Germany (2025)
18,313,272
number of persons
-1.7% YoY
YoY Change
-1.7%
number of persons
Trend
down
Series length
21
years of data

Data

Germany Pre-Retirement Population (50–64) (2025) — source data. Eurostat.
Year number of persons YoY Change
2025 18,313,272 -1.7%
2024 18,639,129 -1.3%
2023 18,886,142 -0.9%
2022 19,065,953 -0.3%
2021 19,122,679 +0.1%
2020 19,095,311 +0.7%
2019 18,968,080 +1.2%
2018 18,744,614 +1.4%
2017 18,488,713 +1.6%
2016 18,195,461 +1.9%
2015 17,862,761 +2.1%
2014 17,492,700 +2.5%
2013 17,059,157 +2.6%
2012 16,621,242 +3.2%
2011 16,101,488 +2.0%
2010 15,784,713 +1.8%
2009 15,507,418 +1.3%
2008 15,314,763 +1.3%
2007 15,112,630 -0.2%
2006 15,143,049 -0.9%

About this Dataset

Germany recorded 18,313,272 number of persons in 2025. The latest change was -1.7%. Across 2005–2025 the series ranges from 15,112,630 in 2007 to 19,122,679 in 2021.

This page tracks the pre-retirement population aged 50-64 in Germany from 2005 to present.

Data sourced from Eurostat via SDMX REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks the pre-retirement population aged 50-64 in Germany from 2005 to present. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2005–2025 (21 observations).

The series peaked at 19,122,679 number of persons in 2021 and reached its lowest recorded value of 15,112,630 in 2007. The latest reading of 18,313,272 in 2025 represents a change of -1.7%.