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NUTS 3 areas of Germany by share of population aged 65 and over, 2025

Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt had the highest share of population aged 65 and over of 400 areas in 2025, at 34.6%. Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt had the lowest, at 15.9%. The median was 23.3% and the figure for Germany was 22.7%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest34.6Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt
Lowest15.9Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt
Median23.3400 areas
Germany22.7History

Top 40 areas, 2025

CSVChart (SVG)

Suhl, Kreisfreie StadtSuhl, Kreisfreie Stadt: 34.6 %34.6Dessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie StadtDessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie Stadt: 32.7 %32.7GreizGreiz: 32.4 %32.4Altenburger LandAltenburger Land: 32.3 %32.3Mansfeld-SüdharzMansfeld-Südharz: 32.2 %32.2ErzgebirgskreisErzgebirgskreis: 31.9 %31.9GörlitzGörlitz: 31.8 %31.8VogtlandkreisVogtlandkreis: 31.7 %31.7Spree-NeißeSpree-Neiße: 31.4 %31.4Saalfeld-RudolstadtSaalfeld-Rudolstadt: 31.3 %31.3Elbe-ElsterElbe-Elster: 30.9 %30.9WittenbergWittenberg: 30.9 %30.9UckermarkUckermark: 30.8 %30.8HarzHarz: 30.7 %30.7Oberspreewald-LausitzOberspreewald-Lausitz: 30.7 %30.7ZwickauZwickau: 30.4 %30.4KyffhäuserkreisKyffhäuserkreis: 30.3 %30.3SonnebergSonneberg: 30.3 %30.3PrignitzPrignitz: 30.2 %30.2BurgenlandkreisBurgenlandkreis: 30.1 %30.1Anhalt-BitterfeldAnhalt-Bitterfeld: 29.9 %29.9Lüchow-DannenbergLüchow-Dannenberg: 29.9 %29.9Mecklenburgische SeenplatteMecklenburgische Seenplatte: 29.9 %29.9MittelsachsenMittelsachsen: 29.9 %29.9SalzlandkreisSalzlandkreis: 29.9 %29.9BautzenBautzen: 29.6 %29.6Saale-Orla-KreisSaale-Orla-Kreis: 29.6 %29.6Gera, Kreisfreie StadtGera, Kreisfreie Stadt: 29.5 %29.5Vorpommern-RügenVorpommern-Rügen: 29.5 %29.5MeißenMeißen: 29.4 %29.4Schmalkalden-MeiningenSchmalkalden-Meiningen: 29.3 %29.3NordhausenNordhausen: 29 %29OstholsteinOstholstein: 29 %29Sächsische Schweiz-OsterzgebirgeSächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge: 28.9 %28.9Vorpommern-GreifswaldVorpommern-Greifswald: 28.9 %28.9Ostprignitz-RuppinOstprignitz-Ruppin: 28.8 %28.8Jerichower LandJerichower Land: 28.7 %28.7Saale-Holzland-KreisSaale-Holzland-Kreis: 28.7 %28.7StendalStendal: 28.7 %28.7GoslarGoslar: 28.5 %28.5
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankAreas2025 (%)Change on 2024
1Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt34.6+1.8 pts
2Dessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie Stadt32.7+0.2 pts
3Greiz32.4+0.7 pts
4Altenburger Land32.3+0.4 pts
5Mansfeld-Südharz32.2+0.5 pts
6Erzgebirgskreis31.9+0.6 pts
7Görlitz31.8+0.6 pts
8Vogtlandkreis31.7+0.6 pts
9Spree-Neiße31.4+0.9 pts
10Saalfeld-Rudolstadt31.3+0.6 pts
11Elbe-Elster30.9+0.7 pts
11Wittenberg30.9+0.5 pts
13Uckermark30.8+0.5 pts
14Harz30.7+0.5 pts
14Oberspreewald-Lausitz30.7+0.5 pts
16Zwickau30.4+0.4 pts
17Kyffhäuserkreis30.3+0.8 pts
17Sonneberg30.3+0.9 pts
19Prignitz30.2+0.7 pts
20Burgenlandkreis30.1+0.7 pts
21Anhalt-Bitterfeld29.9+0.4 pts
21Lüchow-Dannenberg29.9+0.4 pts
21Mecklenburgische Seenplatte29.9+0.8 pts
21Mittelsachsen29.9+0.5 pts
21Salzlandkreis29.9+0.5 pts
26Bautzen29.6+0.6 pts
26Saale-Orla-Kreis29.6+0.6 pts
28Gera, Kreisfreie Stadt29.5+0.3 pts
28Vorpommern-Rügen29.5+0.6 pts
30Meißen29.4+0.6 pts
31Schmalkalden-Meiningen29.3+0.7 pts
32Nordhausen29+0.6 pts
32Ostholstein29+0.4 pts
34Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge28.9+0.5 pts
34Vorpommern-Greifswald28.9+0.8 pts
36Ostprignitz-Ruppin28.8+0.7 pts
37Jerichower Land28.7+0.6 pts
37Saale-Holzland-Kreis28.7+0.9 pts
37Stendal28.7+0.6 pts
40Goslar28.5+0.4 pts
40Oder-Spree28.5+0.6 pts
42Frankfurt (Oder), Kreisfreie Stadt28.4+0.4 pts
42Wartburgkreis28.4+0.7 pts
44Brandenburg an der Havel, Kreisfreie Stadt28.3+0.3 pts
45Hildburghausen28.1+0.7 pts
46Leipzig28+0.5 pts
46Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis28+0.7 pts
48Altmarkkreis Salzwedel27.8+0.9 pts
49Chemnitz, Kreisfreie Stadt27.7-0.1 pts
49Nordsachsen27.7+0.7 pts
49Saalekreis27.7+0.5 pts
52Ilm-Kreis27.6+0.5 pts
52Ludwigslust-Parchim27.6+0.9 pts
52Plön27.6+0.4 pts
52Sömmerda27.6+0.6 pts
52Südwestpfalz27.6+0.4 pts
57Cottbus, Kreisfreie Stadt27.5+0.2 pts
57Schwerin, Kreisfreie Stadt27.5+0.3 pts
59Landkreis Rostock27.4+0.8 pts
59Wunsiedel i. Fichtelgebirge27.4+0.4 pts
61Holzminden27.3+0.4 pts
61St. Wendel27.3+0.7 pts
63Baden-Baden, Stadtkreis27.2+0.2 pts
63Gotha27.2+0.5 pts
65Friesland (DE)27.1+0.4 pts
65Northeim27.1+0.5 pts
67Wittmund27+0.6 pts
68Eichsfeld26.9+0.7 pts
68Hof, Landkreis26.9+0.5 pts
68Saarpfalz-Kreis26.9+0.5 pts
68Werra-Meißner-Kreis26.9+0.4 pts
72Börde26.8+0.6 pts
72Nordwestmecklenburg26.8+0.5 pts
72Vogelsbergkreis26.8+0.6 pts
75Cuxhaven26.7+0.5 pts
75Weimarer Land26.7+0.6 pts
77Bad Kissingen26.6+0.4 pts
78Kronach26.5+0.7 pts
79Märkisch-Oderland26.4+0.7 pts
79Uelzen26.4+0.5 pts
79Vulkaneifel26.4+0.7 pts
82Dithmarschen26.3+0.4 pts
82Kusel26.3+0.6 pts
84Hameln-Pyrmont26.2+0.3 pts
85Bad Dürkheim26.1+0.6 pts
85Kassel, Landkreis26.1+0.3 pts
87Ahrweiler25.9+0.2 pts
87Cochem-Zell25.9+0.3 pts
87Kulmbach25.9+0.5 pts
87Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Kreisfreie Stadt25.9+0.3 pts
87Saarlouis25.9+0.6 pts
87Wilhelmshaven, Kreisfreie Stadt25.90 pts
93Barnim25.8+0.5 pts
93Schaumburg25.8+0.3 pts
95Birkenfeld25.7+0.4 pts
95Hersfeld-Rotenburg25.7+0.4 pts
95Neunkirchen25.7+0.4 pts
95Odenwaldkreis25.7+0.4 pts
95Rostock, Kreisfreie Stadt25.7+0.2 pts
100Garmisch-Partenkirchen25.6+0.3 pts
100Nordfriesland25.6+0.4 pts
102Pirmasens, Kreisfreie Stadt25.5+0.1 pts
103Main-Spessart25.3+0.6 pts
103Schleswig-Flensburg25.3+0.3 pts
105Dahme-Spreewald25.2+0.5 pts
106Aurich25.1+0.5 pts
106Coburg, Landkreis25.1+0.5 pts
106Potsdam-Mittelmark25.1+0.7 pts
106Südliche Weinstraße25.1+0.5 pts
106Wolfenbüttel25.1+0.4 pts
111Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis25+0.3 pts
111Regen25+0.7 pts
111Wesel25+0.4 pts
114Freyung-Grafenau24.9+0.7 pts
114Höxter24.9+0.5 pts
114Oberhavel24.9+0.6 pts
114Osterholz24.9+0.5 pts
114Zweibrücken, Kreisfreie Stadt24.9+0.3 pts
119Merzig-Wadern24.8+0.7 pts
119Rendsburg-Eckernförde24.8+0.4 pts
119Speyer, Kreisfreie Stadt24.8+0.8 pts
119Wesermarsch24.8+0.3 pts
123Bad Kreuznach24.7+0.4 pts
123Helmstedt24.7+0.4 pts
123Passau, Landkreis24.7+0.7 pts
123Rhein-Lahn-Kreis24.7+0.4 pts
123Schwalm-Eder-Kreis24.7+0.4 pts
123Weimar, Kreisfreie Stadt24.7+0.3 pts
129Ammerland24.6+0.3 pts
129Bernkastel-Wittlich24.6+0.5 pts
129Celle24.6+0.3 pts
129Lichtenfels24.6+0.7 pts
129Main-Tauber-Kreis24.6+0.5 pts
129Mettmann24.6+0.2 pts
129Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis24.6+0.4 pts
129Rhön-Grabfeld24.6+0.5 pts
129Tirschenreuth24.6+0.5 pts
129Waldeck-Frankenberg24.6+0.4 pts
139Bayreuth, Landkreis24.5+0.6 pts
139Halle (Saale), Kreisfreie Stadt24.50 pts
141Berchtesgadener Land24.4+0.4 pts
141Bodenseekreis24.4+0.5 pts
141Donnersbergkreis24.4+0.5 pts
141Göttingen24.4+0.4 pts
141Magdeburg, Kreisfreie Stadt24.40 pts
146Amberg, Kreisfreie Stadt24.30 pts
146Bottrop, Kreisfreie Stadt24.3+0.4 pts
146Hildesheim24.3+0.2 pts
146Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis24.3+0.5 pts
146Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis24.3+0.4 pts
146Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis24.3+0.3 pts
146Schweinfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt24.3+0.1 pts
146Unna24.3+0.5 pts
154Coburg, Kreisfreie Stadt24.2+0.5 pts
154Fürth, Landkreis24.2+0.4 pts
154Traunstein24.2+0.3 pts
157Oberallgäu24.1+0.4 pts
157Schweinfurt, Landkreis24.1+0.6 pts
159Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie Stadt24+0.2 pts
159Recklinghausen24+0.3 pts
159Regionalverband Saarbrücken24+0.3 pts
159Starnberg24+0.3 pts
159Steinburg24+0.4 pts
159Stormarn24+0.2 pts
165Havelland23.9+0.4 pts
165Hochsauerlandkreis23.9+0.5 pts
165Kaiserslautern, Landkreis23.9+0.4 pts
165Lippe23.9+0.4 pts
165Viersen23.9+0.4 pts
170Diepholz23.8+0.4 pts
170Frankenthal (Pfalz), Kreisfreie Stadt23.8+0.2 pts
170Heidekreis23.8+0.4 pts
170Hof, Kreisfreie Stadt23.8+0.1 pts
170Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis23.8+0.6 pts
170Nürnberger Land23.8+0.5 pts
170Würzburg, Landkreis23.8+0.6 pts
177Bergstraße23.7+0.4 pts
177Cham23.7+0.7 pts
177Nienburg (Weser)23.7+0.5 pts
180Altenkirchen (Westerwald)23.6+0.5 pts
180Aschaffenburg, Landkreis23.6+0.5 pts
180Lindau (Bodensee)23.6+0.3 pts
180Lübeck, Kreisfreie Stadt23.6+0.3 pts
180Miesbach23.6+0.4 pts
180Neuwied23.6+0.3 pts
180Verden23.6+0.3 pts
180Weiden i. d. Opf, Kreisfreie Stadt23.6+0.3 pts
188Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald23.5+0.4 pts
188Erfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt23.5+0.4 pts
188Haßberge23.5+0.5 pts
188Hochtaunuskreis23.5+0.3 pts
188Mayen-Koblenz23.5+0.4 pts
188Rastatt23.5+0.5 pts
188Teltow-Fläming23.5+0.5 pts
188Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen23.5+0.4 pts
196Märkischer Kreis23.4+0.4 pts
196Rottal-Inn23.4+0.5 pts
196Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis23.4+0.5 pts
199Amberg-Sulzbach23.3+0.5 pts
199Coesfeld23.3+0.5 pts
199Euskirchen23.3+0.5 pts
199Herford23.3+0.5 pts
199Herzogtum Lauenburg23.3+0.3 pts
199Lahn-Dill-Kreis23.3+0.4 pts
199Miltenberg23.3+0.5 pts
199Zollernalbkreis23.3+0.4 pts
207Limburg-Weilburg23.2+0.5 pts
207Minden-Lübbecke23.2+0.5 pts
207Neustadt a. d. Waldnaab23.2+0.5 pts
207Schwabach, Kreisfreie Stadt23.2+0.2 pts
211Harburg23.1+0.3 pts
211Kaufbeuren, Kreisfreie Stadt23.1+0.2 pts
211Leer23.1+0.4 pts
211Neumünster, Kreisfreie Stadt23.1+0.2 pts
211Rhein-Sieg-Kreis23.1+0.4 pts
211Soest23.1+0.4 pts
217Mainz-Bingen23+0.5 pts
217Oldenburg, Landkreis23+0.4 pts
217Rhein-Kreis Neuss23+0.3 pts
217Rhein-Neckar-Kreis23+0.4 pts
217Rosenheim, Landkreis23+0.4 pts
217Roth23+0.5 pts
217Weilheim-Schongau23+0.3 pts
224Altötting22.9+0.3 pts
224Neustadt a. d. Aisch-Bad Windsheim22.9+0.5 pts
224Oberhausen, Kreisfreie Stadt22.9+0.3 pts
224Rotenburg (Wümme)22.9+0.4 pts
224Salzgitter, Kreisfreie Stadt22.9+0.2 pts
224Waldshut22.9+0.4 pts
230Ansbach, Kreisfreie Stadt22.8+0.5 pts
230Enzkreis22.8+0.5 pts
230Heidenheim22.8+0.4 pts
230Heinsberg22.8+0.4 pts
230Jena, Kreisfreie Stadt22.8+0.2 pts
230Oberbergischer Kreis22.8+0.5 pts
230Osnabrück, Landkreis22.8+0.5 pts
230Pinneberg22.8+0.2 pts
230Siegen-Wittgenstein22.8+0.3 pts
230Warendorf22.8+0.6 pts
230Westerwaldkreis22.8+0.5 pts
241Alzey-Worms22.7+0.5 pts
241Emmendingen22.7+0.5 pts
241Forchheim22.7+0.6 pts
241Göppingen22.7+0.3 pts
241Karlsruhe, Landkreis22.7+0.4 pts
241Stade22.7+0.4 pts
247Bayreuth, Kreisfreie Stadt22.6+0.3 pts
247Düren22.6+0.4 pts
247Fulda22.6+0.3 pts
247Main-Kinzig-Kreis22.6+0.4 pts

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About this ranking

Residents aged 65 or over as a percentage of total population. Spain: 1 January, INE annual census. United States: 1 July, Census Bureau population estimates. World Bank figures for other countries and the World refer to mid-year.

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 3 region (demo_r_pjanind3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_pjanind3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Which area has the highest share of population aged 65 and over?

Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt, with 34.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest share of population aged 65 and over?

Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt, with 15.9% in 2025.

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 3 region (demo_r_pjanind3). Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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