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

Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt had the highest share of population aged 65 and over of 400 areas in 2017, at 30.7%. Vechta had the lowest, at 15.6%. The median was 21.7% and the figure for Germany was 21.2%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest30.7Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt
Lowest15.6Vechta
Median21.7400 areas
Germany21.2History

Top 40 areas, 2017

CSVChart (SVG)

Suhl, Kreisfreie StadtSuhl, Kreisfreie Stadt: 30.7 %30.7Dessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie StadtDessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie Stadt: 30.4 %30.4Altenburger LandAltenburger Land: 29.1 %29.1VogtlandkreisVogtlandkreis: 29 %29GörlitzGörlitz: 28.5 %28.5Mansfeld-SüdharzMansfeld-Südharz: 28.3 %28.3ZwickauZwickau: 28.3 %28.3Gera, Kreisfreie StadtGera, Kreisfreie Stadt: 28 %28ErzgebirgskreisErzgebirgskreis: 27.9 %27.9GreizGreiz: 27.9 %27.9Saalfeld-RudolstadtSaalfeld-Rudolstadt: 27.8 %27.8Oberspreewald-LausitzOberspreewald-Lausitz: 27.7 %27.7Chemnitz, Kreisfreie StadtChemnitz, Kreisfreie Stadt: 27.4 %27.4WittenbergWittenberg: 27.4 %27.4Brandenburg an der Havel, Kreisfr…Brandenburg an der Havel, Kreisfreie Stadt: 27.1 %27.1GoslarGoslar: 27.1 %27.1Lüchow-DannenbergLüchow-Dannenberg: 27.1 %27.1MittelsachsenMittelsachsen: 27.1 %27.1OstholsteinOstholstein: 27 %27SonnebergSonneberg: 27 %27BurgenlandkreisBurgenlandkreis: 26.9 %26.9PrignitzPrignitz: 26.9 %26.9SalzlandkreisSalzlandkreis: 26.9 %26.9HarzHarz: 26.8 %26.8Anhalt-BitterfeldAnhalt-Bitterfeld: 26.7 %26.7Elbe-ElsterElbe-Elster: 26.7 %26.7Sächsische Schweiz-OsterzgebirgeSächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge: 26.6 %26.6MeißenMeißen: 26.5 %26.5Baden-Baden, StadtkreisBaden-Baden, Stadtkreis: 26.4 %26.4BautzenBautzen: 26.3 %26.3Spree-NeißeSpree-Neiße: 26.3 %26.3UckermarkUckermark: 26.3 %26.3Wilhelmshaven, Kreisfreie StadtWilhelmshaven, Kreisfreie Stadt: 26.3 %26.3Wunsiedel i. FichtelgebirgeWunsiedel i. Fichtelgebirge: 26.2 %26.2KyffhäuserkreisKyffhäuserkreis: 25.9 %25.9HolzmindenHolzminden: 25.7 %25.7Hof, LandkreisHof, Landkreis: 25.6 %25.6LeipzigLeipzig: 25.6 %25.6Friesland (DE)Friesland (DE): 25.5 %25.5PlönPlön: 25.5 %25.5
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankAreas2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt30.7+1.6 pts
2Dessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie Stadt30.4+0.5 pts
3Altenburger Land29.1+0.6 pts
4Vogtlandkreis29+0.7 pts
5Görlitz28.5+0.5 pts
6Mansfeld-Südharz28.3+0.7 pts
6Zwickau28.3+0.6 pts
8Gera, Kreisfreie Stadt28+0.8 pts
9Erzgebirgskreis27.9+1.1 pts
9Greiz27.9+0.8 pts
11Saalfeld-Rudolstadt27.8+0.6 pts
12Oberspreewald-Lausitz27.7+0.4 pts
13Chemnitz, Kreisfreie Stadt27.4+0.7 pts
13Wittenberg27.4+0.6 pts
15Brandenburg an der Havel, Kreisfreie Stadt27.1+0.3 pts
15Goslar27.1+0.2 pts
15Lüchow-Dannenberg27.1+0.9 pts
15Mittelsachsen27.1+0.6 pts
19Ostholstein27+0.2 pts
19Sonneberg27+0.6 pts
21Burgenlandkreis26.9+0.3 pts
21Prignitz26.9+0.3 pts
21Salzlandkreis26.9+0.5 pts
24Harz26.8+0.6 pts
25Anhalt-Bitterfeld26.7+0.6 pts
25Elbe-Elster26.7+0.4 pts
27Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge26.6+0.6 pts
28Meißen26.5+0.6 pts
29Baden-Baden, Stadtkreis26.40 pts
30Bautzen26.3+0.4 pts
30Spree-Neiße26.3+0.7 pts
30Uckermark26.3+0.6 pts
30Wilhelmshaven, Kreisfreie Stadt26.30 pts
34Wunsiedel i. Fichtelgebirge26.20 pts
35Kyffhäuserkreis25.9+0.5 pts
36Holzminden25.7+0.3 pts
37Hof, Landkreis25.6+0.3 pts
37Leipzig25.6+0.5 pts
39Friesland (DE)25.5+0.2 pts
39Plön25.5+0.2 pts
39Saale-Orla-Kreis25.5+0.5 pts
42Nordhausen25.4+0.3 pts
42Schmalkalden-Meiningen25.4+0.7 pts
44Pirmasens, Kreisfreie Stadt25.3-0.3 pts
44Werra-Meißner-Kreis25.3+0.1 pts
46Hameln-Pyrmont25.2+0.2 pts
46Oder-Spree25.2+1 pts
48Ilm-Kreis25+0.6 pts
48Northeim25+0.4 pts
50Garmisch-Partenkirchen24.90 pts
50Vorpommern-Rügen24.9+0.5 pts
52Frankfurt (Oder), Kreisfreie Stadt24.8+0.5 pts
53Jerichower Land24.7+0.5 pts
53Nordsachsen24.7+0.3 pts
53Schwerin, Kreisfreie Stadt24.7+0.7 pts
53Uelzen24.7+0.2 pts
53Wartburgkreis24.7+0.6 pts
58Cuxhaven24.6+0.2 pts
58Saalekreis24.6+0.5 pts
60Kassel, Landkreis24.5+0.3 pts
61Gotha24.4+0.7 pts
61Saale-Holzland-Kreis24.4+0.9 pts
63Cottbus, Kreisfreie Stadt24.3+0.2 pts
63Dithmarschen24.3+0.3 pts
63Hof, Kreisfreie Stadt24.3-0.1 pts
63Mecklenburgische Seenplatte24.3+0.6 pts
63Saarpfalz-Kreis24.3+0.3 pts
68Schaumburg24.20 pts
68Südwestpfalz24.2+0.4 pts
70Ostprignitz-Ruppin24.1+0.4 pts
70Schweinfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt24.1-0.2 pts
70Stendal24.1+0.4 pts
73Ahrweiler24+0.1 pts
73Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis24+0.7 pts
75Magdeburg, Kreisfreie Stadt23.9+0.1 pts
75Vorpommern-Greifswald23.9+0.7 pts
75Wittmund23.9+0.5 pts
78Bad Kissingen23.8+0.4 pts
78Birkenfeld23.8+0.1 pts
78Halle (Saale), Kreisfreie Stadt23.8+0.2 pts
78Hildburghausen23.8+0.6 pts
78Neunkirchen23.8+0.2 pts
78Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Kreisfreie Stadt23.8+0.2 pts
84Cochem-Zell23.7+0.5 pts
84Mettmann23.7+0.1 pts
86Hersfeld-Rotenburg23.6+0.2 pts
86Kronach23.6+0.3 pts
86Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie Stadt23.6-0.2 pts
86Nordfriesland23.6+0.2 pts
86St. Wendel23.6+0.5 pts
86Vogelsbergkreis23.6+0.5 pts
92Bad Dürkheim23.5+0.3 pts
92Berchtesgadener Land23.5+0.1 pts
92Coburg, Kreisfreie Stadt23.5+0.3 pts
92Dahme-Spreewald23.5+0.3 pts
92Kulmbach23.5+0.4 pts
92Vulkaneifel23.5+0.2 pts
98Schleswig-Flensburg23.4+0.1 pts
99Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis23.3+0.1 pts
99Rostock, Kreisfreie Stadt23.3+0.2 pts
101Altmarkkreis Salzwedel23.2+0.5 pts
101Lübeck, Kreisfreie Stadt23.2+0.1 pts
101Wolfenbüttel23.2+0.2 pts
104Helmstedt23.1-0.1 pts
104Hildesheim23.1+0.2 pts
104Märkisch-Oderland23.1+0.5 pts
104Saarlouis23.1+0.3 pts
104Sömmerda23.1+0.7 pts
109Kusel23+0.5 pts
109Odenwaldkreis23+0.6 pts
109Osterholz23+0.5 pts
109Rendsburg-Eckernförde23+0.1 pts
113Amberg, Kreisfreie Stadt22.9+0.2 pts
113Barnim22.9+0.4 pts
113Celle22.9+0.2 pts
113Rhein-Lahn-Kreis22.9+0.4 pts
113Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis22.9+0.1 pts
113Salzgitter, Kreisfreie Stadt22.9-0.4 pts
113Wesermarsch22.9+0.2 pts
120Kaufbeuren, Kreisfreie Stadt22.8+0.1 pts
120Starnberg22.8+0.1 pts
120Stormarn22.80 pts
120Weiden i. d. Opf, Kreisfreie Stadt22.8-0.1 pts
124Bad Kreuznach22.7+0.3 pts
124Coburg, Landkreis22.7+0.2 pts
124Schwalm-Eder-Kreis22.7+0.2 pts
124Waldeck-Frankenberg22.7+0.2 pts
124Weimarer Land22.7+0.6 pts
129Frankenthal (Pfalz), Kreisfreie Stadt22.6+0.1 pts
129Landkreis Rostock22.6+0.6 pts
129Regionalverband Saarbrücken22.6+0.1 pts
129Zweibrücken, Kreisfreie Stadt22.60 pts
133Börde22.5+0.4 pts
133Eichsfeld22.5+0.5 pts
133Fürth, Landkreis22.5+0.1 pts
133Hochtaunuskreis22.5+0.1 pts
133Ludwigslust-Parchim22.5+0.7 pts
133Miesbach22.5+0.1 pts
133Neumünster, Kreisfreie Stadt22.5+0.1 pts
133Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis22.5+0.2 pts
133Traunstein22.5+0.1 pts
133Wesel22.5+0.3 pts
143Ammerland22.4+0.1 pts
143Hagen, Kreisfreie Stadt22.4+0.1 pts
143Kempten (Allgäu), Kreisfreie Stadt22.40 pts
143Lindau (Bodensee)22.4+0.1 pts
143Nordwestmecklenburg22.4+0.5 pts
143Oberallgäu22.4+0.1 pts
143Steinburg22.4+0.1 pts
143Südliche Weinstraße22.4+0.4 pts
143Weimar, Kreisfreie Stadt22.4+0.3 pts
152Recklinghausen22.3+0.3 pts
152Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis22.3+0.2 pts
152Unna22.3+0.4 pts
152Wolfsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt22.3+0.1 pts
156Aurich22.2+0.3 pts
156Bodenseekreis22.2+0.3 pts
156Göttingen22.2+0.3 pts
156Herzogtum Lauenburg22.2+0.1 pts
156Lippe22.2+0.3 pts
156Tirschenreuth22.2+0.2 pts
162Bernkastel-Wittlich22.1+0.3 pts
162Harburg22.1+0.2 pts
162Main-Spessart22.1+0.4 pts
162Oberhavel22.1+0.3 pts
162Pinneberg22.10 pts
162Remscheid, Kreisfreie Stadt22.1-0.2 pts
162Teltow-Fläming22.1+0.3 pts
169Diepholz22+0.2 pts
169Heidekreis22+0.3 pts
169Höxter22+0.5 pts
169Lichtenfels22+0.3 pts
169Nürnberger Land22+0.1 pts
169Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis22+0.3 pts
169Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis22+0.2 pts
176Bochum, Kreisfreie Stadt21.9+0.1 pts
176Delmenhorst, Kreisfreie Stadt21.9-0.1 pts
176Herford21.9+0.2 pts
176Krefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt21.90 pts
176Main-Tauber-Kreis21.9+0.3 pts
176Neuwied21.9+0.2 pts
176Speyer, Kreisfreie Stadt21.9+0.2 pts
183Bayreuth, Landkreis21.8+0.4 pts
183Bergstraße21.8+0.2 pts
183Bottrop, Kreisfreie Stadt21.8+0.2 pts
183Erfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt21.8+0.3 pts
183Havelland21.8+0.4 pts
183Heidenheim21.8+0.1 pts
183Herne, Kreisfreie Stadt21.8-0.1 pts
183Merzig-Wadern21.8+0.4 pts
191Altenkirchen (Westerwald)21.7+0.3 pts
191Bremerhaven, Kreisfreie Stadt21.7+0.3 pts
191Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt21.7+0.1 pts
191Lahn-Dill-Kreis21.7+0.2 pts
191Leverkusen, Kreisfreie Stadt21.7+0.1 pts
191Märkischer Kreis21.7+0.2 pts
191Nienburg (Weser)21.7+0.1 pts
191Regen21.7+0.4 pts
191Rhein-Kreis Neuss21.7+0.4 pts
191Schwabach, Kreisfreie Stadt21.7+0.1 pts
191Verden21.7+0.2 pts
191Zollernalbkreis21.7+0.4 pts
203Hochsauerlandkreis21.6+0.2 pts
203Minden-Lübbecke21.6+0.2 pts
203Passau, Kreisfreie Stadt21.60 pts
203Segeberg21.60 pts
203Viersen21.6+0.3 pts
208Altötting21.5+0.2 pts
208Bayreuth, Kreisfreie Stadt21.5-0.2 pts
208Essen, Kreisfreie Stadt21.50 pts
208Koblenz, Kreisfreie Stadt21.50 pts
208Memmingen, Kreisfreie Stadt21.5+0.2 pts
208Oberhausen, Kreisfreie Stadt21.5+0.1 pts
208Passau, Landkreis21.5+0.5 pts
208Potsdam-Mittelmark21.5+0.4 pts
216Fürstenfeldbruck21.4-0.1 pts
216Göppingen21.4+0.1 pts
216Rhön-Grabfeld21.4+0.3 pts
216Solingen, Kreisfreie Stadt21.40 pts
216Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen21.4+0.2 pts
221Ansbach, Kreisfreie Stadt21.3-0.1 pts
221Mayen-Koblenz21.3+0.2 pts
221Peine21.3+0.1 pts
221Straubing, Kreisfreie Stadt21.3+0.2 pts
225Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald21.2+0.2 pts
225Siegen-Wittgenstein21.2+0.4 pts
225Weilheim-Schongau21.2+0.2 pts
228Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen21.10 pts
228Euskirchen21.1+0.4 pts
228Main-Kinzig-Kreis21.10 pts
228Main-Taunus-Kreis21.10 pts
228Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis21.1+0.3 pts
228Rastatt21.1+0.3 pts
228Rhein-Erft-Kreis21.1+0.3 pts
228Rhein-Neckar-Kreis21.1+0.2 pts
236Braunschweig, Kreisfreie Stadt21+0.3 pts
236Bremen, Kreisfreie Stadt21-0.2 pts
236Kaiserslautern, Landkreis21+0.3 pts
236Offenbach, Landkreis21+0.1 pts
236Region Hannover21+0.1 pts
236Rottal-Inn21+0.2 pts
236Schweinfurt, Landkreis21+0.3 pts
236Wuppertal, Kreisfreie Stadt21-0.2 pts
244Emden, Kreisfreie Stadt20.9+0.2 pts
244Jena, Kreisfreie Stadt20.9+0.3 pts
244Leer20.9+0.3 pts
244Limburg-Weilburg20.9+0.4 pts
244Oberbergischer Kreis20.9+0.2 pts
244Rhein-Sieg-Kreis20.9+0.3 pts
244Rosenheim, Landkreis20.9+0.3 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 30.7% in 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Vechta, with 15.6% in 2017.

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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