In 2023, the share of the German population aged 65 years and older was 22.3 percent. In general, figures have been growing year after year, which is part of a wider trend of the total population in Germany aging.
The indicator provides information on the development of the proportion of the working-age population in the total population.
Share of the population in Germany aged 65 years and older from 1991 to 2023
Figures from 2011 onwards are based on the census of 2011.
This statistic can be retrieved through the original source link in the Genesis online database of the Federal Statistical Office by typing 12411-0005 in the search.
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Statistisches Bundesamt. (June 14, 2024). Share of the population in Germany aged 65 years and older from 1991 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1127844/population-share-aged-65-and-older-germany/
Statistisches Bundesamt. "Share of the population in Germany aged 65 years and older from 1991 to 2023." Chart. June 14, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1127844/population-share-aged-65-and-older-germany/
Statistisches Bundesamt. (2024). Share of the population in Germany aged 65 years and older from 1991 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1127844/population-share-aged-65-and-older-germany/
Statistisches Bundesamt. "Share of The Population in Germany Aged 65 Years and Older from 1991 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1127844/population-share-aged-65-and-older-germany/
Statistisches Bundesamt, Share of the population in Germany aged 65 years and older from 1991 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1127844/population-share-aged-65-and-older-germany/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Share of the population in Germany aged 65 years and older from 1991 to 2023 [Graph], Statistisches Bundesamt, June 14, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1127844/population-share-aged-65-and-older-germany/
