DE · 2025 · tps00198
Old-age-dependency ratio
Germany, 2025
Old-age-dependency ratio
35.9
Germany, 2025
▲ 2.0% vs 2024 (35.2)
Analysis
In 2025, Germany's old-age-dependency ratio increased by 2.0% compared to 2024, reaching 35.9.
Germany accounts for 104.1% of the EU-27 total of 34.5.
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 6.5% (from 33.7 in 2020).
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00198, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2025
#7 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2025
104.1%
EU-27: 34.5
Germany timeline (last 15 years)
2014 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tps00198