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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 2019, at 32.2%. Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt had the lowest, at 15.6%. The median was 21.9% and the figure for Germany was 21.5%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest32.2Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt
Lowest15.6Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt
Median21.9400 areas
Germany21.5History

Top 40 areas, 2019

CSVChart (SVG)

Suhl, Kreisfreie StadtSuhl, Kreisfreie Stadt: 32.2 %32.2Dessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie StadtDessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie Stadt: 31.4 %31.4Altenburger LandAltenburger Land: 30.3 %30.3VogtlandkreisVogtlandkreis: 30 %30GörlitzGörlitz: 29.5 %29.5ErzgebirgskreisErzgebirgskreis: 29.4 %29.4Mansfeld-SüdharzMansfeld-Südharz: 29.4 %29.4GreizGreiz: 29.2 %29.2ZwickauZwickau: 29.2 %29.2Gera, Kreisfreie StadtGera, Kreisfreie Stadt: 29 %29Saalfeld-RudolstadtSaalfeld-Rudolstadt: 29 %29Oberspreewald-LausitzOberspreewald-Lausitz: 28.6 %28.6WittenbergWittenberg: 28.5 %28.5HarzHarz: 28.1 %28.1PrignitzPrignitz: 28.1 %28.1Elbe-ElsterElbe-Elster: 28 %28MittelsachsenMittelsachsen: 28 %28BurgenlandkreisBurgenlandkreis: 27.9 %27.9SalzlandkreisSalzlandkreis: 27.9 %27.9Anhalt-BitterfeldAnhalt-Bitterfeld: 27.8 %27.8Chemnitz, Kreisfreie StadtChemnitz, Kreisfreie Stadt: 27.8 %27.8Lüchow-DannenbergLüchow-Dannenberg: 27.8 %27.8Spree-NeißeSpree-Neiße: 27.8 %27.8SonnebergSonneberg: 27.7 %27.7UckermarkUckermark: 27.6 %27.6Brandenburg an der Havel, Kreisfr…Brandenburg an der Havel, Kreisfreie Stadt: 27.5 %27.5OstholsteinOstholstein: 27.5 %27.5BautzenBautzen: 27.4 %27.4MeißenMeißen: 27.4 %27.4Sächsische Schweiz-OsterzgebirgeSächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge: 27.4 %27.4GoslarGoslar: 27.3 %27.3KyffhäuserkreisKyffhäuserkreis: 27.3 %27.3Saale-Orla-KreisSaale-Orla-Kreis: 26.7 %26.7LeipzigLeipzig: 26.4 %26.4Oder-SpreeOder-Spree: 26.4 %26.4Schmalkalden-MeiningenSchmalkalden-Meiningen: 26.4 %26.4Wunsiedel i. FichtelgebirgeWunsiedel i. Fichtelgebirge: 26.4 %26.4HolzmindenHolzminden: 26.3 %26.3NordhausenNordhausen: 26.3 %26.3Baden-Baden, StadtkreisBaden-Baden, Stadtkreis: 26.1 %26.1
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankAreas2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt32.2+0.7 pts
2Dessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie Stadt31.4+0.6 pts
3Altenburger Land30.3+0.4 pts
4Vogtlandkreis30+0.5 pts
5Görlitz29.5+0.4 pts
6Erzgebirgskreis29.4+0.6 pts
6Mansfeld-Südharz29.4+0.5 pts
8Greiz29.2+0.7 pts
8Zwickau29.2+0.4 pts
10Gera, Kreisfreie Stadt29+0.6 pts
10Saalfeld-Rudolstadt29+0.6 pts
12Oberspreewald-Lausitz28.6+0.3 pts
13Wittenberg28.5+0.5 pts
14Harz28.1+0.6 pts
14Prignitz28.1+0.7 pts
16Elbe-Elster28+0.6 pts
16Mittelsachsen28+0.4 pts
18Burgenlandkreis27.9+0.6 pts
18Salzlandkreis27.9+0.5 pts
20Anhalt-Bitterfeld27.8+0.5 pts
20Chemnitz, Kreisfreie Stadt27.8+0.2 pts
20Lüchow-Dannenberg27.8+0.2 pts
20Spree-Neiße27.8+0.8 pts
24Sonneberg27.7+0.3 pts
25Uckermark27.6+0.6 pts
26Brandenburg an der Havel, Kreisfreie Stadt27.5+0.2 pts
26Ostholstein27.5+0.2 pts
28Bautzen27.4+0.5 pts
28Meißen27.4+0.4 pts
28Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge27.4+0.3 pts
31Goslar27.3+0.1 pts
31Kyffhäuserkreis27.3+0.8 pts
33Saale-Orla-Kreis26.7+0.6 pts
34Leipzig26.4+0.3 pts
34Oder-Spree26.4+0.6 pts
34Schmalkalden-Meiningen26.4+0.5 pts
34Wunsiedel i. Fichtelgebirge26.4+0.2 pts
38Holzminden26.3+0.3 pts
38Nordhausen26.3+0.5 pts
40Baden-Baden, Stadtkreis26.1-0.1 pts
40Friesland (DE)26.1+0.3 pts
40Plön26.1+0.3 pts
40Wilhelmshaven, Kreisfreie Stadt26.1-0.1 pts
44Vorpommern-Rügen26+0.6 pts
45Frankfurt (Oder), Kreisfreie Stadt25.8+0.6 pts
45Ilm-Kreis25.8+0.4 pts
45Jerichower Land25.8+0.6 pts
45Saale-Holzland-Kreis25.8+0.4 pts
49Hof, Landkreis25.7+0.1 pts
49Mecklenburgische Seenplatte25.7+0.7 pts
51Nordsachsen25.6+0.4 pts
51Saalekreis25.6+0.5 pts
51Schwerin, Kreisfreie Stadt25.6+0.5 pts
51Werra-Meißner-Kreis25.6+0.2 pts
55Pirmasens, Kreisfreie Stadt25.5+0.3 pts
55Stendal25.5+0.7 pts
55Wartburgkreis25.5+0.4 pts
58Cottbus, Kreisfreie Stadt25.4+0.7 pts
58Hameln-Pyrmont25.40 pts
58Northeim25.4+0.1 pts
58Ostprignitz-Ruppin25.4+0.7 pts
62Cuxhaven25.3+0.3 pts
62Uelzen25.3+0.3 pts
64Garmisch-Partenkirchen25.1+0.1 pts
64Gotha25.1+0.3 pts
64Südwestpfalz25.1+0.4 pts
64Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis25.1+0.6 pts
64Vorpommern-Greifswald25.1+0.6 pts
69Saarpfalz-Kreis25+0.4 pts
70Hildburghausen24.9+0.6 pts
71Kassel, Landkreis24.8+0.1 pts
72Dithmarschen24.7+0.1 pts
73Sömmerda24.6+0.8 pts
73St. Wendel24.6+0.6 pts
75Ahrweiler24.5+0.2 pts
75Schaumburg24.5+0.1 pts
75Wittmund24.5+0.3 pts
78Bad Kissingen24.4+0.3 pts
78Neunkirchen24.4+0.3 pts
78Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Kreisfreie Stadt24.4+0.4 pts
81Birkenfeld24.3+0.2 pts
81Cochem-Zell24.3+0.3 pts
81Magdeburg, Kreisfreie Stadt24.3+0.2 pts
81Vogelsbergkreis24.3+0.3 pts
85Altmarkkreis Salzwedel24.2+0.6 pts
85Bad Dürkheim24.2+0.3 pts
85Kronach24.2+0.3 pts
85Nordfriesland24.2+0.3 pts
85Vulkaneifel24.2+0.3 pts
90Dahme-Spreewald24.1+0.3 pts
90Halle (Saale), Kreisfreie Stadt24.1+0.2 pts
90Kulmbach24.1+0.3 pts
93Hersfeld-Rotenburg24+0.2 pts
93Hof, Kreisfreie Stadt24+0.1 pts
95Kusel23.9+0.4 pts
95Märkisch-Oderland23.9+0.4 pts
95Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie Stadt23.9+0.2 pts
95Rostock, Kreisfreie Stadt23.9+0.4 pts
95Saarlouis23.9+0.3 pts
95Weimarer Land23.9+0.5 pts
101Landkreis Rostock23.8+0.6 pts
101Mettmann23.80 pts
101Schleswig-Flensburg23.8+0.2 pts
104Börde23.7+0.6 pts
104Eichsfeld23.7+0.6 pts
104Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis23.7+0.2 pts
104Ludwigslust-Parchim23.7+0.6 pts
104Wolfenbüttel23.7+0.3 pts
109Barnim23.6+0.3 pts
109Berchtesgadener Land23.60 pts
109Odenwaldkreis23.6+0.3 pts
112Coburg, Kreisfreie Stadt23.50 pts
112Nordwestmecklenburg23.5+0.6 pts
112Rendsburg-Eckernförde23.5+0.3 pts
112Schweinfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt23.5-0.3 pts
112Wesermarsch23.5+0.3 pts
117Amberg, Kreisfreie Stadt23.4+0.1 pts
117Celle23.4+0.2 pts
117Helmstedt23.4+0.2 pts
117Osterholz23.4+0.2 pts
117Rhein-Lahn-Kreis23.4+0.3 pts
122Bad Kreuznach23.3+0.3 pts
122Hildesheim23.3+0.1 pts
122Schwalm-Eder-Kreis23.3+0.3 pts
122Wesel23.3+0.4 pts
126Lübeck, Kreisfreie Stadt23.20 pts
126Südliche Weinstraße23.2+0.5 pts
126Weiden i. d. Opf, Kreisfreie Stadt23.2+0.1 pts
129Ammerland23.1+0.3 pts
129Coburg, Landkreis23.1+0.2 pts
129Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis23.10 pts
129Stormarn23.1+0.1 pts
129Waldeck-Frankenberg23.1+0.1 pts
129Zweibrücken, Kreisfreie Stadt23.1+0.1 pts
135Weimar, Kreisfreie Stadt23+0.2 pts
136Kaufbeuren, Kreisfreie Stadt22.90 pts
136Main-Spessart22.9+0.4 pts
136Oberhavel22.9+0.4 pts
136Regionalverband Saarbrücken22.9+0.2 pts
136Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis22.9+0.2 pts
136Starnberg22.9+0.1 pts
142Aurich22.8+0.3 pts
142Bernkastel-Wittlich22.8+0.3 pts
142Frankenthal (Pfalz), Kreisfreie Stadt22.8-0.1 pts
142Fürth, Landkreis22.80 pts
142Recklinghausen22.8+0.3 pts
142Salzgitter, Kreisfreie Stadt22.80 pts
142Steinburg22.8+0.2 pts
149Merzig-Wadern22.7+0.5 pts
149Oberallgäu22.7+0.2 pts
149Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis22.7+0.4 pts
149Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis22.7+0.2 pts
149Speyer, Kreisfreie Stadt22.7+0.6 pts
149Tirschenreuth22.7+0.2 pts
149Traunstein22.7+0.1 pts
149Unna22.7+0.1 pts
157Bodenseekreis22.6+0.2 pts
157Hochtaunuskreis22.6+0.1 pts
157Höxter22.6+0.3 pts
157Lichtenfels22.6+0.4 pts
157Lindau (Bodensee)22.6+0.1 pts
157Miesbach22.60 pts
157Neumünster, Kreisfreie Stadt22.60 pts
164Göttingen22.5+0.2 pts
164Lippe22.5+0.2 pts
164Main-Tauber-Kreis22.5+0.3 pts
164Teltow-Fläming22.5+0.2 pts
168Bayreuth, Landkreis22.4+0.3 pts
168Diepholz22.4+0.2 pts
168Havelland22.4+0.3 pts
168Heidekreis22.4+0.1 pts
168Herzogtum Lauenburg22.4+0.1 pts
168Potsdam-Mittelmark22.4+0.5 pts
174Altenkirchen (Westerwald)22.3+0.3 pts
174Bottrop, Kreisfreie Stadt22.3+0.2 pts
174Harburg22.3+0.1 pts
174Neuwied22.3+0.2 pts
174Nürnberger Land22.3+0.1 pts
174Verden22.3+0.3 pts
180Bergstraße22.2+0.2 pts
180Erfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt22.2+0.3 pts
180Hagen, Kreisfreie Stadt22.2-0.3 pts
180Kempten (Allgäu), Kreisfreie Stadt22.20 pts
180Nienburg (Weser)22.2+0.2 pts
180Regen22.2+0.2 pts
180Remscheid, Kreisfreie Stadt22.2-0.1 pts
180Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis22.2+0.1 pts
180Wolfsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt22.2-0.1 pts
189Bochum, Kreisfreie Stadt22.1+0.1 pts
189Herford22.1+0.2 pts
189Lahn-Dill-Kreis22.1+0.2 pts
189Pinneberg22.10 pts
189Rhön-Grabfeld22.1+0.4 pts
189Viersen22.1+0.3 pts
189Zollernalbkreis22.1+0.2 pts
196Hochsauerlandkreis22+0.2 pts
196Märkischer Kreis22+0.1 pts
196Minden-Lübbecke22+0.2 pts
196Passau, Landkreis22+0.3 pts
200Delmenhorst, Kreisfreie Stadt21.9-0.1 pts
200Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt21.9+0.1 pts
200Krefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt21.9-0.1 pts
200Mayen-Koblenz21.9+0.3 pts
200Rhein-Kreis Neuss21.9+0.1 pts
205Altötting21.8+0.1 pts
205Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald21.8+0.3 pts
205Bremerhaven, Kreisfreie Stadt21.80 pts
205Donnersbergkreis21.8+0.5 pts
205Heidenheim21.80 pts
205Herne, Kreisfreie Stadt21.80 pts
205Oberhausen, Kreisfreie Stadt21.8+0.1 pts
205Schwabach, Kreisfreie Stadt21.80 pts
205Segeberg21.8+0.1 pts
205Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen21.8+0.2 pts
215Freyung-Grafenau21.7+0.4 pts
215Leverkusen, Kreisfreie Stadt21.70 pts
215Schweinfurt, Landkreis21.7+0.3 pts
218Essen, Kreisfreie Stadt21.6+0.1 pts
218Euskirchen21.6+0.3 pts
218Göppingen21.6+0.2 pts
218Kaiserslautern, Landkreis21.6+0.2 pts
218Koblenz, Kreisfreie Stadt21.60 pts
218Memmingen, Kreisfreie Stadt21.60 pts
218Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis21.6+0.3 pts
218Rastatt21.6+0.3 pts
218Weilheim-Schongau21.6+0.2 pts
227Aschaffenburg, Landkreis21.5+0.4 pts
227Fürstenfeldbruck21.50 pts
227Main-Kinzig-Kreis21.5+0.2 pts
227Rhein-Neckar-Kreis21.5+0.2 pts
227Siegen-Wittgenstein21.5+0.2 pts
232Bayreuth, Kreisfreie Stadt21.4-0.1 pts
232Limburg-Weilburg21.4+0.2 pts
232Passau, Kreisfreie Stadt21.4-0.1 pts
232Peine21.40 pts
232Stade21.4+0.2 pts
237Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen21.3+0.1 pts
237Jena, Kreisfreie Stadt21.3+0.2 pts
237Leer21.3+0.2 pts
237Miltenberg21.3+0.3 pts
237Oberbergischer Kreis21.3+0.2 pts
237Oldenburg, Landkreis21.3+0.3 pts
237Rhein-Erft-Kreis21.30 pts
237Rhein-Sieg-Kreis21.3+0.2 pts
237Rosenheim, Landkreis21.3+0.2 pts
237Rottal-Inn21.3+0.2 pts
237Solingen, Kreisfreie Stadt21.3-0.1 pts
237Straubing, Kreisfreie Stadt21.3+0.1 pts
237Würzburg, Landkreis21.3+0.4 pts
250Ansbach, Kreisfreie Stadt21.2-0.2 pts

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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 32.2% in 2019, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt, with 15.6% in 2019.

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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