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

Dessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie Stadt had the highest share of population aged 65 and over of 400 areas in 2015, at 29.5%. Vechta had the lowest, at 15.4%. The median was 21.5% and the figure for Germany was 21%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest29.5Dessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie Stadt
Lowest15.4Vechta
Median21.5400 areas
Germany21History

Top 40 areas, 2015

CSVChart (SVG)

Dessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie StadtDessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie Stadt: 29.5 %29.5Suhl, Kreisfreie StadtSuhl, Kreisfreie Stadt: 28.9 %28.9Altenburger LandAltenburger Land: 28 %28VogtlandkreisVogtlandkreis: 27.8 %27.8GörlitzGörlitz: 27.7 %27.7Mansfeld-SüdharzMansfeld-Südharz: 27.3 %27.3ZwickauZwickau: 27.3 %27.3Gera, Kreisfreie StadtGera, Kreisfreie Stadt: 27.2 %27.2GoslarGoslar: 27 %27Saalfeld-RudolstadtSaalfeld-Rudolstadt: 27 %27Chemnitz, Kreisfreie StadtChemnitz, Kreisfreie Stadt: 26.9 %26.9Oberspreewald-LausitzOberspreewald-Lausitz: 26.8 %26.8Brandenburg an der Havel, Kreisfr…Brandenburg an der Havel, Kreisfreie Stadt: 26.7 %26.7GreizGreiz: 26.6 %26.6Lüchow-DannenbergLüchow-Dannenberg: 26.6 %26.6OstholsteinOstholstein: 26.6 %26.6Baden-Baden, StadtkreisBaden-Baden, Stadtkreis: 26.5 %26.5BurgenlandkreisBurgenlandkreis: 26.4 %26.4Wilhelmshaven, Kreisfreie StadtWilhelmshaven, Kreisfreie Stadt: 26.4 %26.4WittenbergWittenberg: 26.4 %26.4PrignitzPrignitz: 26.3 %26.3SalzlandkreisSalzlandkreis: 26.3 %26.3HarzHarz: 26.2 %26.2MittelsachsenMittelsachsen: 26.2 %26.2SonnebergSonneberg: 26.1 %26.1Wunsiedel i. FichtelgebirgeWunsiedel i. Fichtelgebirge: 26.1 %26.1ErzgebirgskreisErzgebirgskreis: 26 %26Elbe-ElsterElbe-Elster: 25.9 %25.9Anhalt-BitterfeldAnhalt-Bitterfeld: 25.8 %25.8MeißenMeißen: 25.8 %25.8Sächsische Schweiz-OsterzgebirgeSächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge: 25.8 %25.8BautzenBautzen: 25.6 %25.6HolzmindenHolzminden: 25.4 %25.4Pirmasens, Kreisfreie StadtPirmasens, Kreisfreie Stadt: 25.4 %25.4PlönPlön: 25.3 %25.3UckermarkUckermark: 25.3 %25.3Werra-Meißner-KreisWerra-Meißner-Kreis: 25.2 %25.2Garmisch-PartenkirchenGarmisch-Partenkirchen: 25.1 %25.1Hof, LandkreisHof, Landkreis: 25.1 %25.1KyffhäuserkreisKyffhäuserkreis: 25.1 %25.1
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankAreas2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Dessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie Stadt29.5+0.4 pts
2Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt28.9+0.1 pts
3Altenburger Land28+0.3 pts
4Vogtlandkreis27.8+0.4 pts
5Görlitz27.7+0.4 pts
6Mansfeld-Südharz27.3+0.4 pts
6Zwickau27.3+0.4 pts
8Gera, Kreisfreie Stadt27.2+0.3 pts
9Goslar27+0.2 pts
9Saalfeld-Rudolstadt27+0.3 pts
11Chemnitz, Kreisfreie Stadt26.9+0.2 pts
12Oberspreewald-Lausitz26.8+0.2 pts
13Brandenburg an der Havel, Kreisfreie Stadt26.70 pts
14Greiz26.6+0.4 pts
14Lüchow-Dannenberg26.6+0.2 pts
14Ostholstein26.6+0.4 pts
17Baden-Baden, Stadtkreis26.5+0.1 pts
18Burgenlandkreis26.4+0.3 pts
18Wilhelmshaven, Kreisfreie Stadt26.4+0.4 pts
18Wittenberg26.4+0.3 pts
21Prignitz26.3+0.3 pts
21Salzlandkreis26.3+0.3 pts
23Harz26.2+0.4 pts
23Mittelsachsen26.2+0.4 pts
25Sonneberg26.1+0.6 pts
25Wunsiedel i. Fichtelgebirge26.1+0.3 pts
27Erzgebirgskreis26+0.6 pts
28Elbe-Elster25.9+0.4 pts
29Anhalt-Bitterfeld25.8+0.3 pts
29Meißen25.8+0.2 pts
29Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge25.8+0.2 pts
32Bautzen25.6+0.3 pts
33Holzminden25.4+0.3 pts
33Pirmasens, Kreisfreie Stadt25.4+0.1 pts
35Plön25.3+0.4 pts
35Uckermark25.3+0.5 pts
37Werra-Meißner-Kreis25.2+0.4 pts
38Garmisch-Partenkirchen25.1+0.2 pts
38Hof, Landkreis25.1+0.3 pts
38Kyffhäuserkreis25.1+0.4 pts
38Spree-Neiße25.1+0.4 pts
42Friesland (DE)25+0.5 pts
42Hameln-Pyrmont25+0.2 pts
44Nordhausen24.9+0.2 pts
45Leipzig24.8+0.3 pts
46Saale-Orla-Kreis24.7+0.4 pts
46Schwerin, Kreisfreie Stadt24.7+0.2 pts
48Hof, Kreisfreie Stadt24.5+0.2 pts
48Northeim24.5+0.4 pts
50Schmalkalden-Meiningen24.4+0.5 pts
50Schweinfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt24.4+0.3 pts
50Uelzen24.4+0.2 pts
53Oder-Spree24.3+0.1 pts
54Ilm-Kreis24.2+0.3 pts
54Kassel, Landkreis24.2+0.4 pts
56Cuxhaven24.1+0.4 pts
56Nordsachsen24.1+0.3 pts
56Vorpommern-Rügen24.1+0.2 pts
59Frankfurt (Oder), Kreisfreie Stadt24+0.5 pts
59Jerichower Land24+0.4 pts
59Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie Stadt240 pts
59Schaumburg24+0.2 pts
63Dithmarschen23.9+0.4 pts
63Magdeburg, Kreisfreie Stadt23.9+0.1 pts
63Saarpfalz-Kreis23.9+0.4 pts
63Wartburgkreis23.9+0.3 pts
67Saalekreis23.8+0.4 pts
67Salzgitter, Kreisfreie Stadt23.8-0.1 pts
69Ahrweiler23.7+0.3 pts
69Cottbus, Kreisfreie Stadt23.7+0.4 pts
69Halle (Saale), Kreisfreie Stadt23.7+0.2 pts
69Mettmann23.7+0.2 pts
73Gotha23.6+0.2 pts
73Hersfeld-Rotenburg23.6+0.2 pts
73Saale-Holzland-Kreis23.6+0.3 pts
76Neunkirchen23.5+0.3 pts
76Stendal23.5+0.3 pts
76Südwestpfalz23.5+0.5 pts
79Berchtesgadener Land23.4+0.2 pts
79Birkenfeld23.4+0.3 pts
79Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Kreisfreie Stadt23.4+0.3 pts
79Nordfriesland23.4+0.3 pts
79Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis23.4+0.4 pts
84Bad Kissingen23.3+0.4 pts
84Coburg, Kreisfreie Stadt23.3+0.3 pts
84Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis23.3+0.2 pts
84Mecklenburgische Seenplatte23.3+0.4 pts
84Ostprignitz-Ruppin23.3+0.2 pts
89Helmstedt23.20 pts
89Lübeck, Kreisfreie Stadt23.2+0.1 pts
89Vogelsbergkreis23.2+0.4 pts
89Vulkaneifel23.2+0.3 pts
93Cochem-Zell23.1+0.2 pts
93Dahme-Spreewald23.10 pts
93Kronach23.1+0.4 pts
93Wittmund23.1+0.7 pts
97Rostock, Kreisfreie Stadt23+0.2 pts
97Schleswig-Flensburg23+0.3 pts
97Wolfenbüttel23+0.2 pts
100Bad Dürkheim22.9+0.5 pts
100Hildesheim22.9+0.2 pts
100St. Wendel22.9+0.5 pts
100Weiden i. d. Opf, Kreisfreie Stadt22.90 pts
104Amberg, Kreisfreie Stadt22.8+0.2 pts
104Hildburghausen22.8+0.5 pts
104Kaufbeuren, Kreisfreie Stadt22.80 pts
104Kulmbach22.8+0.4 pts
104Starnberg22.8+0.2 pts
104Vorpommern-Greifswald22.8+0.4 pts
110Celle22.7+0.2 pts
110Kempten (Allgäu), Kreisfreie Stadt22.7+0.2 pts
110Rendsburg-Eckernförde22.7+0.4 pts
110Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis22.7+0.2 pts
110Stormarn22.7+0.2 pts
115Hagen, Kreisfreie Stadt22.60 pts
115Neumünster, Kreisfreie Stadt22.6+0.2 pts
115Rhein-Lahn-Kreis22.6+0.3 pts
115Saarlouis22.6+0.4 pts
115Wesermarsch22.6+0.3 pts
120Altmarkkreis Salzwedel22.5+0.2 pts
120Miesbach22.5+0.2 pts
120Osterholz22.5+0.4 pts
120Remscheid, Kreisfreie Stadt22.5+0.2 pts
120Waldeck-Frankenberg22.5+0.4 pts
125Frankenthal (Pfalz), Kreisfreie Stadt22.40 pts
125Hochtaunuskreis22.4+0.1 pts
125Lindau (Bodensee)22.4+0.2 pts
125Märkisch-Oderland22.4+0.4 pts
125Regionalverband Saarbrücken22.4+0.4 pts
125Schwalm-Eder-Kreis22.4+0.3 pts
125Traunstein22.4+0.2 pts
125Wolfsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt22.4-0.1 pts
125Zweibrücken, Kreisfreie Stadt22.4+0.1 pts
134Steinburg22.3+0.3 pts
135Barnim22.2+0.2 pts
135Coburg, Landkreis22.2+0.2 pts
135Delmenhorst, Kreisfreie Stadt22.2+0.1 pts
135Kusel22.2+0.4 pts
135Odenwaldkreis22.2+0.5 pts
140Bremerhaven, Kreisfreie Stadt22.1-0.2 pts
140Fürth, Landkreis22.1+0.6 pts
140Heidekreis22.1+0.3 pts
140Herzogtum Lauenburg22.1+0.1 pts
140Lippe22.1+0.3 pts
140Oberallgäu22.1+0.3 pts
140Pinneberg22.1+0.2 pts
140Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis22.1+0.3 pts
140Weimar, Kreisfreie Stadt22.1+0.2 pts
140Wesel22.1+0.4 pts
150Ammerland22+0.5 pts
150Bad Kreuznach22+0.4 pts
150Bochum, Kreisfreie Stadt22+0.2 pts
150Göttingen22+0.2 pts
150Herne, Kreisfreie Stadt220 pts
150Krefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt22+0.1 pts
150Recklinghausen22+0.3 pts
150Sömmerda22+0.4 pts
150Unna22+0.3 pts
159Leverkusen, Kreisfreie Stadt21.90 pts
159Nürnberger Land21.9+0.2 pts
159Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis21.9+0.3 pts
159Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis21.9+0.2 pts
163Bodenseekreis21.8+0.2 pts
163Börde21.8+0.3 pts
163Diepholz21.8+0.4 pts
163Essen, Kreisfreie Stadt21.80 pts
163Harburg21.8+0.2 pts
163Heidenheim21.8+0.1 pts
163Herford21.8+0.1 pts
163Tirschenreuth21.8+0.3 pts
163Weimarer Land21.8+0.6 pts
172Ansbach, Kreisfreie Stadt21.7+0.1 pts
172Aurich21.7+0.5 pts
172Landkreis Rostock21.7+0.3 pts
172Passau, Kreisfreie Stadt21.7-0.1 pts
172Schwabach, Kreisfreie Stadt21.7+0.1 pts
172Solingen, Kreisfreie Stadt21.70 pts
172Teltow-Fläming21.7+0.2 pts
179Bayreuth, Kreisfreie Stadt21.6+0.2 pts
179Bernkastel-Wittlich21.6+0.4 pts
179Bottrop, Kreisfreie Stadt21.6+0.4 pts
179Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt21.60 pts
179Eichsfeld21.6+0.5 pts
179Koblenz, Kreisfreie Stadt21.60 pts
179Lichtenfels21.6+0.2 pts
179Neuwied21.6+0.3 pts
179Nienburg (Weser)21.6+0.2 pts
179Oberhavel21.6+0.2 pts
179Südliche Weinstraße21.6+0.4 pts
190Bergstraße21.5+0.3 pts
190Fürstenfeldbruck21.5+0.1 pts
190Hochsauerlandkreis21.5+0.2 pts
190Ludwigslust-Parchim21.5+0.3 pts
190Main-Tauber-Kreis21.5+0.3 pts
190Märkischer Kreis21.5+0.3 pts
190Memmingen, Kreisfreie Stadt21.5-0.1 pts
190Minden-Lübbecke21.5+0.2 pts
190Nordwestmecklenburg21.5+0.2 pts
190Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis21.5+0.5 pts
190Rhein-Kreis Neuss21.5+0.3 pts
190Segeberg21.5+0.3 pts
202Erfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt21.4+0.1 pts
202Lahn-Dill-Kreis21.4+0.3 pts
202Main-Spessart21.4+0.4 pts
202Oberhausen, Kreisfreie Stadt21.4+0.1 pts
202Speyer, Kreisfreie Stadt21.4+0.5 pts
202Wuppertal, Kreisfreie Stadt21.40 pts
208Altötting21.3+0.2 pts
208Göppingen21.3+0.2 pts
208Havelland21.3+0.1 pts
208Höxter21.3+0.2 pts
208Merzig-Wadern21.3+0.6 pts
208Verden21.3+0.4 pts
208Zollernalbkreis21.30 pts
215Altenkirchen (Westerwald)21.2+0.3 pts
215Bremen, Kreisfreie Stadt21.2+0.1 pts
215Landshut, Kreisfreie Stadt21.20 pts
215Leipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt21.2-0.3 pts
215Main-Taunus-Kreis21.2+0.2 pts
215Peine21.2+0.2 pts
215Straubing, Kreisfreie Stadt21.2+0.1 pts
215Viersen21.2+0.4 pts
223Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen21.1+0.2 pts
223Bayreuth, Landkreis21.1+0.3 pts
223Regen21.1+0.4 pts
223Region Hannover21.1+0.1 pts
227Duisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt21+0.1 pts
227Main-Kinzig-Kreis21+0.4 pts
227Siegen-Wittgenstein21+0.1 pts
227Weilheim-Schongau21+0.2 pts
227Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen21+0.2 pts
232Braunschweig, Kreisfreie Stadt20.90 pts
232Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald20.9+0.3 pts
232Mayen-Koblenz20.9+0.3 pts
232Offenbach, Landkreis20.9+0.2 pts
232Potsdam-Mittelmark20.9+0.2 pts
232Rhön-Grabfeld20.9+0.5 pts
238Emden, Kreisfreie Stadt20.8+0.2 pts
238Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt20.8+0.1 pts
238Mönchengladbach, Kreisfreie Stadt20.8+0.1 pts
238Passau, Landkreis20.8+0.3 pts
238Pforzheim, Stadtkreis20.80 pts
238Rems-Murr-Kreis20.8+0.2 pts
238Rhein-Neckar-Kreis20.8+0.2 pts
245München, Landkreis20.7+0.1 pts
245Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis20.7+0.4 pts
245Oberbergischer Kreis20.7+0.2 pts
245Rastatt20.7+0.2 pts
245Rhein-Erft-Kreis20.7+0.2 pts
245Rottal-Inn20.7+0.1 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?

Dessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie Stadt, with 29.5% in 2015, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Vechta, with 15.4% in 2015.

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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