DE · 2021 · tps00198
Old-age-dependency ratio
Germany, 2021
Old-age-dependency ratio
34.2
Germany, 2021
▲ 1.5% vs 2020 (33.7)
Analysis
In 2021, Germany's old-age-dependency ratio increased by 1.5% compared to 2020, reaching 34.2.
Germany accounts for 104.9% of the EU-27 total of 32.6.
Germany ranks 7th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 6.9% (from 32.0 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00198, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#7 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
104.9%
EU-27: 32.6
Germany timeline (last 15 years)
2014 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tps00198