Old-age dependency in Hamburg

In Hamburg there were 26.7 people aged 65 or over for every 100 people aged 15 to 64 in 2025.

Measure: Old-age dependency ratio, by region Unit: People aged 65+ per 100 aged 15 to 64 Data: 2000 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Hamburg, 2025 26.7 People aged 65+ per 100 aged 15 to 64
Change from 2024 +0.4% 2024: 26.6 per 100
Germany, 2025 35.9 per 100 Country total
Position in 2025 244th of 294 See the full ranking

Old-age dependency in Hamburg 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 HamburgGermany
2025 26.7 per 100 35.9 per 100
2024 26.6 per 100 35.2 per 100
2023 26.8 per 100b (break in time series) 34.9 per 100b (break in time series)
2022 26.9 per 100 34.7 per 100
2021 26.9 per 100 34.2 per 100
2020 27.0 per 100 33.7 per 100
2019 27.0 per 100 33.2 per 100
2018 27.2 per 100 32.8 per 100
2017 27.4 per 100 32.4 per 100
2016 27.6 per 100 32.0 per 100
2015 27.9 per 100 32.0 per 100
2014 27.9 per 100 31.6 per 100
2012 27.4 per 100 31.4 per 100
2011 27.5 per 100 31.4 per 100b (break in time series)
2010 27.8 per 100 31.4 per 100
2009 27.5 per 100 30.9 per 100
2008 27.2 per 100 30.4 per 100
2007 27.1 per 100 29.9 per 100
2006 26.6 per 100 28.9 per 100
2005 26.0 per 100 27.8 per 100
2004 25.4 per 100 26.8 per 100
2003 25.0 per 100 25.9 per 100
2002 24.6 per 100 25.2 per 100
2001 24.3 per 100 24.5 per 100

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

In short

  • That is a change of +0.4% from 26.6 per 100 in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 27.9 per 100, the figure has changed by −4.3%. 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, Hamburg has the 244th highest value.
  • The figure for Germany in 2025 was 35.9 per 100.

Source and dates

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
demo_r_pjanind2 · dataset details · view at source
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freq=A indic_de=OLDDEP1 unit=PC
Observation period
2000 to 2025 for Hamburg
Provider update
10 August 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
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Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat