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NUTS 3 areas of Germany by age dependency ratio (ages 15 to 64 base)
Dessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie Stadt had the highest age dependency ratio (ages 15 to 64 base) of 400 areas in 2024, at 79.1%. Heidelberg, Stadtkreis had the lowest, at 40.7%. The median was 59.1% and the figure for Germany was 57.1%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
Dessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie Stadt Dessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie Stadt: 79.1 % 79.1 Erzgebirgskreis Erzgebirgskreis: 78.7 % 78.7 Görlitz Görlitz: 78.2 % 78.2 Greiz Greiz: 77.7 % 77.7 Altenburger Land Altenburger Land: 77.1 % 77.1 Vogtlandkreis Vogtlandkreis: 76.1 % 76.1 Mansfeld-Südharz Mansfeld-Südharz: 75.2 % 75.2 Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt: 75.1 % 75.1 Spree-Neiße Spree-Neiße: 74.5 % 74.5 Bautzen Bautzen: 74.4 % 74.4 Saalfeld-Rudolstadt Saalfeld-Rudolstadt: 74.3 % 74.3 Zwickau Zwickau: 73.9 % 73.9 Mittelsachsen Mittelsachsen: 73.8 % 73.8 Oberspreewald-Lausitz Oberspreewald-Lausitz: 73.7 % 73.7 Wittenberg Wittenberg: 73.7 % 73.7 Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge: 73.3 % 73.3 Meißen Meißen: 73.2 % 73.2 Elbe-Elster Elbe-Elster: 73.1 % 73.1 Uckermark Uckermark: 73.1 % 73.1 Gera, Kreisfreie Stadt Gera, Kreisfreie Stadt: 72.7 % 72.7 Lüchow-Dannenberg Lüchow-Dannenberg: 72 % 72 Burgenlandkreis Burgenlandkreis: 71.8 % 71.8 Kyffhäuserkreis Kyffhäuserkreis: 71.5 % 71.5 Harz Harz: 71.3 % 71.3 Mecklenburgische Seenplatte Mecklenburgische Seenplatte: 71.2 % 71.2 Saale-Orla-Kreis Saale-Orla-Kreis: 71 % 71 Prignitz Prignitz: 70.8 % 70.8 Anhalt-Bitterfeld Anhalt-Bitterfeld: 70.5 % 70.5 Salzlandkreis Salzlandkreis: 70.4 % 70.4 Leipzig Leipzig: 70.2 % 70.2 Chemnitz, Kreisfreie Stadt Chemnitz, Kreisfreie Stadt: 69.9 % 69.9 Nordhausen Nordhausen: 69.5 % 69.5 Oder-Spree Oder-Spree: 69.2 % 69.2 Saale-Holzland-Kreis Saale-Holzland-Kreis: 69.2 % 69.2 Schmalkalden-Meiningen Schmalkalden-Meiningen: 69.1 % 69.1 Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis: 69.1 % 69.1 Jerichower Land Jerichower Land: 69 % 69 Vorpommern-Rügen Vorpommern-Rügen: 69 % 69 Eichsfeld Eichsfeld: 68.6 % 68.6 Stendal Stendal: 68.6 % 68.6 %. Source: Eurostat . Retrieved 2026-10-09. Full ranking Rank Areas 2024 (%) Change on 2023 1 Dessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie Stadt 79.1 +0.1 pts 2 Erzgebirgskreis 78.7 +0.4 pts 3 Görlitz 78.2 +0.6 pts 4 Greiz 77.7 +1.3 pts 5 Altenburger Land 77.1 +0.2 pts 6 Vogtlandkreis 76.1 +0.2 pts 7 Mansfeld-Südharz 75.2 +0.8 pts 8 Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt 75.1 -0.7 pts 9 Spree-Neiße 74.5 +1.6 pts 10 Bautzen 74.4 +0.7 pts 11 Saalfeld-Rudolstadt 74.3 +1.4 pts 12 Zwickau 73.9 +0.1 pts 13 Mittelsachsen 73.8 +0.3 pts 14 Oberspreewald-Lausitz 73.7 +1.2 pts 14 Wittenberg 73.7 +0.7 pts 16 Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge 73.3 +0.1 pts 17 Meißen 73.2 +0.5 pts 18 Elbe-Elster 73.1 +1.1 pts 18 Uckermark 73.1 +1.2 pts 20 Gera, Kreisfreie Stadt 72.7 -0.3 pts 21 Lüchow-Dannenberg 72 +1.5 pts 22 Burgenlandkreis 71.8 +0.3 pts 23 Kyffhäuserkreis 71.5 +1.5 pts 24 Harz 71.3 +0.9 pts 25 Mecklenburgische Seenplatte 71.2 +1.1 pts 26 Saale-Orla-Kreis 71 +1.2 pts 27 Prignitz 70.8 +0.9 pts 28 Anhalt-Bitterfeld 70.5 +1.1 pts 29 Salzlandkreis 70.4 +0.4 pts 30 Leipzig 70.2 +0.2 pts 31 Chemnitz, Kreisfreie Stadt 69.9 -0.9 pts 32 Nordhausen 69.5 +0.4 pts 33 Oder-Spree 69.2 +0.1 pts 33 Saale-Holzland-Kreis 69.2 0 pts 35 Schmalkalden-Meiningen 69.1 +1.2 pts 35 Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis 69.1 +0.8 pts 37 Jerichower Land 69 +1.1 pts 37 Vorpommern-Rügen 69 +0.7 pts 39 Eichsfeld 68.6 +1.7 pts 39 Stendal 68.6 +1.2 pts 41 Sonneberg 68.4 +0.3 pts 42 Landkreis Rostock 68.1 +1 pts 42 Nordsachsen 68.1 +0.7 pts 42 Ostprignitz-Ruppin 68.1 +1.1 pts 42 Plön 68.1 +0.4 pts 42 Wartburgkreis 68.1 +1 pts 47 Weimarer Land 68 +1 pts 48 Brandenburg an der Havel, Kreisfreie Stadt 67.9 -0.3 pts 49 Vorpommern-Greifswald 67.7 +0.9 pts 50 Ostholstein 67.4 +0.3 pts 50 Saalekreis 67.4 +0.4 pts 50 Sömmerda 67.4 +0.5 pts 53 Ludwigslust-Parchim 66.7 +1.5 pts 53 Schwerin, Kreisfreie Stadt 66.7 +0.3 pts 55 Frankfurt (Oder), Kreisfreie Stadt 66.6 -0.2 pts 55 Hildburghausen 66.6 +1.3 pts 55 Holzminden 66.6 +0.6 pts 58 Cottbus, Kreisfreie Stadt 66.5 -0.1 pts 59 Friesland (DE) 66.2 +0.3 pts 60 Altmarkkreis Salzwedel 66 +1.3 pts 60 Cuxhaven 66 +0.4 pts 62 Ilm-Kreis 65.9 -0.2 pts 63 Südwestpfalz 65.7 +1.2 pts 64 Wunsiedel i. Fichtelgebirge 65.6 +0.9 pts 65 Bad Kissingen 65.4 +1 pts 65 Nordwestmecklenburg 65.4 +0.9 pts 67 Goslar 65.3 +0.2 pts 67 Gotha 65.3 +0.6 pts 67 Märkisch-Oderland 65.3 +0.8 pts 67 Wittmund 65.3 +1 pts 71 Baden-Baden, Stadtkreis 65.1 -0.2 pts 72 Hameln-Pyrmont 65 +0.5 pts 72 Northeim 65 +0.4 pts 74 Börde 64.9 +0.9 pts 75 Kassel, Landkreis 64.8 +0.5 pts 75 Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Kreisfreie Stadt 64.8 +0.9 pts 77 Vogelsbergkreis 64.6 +1.9 pts 78 Schleswig-Flensburg 64.5 +0.4 pts 78 Werra-Meißner-Kreis 64.5 +0.9 pts 80 Barnim 64.3 +0.7 pts 81 Hersfeld-Rotenburg 63.9 +1 pts 81 Hof, Landkreis 63.9 +0.7 pts 81 Kusel 63.9 +1.9 pts 81 Osterholz 63.9 +1 pts 85 Ahrweiler 63.8 +0.9 pts 86 Dithmarschen 63.5 +0.6 pts 86 St. Wendel 63.5 +1.8 pts 88 Bad Dürkheim 63.4 +0.9 pts 88 Dahme-Spreewald 63.4 +0.3 pts 90 Saarpfalz-Kreis 63.3 +1.3 pts 90 Vulkaneifel 63.3 +1.6 pts 92 Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis 63.2 +0.8 pts 92 Schaumburg 63.2 +0.6 pts 92 Uelzen 63.2 +0.3 pts 95 Celle 63.1 +0.4 pts 96 Ammerland 62.9 +0.6 pts 96 Birkenfeld 62.9 +1.1 pts 96 Pirmasens, Kreisfreie Stadt 62.9 +0.1 pts 99 Odenwaldkreis 62.8 +1.1 pts 100 Kaiserslautern, Landkreis 62.7 +1.5 pts 101 Potsdam-Mittelmark 62.6 +0.6 pts 102 Cochem-Zell 62.4 +0.3 pts 102 Verden 62.4 +1 pts 104 Garmisch-Partenkirchen 62.3 +0.7 pts 104 Lippe 62.3 +0.6 pts 104 Stormarn 62.3 -0.1 pts 107 Mettmann 62.2 +0.3 pts 107 Wilhelmshaven, Kreisfreie Stadt 62.2 +0.1 pts 109 Fürth, Landkreis 62.1 +0.8 pts 109 Wolfenbüttel 62.1 +0.8 pts 111 Bad Kreuznach 62 +0.6 pts 112 Starnberg 61.9 -0.2 pts 113 Frankenthal (Pfalz), Kreisfreie Stadt 61.8 +0.6 pts 113 Rendsburg-Eckernförde 61.8 +0.3 pts 113 Salzgitter, Kreisfreie Stadt 61.8 -0.4 pts 113 Südliche Weinstraße 61.8 +0.9 pts 113 Wesel 61.8 +1 pts 118 Höxter 61.7 +0.8 pts 118 Nordfriesland 61.7 +0.4 pts 118 Oberallgäu 61.7 +0.7 pts 121 Rhein-Lahn-Kreis 61.6 +1.1 pts 122 Helmstedt 61.5 +0.8 pts 122 Neunkirchen 61.5 +1 pts 122 Rhön-Grabfeld 61.5 +1.3 pts 122 Saarlouis 61.5 +1.3 pts 122 Wesermarsch 61.5 +0.9 pts 127 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie Stadt 61.4 0 pts 127 Zweibrücken, Kreisfreie Stadt 61.4 +0.3 pts 129 Main-Spessart 61.3 +0.7 pts 130 Bodenseekreis 61.2 +0.6 pts 130 Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis 61.2 +0.6 pts 130 Schweinfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt 61.2 -0.4 pts 133 Aurich 61.1 +1 pts 133 Coburg, Landkreis 61.1 +0.6 pts 133 Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis 61.1 +0.8 pts 133 Oberhavel 61.1 +0.5 pts 133 Traunstein 61.1 +0.7 pts 138 Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald 61 +0.5 pts 138 Hochtaunuskreis 61 -0.3 pts 138 Neuwied 61 +0.6 pts 138 Schweinfurt, Landkreis 61 +1.8 pts 138 Würzburg, Landkreis 61 +1 pts 143 Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis 60.9 +0.8 pts 144 Berchtesgadener Land 60.8 +0.3 pts 145 Halle (Saale), Kreisfreie Stadt 60.7 -1.2 pts 145 Schwalm-Eder-Kreis 60.7 +0.6 pts 145 Weimar, Kreisfreie Stadt 60.7 -0.3 pts 148 Bernkastel-Wittlich 60.6 +0.5 pts 148 Main-Tauber-Kreis 60.6 +0.6 pts 148 Recklinghausen 60.6 +1 pts 148 Waldeck-Frankenberg 60.6 +0.6 pts 148 Waldshut 60.6 +0.5 pts 153 Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis 60.5 +0.6 pts 153 Weilheim-Schongau 60.5 +0.6 pts 155 Donnersbergkreis 60.4 +1 pts 155 Herzogtum Lauenburg 60.4 +0.4 pts 155 Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis 60.4 +0.7 pts 158 Altenkirchen (Westerwald) 60.3 +0.7 pts 158 Bottrop, Kreisfreie Stadt 60.3 +1.1 pts 158 Havelland 60.3 +0.2 pts 158 Kronach 60.3 +1 pts 158 Nürnberger Land 60.3 +0.8 pts 163 Kulmbach 60.2 +0.6 pts 164 Bayreuth, Landkreis 60.1 +1 pts 164 Diepholz 60.1 +0.6 pts 164 Passau, Landkreis 60.1 +1.2 pts 167 Regen 60 +1.3 pts 167 Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen 60 +1 pts 169 Peine 59.9 +0.4 pts 169 Unna 59.9 +0.8 pts 171 Kaufbeuren, Kreisfreie Stadt 59.8 +0.6 pts 172 Bergstraße 59.7 +0.7 pts 172 Lindau (Bodensee) 59.7 +0.4 pts 172 Minden-Lübbecke 59.7 +0.7 pts 172 Nienburg (Weser) 59.7 +0.5 pts 176 Erlangen-Höchstadt 59.6 +0.7 pts 176 Gifhorn 59.6 +1.1 pts 176 Heidekreis 59.6 +1.1 pts 176 Hof, Kreisfreie Stadt 59.6 -0.1 pts 176 Teltow-Fläming 59.6 +0.1 pts 181 Coesfeld 59.5 +0.9 pts 181 Rosenheim, Landkreis 59.5 +0.7 pts 181 Schwabach, Kreisfreie Stadt 59.5 +0.1 pts 184 Altötting 59.4 +0.8 pts 184 Leer 59.4 +1.3 pts 184 Rostock, Kreisfreie Stadt 59.4 -0.5 pts 187 Enzkreis 59.3 +0.7 pts 187 Hildesheim 59.3 +0.6 pts 187 Mayen-Koblenz 59.3 +0.6 pts 187 Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis 59.3 +1.4 pts 187 Osnabrück, Landkreis 59.3 +1 pts 187 Rottweil 59.3 +0.8 pts 193 Haßberge 59.2 +1.1 pts 193 Magdeburg, Kreisfreie Stadt 59.2 -0.8 pts 193 Tirschenreuth 59.2 +0.9 pts 193 Zollernalbkreis 59.2 +0.9 pts 197 Alzey-Worms 59.1 +1.3 pts 197 Herford 59.1 +0.6 pts 197 Lahn-Dill-Kreis 59.1 +0.6 pts 197 Lichtenfels 59.1 +0.9 pts 197 Oberbergischer Kreis 59.1 +0.6 pts 197 Ostallgäu 59.1 +0.3 pts 197 Rhein-Kreis Neuss 59.1 +0.2 pts 204 Mainz-Bingen 59 +0.6 pts 204 Miesbach 59 -0.1 pts 204 Speyer, Kreisfreie Stadt 59 +1.1 pts 204 Stade 59 +0.4 pts 204 Steinburg 59 +0.5 pts 209 Göppingen 58.9 +0.8 pts 209 Harburg 58.9 +0.1 pts 209 Rastatt 58.9 +0.8 pts 212 Aschaffenburg, Landkreis 58.8 +1 pts 212 Emmendingen 58.8 +0.5 pts 212 Märkischer Kreis 58.8 +0.8 pts 212 Rhein-Sieg-Kreis 58.8 +0.6 pts 212 Roth 58.8 +0.9 pts 217 Freyung-Grafenau 58.7 +1.6 pts 217 Fürstenfeldbruck 58.7 0 pts 217 Viersen 58.7 +0.5 pts 217 Wolfsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt 58.7 -0.4 pts 221 Delmenhorst, Kreisfreie Stadt 58.6 -0.3 pts 221 Euskirchen 58.6 +0.5 pts 223 Amberg, Kreisfreie Stadt 58.5 +0.2 pts 223 Rhein-Neckar-Kreis 58.5 +0.6 pts 225 Augsburg, Landkreis 58.4 +0.7 pts 225 Miltenberg 58.4 +0.8 pts 225 Rottal-Inn 58.4 +0.9 pts 228 Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen 58.3 +0.5 pts 228 Bremerhaven, Kreisfreie Stadt 58.3 +0.6 pts 228 Heidenheim 58.3 +0.4 pts 228 Hochsauerlandkreis 58.3 +0.8 pts 228 Neustadt a. d. Aisch-Bad Windsheim 58.3 +0.8 pts 228 Oberhausen, Kreisfreie Stadt 58.3 +0.7 pts 228 Oldenburg, Landkreis 58.3 +0.8 pts 228 Unterallgäu 58.3 +0.7 pts 236 Calw 58.2 +1 pts 236 Memmingen, Kreisfreie Stadt 58.2 +0.9 pts 236 Warendorf 58.2 +0.7 pts 239 Merzig-Wadern 58.1 +0.8 pts 239 Neustadt a. d. Waldnaab 58.1 +1.6 pts 239 Ortenaukreis 58.1 +0.7 pts 239 Regionalverband Saarbrücken 58.1 +0.5 pts 243 Main-Kinzig-Kreis 58 +0.6 pts 243 Pinneberg 58 +0.1 pts 245 Forchheim 57.9 +0.9 pts 246 Amberg-Sulzbach 57.8 +1.3 pts 246 Soest 57.8 +0.7 pts 246 Westerwaldkreis 57.8 +0.8 pts 249 Dillingen a.d. Donau 57.7 +1.3 pts 249 Siegen-Wittgenstein 57.7 +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.
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Questions Which area has the highest age dependency ratio (ages 15 to 64 base)? Dessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie Stadt, with 79.1% in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
Which area has the lowest age dependency ratio (ages 15 to 64 base)? Heidelberg, Stadtkreis, with 40.7% in 2024.
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.
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