Age dependency ratio — all countries

Age dependency ratio — Germany

Age dependency ratio in Germany in 2025 — 60.2 per 100. Ranked 146 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 23.6%.

2025 60.2 per 100 +2.09% vs 2024
World rank 146of 217
Period maximum 60.2 per 1002025
Period minimum 43.8 per 1001986

Trend over time

1960–2025 · per 100 people aged 15–64

Age dependency ratio — Germany, 1960–202540455055606519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 48.7 per 1001962: 51.4 per 1001964: 53.6 per 1001966: 55.5 per 1001968: 57.6 per 1001970: 58.3 per 1001972: 58.4 per 1001974: 57.6 per 1001976: 56.2 per 1001978: 54.3 per 1001980: 51.6 per 1001982: 47.8 per 1001984: 44.6 per 1001986: 43.8 per 1001988: 44.1 per 1001990: 44.8 per 1001992: 45.5 per 1001994: 46.1 per 1001996: 46.4 per 1001998: 46.6 per 1002000: 47.3 per 1002002: 48.2 per 1002004: 49.3 per 1002006: 50.8 per 1002008: 51.8 per 1002010: 52.1 per 1002012: 51.6 per 1002014: 51.8 per 1002016: 52.6 per 1002018: 53.9 per 1002020: 55.3 per 1002022: 57.2 per 1002024: 59 per 1002025: 60.2 per 100
Change over the period: +11.5 (+23.62%) Average annual rate: 0.33 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Germany

Germany 60.2 per 100
World 54.5 per 100
Europe & Central Asia 55.7 per 100
Western Europe computed 60.2 per 100
High-income countries computed 55.6 per 100
Age dependency ratio — Germany, by year Germany All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100 Change Change, %
2025 60.2 +1.2 +2.09%
2024 59 +1 +1.73%
2023 58 +0.8 +1.45%
2022 57.2 +0.9 +1.66%
2021 56.2 +0.9 +1.69%
2020 55.3 +0.8 +1.39%
2019 54.5 +0.7 +1.23%
2018 53.9 +0.6 +1.16%
2017 53.3 +0.7 +1.29%
2016 52.6 +0.5 +0.88%
2015 52.1 +0.3 +0.56%
2014 51.8 +0.2 +0.41%
2013 51.6 +0 +0.08%
2012 51.6 −0.2 −0.32%
2011 51.7 −0.4 −0.71%
2010 52.1 −0 −0.08%
2009 52.2 +0.3 +0.66%
2008 51.8 +0.4 +0.69%
2007 51.5 +0.6 +1.21%
2006 50.8 +0.8 +1.6%
2005 50 +0.7 +1.51%
2004 49.3 +0.6 +1.31%
2003 48.7 +0.4 +0.93%
2002 48.2 +0.4 +0.88%
2001 47.8 +0.5 +1.02%
2000 47.3 +0.5 +1.05%
1999 46.8 +0.3 +0.56%
1998 46.6 +0.1 +0.17%
1997 46.5 +0.1 +0.16%
1996 46.4 +0.1 +0.21%
1995 46.3 +0.2 +0.47%
1994 46.1 +0.3 +0.72%
1993 45.8 +0.3 +0.57%
1992 45.5 +0.2 +0.51%
1991 45.3 +0.4 +0.97%
1990 44.8 +0.4 +1%
1989 44.4 +0.3 +0.76%
1988 44.1 +0.2 +0.47%
1987 43.8 +0 +0.02%
1986 43.8 −0.1 −0.31%
1985 44 −0.6 −1.35%
1984 44.6 −1.4 −3.03%
1983 46 −1.9 −3.91%
1982 47.8 −2 −3.95%
1981 49.8 −1.8 −3.56%
1980 51.6 −1.5 −2.75%
1979 53.1 −1.2 −2.18%
1978 54.3 −1 −1.81%
1977 55.3 −0.9 −1.63%
1976 56.2 −0.8 −1.44%
1975 57 −0.5 −0.92%
1974 57.6 −0.5 −0.79%
1973 58 −0.4 −0.68%
1972 58.4 −0.1 −0.18%
1971 58.5 +0.2 +0.4%
1970 58.3 +0.3 +0.52%
1969 58 +0.4 +0.62%
1968 57.6 +0.9 +1.62%
1967 56.7 +1.2 +2.13%
1966 55.5 +1 +1.74%
1965 54.6 +0.9 +1.77%
1964 53.6 +1.1 +2.16%
1963 52.5 +1.1 +2.18%
1962 51.4 +1.2 +2.47%
1961 50.1 +1.4 +2.9%
1960 48.7

Western Europe, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The ratio of people younger than 15 and older than 64 to the population aged 15–64, per 100 people. It shows how many dependents there are for every 100 people of working age. The minimum of the ratio is the so-called demographic window, when children have already grown up but the population has not yet aged; it was in that period that the economic surges of East Asia took place.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.