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), 2022
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt had the highest age dependency ratio (ages 15 to 64 base) of 400 areas in 2022, at 78.7%. Heidelberg, Stadtkreis had the lowest, at 42.2%. The median was 57.8% and the figure for Germany was 56.5%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest78.7Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt

Lowest42.2Heidelberg, Stadtkreis

Median57.8400 areas

Germany56.5History

Top 40 areas, 2022

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

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2022 (%)	Change on 2021
1	Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt	78.7	+1.3 pts
2	Dessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie Stadt	78.2	+0.7 pts
3	Erzgebirgskreis	77.6	+1.2 pts
4	Görlitz	76.7	+1 pts
5	Altenburger Land	76.5	+1.2 pts
6	Vogtlandkreis	75.7	+0.9 pts
7	Greiz	75.1	+1.6 pts
8	Gera, Kreisfreie Stadt	74.9	+0.8 pts
9	Zwickau	74.2	+0.7 pts
10	Mansfeld-Südharz	74	+1.3 pts
11	Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge	73.4	+0.8 pts
12	Bautzen	72.8	+1 pts
13	Saalfeld-Rudolstadt	72.7	+0.9 pts
14	Mittelsachsen	72.6	+1 pts
15	Meißen	72.5	+0.9 pts
16	Wittenberg	72.3	+1.6 pts
17	Oberspreewald-Lausitz	71.8	+1.1 pts
18	Spree-Neiße	71.7	+1.9 pts
19	Uckermark	71	+1.7 pts
20	Elbe-Elster	70.9	+1.7 pts
21	Harz	70.3	+1.5 pts
22	Chemnitz, Kreisfreie Stadt	70.2	+0.2 pts
23	Burgenlandkreis	70.1	+1.1 pts
24	Leipzig	69.8	+0.9 pts
25	Salzlandkreis	69.7	+1.1 pts
26	Prignitz	69.6	+1.2 pts
27	Anhalt-Bitterfeld	69.5	+1.1 pts
27	Oder-Spree	69.5	+1.3 pts
29	Lüchow-Dannenberg	69.4	+0.7 pts
30	Kyffhäuserkreis	69.1	+0.9 pts
31	Saale-Orla-Kreis	68.8	+1.3 pts
32	Nordhausen	68.4	+1.2 pts
33	Brandenburg an der Havel, Kreisfreie Stadt	68.3	+0.2 pts
34	Sonneberg	68	+0.9 pts
35	Saale-Holzland-Kreis	67.9	+1.4 pts
36	Mecklenburgische Seenplatte	67.8	+1.6 pts
37	Nordsachsen	67.4	+1.5 pts
38	Schmalkalden-Meiningen	67.1	+1.3 pts
38	Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis	67.1	+1.2 pts
40	Schwerin, Kreisfreie Stadt	67	+0.6 pts
41	Jerichower Land	66.9	+1.5 pts
42	Plön	66.8	+0.9 pts
43	Saalekreis	66.7	+1.2 pts
44	Weimarer Land	66.5	+1.8 pts
45	Ostholstein	66.4	+0.7 pts
46	Eichsfeld	66.2	+1.1 pts
46	Ostprignitz-Ruppin	66.2	+1.4 pts
46	Stendal	66.2	+1.6 pts
46	Vorpommern-Rügen	66.2	+1.1 pts
50	Friesland (DE)	66.1	+1 pts
51	Wartburgkreis	66	+1.2 pts
52	Ilm-Kreis	65.9	+0.7 pts
53	Cuxhaven	65.6	+1.2 pts
53	Frankfurt (Oder), Kreisfreie Stadt	65.6	+0.9 pts
55	Landkreis Rostock	65.5	+1.6 pts
55	Sömmerda	65.5	+1.1 pts
57	Holzminden	65.1	+0.7 pts
58	Cottbus, Kreisfreie Stadt	64.6	+1 pts
59	Gotha	64.5	+0.8 pts
59	Hameln-Pyrmont	64.5	+1 pts
59	Vorpommern-Greifswald	64.5	+1.2 pts
62	Goslar	64	+0.5 pts
63	Hildburghausen	63.9	+1.3 pts
63	Pirmasens, Kreisfreie Stadt	63.9	+0.4 pts
65	Altmarkkreis Salzwedel	63.8	+1.4 pts
66	Märkisch-Oderland	63.7	+1.4 pts
67	Wunsiedel i. Fichtelgebirge	63.6	+1 pts
68	Northeim	63.5	+1.2 pts
69	Börde	63.3	+1.7 pts
69	Ludwigslust-Parchim	63.3	+1.6 pts
71	Baden-Baden, Stadtkreis	63.2	+1 pts
71	Kassel, Landkreis	63.2	+1 pts
71	Salzgitter, Kreisfreie Stadt	63.2	+0.6 pts
71	Wilhelmshaven, Kreisfreie Stadt	63.2	+0.6 pts
75	Barnim	62.9	+1 pts
76	Kusel	62.8	+2.2 pts
76	Südwestpfalz	62.8	+1.7 pts
78	Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Kreisfreie Stadt	62.7	+0.9 pts
78	Nordwestmecklenburg	62.7	+1.6 pts
78	Werra-Meißner-Kreis	62.7	+0.8 pts
78	Wittmund	62.7	+1.1 pts
82	Dahme-Spreewald	62.6	+0.6 pts
82	Schleswig-Flensburg	62.6	+0.8 pts
84	Birkenfeld	62.5	+1.3 pts
85	Uelzen	62.4	+0.8 pts
86	Bad Kissingen	62.3	+1.3 pts
87	Mettmann	62.2	+0.6 pts
88	Ahrweiler	62.1	+0.6 pts
88	Celle	62.1	+0.8 pts
88	Hof, Landkreis	62.1	+0.5 pts
91	Osterholz	62	+1.3 pts
92	Dithmarschen	61.9	+0.5 pts
92	Kaiserslautern, Landkreis	61.9	+2.3 pts
92	Saarpfalz-Kreis	61.9	+1.3 pts
95	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	61.8	+0.3 pts
95	Starnberg	61.8	+0.7 pts
97	Bad Dürkheim	61.7	+1.5 pts
97	Lippe	61.7	+0.9 pts
97	Stormarn	61.7	+0.7 pts
100	Hersfeld-Rotenburg	61.6	+0.7 pts
100	Potsdam-Mittelmark	61.6	+1.2 pts
102	Schaumburg	61.5	+0.9 pts
103	Ammerland	61.4	+1.1 pts
103	Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie Stadt	61.4	+0.8 pts
105	Halle (Saale), Kreisfreie Stadt	61.3	-0.2 pts
105	Hochtaunuskreis	61.3	+0.6 pts
105	Rendsburg-Eckernförde	61.3	+0.7 pts
108	Bad Kreuznach	61.2	+1.3 pts
108	Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis	61.2	+1.5 pts
110	Cochem-Zell	61.1	+1.5 pts
111	Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis	60.9	+1 pts
111	St. Wendel	60.9	+1.8 pts
111	Verden	60.9	+0.8 pts
111	Vogelsbergkreis	60.9	+1.2 pts
115	Odenwaldkreis	60.8	+1.3 pts
115	Vulkaneifel	60.8	+0.9 pts
115	Weimar, Kreisfreie Stadt	60.8	+0.3 pts
118	Hof, Kreisfreie Stadt	60.7	+0.1 pts
118	Magdeburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	60.7	-0.1 pts
118	Oberhavel	60.7	+1.1 pts
118	Saarlouis	60.7	+1.3 pts
122	Schweinfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt	60.6	+0.2 pts
123	Fürth, Landkreis	60.5	+0.9 pts
124	Neunkirchen	60.4	+1.3 pts
124	Wesel	60.4	+1.3 pts
126	Frankenthal (Pfalz), Kreisfreie Stadt	60.3	+0.7 pts
127	Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis	60.2	+1.2 pts
127	Helmstedt	60.2	+1 pts
129	Wolfenbüttel	60.1	+1.4 pts
130	Havelland	60	+1 pts
130	Höxter	60	+1.2 pts
130	Rhein-Lahn-Kreis	60	+0.9 pts
130	Südliche Weinstraße	60	+1.2 pts
134	Aurich	59.9	+1.2 pts
134	Bernkastel-Wittlich	59.9	+1.1 pts
134	Nordfriesland	59.9	+0.8 pts
137	Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald	59.8	+1.2 pts
137	Delmenhorst, Kreisfreie Stadt	59.8	+0.9 pts
137	Recklinghausen	59.8	+1.3 pts
140	Waldeck-Frankenberg	59.6	+0.7 pts
140	Wesermarsch	59.6	+0.8 pts
142	Neuwied	59.5	+1.2 pts
142	Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis	59.5	+1.4 pts
144	Herzogtum Lauenburg	59.4	+0.5 pts
144	Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis	59.4	+1.1 pts
144	Unna	59.4	+1.1 pts
147	Bodenseekreis	59.3	+1 pts
147	Harburg	59.3	+0.8 pts
147	Oberallgäu	59.3	+1.1 pts
147	Teltow-Fläming	59.3	+0.9 pts
147	Wolfsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	59.3	+1 pts
152	Rhein-Kreis Neuss	59.2	+1 pts
152	Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis	59.2	+1.1 pts
154	Hagen, Kreisfreie Stadt	59.1	+0.5 pts
154	Main-Spessart	59.1	+1.3 pts
154	Minden-Lübbecke	59.1	+0.8 pts
157	Coburg, Landkreis	59	+1.3 pts
158	Bremerhaven, Kreisfreie Stadt	58.9	+0.2 pts
158	Herford	58.9	+0.9 pts
158	Schwalm-Eder-Kreis	58.9	+0.9 pts
161	Altenkirchen (Westerwald)	58.8	+0.9 pts
161	Weilheim-Schongau	58.8	+0.7 pts
161	Zweibrücken, Kreisfreie Stadt	58.8	+0.6 pts
164	Main-Tauber-Kreis	58.7	+1.1 pts
164	Nienburg (Weser)	58.7	+0.9 pts
166	Kaufbeuren, Kreisfreie Stadt	58.6	+0.7 pts
166	Nürnberger Land	58.6	+1.2 pts
168	Berchtesgadener Land	58.5	+0.3 pts
168	Bergstraße	58.5	+1.4 pts
168	Diepholz	58.5	+1 pts
168	Hildesheim	58.5	+0.9 pts
168	Kulmbach	58.5	+1.1 pts
168	Peine	58.5	+1.3 pts
168	Rhein-Sieg-Kreis	58.5	+1 pts
168	Rhön-Grabfeld	58.5	+1.1 pts
168	Traunstein	58.5	+0.7 pts
177	Fürstenfeldbruck	58.3	+0.5 pts
177	Heidekreis	58.3	+0.7 pts
179	Donnersbergkreis	58.2	+1.5 pts
179	Lahn-Dill-Kreis	58.2	+1 pts
179	Miesbach	58.2	+0.6 pts
179	Oberbergischer Kreis	58.2	+1.1 pts
179	Rhein-Erft-Kreis	58.2	+0.9 pts
179	Stade	58.2	+0.8 pts
179	Waldshut	58.2	+0.9 pts
186	Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt	58.1	-0.1 pts
186	Schweinfurt, Landkreis	58.1	+1.7 pts
186	Speyer, Kreisfreie Stadt	58.1	+1.4 pts
186	Würzburg, Landkreis	58.1	+1.7 pts
190	Pinneberg	58	+0.4 pts
191	Altötting	57.9	+0.7 pts
191	Bottrop, Kreisfreie Stadt	57.9	+1.5 pts
191	Lindau (Bodensee)	57.9	+1 pts
191	Märkischer Kreis	57.9	+0.8 pts
191	Mayen-Koblenz	57.9	+1.2 pts
191	Neumünster, Kreisfreie Stadt	57.9	+0.8 pts
197	Amberg, Kreisfreie Stadt	57.8	+0.6 pts
197	Bayreuth, Landkreis	57.8	+1.3 pts
197	Erfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt	57.8	+0.4 pts
197	Heidenheim	57.8	+0.8 pts
197	Kronach	57.8	+0.8 pts
197	Main-Taunus-Kreis	57.8	+0.5 pts
197	Rostock, Kreisfreie Stadt	57.8	+0.4 pts
197	Steinburg	57.8	+0.7 pts
197	Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen	57.8	+1.3 pts
206	Erlangen-Höchstadt	57.7	+1.1 pts
206	Warendorf	57.7	+1 pts
208	Coesfeld	57.6	+1.5 pts
208	Lichtenfels	57.6	+1.2 pts
208	Tirschenreuth	57.6	+1.5 pts
211	Emmendingen	57.5	+1.2 pts
211	Ostallgäu	57.5	+1 pts
211	Rhein-Neckar-Kreis	57.5	+1 pts
214	Enzkreis	57.4	+1.3 pts
214	Euskirchen	57.4	+1 pts
214	Rottweil	57.4	+1.1 pts
214	Viersen	57.4	+1.1 pts
218	Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen	57.3	+0.8 pts
218	Göppingen	57.3	+1 pts
218	Leverkusen, Kreisfreie Stadt	57.3	+0.5 pts
218	Mainz-Bingen	57.3	+1.3 pts
218	Offenbach, Landkreis	57.3	+0.7 pts
218	Osnabrück, Landkreis	57.3	+1.1 pts
218	Segeberg	57.3	+0.5 pts
218	Zollernalbkreis	57.3	+1 pts
226	Leer	57.2	+1 pts
226	Regionalverband Saarbrücken	57.2	+0.8 pts
226	Remscheid, Kreisfreie Stadt	57.2	+0.1 pts
229	Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt	57.1	+0.9 pts
229	Gifhorn	57.1	+1.5 pts
229	Main-Kinzig-Kreis	57.1	+1 pts
229	Merzig-Wadern	57.1	+1.3 pts
229	Oberhausen, Kreisfreie Stadt	57.1	+1 pts
229	Passau, Landkreis	57.1	+1.3 pts
229	Schwabach, Kreisfreie Stadt	57.1	+0.9 pts
236	Grafschaft Bentheim	57	+1 pts
236	Hochsauerlandkreis	57	+0.9 pts
236	Regen	57	+1.3 pts
236	Rosenheim, Landkreis	57	+0.9 pts
240	Aschaffenburg, Landkreis	56.9	+1.4 pts
240	Düren	56.9	+1.1 pts
240	Soest	56.9	+1 pts
243	Augsburg, Landkreis	56.8	+1 pts
243	Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis	56.8	+1.4 pts
243	Rastatt	56.8	+1.2 pts
243	Siegen-Wittgenstein	56.8	+1 pts
247	Darmstadt-Dieburg	56.7	+1.2 pts
247	Göttingen	56.7	+0.9 pts
247	Krefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt	56.7	+0.5 pts
250	Miltenberg	56.6	+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)?

Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt, with 78.7% in 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Heidelberg, Stadtkreis, with 42.2% in 2022.

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.