In 2022, the share of the German population aged 65 years and older was 22.1 percent. In general, figures have been growing year after year, which is part of a wider trend of the total population in Germany ageing.
Share of the population in Germany aged 65 years and older from 1991 to 2022
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Share of population aged 65 years and older
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Figures from 2011 onwards are based on the census of 2011.
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Statistisches Bundesamt. (June 20, 2023). Share of the population in Germany aged 65 years and older from 1991 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 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 2022." Chart. June 20, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1127844/population-share-aged-65-and-older-germany/
Statistisches Bundesamt. (2023). Share of the population in Germany aged 65 years and older from 1991 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 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 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jun 2023, 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 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1127844/population-share-aged-65-and-older-germany/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Share of the population in Germany aged 65 years and older from 1991 to 2022 [Graph], Statistisches Bundesamt, June 20, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1127844/population-share-aged-65-and-older-germany/