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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 2024, at 32.8%. Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt had the lowest, at 15.9%. The median was 22.9% and the figure for Germany was 22.4%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest32.8Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt
Lowest15.9Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt
Median22.9400 areas
Germany22.4History

Top 40 areas, 2024

CSVChart (SVG)

Suhl, Kreisfreie StadtSuhl, Kreisfreie Stadt: 32.8 %32.8Dessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie StadtDessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie Stadt: 32.5 %32.5Altenburger LandAltenburger Land: 31.9 %31.9GreizGreiz: 31.7 %31.7Mansfeld-SüdharzMansfeld-Südharz: 31.7 %31.7ErzgebirgskreisErzgebirgskreis: 31.3 %31.3GörlitzGörlitz: 31.2 %31.2VogtlandkreisVogtlandkreis: 31.1 %31.1Saalfeld-RudolstadtSaalfeld-Rudolstadt: 30.7 %30.7Spree-NeißeSpree-Neiße: 30.5 %30.5WittenbergWittenberg: 30.4 %30.4UckermarkUckermark: 30.3 %30.3Elbe-ElsterElbe-Elster: 30.2 %30.2HarzHarz: 30.2 %30.2Oberspreewald-LausitzOberspreewald-Lausitz: 30.2 %30.2ZwickauZwickau: 30 %30Anhalt-BitterfeldAnhalt-Bitterfeld: 29.5 %29.5KyffhäuserkreisKyffhäuserkreis: 29.5 %29.5Lüchow-DannenbergLüchow-Dannenberg: 29.5 %29.5PrignitzPrignitz: 29.5 %29.5BurgenlandkreisBurgenlandkreis: 29.4 %29.4MittelsachsenMittelsachsen: 29.4 %29.4SalzlandkreisSalzlandkreis: 29.4 %29.4SonnebergSonneberg: 29.4 %29.4Gera, Kreisfreie StadtGera, Kreisfreie Stadt: 29.2 %29.2Mecklenburgische SeenplatteMecklenburgische Seenplatte: 29.1 %29.1BautzenBautzen: 29 %29Saale-Orla-KreisSaale-Orla-Kreis: 29 %29Vorpommern-RügenVorpommern-Rügen: 28.9 %28.9MeißenMeißen: 28.8 %28.8OstholsteinOstholstein: 28.6 %28.6Schmalkalden-MeiningenSchmalkalden-Meiningen: 28.6 %28.6NordhausenNordhausen: 28.4 %28.4Sächsische Schweiz-OsterzgebirgeSächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge: 28.4 %28.4GoslarGoslar: 28.1 %28.1Jerichower LandJerichower Land: 28.1 %28.1Ostprignitz-RuppinOstprignitz-Ruppin: 28.1 %28.1StendalStendal: 28.1 %28.1Vorpommern-GreifswaldVorpommern-Greifswald: 28.1 %28.1Brandenburg an der Havel, Kreisfr…Brandenburg an der Havel, Kreisfreie Stadt: 28 %28
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankAreas2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt32.80 pts
2Dessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie Stadt32.5-0.1 pts
3Altenburger Land31.9+0.2 pts
4Greiz31.7+0.5 pts
4Mansfeld-Südharz31.7+0.4 pts
6Erzgebirgskreis31.3+0.3 pts
7Görlitz31.2+0.3 pts
8Vogtlandkreis31.1+0.2 pts
9Saalfeld-Rudolstadt30.7+0.5 pts
10Spree-Neiße30.5+0.5 pts
11Wittenberg30.4+0.3 pts
12Uckermark30.3+0.5 pts
13Elbe-Elster30.2+0.6 pts
13Harz30.2+0.4 pts
13Oberspreewald-Lausitz30.2+0.4 pts
16Zwickau30+0.2 pts
17Anhalt-Bitterfeld29.5+0.4 pts
17Kyffhäuserkreis29.5+0.5 pts
17Lüchow-Dannenberg29.5+0.5 pts
17Prignitz29.5+0.4 pts
21Burgenlandkreis29.4+0.1 pts
21Mittelsachsen29.4+0.2 pts
21Salzlandkreis29.4+0.3 pts
21Sonneberg29.4+0.3 pts
25Gera, Kreisfreie Stadt29.2-0.3 pts
26Mecklenburgische Seenplatte29.1+0.5 pts
27Bautzen29+0.4 pts
27Saale-Orla-Kreis29+0.5 pts
29Vorpommern-Rügen28.9+0.4 pts
30Meißen28.8+0.3 pts
31Ostholstein28.6+0.1 pts
31Schmalkalden-Meiningen28.6+0.6 pts
33Nordhausen28.4+0.2 pts
33Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge28.4+0.3 pts
35Goslar28.1-0.1 pts
35Jerichower Land28.1+0.6 pts
35Ostprignitz-Ruppin28.1+0.6 pts
35Stendal28.1+0.6 pts
35Vorpommern-Greifswald28.1+0.5 pts
40Brandenburg an der Havel, Kreisfreie Stadt28+0.2 pts
40Frankfurt (Oder), Kreisfreie Stadt280 pts
42Oder-Spree27.9+0.1 pts
43Chemnitz, Kreisfreie Stadt27.8-0.3 pts
43Saale-Holzland-Kreis27.8+0.1 pts
45Wartburgkreis27.7+0.3 pts
46Leipzig27.5+0.2 pts
47Hildburghausen27.4+0.6 pts
48Cottbus, Kreisfreie Stadt27.3+0.2 pts
48Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis27.3+0.5 pts
50Plön27.2+0.2 pts
50Saalekreis27.2+0.2 pts
50Schwerin, Kreisfreie Stadt27.2+0.3 pts
50Südwestpfalz27.2+0.2 pts
54Ilm-Kreis27.1+0.2 pts
55Baden-Baden, Stadtkreis27-0.1 pts
55Nordsachsen27+0.4 pts
55Sömmerda27+0.4 pts
55Wunsiedel i. Fichtelgebirge27+0.2 pts
59Altmarkkreis Salzwedel26.9+0.6 pts
59Holzminden26.9+0.1 pts
61Friesland (DE)26.70 pts
61Gotha26.7+0.4 pts
61Ludwigslust-Parchim26.7+0.5 pts
64Landkreis Rostock26.6+0.4 pts
64Northeim26.6+0.1 pts
64St. Wendel26.6+0.4 pts
67Werra-Meißner-Kreis26.5+0.2 pts
68Hof, Landkreis26.4+0.2 pts
68Saarpfalz-Kreis26.4+0.4 pts
68Wittmund26.4+0.5 pts
71Nordwestmecklenburg26.3+0.6 pts
72Bad Kissingen26.2+0.3 pts
72Börde26.2+0.5 pts
72Cuxhaven26.2+0.2 pts
72Eichsfeld26.2+0.6 pts
72Vogelsbergkreis26.2+0.5 pts
77Weimarer Land26.1+0.6 pts
78Dithmarschen25.9+0.2 pts
78Hameln-Pyrmont25.9+0.1 pts
78Uelzen25.9-0.1 pts
78Wilhelmshaven, Kreisfreie Stadt25.9-0.1 pts
82Kassel, Landkreis25.8+0.1 pts
82Kronach25.8+0.3 pts
84Ahrweiler25.7+0.3 pts
84Kusel25.7+0.6 pts
84Märkisch-Oderland25.7+0.4 pts
84Vulkaneifel25.7+0.4 pts
88Cochem-Zell25.6+0.3 pts
88Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Kreisfreie Stadt25.6+0.3 pts
90Bad Dürkheim25.5+0.3 pts
90Rostock, Kreisfreie Stadt25.50 pts
90Schaumburg25.5+0.1 pts
93Kulmbach25.4+0.1 pts
93Pirmasens, Kreisfreie Stadt25.4-0.1 pts
95Barnim25.3+0.4 pts
95Birkenfeld25.3+0.3 pts
95Garmisch-Partenkirchen25.3+0.1 pts
95Hersfeld-Rotenburg25.3+0.3 pts
95Neunkirchen25.3+0.3 pts
95Odenwaldkreis25.3+0.4 pts
95Saarlouis25.3+0.4 pts
102Nordfriesland25.2+0.1 pts
103Schleswig-Flensburg25+0.1 pts
104Dahme-Spreewald24.7+0.2 pts
104Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis24.7+0.2 pts
104Main-Spessart24.7+0.3 pts
104Wolfenbüttel24.70 pts
108Aurich24.6+0.3 pts
108Coburg, Landkreis24.6+0.3 pts
108Südliche Weinstraße24.6+0.4 pts
108Wesel24.6+0.3 pts
108Zweibrücken, Kreisfreie Stadt24.6+0.2 pts
113Halle (Saale), Kreisfreie Stadt24.5-0.2 pts
113Wesermarsch24.5+0.3 pts
115Höxter24.4+0.3 pts
115Magdeburg, Kreisfreie Stadt24.4-0.1 pts
115Mettmann24.4+0.1 pts
115Osterholz24.4+0.3 pts
115Potsdam-Mittelmark24.4+0.4 pts
115Rendsburg-Eckernförde24.4+0.2 pts
115Weimar, Kreisfreie Stadt24.4+0.2 pts
122Amberg, Kreisfreie Stadt24.3+0.3 pts
122Ammerland24.3+0.2 pts
122Bad Kreuznach24.3+0.3 pts
122Celle24.3+0.1 pts
122Helmstedt24.3+0.3 pts
122Oberhavel24.3+0.3 pts
122Regen24.3+0.6 pts
122Rhein-Lahn-Kreis24.3+0.4 pts
122Schwalm-Eder-Kreis24.3+0.2 pts
131Freyung-Grafenau24.2+0.6 pts
131Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis24.2+0.3 pts
131Schweinfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt24.2-0.2 pts
131Waldeck-Frankenberg24.2+0.2 pts
135Bernkastel-Wittlich24.1+0.3 pts
135Hildesheim24.1+0.2 pts
135Main-Tauber-Kreis24.1+0.3 pts
135Merzig-Wadern24.1+0.6 pts
135Rhön-Grabfeld24.1+0.5 pts
135Tirschenreuth24.1+0.4 pts
141Berchtesgadener Land240 pts
141Göttingen24+0.2 pts
141Passau, Landkreis24+0.4 pts
141Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis24+0.2 pts
141Speyer, Kreisfreie Stadt24+0.4 pts
146Bayreuth, Landkreis23.9+0.3 pts
146Bodenseekreis23.9+0.2 pts
146Bottrop, Kreisfreie Stadt23.9+0.3 pts
146Donnersbergkreis23.9+0.5 pts
146Lichtenfels23.9+0.3 pts
146Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis23.9+0.3 pts
146Traunstein23.9+0.3 pts
153Fürth, Landkreis23.8+0.3 pts
153Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie Stadt23.80 pts
153Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis23.8+0.2 pts
153Stormarn23.8+0.1 pts
153Unna23.8+0.2 pts
158Coburg, Kreisfreie Stadt23.70 pts
158Hof, Kreisfreie Stadt23.7-0.1 pts
158Oberallgäu23.7+0.1 pts
158Recklinghausen23.7+0.3 pts
158Regionalverband Saarbrücken23.7+0.1 pts
158Starnberg23.7+0.1 pts
164Frankenthal (Pfalz), Kreisfreie Stadt23.6+0.3 pts
164Steinburg23.6+0.2 pts
166Havelland23.5+0.2 pts
166Kaiserslautern, Landkreis23.5+0.4 pts
166Lippe23.5+0.3 pts
166Schweinfurt, Landkreis23.5+0.5 pts
166Viersen23.5+0.1 pts
171Diepholz23.4+0.2 pts
171Heidekreis23.4+0.5 pts
171Hochsauerlandkreis23.4+0.3 pts
174Bergstraße23.3+0.3 pts
174Lindau (Bodensee)23.3+0.2 pts
174Lübeck, Kreisfreie Stadt23.3-0.1 pts
174Neuwied23.3+0.3 pts
174Nürnberger Land23.3+0.2 pts
174Verden23.3+0.3 pts
174Weiden i. d. Opf, Kreisfreie Stadt23.30 pts
181Hochtaunuskreis23.20 pts
181Miesbach23.2+0.3 pts
181Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis23.2+0.4 pts
181Nienburg (Weser)23.2+0.3 pts
181Würzburg, Landkreis23.2+0.3 pts
186Altenkirchen (Westerwald)23.1+0.3 pts
186Aschaffenburg, Landkreis23.1+0.5 pts
186Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald23.1+0.2 pts
186Erfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt23.1+0.1 pts
186Mayen-Koblenz23.1+0.1 pts
186Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen23.1+0.5 pts
192Cham23+0.3 pts
192Haßberge23+0.4 pts
192Herzogtum Lauenburg23+0.2 pts
192Märkischer Kreis23+0.3 pts
192Rastatt23+0.3 pts
192Schwabach, Kreisfreie Stadt230 pts
192Teltow-Fläming23+0.1 pts
199Kaufbeuren, Kreisfreie Stadt22.90 pts
199Lahn-Dill-Kreis22.9+0.2 pts
199Neumünster, Kreisfreie Stadt22.9-0.2 pts
199Rottal-Inn22.9+0.4 pts
199Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis22.9+0.1 pts
199Zollernalbkreis22.9+0.3 pts
205Amberg-Sulzbach22.8+0.4 pts
205Coesfeld22.8+0.4 pts
205Euskirchen22.8+0.2 pts
205Harburg22.8+0.1 pts
205Herford22.8+0.3 pts
205Miltenberg22.8+0.3 pts
211Leer22.7+0.4 pts
211Limburg-Weilburg22.7+0.2 pts
211Minden-Lübbecke22.7+0.3 pts
211Neustadt a. d. Waldnaab22.7+0.4 pts
211Rhein-Kreis Neuss22.7+0.2 pts
211Rhein-Sieg-Kreis22.7+0.3 pts
211Salzgitter, Kreisfreie Stadt22.7-0.1 pts
211Soest22.7+0.3 pts
211Weilheim-Schongau22.7+0.2 pts
220Altötting22.6+0.2 pts
220Jena, Kreisfreie Stadt22.6+0.2 pts
220Oberhausen, Kreisfreie Stadt22.6+0.3 pts
220Oldenburg, Landkreis22.6+0.3 pts
220Pinneberg22.6+0.2 pts
220Rhein-Neckar-Kreis22.6+0.3 pts
220Rosenheim, Landkreis22.6+0.3 pts
227Mainz-Bingen22.5+0.3 pts
227Rotenburg (Wümme)22.5+0.3 pts
227Roth22.5+0.3 pts
227Siegen-Wittgenstein22.5+0.2 pts
227Waldshut22.5+0.4 pts
232Göppingen22.4+0.2 pts
232Heidenheim22.4+0.2 pts
232Heinsberg22.4+0.4 pts
232Neustadt a. d. Aisch-Bad Windsheim22.4+0.3 pts
236Ansbach, Kreisfreie Stadt22.3+0.2 pts
236Bayreuth, Kreisfreie Stadt22.3+0.1 pts
236Bochum, Kreisfreie Stadt22.30 pts
236Enzkreis22.3+0.3 pts
236Fulda22.3+0.3 pts
236Karlsruhe, Landkreis22.3+0.3 pts
236Kempten (Allgäu), Kreisfreie Stadt22.3-0.2 pts
236Oberbergischer Kreis22.3+0.3 pts
236Osnabrück, Landkreis22.3+0.4 pts
236Passau, Kreisfreie Stadt22.3+0.1 pts
236Segeberg22.3+0.1 pts
236Stade22.3+0.2 pts
236Westerwaldkreis22.3+0.3 pts
249Alzey-Worms22.2+0.4 pts
249Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen22.2+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 32.8% in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt, with 15.9% in 2024.

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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