Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by age dependency ratio (ages 15 to 64 base)

Name: Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by age dependency ratio (ages 15 to 64 base), 2020
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Chemnitz had the highest age dependency ratio (ages 15 to 64 base) of 38 regions in 2020, at 72.2%. Hamburg had the lowest, at 48.2%. The median was 54.2% and the figure for Germany was 54.9%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest72.2Chemnitz

Lowest48.2Hamburg

Median54.238 regions

Germany54.9History

All regions, 2020

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Regions	2020 (%)	Change on 2019
1	Chemnitz	72.2	+1.6 pts
2	Dresden	66.6	+1.1 pts
3	Sachsen-Anhalt	64.8	+1.6 pts
4	Thüringen	63.9	+1.5 pts
5	Brandenburg	61.7	+1.4 pts
6	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	61.4	+1.7 pts
7	Lüneburg	58.3	+0.7 pts
8	Leipzig	58.1	+0.6 pts
9	Schleswig-Holstein	57.6	+0.6 pts
10	Saarland	57	+1.1 pts
11	Kassel	56.8	+0.8 pts
11	Koblenz	56.8	+1 pts
13	Braunschweig	56.3	+0.8 pts
14	Hannover	56.1	+0.6 pts
15	Düsseldorf	55.1	+0.6 pts
16	Arnsberg	55	+0.8 pts
17	Detmold	54.8	+0.7 pts
18	Oberfranken	54.4	+0.9 pts
19	Rheinhessen-Pfalz	54.2	+0.9 pts
20	Unterfranken	54.1	+1.1 pts
21	Freiburg	54	+0.9 pts
22	Weser-Ems	53.9	+0.7 pts
23	Bremen	53.4	+0.6 pts
23	Münster	53.4	+0.9 pts
25	Schwaben	53.2	+0.6 pts
26	Trier	52.8	+1 pts
27	Gießen	52.5	+0.7 pts
27	Tübingen	52.5	+0.7 pts
29	Darmstadt	52.4	+0.4 pts
29	Mittelfranken	52.4	+0.6 pts
31	Köln	52	+0.6 pts
31	Stuttgart	52	+0.5 pts
33	Karlsruhe	51.7	+0.6 pts
33	Niederbayern	51.7	+0.9 pts
35	Oberpfalz	50.9	+1 pts
36	Oberbayern	50.8	+0.3 pts
37	Berlin	50.1	+0.3 pts
38	Hamburg	48.2	+0.2 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 regions 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 region has the highest age dependency ratio (ages 15 to 64 base)?

Chemnitz, with 72.2% in 2020, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Hamburg, with 48.2% 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.