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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 2020, at 32.7%. Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt had the lowest, at 15.6%. The median was 22.1% and the figure for Germany was 21.8%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest32.7Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt
Lowest15.6Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt
Median22.1400 areas
Germany21.8History

Top 40 areas, 2020

CSVChart (SVG)

Suhl, Kreisfreie StadtSuhl, Kreisfreie Stadt: 32.7 %32.7Dessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie StadtDessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie Stadt: 31.9 %31.9Altenburger LandAltenburger Land: 30.8 %30.8VogtlandkreisVogtlandkreis: 30.4 %30.4GörlitzGörlitz: 30.1 %30.1Mansfeld-SüdharzMansfeld-Südharz: 30.1 %30.1ErzgebirgskreisErzgebirgskreis: 30 %30GreizGreiz: 29.9 %29.9Gera, Kreisfreie StadtGera, Kreisfreie Stadt: 29.7 %29.7Saalfeld-RudolstadtSaalfeld-Rudolstadt: 29.6 %29.6ZwickauZwickau: 29.6 %29.6Oberspreewald-LausitzOberspreewald-Lausitz: 29.2 %29.2WittenbergWittenberg: 29.2 %29.2Elbe-ElsterElbe-Elster: 28.6 %28.6HarzHarz: 28.6 %28.6PrignitzPrignitz: 28.6 %28.6MittelsachsenMittelsachsen: 28.5 %28.5Spree-NeißeSpree-Neiße: 28.5 %28.5SonnebergSonneberg: 28.4 %28.4Anhalt-BitterfeldAnhalt-Bitterfeld: 28.3 %28.3BurgenlandkreisBurgenlandkreis: 28.3 %28.3SalzlandkreisSalzlandkreis: 28.3 %28.3UckermarkUckermark: 28.3 %28.3Chemnitz, Kreisfreie StadtChemnitz, Kreisfreie Stadt: 28.1 %28.1Lüchow-DannenbergLüchow-Dannenberg: 28.1 %28.1KyffhäuserkreisKyffhäuserkreis: 27.9 %27.9MeißenMeißen: 27.9 %27.9BautzenBautzen: 27.8 %27.8OstholsteinOstholstein: 27.8 %27.8Sächsische Schweiz-OsterzgebirgeSächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge: 27.8 %27.8Brandenburg an der Havel, Kreisfr…Brandenburg an der Havel, Kreisfreie Stadt: 27.7 %27.7GoslarGoslar: 27.4 %27.4Saale-Orla-KreisSaale-Orla-Kreis: 27.3 %27.3Oder-SpreeOder-Spree: 27 %27LeipzigLeipzig: 26.8 %26.8NordhausenNordhausen: 26.8 %26.8Schmalkalden-MeiningenSchmalkalden-Meiningen: 26.8 %26.8HolzmindenHolzminden: 26.6 %26.6Vorpommern-RügenVorpommern-Rügen: 26.6 %26.6Mecklenburgische SeenplatteMecklenburgische Seenplatte: 26.5 %26.5
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankAreas2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt32.7+0.5 pts
2Dessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie Stadt31.9+0.5 pts
3Altenburger Land30.8+0.5 pts
4Vogtlandkreis30.4+0.4 pts
5Görlitz30.1+0.6 pts
5Mansfeld-Südharz30.1+0.7 pts
7Erzgebirgskreis30+0.6 pts
8Greiz29.9+0.7 pts
9Gera, Kreisfreie Stadt29.7+0.7 pts
10Saalfeld-Rudolstadt29.6+0.6 pts
10Zwickau29.6+0.4 pts
12Oberspreewald-Lausitz29.2+0.6 pts
12Wittenberg29.2+0.7 pts
14Elbe-Elster28.6+0.6 pts
14Harz28.6+0.5 pts
14Prignitz28.6+0.5 pts
17Mittelsachsen28.5+0.5 pts
17Spree-Neiße28.5+0.7 pts
19Sonneberg28.4+0.7 pts
20Anhalt-Bitterfeld28.3+0.5 pts
20Burgenlandkreis28.3+0.4 pts
20Salzlandkreis28.3+0.4 pts
20Uckermark28.3+0.7 pts
24Chemnitz, Kreisfreie Stadt28.1+0.3 pts
24Lüchow-Dannenberg28.1+0.3 pts
26Kyffhäuserkreis27.9+0.6 pts
26Meißen27.9+0.5 pts
28Bautzen27.8+0.4 pts
28Ostholstein27.8+0.3 pts
28Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge27.8+0.4 pts
31Brandenburg an der Havel, Kreisfreie Stadt27.7+0.2 pts
32Goslar27.4+0.1 pts
33Saale-Orla-Kreis27.3+0.6 pts
34Oder-Spree27+0.6 pts
35Leipzig26.8+0.4 pts
35Nordhausen26.8+0.5 pts
35Schmalkalden-Meiningen26.8+0.4 pts
38Holzminden26.6+0.3 pts
38Vorpommern-Rügen26.6+0.6 pts
40Mecklenburgische Seenplatte26.5+0.8 pts
40Wunsiedel i. Fichtelgebirge26.5+0.1 pts
42Frankfurt (Oder), Kreisfreie Stadt26.4+0.6 pts
42Plön26.4+0.3 pts
42Saale-Holzland-Kreis26.4+0.6 pts
45Friesland (DE)26.3+0.2 pts
46Ilm-Kreis26.2+0.4 pts
46Jerichower Land26.2+0.4 pts
48Baden-Baden, Stadtkreis26.10 pts
48Cottbus, Kreisfreie Stadt26.1+0.7 pts
48Ostprignitz-Ruppin26.1+0.7 pts
48Saalekreis26.1+0.5 pts
48Stendal26.1+0.6 pts
53Hof, Landkreis26+0.3 pts
53Nordsachsen26+0.4 pts
53Schwerin, Kreisfreie Stadt26+0.4 pts
53Wartburgkreis26+0.5 pts
53Wilhelmshaven, Kreisfreie Stadt26-0.1 pts
58Pirmasens, Kreisfreie Stadt25.8+0.3 pts
58Werra-Meißner-Kreis25.8+0.2 pts
60Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis25.7+0.6 pts
60Vorpommern-Greifswald25.7+0.6 pts
62Cuxhaven25.6+0.3 pts
62Gotha25.6+0.5 pts
62Northeim25.6+0.2 pts
62Südwestpfalz25.6+0.5 pts
62Uelzen25.6+0.3 pts
67Hameln-Pyrmont25.5+0.1 pts
68Hildburghausen25.4+0.5 pts
69Saarpfalz-Kreis25.3+0.3 pts
70Garmisch-Partenkirchen25.2+0.1 pts
70Sömmerda25.2+0.6 pts
70St. Wendel25.2+0.6 pts
73Kassel, Landkreis25.1+0.3 pts
74Dithmarschen25+0.3 pts
75Ahrweiler24.8+0.3 pts
75Altmarkkreis Salzwedel24.8+0.6 pts
75Bad Kissingen24.8+0.4 pts
75Wittmund24.8+0.3 pts
79Cochem-Zell24.7+0.4 pts
79Neunkirchen24.7+0.3 pts
79Schaumburg24.7+0.2 pts
79Vulkaneifel24.7+0.5 pts
83Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Kreisfreie Stadt24.6+0.2 pts
83Vogelsbergkreis24.6+0.3 pts
85Bad Dürkheim24.5+0.3 pts
85Kronach24.5+0.3 pts
85Magdeburg, Kreisfreie Stadt24.5+0.2 pts
88Birkenfeld24.4+0.1 pts
88Halle (Saale), Kreisfreie Stadt24.4+0.3 pts
88Kulmbach24.4+0.3 pts
88Kusel24.4+0.5 pts
88Ludwigslust-Parchim24.4+0.7 pts
88Nordfriesland24.4+0.2 pts
88Weimarer Land24.4+0.5 pts
95Börde24.3+0.6 pts
95Dahme-Spreewald24.3+0.2 pts
95Eichsfeld24.3+0.6 pts
95Hersfeld-Rotenburg24.3+0.3 pts
95Landkreis Rostock24.3+0.5 pts
95Märkisch-Oderland24.3+0.4 pts
95Saarlouis24.3+0.4 pts
102Hof, Kreisfreie Stadt24.2+0.2 pts
102Rostock, Kreisfreie Stadt24.2+0.3 pts
104Nordwestmecklenburg24.1+0.6 pts
104Schleswig-Flensburg24.1+0.3 pts
106Mettmann24+0.2 pts
107Barnim23.9+0.3 pts
107Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis23.9+0.2 pts
107Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie Stadt23.90 pts
107Odenwaldkreis23.9+0.3 pts
107Wolfenbüttel23.9+0.2 pts
112Berchtesgadener Land23.8+0.2 pts
112Schweinfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt23.8+0.3 pts
114Rendsburg-Eckernförde23.7+0.2 pts
114Wesermarsch23.7+0.2 pts
116Amberg, Kreisfreie Stadt23.6+0.2 pts
116Bad Kreuznach23.6+0.3 pts
116Celle23.6+0.2 pts
116Coburg, Kreisfreie Stadt23.6+0.1 pts
116Helmstedt23.6+0.2 pts
116Osterholz23.6+0.2 pts
116Rhein-Lahn-Kreis23.6+0.2 pts
116Südliche Weinstraße23.6+0.4 pts
116Wesel23.6+0.3 pts
125Hildesheim23.5+0.2 pts
125Schwalm-Eder-Kreis23.5+0.2 pts
127Ammerland23.4+0.3 pts
127Coburg, Landkreis23.4+0.3 pts
127Main-Spessart23.4+0.5 pts
127Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis23.4+0.3 pts
127Waldeck-Frankenberg23.4+0.3 pts
127Zweibrücken, Kreisfreie Stadt23.4+0.3 pts
133Lübeck, Kreisfreie Stadt23.3+0.1 pts
133Stormarn23.3+0.2 pts
133Weiden i. d. Opf, Kreisfreie Stadt23.3+0.1 pts
136Aurich23.2+0.4 pts
136Bernkastel-Wittlich23.2+0.4 pts
136Merzig-Wadern23.2+0.5 pts
136Oberhavel23.2+0.3 pts
136Regionalverband Saarbrücken23.2+0.3 pts
136Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis23.2+0.3 pts
136Weimar, Kreisfreie Stadt23.2+0.2 pts
143Fürth, Landkreis23.1+0.3 pts
143Recklinghausen23.1+0.3 pts
143Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis23.1+0.4 pts
143Tirschenreuth23.1+0.4 pts
147Höxter23+0.4 pts
147Salzgitter, Kreisfreie Stadt23+0.2 pts
147Starnberg23+0.1 pts
147Unna23+0.3 pts
151Frankenthal (Pfalz), Kreisfreie Stadt22.9+0.1 pts
151Lichtenfels22.9+0.3 pts
151Oberallgäu22.9+0.2 pts
151Speyer, Kreisfreie Stadt22.9+0.2 pts
151Steinburg22.9+0.1 pts
151Traunstein22.9+0.2 pts
157Bodenseekreis22.8+0.2 pts
157Göttingen22.8+0.3 pts
157Havelland22.8+0.4 pts
157Kaufbeuren, Kreisfreie Stadt22.8-0.1 pts
157Main-Tauber-Kreis22.8+0.3 pts
157Potsdam-Mittelmark22.8+0.4 pts
157Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis22.8+0.1 pts
164Bayreuth, Landkreis22.7+0.3 pts
164Hochtaunuskreis22.7+0.1 pts
164Lindau (Bodensee)22.7+0.1 pts
164Lippe22.7+0.2 pts
164Regen22.7+0.5 pts
169Altenkirchen (Westerwald)22.6+0.3 pts
169Bottrop, Kreisfreie Stadt22.6+0.3 pts
169Diepholz22.6+0.2 pts
169Erfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt22.6+0.4 pts
169Miesbach22.60 pts
169Neumünster, Kreisfreie Stadt22.60 pts
169Rhön-Grabfeld22.6+0.5 pts
169Teltow-Fläming22.6+0.1 pts
169Verden22.6+0.3 pts
178Bergstraße22.5+0.3 pts
178Heidekreis22.5+0.1 pts
178Herzogtum Lauenburg22.5+0.1 pts
178Nienburg (Weser)22.5+0.3 pts
178Nürnberger Land22.5+0.2 pts
183Harburg22.4+0.1 pts
183Lahn-Dill-Kreis22.4+0.3 pts
183Neuwied22.4+0.1 pts
183Passau, Landkreis22.4+0.4 pts
183Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis22.4+0.2 pts
183Viersen22.4+0.3 pts
189Freyung-Grafenau22.3+0.6 pts
189Hagen, Kreisfreie Stadt22.3+0.1 pts
189Herford22.3+0.2 pts
189Hochsauerlandkreis22.3+0.3 pts
193Bochum, Kreisfreie Stadt22.2+0.1 pts
193Märkischer Kreis22.2+0.2 pts
193Mayen-Koblenz22.2+0.3 pts
193Pinneberg22.2+0.1 pts
193Remscheid, Kreisfreie Stadt22.20 pts
193Wolfsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt22.20 pts
193Zollernalbkreis22.2+0.1 pts
200Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald22.1+0.3 pts
200Donnersbergkreis22.1+0.3 pts
200Kempten (Allgäu), Kreisfreie Stadt22.1-0.1 pts
200Minden-Lübbecke22.1+0.1 pts
200Oberhausen, Kreisfreie Stadt22.1+0.3 pts
200Rhein-Kreis Neuss22.1+0.2 pts
206Altötting22+0.2 pts
206Bremerhaven, Kreisfreie Stadt22+0.2 pts
206Delmenhorst, Kreisfreie Stadt22+0.1 pts
206Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt22+0.1 pts
206Kaiserslautern, Landkreis22+0.4 pts
206Krefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt22+0.1 pts
206Schweinfurt, Landkreis22+0.3 pts
206Segeberg22+0.2 pts
206Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen22+0.2 pts
215Euskirchen21.9+0.3 pts
215Heidenheim21.9+0.1 pts
215Herne, Kreisfreie Stadt21.9+0.1 pts
215Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis21.9+0.3 pts
215Weilheim-Schongau21.9+0.3 pts
220Aschaffenburg, Landkreis21.8+0.3 pts
220Koblenz, Kreisfreie Stadt21.8+0.2 pts
220Limburg-Weilburg21.8+0.4 pts
220Rastatt21.8+0.2 pts
220Schwabach, Kreisfreie Stadt21.80 pts
220Siegen-Wittgenstein21.8+0.3 pts
226Cham21.7+0.5 pts
226Essen, Kreisfreie Stadt21.7+0.1 pts
226Fürstenfeldbruck21.7+0.2 pts
226Göppingen21.7+0.1 pts
226Leverkusen, Kreisfreie Stadt21.70 pts
226Main-Kinzig-Kreis21.7+0.2 pts
226Memmingen, Kreisfreie Stadt21.7+0.1 pts
226Rhein-Neckar-Kreis21.7+0.2 pts
226Würzburg, Landkreis21.7+0.4 pts
235Miltenberg21.6+0.3 pts
235Oldenburg, Landkreis21.6+0.3 pts
235Rhein-Erft-Kreis21.6+0.3 pts
235Rhein-Sieg-Kreis21.6+0.3 pts
235Rosenheim, Landkreis21.6+0.3 pts
235Rottal-Inn21.6+0.3 pts
235Soest21.6+0.4 pts
235Stade21.6+0.2 pts
235Straubing, Kreisfreie Stadt21.6+0.3 pts
244Ansbach, Kreisfreie Stadt21.5+0.3 pts
244Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen21.5+0.2 pts
244Bayreuth, Kreisfreie Stadt21.5+0.1 pts
244Düren21.5+0.3 pts
244Emden, Kreisfreie Stadt21.5+0.3 pts
244Jena, Kreisfreie Stadt21.5+0.2 pts
244Leer21.5+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 32.7% in 2020, 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 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 3 region (demo_r_pjanind3). Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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