Old-age dependency in Weser-Ems

Name: Old-age dependency in Weser-Ems
Creator: Eurostat
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In Weser-Ems there were 35.0 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 2000. 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: 2000 to 2025 Source: Eurostat

Weser-Ems, 2025 35.0 People aged 65+ per 100 aged 15 to 64

Change from 2024 +2.3% 2024: 34.2 per 100

Germany, 2025 35.9 per 100 Country total

Position in 2025 125th of 294 See the full ranking

Old-age dependency in Weser-Ems 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	Weser-Ems	Germany
2025	35.0 per 100	35.9 per 100
2024	34.2 per 100	35.2 per 100
2023	33.6 per 100b (break in time series)	34.9 per 100b (break in time series)
2022	33.2 per 100	34.7 per 100
2021	32.6 per 100	34.2 per 100
2020	32.1 per 100	33.7 per 100
2019	31.6 per 100	33.2 per 100
2018	31.2 per 100	32.8 per 100
2017	30.8 per 100	32.4 per 100
2016	30.4 per 100	32.0 per 100
2015	30.3 per 100	32.0 per 100
2014	29.9 per 100	31.6 per 100
2012	29.3 per 100	31.4 per 100
2011	29.1 per 100	31.4 per 100b (break in time series)
2010	29.4 per 100	31.4 per 100
2009	29.2 per 100	30.9 per 100
2008	28.8 per 100	30.4 per 100
2007	28.5 per 100	29.9 per 100
2006	27.7 per 100	28.9 per 100
2005	26.7 per 100	27.8 per 100
2004	25.7 per 100	26.8 per 100
2003	24.7 per 100	25.9 per 100
2002	24.0 per 100	25.2 per 100
2001	23.4 per 100	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 +2.3% from 34.2 per 100 in 2024.
Since 2015, when it was 30.3 per 100, the figure has changed by +15.5%. 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, Weser-Ems has the 125th highest value.
The figure for Germany in 2025 was 35.9 per 100.