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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 2021, at 33.3%. Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt had the lowest, at 15.7%. The median was 22.3% and the figure for Germany was 22%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest33.3Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt
Lowest15.7Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt
Median22.3400 areas
Germany22History

Top 40 areas, 2021

CSVChart (SVG)

Suhl, Kreisfreie StadtSuhl, Kreisfreie Stadt: 33.3 %33.3Dessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie StadtDessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie Stadt: 32.4 %32.4Altenburger LandAltenburger Land: 31.5 %31.5VogtlandkreisVogtlandkreis: 30.8 %30.8Mansfeld-SüdharzMansfeld-Südharz: 30.7 %30.7ErzgebirgskreisErzgebirgskreis: 30.5 %30.5GörlitzGörlitz: 30.4 %30.4GreizGreiz: 30.4 %30.4Gera, Kreisfreie StadtGera, Kreisfreie Stadt: 30.3 %30.3Saalfeld-RudolstadtSaalfeld-Rudolstadt: 30.1 %30.1ZwickauZwickau: 29.9 %29.9WittenbergWittenberg: 29.6 %29.6Oberspreewald-LausitzOberspreewald-Lausitz: 29.5 %29.5Elbe-ElsterElbe-Elster: 29.1 %29.1HarzHarz: 29.1 %29.1PrignitzPrignitz: 29 %29SonnebergSonneberg: 29 %29Spree-NeißeSpree-Neiße: 29 %29Anhalt-BitterfeldAnhalt-Bitterfeld: 28.9 %28.9UckermarkUckermark: 28.9 %28.9BurgenlandkreisBurgenlandkreis: 28.8 %28.8MittelsachsenMittelsachsen: 28.8 %28.8SalzlandkreisSalzlandkreis: 28.7 %28.7KyffhäuserkreisKyffhäuserkreis: 28.5 %28.5Lüchow-DannenbergLüchow-Dannenberg: 28.5 %28.5BautzenBautzen: 28.2 %28.2Chemnitz, Kreisfreie StadtChemnitz, Kreisfreie Stadt: 28.2 %28.2MeißenMeißen: 28.2 %28.2Brandenburg an der Havel, Kreisfr…Brandenburg an der Havel, Kreisfreie Stadt: 28 %28OstholsteinOstholstein: 28 %28Sächsische Schweiz-OsterzgebirgeSächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge: 27.9 %27.9GoslarGoslar: 27.8 %27.8Saale-Orla-KreisSaale-Orla-Kreis: 27.8 %27.8NordhausenNordhausen: 27.5 %27.5Oder-SpreeOder-Spree: 27.5 %27.5Frankfurt (Oder), Kreisfreie StadtFrankfurt (Oder), Kreisfreie Stadt: 27.3 %27.3Schmalkalden-MeiningenSchmalkalden-Meiningen: 27.3 %27.3Mecklenburgische SeenplatteMecklenburgische Seenplatte: 27.2 %27.2Vorpommern-RügenVorpommern-Rügen: 27.2 %27.2LeipzigLeipzig: 27.1 %27.1
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankAreas2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt33.3+0.6 pts
2Dessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie Stadt32.4+0.5 pts
3Altenburger Land31.5+0.7 pts
4Vogtlandkreis30.8+0.4 pts
5Mansfeld-Südharz30.7+0.6 pts
6Erzgebirgskreis30.5+0.5 pts
7Görlitz30.4+0.3 pts
7Greiz30.4+0.5 pts
9Gera, Kreisfreie Stadt30.3+0.6 pts
10Saalfeld-Rudolstadt30.1+0.5 pts
11Zwickau29.9+0.3 pts
12Wittenberg29.6+0.4 pts
13Oberspreewald-Lausitz29.5+0.3 pts
14Elbe-Elster29.1+0.5 pts
14Harz29.1+0.5 pts
16Prignitz29+0.4 pts
16Sonneberg29+0.6 pts
16Spree-Neiße29+0.5 pts
19Anhalt-Bitterfeld28.9+0.6 pts
19Uckermark28.9+0.6 pts
21Burgenlandkreis28.8+0.5 pts
21Mittelsachsen28.8+0.3 pts
23Salzlandkreis28.7+0.4 pts
24Kyffhäuserkreis28.5+0.6 pts
24Lüchow-Dannenberg28.5+0.4 pts
26Bautzen28.2+0.4 pts
26Chemnitz, Kreisfreie Stadt28.2+0.1 pts
26Meißen28.2+0.3 pts
29Brandenburg an der Havel, Kreisfreie Stadt28+0.3 pts
29Ostholstein28+0.2 pts
31Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge27.9+0.1 pts
32Goslar27.8+0.4 pts
32Saale-Orla-Kreis27.8+0.5 pts
34Nordhausen27.5+0.7 pts
34Oder-Spree27.5+0.5 pts
36Frankfurt (Oder), Kreisfreie Stadt27.3+0.9 pts
36Schmalkalden-Meiningen27.3+0.5 pts
38Mecklenburgische Seenplatte27.2+0.7 pts
38Vorpommern-Rügen27.2+0.6 pts
40Leipzig27.1+0.3 pts
41Saale-Holzland-Kreis26.9+0.5 pts
42Holzminden26.8+0.2 pts
42Ostprignitz-Ruppin26.8+0.7 pts
42Stendal26.8+0.7 pts
45Ilm-Kreis26.7+0.5 pts
45Jerichower Land26.7+0.5 pts
45Plön26.7+0.3 pts
48Cottbus, Kreisfreie Stadt26.5+0.4 pts
48Friesland (DE)26.5+0.2 pts
48Saalekreis26.5+0.4 pts
48Wartburgkreis26.5+0.5 pts
48Wunsiedel i. Fichtelgebirge26.50 pts
53Nordsachsen26.4+0.4 pts
53Schwerin, Kreisfreie Stadt26.4+0.4 pts
53Vorpommern-Greifswald26.4+0.7 pts
56Wilhelmshaven, Kreisfreie Stadt26.2+0.2 pts
57Baden-Baden, Stadtkreis26.10 pts
57Hof, Landkreis26.1+0.1 pts
57Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis26.1+0.4 pts
60Gotha26+0.4 pts
60Hildburghausen26+0.6 pts
60Südwestpfalz26+0.4 pts
60Werra-Meißner-Kreis26+0.2 pts
64Northeim25.9+0.3 pts
64Pirmasens, Kreisfreie Stadt25.9+0.1 pts
64Sömmerda25.9+0.7 pts
67Cuxhaven25.8+0.2 pts
67Uelzen25.8+0.2 pts
69St. Wendel25.7+0.5 pts
70Hameln-Pyrmont25.6+0.1 pts
70Saarpfalz-Kreis25.6+0.3 pts
72Altmarkkreis Salzwedel25.4+0.6 pts
73Dithmarschen25.3+0.3 pts
73Garmisch-Partenkirchen25.3+0.1 pts
75Bad Kissingen25.2+0.4 pts
75Kassel, Landkreis25.2+0.1 pts
77Ahrweiler25.1+0.3 pts
77Cochem-Zell25.1+0.4 pts
77Ludwigslust-Parchim25.1+0.7 pts
77Vulkaneifel25.1+0.4 pts
81Kronach25+0.5 pts
81Landkreis Rostock25+0.7 pts
81Vogelsbergkreis25+0.4 pts
81Weimarer Land25+0.6 pts
81Wittmund25+0.2 pts
86Eichsfeld24.9+0.6 pts
86Magdeburg, Kreisfreie Stadt24.9+0.4 pts
86Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Kreisfreie Stadt24.9+0.3 pts
86Schaumburg24.9+0.2 pts
90Börde24.8+0.5 pts
90Neunkirchen24.8+0.1 pts
92Bad Dürkheim24.7+0.2 pts
92Birkenfeld24.7+0.3 pts
92Kulmbach24.7+0.3 pts
92Kusel24.7+0.3 pts
92Märkisch-Oderland24.7+0.4 pts
92Saarlouis24.7+0.4 pts
98Halle (Saale), Kreisfreie Stadt24.6+0.2 pts
98Nordfriesland24.6+0.2 pts
98Nordwestmecklenburg24.6+0.5 pts
101Hersfeld-Rotenburg24.5+0.2 pts
102Dahme-Spreewald24.4+0.1 pts
102Hof, Kreisfreie Stadt24.4+0.2 pts
102Rostock, Kreisfreie Stadt24.4+0.2 pts
105Barnim24.3+0.4 pts
105Odenwaldkreis24.3+0.4 pts
105Schleswig-Flensburg24.3+0.2 pts
108Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis24.1+0.2 pts
108Mettmann24.1+0.1 pts
108Wolfenbüttel24.1+0.2 pts
111Rendsburg-Eckernförde24+0.3 pts
111Schweinfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt24+0.2 pts
111Wesel24+0.4 pts
111Wesermarsch24+0.3 pts
115Bad Kreuznach23.9+0.3 pts
115Coburg, Kreisfreie Stadt23.9+0.3 pts
115Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie Stadt23.90 pts
115Südliche Weinstraße23.9+0.3 pts
119Amberg, Kreisfreie Stadt23.8+0.2 pts
119Berchtesgadener Land23.80 pts
119Celle23.8+0.2 pts
119Main-Spessart23.8+0.4 pts
119Osterholz23.8+0.2 pts
119Zweibrücken, Kreisfreie Stadt23.8+0.4 pts
125Helmstedt23.7+0.1 pts
125Rhein-Lahn-Kreis23.7+0.1 pts
125Schwalm-Eder-Kreis23.7+0.2 pts
125Waldeck-Frankenberg23.7+0.3 pts
125Weimar, Kreisfreie Stadt23.7+0.5 pts
130Ammerland23.6+0.2 pts
130Aurich23.6+0.4 pts
130Coburg, Landkreis23.6+0.2 pts
130Hildesheim23.6+0.1 pts
130Merzig-Wadern23.6+0.4 pts
130Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis23.6+0.2 pts
136Bernkastel-Wittlich23.5+0.3 pts
136Lübeck, Kreisfreie Stadt23.5+0.2 pts
136Oberhavel23.5+0.3 pts
136Regionalverband Saarbrücken23.5+0.3 pts
136Stormarn23.5+0.2 pts
141Höxter23.4+0.4 pts
141Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis23.4+0.3 pts
141Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis23.4+0.2 pts
144Recklinghausen23.3+0.2 pts
144Starnberg23.3+0.3 pts
144Tirschenreuth23.3+0.2 pts
144Weiden i. d. Opf, Kreisfreie Stadt23.30 pts
148Fürth, Landkreis23.2+0.1 pts
148Göttingen23.2+0.4 pts
148Lichtenfels23.2+0.3 pts
148Potsdam-Mittelmark23.2+0.4 pts
148Steinburg23.2+0.3 pts
148Unna23.2+0.2 pts
154Bodenseekreis23.1+0.3 pts
154Main-Tauber-Kreis23.1+0.3 pts
154Oberallgäu23.1+0.2 pts
154Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis23.1+0.3 pts
158Bottrop, Kreisfreie Stadt23+0.4 pts
158Havelland23+0.2 pts
158Regen23+0.3 pts
158Rhön-Grabfeld23+0.4 pts
158Salzgitter, Kreisfreie Stadt230 pts
158Speyer, Kreisfreie Stadt23+0.1 pts
158Traunstein23+0.1 pts
165Bayreuth, Landkreis22.9+0.2 pts
165Erfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt22.9+0.3 pts
165Frankenthal (Pfalz), Kreisfreie Stadt22.90 pts
165Lippe22.9+0.2 pts
169Altenkirchen (Westerwald)22.8+0.2 pts
169Hochtaunuskreis22.8+0.1 pts
169Kaufbeuren, Kreisfreie Stadt22.80 pts
169Lindau (Bodensee)22.8+0.1 pts
169Neumünster, Kreisfreie Stadt22.8+0.2 pts
169Passau, Landkreis22.8+0.4 pts
169Teltow-Fläming22.8+0.2 pts
169Verden22.8+0.2 pts
169Viersen22.8+0.4 pts
178Bergstraße22.7+0.2 pts
178Diepholz22.7+0.1 pts
178Freyung-Grafenau22.7+0.4 pts
178Heidekreis22.7+0.2 pts
178Herzogtum Lauenburg22.7+0.2 pts
178Hochsauerlandkreis22.7+0.4 pts
178Miesbach22.7+0.1 pts
178Nienburg (Weser)22.7+0.2 pts
186Donnersbergkreis22.6+0.5 pts
186Lahn-Dill-Kreis22.6+0.2 pts
186Neuwied22.6+0.2 pts
186Nürnberger Land22.6+0.1 pts
186Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis22.6+0.2 pts
191Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald22.5+0.4 pts
191Harburg22.5+0.1 pts
191Herford22.5+0.2 pts
191Märkischer Kreis22.5+0.3 pts
191Mayen-Koblenz22.5+0.3 pts
196Kempten (Allgäu), Kreisfreie Stadt22.4+0.3 pts
196Wolfsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt22.4+0.2 pts
198Bochum, Kreisfreie Stadt22.3+0.1 pts
198Kaiserslautern, Landkreis22.3+0.3 pts
198Minden-Lübbecke22.3+0.2 pts
198Oberhausen, Kreisfreie Stadt22.3+0.2 pts
198Pinneberg22.3+0.1 pts
198Rhein-Kreis Neuss22.3+0.2 pts
198Schweinfurt, Landkreis22.3+0.3 pts
198Zollernalbkreis22.3+0.1 pts
206Delmenhorst, Kreisfreie Stadt22.2+0.2 pts
206Euskirchen22.2+0.3 pts
206Segeberg22.2+0.2 pts
206Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen22.2+0.2 pts
210Altötting22.1+0.1 pts
210Aschaffenburg, Landkreis22.1+0.3 pts
210Bremerhaven, Kreisfreie Stadt22.1+0.1 pts
210Hagen, Kreisfreie Stadt22.1-0.2 pts
210Heidenheim22.1+0.2 pts
210Krefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt22.1+0.1 pts
210Limburg-Weilburg22.1+0.3 pts
210Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis22.1+0.2 pts
210Rastatt22.1+0.3 pts
210Remscheid, Kreisfreie Stadt22.1-0.1 pts
210Siegen-Wittgenstein22.1+0.3 pts
210Weilheim-Schongau22.1+0.2 pts
222Cham22+0.3 pts
222Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt220 pts
222Koblenz, Kreisfreie Stadt22+0.2 pts
222Miltenberg22+0.4 pts
222Würzburg, Landkreis22+0.3 pts
227Göppingen21.9+0.2 pts
227Main-Kinzig-Kreis21.9+0.2 pts
227Memmingen, Kreisfreie Stadt21.9+0.2 pts
227Rhein-Neckar-Kreis21.9+0.2 pts
227Rhein-Sieg-Kreis21.9+0.3 pts
227Soest21.9+0.3 pts
233Bayreuth, Kreisfreie Stadt21.8+0.3 pts
233Essen, Kreisfreie Stadt21.8+0.1 pts
233Fürstenfeldbruck21.8+0.1 pts
233Haßberge21.8+0.5 pts
233Herne, Kreisfreie Stadt21.8-0.1 pts
233Jena, Kreisfreie Stadt21.8+0.3 pts
233Leer21.8+0.3 pts
233Leverkusen, Kreisfreie Stadt21.8+0.1 pts
233Oberbergischer Kreis21.8+0.3 pts
233Oldenburg, Landkreis21.8+0.2 pts
233Rhein-Erft-Kreis21.8+0.2 pts
233Rosenheim, Landkreis21.8+0.2 pts
233Rottal-Inn21.8+0.2 pts
233Schwabach, Kreisfreie Stadt21.80 pts
247Amberg-Sulzbach21.7+0.3 pts
247Ansbach, Kreisfreie Stadt21.7+0.2 pts
247Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen21.7+0.2 pts
247Düren21.7+0.2 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 33.3% in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt, with 15.7% in 2021.

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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