	+0.7 pts
42	Mecklenburgische Seenplatte	64.2	+2.2 pts
43	Schmalkalden-Meiningen	64.1	+1.4 pts
44	Saalekreis	63.9	+1.6 pts
45	Ilm-Kreis	63.7	+1.5 pts
46	Vorpommern-Rügen	63.6	+1.6 pts
47	Jerichower Land	63.5	+1.7 pts
47	Wartburgkreis	63.5	+1.5 pts
49	Cuxhaven	63.4	+0.9 pts
49	Holzminden	63.4	+0.9 pts
51	Eichsfeld	63.3	+1.9 pts
52	Weimarer Land	62.9	+1.7 pts
53	Ostprignitz-Ruppin	62.8	+2.2 pts
54	Hameln-Pyrmont	62.7	+0.6 pts
55	Frankfurt (Oder), Kreisfreie Stadt	62.6	+1.6 pts
55	Pirmasens, Kreisfreie Stadt	62.6	+1.1 pts
55	Stendal	62.6	+2 pts
58	Gotha	62.5	+1.4 pts
58	Sömmerda	62.5	+1.9 pts
58	Wunsiedel i. Fichtelgebirge	62.5	+1 pts
61	Goslar	62.4	+0.4 pts
62	Cottbus, Kreisfreie Stadt	62.3	+1.8 pts
63	Salzgitter, Kreisfreie Stadt	61.9	+1.4 pts
64	Landkreis Rostock	61.8	+1.8 pts
64	Vorpommern-Greifswald	61.8	+1.9 pts
66	Wilhelmshaven, Kreisfreie Stadt	61.7	+0.5 pts
67	Baden-Baden, Stadtkreis	61.6	+0.3 pts
68	Kassel, Landkreis	61.4	+0.9 pts
69	Northeim	61.3	+0.9 pts
70	Werra-Meißner-Kreis	61.2	+0.7 pts
71	Altmarkkreis Salzwedel	61.1	+2.2 pts
71	Märkisch-Oderland	61.1	+1.8 pts
71	Schleswig-Flensburg	61.1	+0.7 pts
74	Uelzen	61	+0.7 pts
75	Dahme-Spreewald	60.9	+1.1 pts
75	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	60.9	+0.5 pts
75	Halle (Saale), Kreisfreie Stadt	60.9	+0.7 pts
75	Mettmann	60.9	+0.8 pts
75	Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Kreisfreie Stadt	60.9	+1 pts
75	Wittmund	60.9	+0.8 pts
81	Celle	60.8	+0.9 pts
81	Hildburghausen	60.8	+1.6 pts
83	Barnim	60.7	+1.3 pts
83	Hof, Landkreis	60.7	+1 pts
83	Starnberg	60.7	+0.3 pts
86	Dithmarschen	60.6	+0.6 pts
87	Stormarn	60.4	+0.6 pts
88	Ahrweiler	60.3	+1.3 pts
88	Hersfeld-Rotenburg	60.3	+1.1 pts
88	Hochtaunuskreis	60.3	+0.4 pts
91	Magdeburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	60	+0.8 pts
91	Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie Stadt	60	+0.7 pts
93	Lippe	59.9	+0.8 pts
93	Osterholz	59.9	+1.1 pts
95	Börde	59.8	+1.8 pts
95	Ludwigslust-Parchim	59.8	+2.1 pts
95	Rendsburg-Eckernförde	59.8	+0.7 pts
95	Schaumburg	59.8	+0.6 pts
95	Schweinfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt	59.8	+0.8 pts
100	Ammerland	59.7	+0.8 pts
100	Bad Kissingen	59.7	+1.3 pts
102	Hof, Kreisfreie Stadt	59.6	+1 pts
103	Bad Dürkheim	59.5	+1.2 pts
103	Birkenfeld	59.5	+1.4 pts
103	Nordwestmecklenburg	59.5	+1.6 pts
103	Saarpfalz-Kreis	59.5	+1 pts
107	Südwestpfalz	59.4	+1.5 pts
108	Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis	59.2	+0.8 pts
108	Verden	59.2	+1.1 pts
108	Weimar, Kreisfreie Stadt	59.2	+0.9 pts
111	Frankenthal (Pfalz), Kreisfreie Stadt	59.1	+0.4 pts
111	Kusel	59.1	+1.6 pts
111	Potsdam-Mittelmark	59.1	+1.1 pts
114	Bad Kreuznach	59	+1.2 pts
114	Vulkaneifel	59	+1.3 pts
116	Fürth, Landkreis	58.7	+1.3 pts
117	Nordfriesland	58.6	+0.4 pts
117	Oberhavel	58.6	+1 pts
119	Cochem-Zell	58.5	+0.9 pts
119	Vogelsbergkreis	58.5	+0.8 pts
121	Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis	58.4	+0.9 pts
122	Odenwaldkreis	58.3	+1 pts
123	Helmstedt	58.2	+0.9 pts
123	Herzogtum Lauenburg	58.2	+0.4 pts
123	Rhein-Lahn-Kreis	58.2	+0.9 pts
126	Berchtesgadener Land	58.1	+0.6 pts
126	Saarlouis	58.1	+1.3 pts
126	Waldeck-Frankenberg	58.1	+1 pts
129	Delmenhorst, Kreisfreie Stadt	58	+0.9 pts
129	Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis	58	+0.9 pts
129	Hagen, Kreisfreie Stadt	58	+0.6 pts
129	Harburg	58	+0.5 pts
133	Havelland	57.9	+1.3 pts
133	Kaiserslautern, Landkreis	57.9	+1.9 pts
133	Neunkirchen	57.9	+1 pts
133	St. Wendel	57.9	+1.7 pts
133	Wesel	57.9	+1.2 pts
133	Wesermarsch	57.9	+0.8 pts
139	Bremerhaven, Kreisfreie Stadt	57.8	+0.8 pts
139	Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt	57.8	+0.5 pts
139	Wolfenbüttel	57.8	+0.8 pts
142	Aurich	57.7	+1 pts
142	Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis	57.7	+0.9 pts
142	Südliche Weinstraße	57.7	+1 pts
145	Bodenseekreis	57.6	+0.6 pts
145	Höxter	57.6	+1.1 pts
145	Kaufbeuren, Kreisfreie Stadt	57.6	+0.3 pts
145	Minden-Lübbecke	57.6	+0.7 pts
149	Bernkastel-Wittlich	57.5	+1.2 pts
149	Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald	57.5	+0.9 pts
149	Teltow-Fläming	57.5	+0.9 pts
152	Recklinghausen	57.4	+1.2 pts
152	Rhein-Kreis Neuss	57.4	+0.7 pts
154	Neuwied	57.3	+0.8 pts
154	Oberallgäu	57.3	+0.9 pts
154	Schwalm-Eder-Kreis	57.3	+0.8 pts
154	Unna	57.3	+1.1 pts
158	Fürstenfeldbruck	57.2	+0.4 pts
158	Heidekreis	57.2	+0.8 pts
158	Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis	57.2	+1.2 pts
158	Wolfsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	57.2	+0.7 pts
162	Diepholz	57.1	+0.8 pts
162	Main-Taunus-Kreis	57.1	+0.2 pts
162	Miesbach	57.1	+0.2 pts
162	Pinneberg	57.1	+0.4 pts
162	Traunstein	57.1	+0.8 pts
167	Herford	57	+0.7 pts
167	Nienburg (Weser)	57	+1 pts
169	Altenkirchen (Westerwald)	56.9	+1.1 pts
169	Coburg, Landkreis	56.9	+1.2 pts
169	Hildesheim	56.9	+0.7 pts
169	Zweibrücken, Kreisfreie Stadt	56.9	+0.9 pts
173	Remscheid, Kreisfreie Stadt	56.8	+0.5 pts
173	Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis	56.8	+1.1 pts
173	Waldshut	56.8	+1.1 pts
173	Weilheim-Schongau	56.8	+1.2 pts
177	Main-Tauber-Kreis	56.7	+0.9 pts
177	Rostock, Kreisfreie Stadt	56.7	+0.7 pts
177	Speyer, Kreisfreie Stadt	56.7	+1 pts
180	Erfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt	56.6	+1 pts
180	Lindau (Bodensee)	56.6	+0.5 pts
180	Neumünster, Kreisfreie Stadt	56.6	+0.2 pts
180	Rhein-Sieg-Kreis	56.6	+0.8 pts
184	Heidenheim	56.5	+0.7 pts
184	Kulmbach	56.5	+0.8 pts
184	Nürnberger Land	56.5	+0.8 pts
184	Stade	56.5	+0.7 pts
184	Steinburg	56.5	+0.4 pts
189	Altötting	56.4	+0.9 pts
189	Amberg, Kreisfreie Stadt	56.4	+0.8 pts
189	Lahn-Dill-Kreis	56.4	+0.9 pts
189	Peine	56.4	+0.6 pts
189	Schwabach, Kreisfreie Stadt	56.4	+0.4 pts
194	Main-Spessart	56.3	+1.4 pts
194	Märkischer Kreis	56.3	+0.8 pts
196	Leverkusen, Kreisfreie Stadt	56.2	+0.2 pts
196	Rhein-Erft-Kreis	56.2	+1 pts
196	Rhön-Grabfeld	56.2	+1.3 pts
199	Bergstraße	56.1	+1 pts
199	Segeberg	56.1	+0.5 pts
201	Lübeck, Kreisfreie Stadt	56	+0.4 pts
201	Oberbergischer Kreis	56	+0.8 pts
201	Offenbach, Landkreis	56	+0.4 pts
204	Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen	55.8	+0.4 pts
204	Kronach	55.8	+0.9 pts
206	Göppingen	55.7	+0.6 pts
206	Mayen-Koblenz	55.7	+1 pts
206	Ostallgäu	55.7	+0.6 pts
206	Warendorf	55.7	+0.7 pts
210	Krefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt	55.6	+0.5 pts
210	Rhein-Neckar-Kreis	55.6	+0.6 pts
210	Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen	55.6	+0.9 pts
210	Zollernalbkreis	55.6	+0.8 pts
214	Bayreuth, Landkreis	55.5	+1 pts
214	Donnersbergkreis	55.5	+0.9 pts
214	Euskirchen	55.5	+0.9 pts
214	München, Landkreis	55.5	0 pts
214	Rottweil	55.5	+0.6 pts
219	Emmendingen	55.4	+1.1 pts
219	Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt	55.4	+1 pts
219	Main-Kinzig-Kreis	55.4	+0.8 pts
219	Osnabrück, Landkreis	55.4	+1 pts
219	Regionalverband Saarbrücken	55.4	+1 pts
219	Viersen	55.4	+0.9 pts
219	Weiden i. d. Opf, Kreisfreie Stadt	55.4	+0.9 pts
226	Erlangen-Höchstadt	55.3	+1.3 pts
226	Grafschaft Bentheim	55.3	+0.7 pts
226	Hochsauerlandkreis	55.3	+0.8 pts
226	Leer	55.3	+0.7 pts
226	Rosenheim, Landkreis	55.3	+0.8 pts
226	Tirschenreuth	55.3	+1.3 pts
232	Bottrop, Kreisfreie Stadt	55.2	+1.1 pts
232	Lichtenfels	55.2	+1.1 pts
232	Oldenburg, Landkreis	55.2	+0.8 pts
232	Würzburg, Landkreis	55.2	+1.4 pts
236	Merzig-Wadern	55.1	+1.2 pts
236	Oberhausen, Kreisfreie Stadt	55.1	+1.1 pts
236	Schweinfurt, Landkreis	55.1	+1.1 pts
236	Soest	55.1	+1 pts
240	Ansbach, Kreisfreie Stadt	55	+1.3 pts
240	Mainz-Bingen	55	+1.2 pts
240	Solingen, Kreisfreie Stadt	55	+0.7 pts
243	Coburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	54.9	+0.6 pts
243	Düren	54.9	+1.2 pts
243	Enzkreis	54.9	+0.8 pts
243	Essen, Kreisfreie Stadt	54.9	+0.8 pts
243	Ortenaukreis	54.9	+1 pts
248	Augsburg, Landkreis	54.8	+1 pts
248	Unterallgäu	54.8	+0.8 pts
250	Coesfeld	54.7	+1.2 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 75.9% in 2020, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Heidelberg, Stadtkreis, with 40.5% in 2020.

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.