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), 2021
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 2021, at 77.5%. Heidelberg, Stadtkreis had the lowest, at 41.5%. The median was 56.8% and the figure for Germany was 55.7%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest77.5Dessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie Stadt

Lowest41.5Heidelberg, Stadtkreis

Median56.8400 areas

Germany55.7History

Top 40 areas, 2021

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

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2021 (%)	Change on 2020
1	Dessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie Stadt	77.5	+1.6 pts
2	Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt	77.4	+1.5 pts
3	Erzgebirgskreis	76.4	+1.5 pts
4	Görlitz	75.7	+1.2 pts
5	Altenburger Land	75.3	+1.9 pts
6	Vogtlandkreis	74.8	+1.3 pts
7	Gera, Kreisfreie Stadt	74.1	+1.9 pts
8	Greiz	73.5	+2.1 pts
8	Zwickau	73.5	+1.3 pts
10	Mansfeld-Südharz	72.7	+1.9 pts
11	Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge	72.6	+0.8 pts
12	Bautzen	71.8	+1.3 pts
12	Saalfeld-Rudolstadt	71.8	+1.7 pts
14	Meißen	71.6	+1 pts
14	Mittelsachsen	71.6	+1.2 pts
16	Oberspreewald-Lausitz	70.7	+1.5 pts
16	Wittenberg	70.7	+1.7 pts
18	Chemnitz, Kreisfreie Stadt	70	+0.6 pts
19	Spree-Neiße	69.8	+2 pts
20	Uckermark	69.3	+1.7 pts
21	Elbe-Elster	69.2	+1.7 pts
22	Burgenlandkreis	69	+1.7 pts
23	Leipzig	68.9	+1.3 pts
24	Harz	68.8	+1.6 pts
25	Lüchow-Dannenberg	68.7	+1.2 pts
26	Salzlandkreis	68.6	+1.6 pts
27	Anhalt-Bitterfeld	68.4	+1.9 pts
27	Prignitz	68.4	+1.4 pts
29	Kyffhäuserkreis	68.2	+1.9 pts
29	Oder-Spree	68.2	+1.9 pts
31	Brandenburg an der Havel, Kreisfreie Stadt	68.1	+1.4 pts
32	Saale-Orla-Kreis	67.5	+1.8 pts
33	Nordhausen	67.2	+1.8 pts
34	Sonneberg	67.1	+1.8 pts
35	Saale-Holzland-Kreis	66.5	+1.9 pts
36	Schwerin, Kreisfreie Stadt	66.4	+1.4 pts
37	Mecklenburgische Seenplatte	66.2	+2 pts
38	Nordsachsen	65.9	+1.4 pts
38	Plön	65.9	+1 pts
38	Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis	65.9	+1.4 pts
41	Schmalkalden-Meiningen	65.8	+1.7 pts
42	Ostholstein	65.7	+0.5 pts
43	Saalekreis	65.5	+1.6 pts
44	Jerichower Land	65.4	+1.9 pts
45	Ilm-Kreis	65.2	+1.5 pts
46	Eichsfeld	65.1	+1.8 pts
46	Friesland (DE)	65.1	+0.7 pts
46	Vorpommern-Rügen	65.1	+1.5 pts
49	Ostprignitz-Ruppin	64.8	+2 pts
49	Wartburgkreis	64.8	+1.3 pts
51	Frankfurt (Oder), Kreisfreie Stadt	64.7	+2.1 pts
51	Weimarer Land	64.7	+1.8 pts
53	Stendal	64.6	+2 pts
54	Cuxhaven	64.4	+1 pts
54	Holzminden	64.4	+1 pts
54	Sömmerda	64.4	+1.9 pts
57	Landkreis Rostock	63.9	+2.1 pts
58	Gotha	63.7	+1.2 pts
59	Cottbus, Kreisfreie Stadt	63.6	+1.3 pts
60	Goslar	63.5	+1.1 pts
60	Hameln-Pyrmont	63.5	+0.8 pts
60	Pirmasens, Kreisfreie Stadt	63.5	+0.9 pts
63	Vorpommern-Greifswald	63.3	+1.5 pts
64	Hildburghausen	62.6	+1.8 pts
64	Salzgitter, Kreisfreie Stadt	62.6	+0.7 pts
64	Wilhelmshaven, Kreisfreie Stadt	62.6	+0.9 pts
64	Wunsiedel i. Fichtelgebirge	62.6	+0.1 pts
68	Altmarkkreis Salzwedel	62.4	+1.3 pts
69	Märkisch-Oderland	62.3	+1.2 pts
69	Northeim	62.3	+1 pts
71	Baden-Baden, Stadtkreis	62.2	+0.6 pts
71	Kassel, Landkreis	62.2	+0.8 pts
73	Dahme-Spreewald	62	+1.1 pts
74	Barnim	61.9	+1.2 pts
74	Werra-Meißner-Kreis	61.9	+0.7 pts
76	Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Kreisfreie Stadt	61.8	+0.9 pts
76	Schleswig-Flensburg	61.8	+0.7 pts
78	Ludwigslust-Parchim	61.7	+1.9 pts
79	Börde	61.6	+1.8 pts
79	Hof, Landkreis	61.6	+0.9 pts
79	Mettmann	61.6	+0.7 pts
79	Uelzen	61.6	+0.6 pts
79	Wittmund	61.6	+0.7 pts
84	Ahrweiler	61.5	+1.2 pts
84	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	61.5	+0.6 pts
84	Halle (Saale), Kreisfreie Stadt	61.5	+0.6 pts
87	Dithmarschen	61.4	+0.8 pts
88	Celle	61.3	+0.5 pts
89	Birkenfeld	61.2	+1.7 pts
90	Nordwestmecklenburg	61.1	+1.6 pts
90	Starnberg	61.1	+0.4 pts
90	Südwestpfalz	61.1	+1.7 pts
93	Bad Kissingen	61	+1.3 pts
93	Stormarn	61	+0.6 pts
95	Hersfeld-Rotenburg	60.9	+0.6 pts
96	Lippe	60.8	+0.9 pts
96	Magdeburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	60.8	+0.8 pts
98	Hochtaunuskreis	60.7	+0.4 pts
98	Osterholz	60.7	+0.8 pts
100	Hof, Kreisfreie Stadt	60.6	+1 pts
100	Kusel	60.6	+1.5 pts
100	Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie Stadt	60.6	+0.6 pts
100	Rendsburg-Eckernförde	60.6	+0.8 pts
100	Saarpfalz-Kreis	60.6	+1.1 pts
100	Schaumburg	60.6	+0.8 pts
106	Weimar, Kreisfreie Stadt	60.5	+1.3 pts
107	Potsdam-Mittelmark	60.4	+1.3 pts
107	Schweinfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt	60.4	+0.6 pts
109	Ammerland	60.3	+0.6 pts
110	Bad Dürkheim	60.2	+0.7 pts
111	Verden	60.1	+0.9 pts
112	Bad Kreuznach	59.9	+0.9 pts
112	Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis	59.9	+0.7 pts
112	Vulkaneifel	59.9	+0.9 pts
115	Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis	59.7	+1.3 pts
115	Vogelsbergkreis	59.7	+1.2 pts
117	Cochem-Zell	59.6	+1.1 pts
117	Frankenthal (Pfalz), Kreisfreie Stadt	59.6	+0.5 pts
117	Fürth, Landkreis	59.6	+0.9 pts
117	Kaiserslautern, Landkreis	59.6	+1.7 pts
117	Oberhavel	59.6	+1 pts
122	Odenwaldkreis	59.5	+1.2 pts
123	Saarlouis	59.4	+1.3 pts
124	Helmstedt	59.2	+1 pts
125	Neunkirchen	59.1	+1.2 pts
125	Nordfriesland	59.1	+0.5 pts
125	Rhein-Lahn-Kreis	59.1	+0.9 pts
125	St. Wendel	59.1	+1.2 pts
125	Wesel	59.1	+1.2 pts
130	Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis	59	+1 pts
130	Havelland	59	+1.1 pts
132	Delmenhorst, Kreisfreie Stadt	58.9	+0.9 pts
132	Herzogtum Lauenburg	58.9	+0.7 pts
132	Waldeck-Frankenberg	58.9	+0.8 pts
135	Bernkastel-Wittlich	58.8	+1.3 pts
135	Höxter	58.8	+1.2 pts
135	Südliche Weinstraße	58.8	+1.1 pts
135	Wesermarsch	58.8	+0.9 pts
139	Aurich	58.7	+1 pts
139	Bremerhaven, Kreisfreie Stadt	58.7	+0.9 pts
139	Wolfenbüttel	58.7	+0.9 pts
142	Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald	58.6	+1.1 pts
142	Hagen, Kreisfreie Stadt	58.6	+0.6 pts
144	Harburg	58.5	+0.5 pts
144	Recklinghausen	58.5	+1.1 pts
146	Teltow-Fläming	58.4	+0.9 pts
147	Bodenseekreis	58.3	+0.7 pts
147	Minden-Lübbecke	58.3	+0.7 pts
147	Neuwied	58.3	+1 pts
147	Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis	58.3	+0.6 pts
147	Unna	58.3	+1 pts
147	Wolfsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	58.3	+1.1 pts
153	Berchtesgadener Land	58.2	+0.1 pts
153	Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt	58.2	+0.4 pts
153	Oberallgäu	58.2	+0.9 pts
153	Rhein-Kreis Neuss	58.2	+0.8 pts
153	Zweibrücken, Kreisfreie Stadt	58.2	+1.3 pts
158	Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis	58.1	+1.3 pts
158	Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis	58.1	+0.9 pts
158	Weilheim-Schongau	58.1	+1.3 pts
161	Herford	58	+1 pts
161	Schwalm-Eder-Kreis	58	+0.7 pts
163	Altenkirchen (Westerwald)	57.9	+1 pts
163	Kaufbeuren, Kreisfreie Stadt	57.9	+0.3 pts
165	Fürstenfeldbruck	57.8	+0.6 pts
165	Main-Spessart	57.8	+1.5 pts
165	Nienburg (Weser)	57.8	+0.8 pts
165	Traunstein	57.8	+0.7 pts
169	Coburg, Landkreis	57.7	+0.8 pts
170	Heidekreis	57.6	+0.4 pts
170	Hildesheim	57.6	+0.7 pts
170	Main-Tauber-Kreis	57.6	+0.9 pts
170	Miesbach	57.6	+0.5 pts
170	Pinneberg	57.6	+0.5 pts
175	Diepholz	57.5	+0.4 pts
175	Rhein-Sieg-Kreis	57.5	+0.9 pts
177	Erfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt	57.4	+0.8 pts
177	Kulmbach	57.4	+0.9 pts
177	Nürnberger Land	57.4	+0.9 pts
177	Rhön-Grabfeld	57.4	+1.2 pts
177	Rostock, Kreisfreie Stadt	57.4	+0.7 pts
177	Stade	57.4	+0.9 pts
183	Main-Taunus-Kreis	57.3	+0.2 pts
183	Rhein-Erft-Kreis	57.3	+1.1 pts
183	Waldshut	57.3	+0.5 pts
186	Altötting	57.2	+0.8 pts
186	Amberg, Kreisfreie Stadt	57.2	+0.8 pts
186	Lahn-Dill-Kreis	57.2	+0.8 pts
186	Peine	57.2	+0.8 pts
190	Bergstraße	57.1	+1 pts
190	Märkischer Kreis	57.1	+0.8 pts
190	Neumünster, Kreisfreie Stadt	57.1	+0.5 pts
190	Oberbergischer Kreis	57.1	+1.1 pts
190	Remscheid, Kreisfreie Stadt	57.1	+0.3 pts
190	Steinburg	57.1	+0.6 pts
196	Heidenheim	57	+0.5 pts
196	Kronach	57	+1.2 pts
198	Lindau (Bodensee)	56.9	+0.3 pts
199	Leverkusen, Kreisfreie Stadt	56.8	+0.6 pts
199	Segeberg	56.8	+0.7 pts
201	Donnersbergkreis	56.7	+1.2 pts
201	Mayen-Koblenz	56.7	+1 pts
201	Speyer, Kreisfreie Stadt	56.7	0 pts
201	Warendorf	56.7	+1 pts
205	Erlangen-Höchstadt	56.6	+1.3 pts
205	Offenbach, Landkreis	56.6	+0.6 pts
207	Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen	56.5	+0.7 pts
207	Bayreuth, Landkreis	56.5	+1 pts
207	Lübeck, Kreisfreie Stadt	56.5	+0.5 pts
207	Ostallgäu	56.5	+0.8 pts
207	Rhein-Neckar-Kreis	56.5	+0.9 pts
207	Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen	56.5	+0.9 pts
213	Bottrop, Kreisfreie Stadt	56.4	+1.2 pts
213	Euskirchen	56.4	+0.9 pts
213	Lichtenfels	56.4	+1.2 pts
213	Regionalverband Saarbrücken	56.4	+1 pts
213	Schweinfurt, Landkreis	56.4	+1.3 pts
213	Würzburg, Landkreis	56.4	+1.2 pts
219	Emmendingen	56.3	+0.9 pts
219	Göppingen	56.3	+0.6 pts
219	Rottweil	56.3	+0.8 pts
219	Viersen	56.3	+0.9 pts
219	Zollernalbkreis	56.3	+0.7 pts
224	Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt	56.2	+0.8 pts
224	Krefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt	56.2	+0.6 pts
224	Leer	56.2	+0.9 pts
224	Osnabrück, Landkreis	56.2	+0.8 pts
224	Schwabach, Kreisfreie Stadt	56.2	-0.2 pts
229	Coesfeld	56.1	+1.4 pts
229	Enzkreis	56.1	+1.2 pts
229	Hochsauerlandkreis	56.1	+0.8 pts
229	Main-Kinzig-Kreis	56.1	+0.7 pts
229	Oberhausen, Kreisfreie Stadt	56.1	+1 pts
229	Rosenheim, Landkreis	56.1	+0.8 pts
229	Tirschenreuth	56.1	+0.8 pts
236	Grafschaft Bentheim	56	+0.7 pts
236	Mainz-Bingen	56	+1 pts
238	Coburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	55.9	+1 pts
238	München, Landkreis	55.9	+0.4 pts
238	Soest	55.9	+0.8 pts
241	Augsburg, Landkreis	55.8	+1 pts
241	Düren	55.8	+0.9 pts
241	Göttingen	55.8	+1.2 pts
241	Merzig-Wadern	55.8	+0.7 pts
241	Passau, Landkreis	55.8	+1.1 pts
241	Siegen-Wittgenstein	55.8	+1.1 pts
241	Unterallgäu	55.8	+1 pts
248	Ansbach, Kreisfreie Stadt	55.7	+0.7 pts
248	Memmingen, Kreisfreie Stadt	55.7	+1 pts
248	Ortenaukreis	55.7	+0.8 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 77.5% in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Heidelberg, Stadtkreis, with 41.5% in 2021.

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.