In 2020, the share of the German population aged 65 years and older amounted to 22 percent. This was a slight increase on the year before, and in general the share has 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 2020
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 21, 2021). Share of the population in Germany aged 65 years and older from 1991 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 24, 2022, 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 2020." Chart. June 21, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 24, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1127844/population-share-aged-65-and-older-germany/
Statistisches Bundesamt. (2021). Share of the population in Germany aged 65 years and older from 1991 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 24, 2022. 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 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Jun 2021, 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 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1127844/population-share-aged-65-and-older-germany/ (last visited January 24, 2022)
