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), 2023
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 2023, at 79%. Heidelberg, Stadtkreis had the lowest, at 40.7%. The median was 58.5% and the figure for Germany was 56.8%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest79Dessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie Stadt

Lowest40.7Heidelberg, Stadtkreis

Median58.5400 areas

Germany56.8History

Top 40 areas, 2023

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2023 (%)	Change on 2022
1	Dessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	79	+0.8 pts
2	Erzgebirgskreis Series break	78.3	+0.7 pts
3	Görlitz Series break	77.6	+0.9 pts
4	Altenburger Land Series break	76.9	+0.4 pts
5	Greiz Series break	76.4	+1.3 pts
6	Vogtlandkreis Series break	75.9	+0.2 pts
7	Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	75.8	-2.9 pts
8	Mansfeld-Südharz Series break	74.4	+0.4 pts
9	Zwickau Series break	73.8	-0.4 pts
10	Bautzen Series break	73.7	+0.9 pts
11	Mittelsachsen Series break	73.5	+0.9 pts
12	Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge Series break	73.2	-0.2 pts
13	Gera, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	73	-1.9 pts
13	Wittenberg Series break	73	+0.7 pts
15	Saalfeld-Rudolstadt Series break	72.9	+0.2 pts
15	Spree-Neiße Series break	72.9	+1.2 pts
17	Meißen Series break	72.7	+0.2 pts
18	Oberspreewald-Lausitz Series break	72.5	+0.7 pts
19	Elbe-Elster Series break	72	+1.1 pts
20	Uckermark Series break	71.9	+0.9 pts
21	Burgenlandkreis Series break	71.5	+1.4 pts
22	Chemnitz, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	70.8	+0.6 pts
23	Lüchow-Dannenberg Series break	70.5	+1.1 pts
24	Harz Series break	70.4	+0.1 pts
25	Mecklenburgische Seenplatte Series break	70.1	+2.3 pts
26	Kyffhäuserkreis Series break	70	+0.9 pts
26	Leipzig Series break	70	+0.2 pts
26	Salzlandkreis Series break	70	+0.3 pts
29	Prignitz Series break	69.9	+0.3 pts
30	Saale-Orla-Kreis Series break	69.8	+1 pts
31	Anhalt-Bitterfeld Series break	69.4	-0.1 pts
32	Saale-Holzland-Kreis Series break	69.2	+1.3 pts
33	Nordhausen Series break	69.1	+0.7 pts
33	Oder-Spree Series break	69.1	-0.4 pts
35	Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis Series break	68.3	+1.2 pts
35	Vorpommern-Rügen Series break	68.3	+2.1 pts
37	Brandenburg an der Havel, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	68.2	-0.1 pts
38	Sonneberg Series break	68.1	+0.1 pts
39	Jerichower Land Series break	67.9	+1 pts
39	Schmalkalden-Meiningen Series break	67.9	+0.8 pts
41	Plön Series break	67.7	+0.9 pts
42	Nordsachsen Series break	67.4	0 pts
42	Stendal Series break	67.4	+1.2 pts
44	Landkreis Rostock Series break	67.1	+1.6 pts
44	Ostholstein Series break	67.1	+0.7 pts
44	Wartburgkreis Series break	67.1	+1.1 pts
47	Ostprignitz-Ruppin Series break	67	+0.8 pts
47	Saalekreis Series break	67	+0.3 pts
47	Weimarer Land Series break	67	+0.5 pts
50	Eichsfeld Series break	66.9	+0.7 pts
50	Sömmerda Series break	66.9	+1.4 pts
52	Frankfurt (Oder), Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	66.8	+1.2 pts
52	Vorpommern-Greifswald Series break	66.8	+2.3 pts
54	Cottbus, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	66.6	+2 pts
55	Schwerin, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	66.4	-0.6 pts
56	Ilm-Kreis Series break	66.1	+0.2 pts
57	Holzminden Series break	66	+0.9 pts
58	Friesland (DE) Series break	65.9	-0.2 pts
59	Cuxhaven Series break	65.6	0 pts
60	Baden-Baden, Stadtkreis Series break	65.3	+2.1 pts
60	Hildburghausen Series break	65.3	+1.4 pts
62	Ludwigslust-Parchim Series break	65.2	+1.9 pts
63	Goslar Series break	65.1	+1.1 pts
64	Altmarkkreis Salzwedel Series break	64.7	+0.9 pts
64	Gotha Series break	64.7	+0.2 pts
64	Wunsiedel i. Fichtelgebirge Series break	64.7	+1.1 pts
67	Northeim Series break	64.6	+1.1 pts
68	Hameln-Pyrmont Series break	64.5	0 pts
68	Märkisch-Oderland Series break	64.5	+0.8 pts
68	Nordwestmecklenburg Series break	64.5	+1.8 pts
68	Südwestpfalz Series break	64.5	+1.7 pts
72	Bad Kissingen Series break	64.4	+2.1 pts
73	Kassel, Landkreis Series break	64.3	+1.1 pts
73	Wittmund Series break	64.3	+1.6 pts
75	Schleswig-Flensburg Series break	64.1	+1.5 pts
76	Börde Series break	64	+0.7 pts
77	Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	63.9	+1.2 pts
78	Barnim Series break	63.6	+0.7 pts
78	Werra-Meißner-Kreis Series break	63.6	+0.9 pts
80	Hof, Landkreis Series break	63.2	+1.1 pts
81	Dahme-Spreewald Series break	63.1	+0.5 pts
82	Ahrweiler Series break	62.9	+0.8 pts
82	Dithmarschen Series break	62.9	+1 pts
82	Hersfeld-Rotenburg Series break	62.9	+1.3 pts
82	Osterholz Series break	62.9	+0.9 pts
82	Uelzen Series break	62.9	+0.5 pts
87	Pirmasens, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	62.8	-1.1 pts
88	Celle Series break	62.7	+0.6 pts
88	Vogelsbergkreis Series break	62.7	+1.8 pts
90	Schaumburg Series break	62.6	+1.1 pts
91	Bad Dürkheim Series break	62.5	+0.8 pts
92	Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis Series break	62.4	+1.2 pts
92	Stormarn Series break	62.4	+0.7 pts
94	Ammerland Series break	62.3	+0.9 pts
95	Salzgitter, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	62.2	-1 pts
96	Cochem-Zell Series break	62.1	+1 pts
96	Starnberg Series break	62.1	+0.3 pts
96	Wilhelmshaven, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	62.1	-1.1 pts
99	Kusel Series break	62	-0.8 pts
99	Potsdam-Mittelmark Series break	62	+0.4 pts
99	Saarpfalz-Kreis Series break	62	+0.1 pts
102	Halle (Saale), Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	61.9	+0.6 pts
102	Mettmann Series break	61.9	-0.3 pts
104	Birkenfeld Series break	61.8	-0.7 pts
105	Lippe Series break	61.7	0 pts
105	Odenwaldkreis Series break	61.7	+0.9 pts
105	St. Wendel Series break	61.7	+0.8 pts
105	Vulkaneifel Series break	61.7	+0.9 pts
109	Garmisch-Partenkirchen Series break	61.6	-0.2 pts
109	Schweinfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	61.6	+1 pts
111	Rendsburg-Eckernförde Series break	61.5	+0.2 pts
112	Bad Kreuznach Series break	61.4	+0.2 pts
112	Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	61.4	0 pts
112	Verden Series break	61.4	+0.5 pts
115	Fürth, Landkreis Series break	61.3	+0.8 pts
115	Hochtaunuskreis Series break	61.3	0 pts
115	Nordfriesland Series break	61.3	+1.4 pts
115	Wolfenbüttel Series break	61.3	+1.2 pts
119	Frankenthal (Pfalz), Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	61.2	+0.9 pts
119	Kaiserslautern, Landkreis Series break	61.2	-0.7 pts
121	Zweibrücken, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	61.1	+2.3 pts
122	Oberallgäu Series break	61	+1.7 pts
122	Weimar, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	61	+0.2 pts
124	Höxter Series break	60.9	+0.9 pts
124	Südliche Weinstraße Series break	60.9	+0.9 pts
126	Wesel Series break	60.8	+0.4 pts
127	Helmstedt Series break	60.7	+0.5 pts
128	Bodenseekreis Series break	60.6	+1.3 pts
128	Main-Spessart Series break	60.6	+1.5 pts
128	Oberhavel Series break	60.6	-0.1 pts
128	Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis Series break	60.6	-0.3 pts
128	Wesermarsch Series break	60.6	+1 pts
133	Berchtesgadener Land Series break	60.5	+2 pts
133	Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald Series break	60.5	+0.7 pts
133	Coburg, Landkreis Series break	60.5	+1.5 pts
133	Neunkirchen Series break	60.5	+0.1 pts
133	Rhein-Lahn-Kreis Series break	60.5	+0.5 pts
138	Neuwied Series break	60.4	+0.9 pts
138	Traunstein Series break	60.4	+1.9 pts
140	Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis Series break	60.3	+0.1 pts
141	Rhön-Grabfeld Series break	60.2	+1.7 pts
141	Saarlouis Series break	60.2	-0.5 pts
143	Aurich Series break	60.1	+0.2 pts
143	Bernkastel-Wittlich Series break	60.1	+0.2 pts
143	Havelland Series break	60.1	+0.1 pts
143	Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis Series break	60.1	+0.6 pts
143	Schwalm-Eder-Kreis Series break	60.1	+1.2 pts
143	Waldshut Series break	60.1	+1.9 pts
149	Herzogtum Lauenburg Series break	60	+0.6 pts
149	Magdeburg, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	60	-0.7 pts
149	Main-Tauber-Kreis Series break	60	+1.3 pts
149	Waldeck-Frankenberg Series break	60	+0.4 pts
149	Würzburg, Landkreis Series break	60	+1.9 pts
154	Rostock, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	59.9	+2.1 pts
154	Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis Series break	59.9	+0.7 pts
154	Weilheim-Schongau Series break	59.9	+1.1 pts
157	Hof, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	59.7	-1 pts
157	Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis Series break	59.7	+0.3 pts
159	Altenkirchen (Westerwald) Series break	59.6	+0.8 pts
159	Kulmbach Series break	59.6	+1.1 pts
159	Recklinghausen Series break	59.6	-0.2 pts
162	Diepholz Series break	59.5	+1 pts
162	Nürnberger Land Series break	59.5	+0.9 pts
162	Peine Series break	59.5	+1 pts
162	Teltow-Fläming Series break	59.5	+0.2 pts
166	Donnersbergkreis Series break	59.4	+1.2 pts
166	Schwabach, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	59.4	+2.3 pts
168	Kronach Series break	59.3	+1.5 pts
168	Lindau (Bodensee) Series break	59.3	+1.4 pts
170	Bottrop, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	59.2	+1.3 pts
170	Kaufbeuren, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	59.2	+0.6 pts
170	Nienburg (Weser) Series break	59.2	+0.5 pts
170	Schweinfurt, Landkreis Series break	59.2	+1.1 pts
174	Bayreuth, Landkreis Series break	59.1	+1.3 pts
174	Miesbach Series break	59.1	+0.9 pts
174	Unna Series break	59.1	-0.3 pts
174	Wolfsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	59.1	-0.2 pts
178	Bergstraße Series break	59	+0.5 pts
178	Minden-Lübbecke Series break	59	-0.1 pts
178	Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen Series break	59	+1.2 pts
181	Delmenhorst, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	58.9	-0.9 pts
181	Erlangen-Höchstadt Series break	58.9	+1.2 pts
181	Passau, Landkreis Series break	58.9	+1.8 pts
181	Rhein-Kreis Neuss Series break	58.9	-0.3 pts
185	Harburg Series break	58.8	-0.5 pts
185	Ostallgäu Series break	58.8	+1.3 pts
185	Rosenheim, Landkreis Series break	58.8	+1.8 pts
188	Fürstenfeldbruck Series break	58.7	+0.4 pts
188	Hildesheim Series break	58.7	+0.2 pts
188	Mayen-Koblenz Series break	58.7	+0.8 pts
188	Regen Series break	58.7	+1.7 pts
192	Altötting Series break	58.6	+0.7 pts
192	Coesfeld Series break	58.6	+1 pts
192	Enzkreis Series break	58.6	+1.2 pts
192	Stade Series break	58.6	+0.4 pts
196	Gifhorn Series break	58.5	+1.4 pts
196	Heidekreis Series break	58.5	+0.2 pts
196	Herford Series break	58.5	-0.4 pts
196	Lahn-Dill-Kreis Series break	58.5	+0.3 pts
196	Oberbergischer Kreis Series break	58.5	+0.3 pts
196	Rottweil Series break	58.5	+1.1 pts
196	Steinburg Series break	58.5	+0.7 pts
203	Mainz-Bingen Series break	58.4	+1.1 pts
204	Amberg, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	58.3	+0.5 pts
204	Emmendingen Series break	58.3	+0.8 pts
204	Osnabrück, Landkreis Series break	58.3	+1 pts
204	Tirschenreuth Series break	58.3	+0.7 pts
204	Zollernalbkreis Series break	58.3	+1 pts
209	Lichtenfels Series break	58.2	+0.6 pts
209	Rhein-Sieg-Kreis Series break	58.2	-0.3 pts
209	Viersen Series break	58.2	+0.8 pts
212	Euskirchen Series break	58.1	+0.7 pts
212	Göppingen Series break	58.1	+0.8 pts
212	Haßberge Series break	58.1	+1.7 pts
212	Leer Series break	58.1	+0.9 pts
212	Rastatt Series break	58.1	+1.3 pts
217	Märkischer Kreis Series break	58	+0.1 pts
218	Heidenheim Series break	57.9	+0.1 pts
218	Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis Series break	57.9	+1.1 pts
218	Pinneberg Series break	57.9	-0.1 pts
218	Rhein-Neckar-Kreis Series break	57.9	+0.4 pts
218	Roth Series break	57.9	+1.6 pts
218	Speyer, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	57.9	-0.2 pts
224	Alzey-Worms Series break	57.8	+1.8 pts
224	Aschaffenburg, Landkreis Series break	57.8	+0.9 pts
224	Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen Series break	57.8	+0.5 pts
227	Augsburg, Landkreis Series break	57.7	+0.9 pts
227	Bremerhaven, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	57.7	-1.2 pts
229	Miltenberg Series break	57.6	+1 pts
229	Oberhausen, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	57.6	+0.5 pts
229	Regionalverband Saarbrücken Series break	57.6	+0.4 pts
229	Unterallgäu Series break	57.6	+1.1 pts
233	Hochsauerlandkreis Series break	57.5	+0.5 pts
233	Neustadt a. d. Aisch-Bad Windsheim Series break	57.5	+1.8 pts
233	Oldenburg, Landkreis Series break	57.5	+1 pts
233	Rottal-Inn Series break	57.5	+2.4 pts
233	Segeberg Series break	57.5	+0.2 pts
233	Warendorf Series break	57.5	-0.2 pts
239	Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	57.4	-0.7 pts
239	Erfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	57.4	-0.4 pts
239	Main-Kinzig-Kreis Series break	57.4	+0.3 pts
239	Ortenaukreis Series break	57.4	+0.8 pts
243	Memmingen, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	57.3	+1.1 pts
243	Merzig-Wadern Series break	57.3	+0.2 pts
243	Rhein-Erft-Kreis Series break	57.3	-0.9 pts
246	Calw Series break	57.2	+0.9 pts
246	Grafschaft Bentheim Series break	57.2	+0.2 pts
246	Main-Taunus-Kreis Series break	57.2	-0.6 pts
246	Offenbach, Landkreis Series break	57.2	-0.1 pts
250	Freyung-Grafenau Series break	57.1	+1.9 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 79% in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Heidelberg, Stadtkreis, with 40.7% in 2023.

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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.