Old-age dependency in Chemnitz

Name: Old-age dependency in Chemnitz
Creator: Eurostat
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In Chemnitz there were 53.2 people aged 65 or over for every 100 people aged 15 to 64 in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2011. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.

Old-age dependency ratio, by region People aged 65+ per 100 aged 15 to 64 Data: 2011 to 2025 Source: Eurostat

Chemnitz, 2025 53.2 People aged 65+ per 100 aged 15 to 64

Change from 2024 +1.7% 2024: 52.3 per 100

Germany, 2025 35.9 per 100 Country total

Position in 2025 1st of 294 See the full ranking

Old-age dependency in Chemnitz over time

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People aged 65+ per 100 aged 15 to 64. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Old-age dependency ratio, by region (people aged 65+ per 100 aged 15 to 64), 2001 to 2025
Period	Chemnitz	Germany
2025	53.2 per 100	35.9 per 100
2024	52.3 per 100	35.2 per 100
2023	52.1 per 100b (break in time series)	34.9 per 100b (break in time series)
2022	52.0 per 100	34.7 per 100
2021	51.4 per 100	34.2 per 100
2020	50.5 per 100	33.7 per 100
2019	49.2 per 100	33.2 per 100
2018	48.1 per 100	32.8 per 100
2017	46.6 per 100	32.4 per 100
2016	44.7 per 100	32.0 per 100
2015	43.6 per 100	32.0 per 100
2014	42.5 per 100	31.6 per 100
2012	41.3 per 100	31.4 per 100
2011	41.4 per 100	31.4 per 100b (break in time series)
2010	–	31.4 per 100
2009	–	30.9 per 100
2008	–	30.4 per 100
2007	–	29.9 per 100
2006	–	28.9 per 100
2005	–	27.8 per 100
2004	–	26.8 per 100
2003	–	25.9 per 100
2002	–	25.2 per 100
2001	–	24.5 per 100

Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.

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In short

That is a change of +1.7% from 52.3 per 100 in 2024.
Since 2015, when it was 43.6 per 100, the figure has changed by +22.0%. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
Among the 294 regions with data for 2025, Chemnitz has the highest value.
The figure for Germany in 2025 was 35.9 per 100.