{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"de-population-50-64","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/de-population-50-64","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/de-population-50-64/","title":"Germany Pre-Retirement Population (50–64) (2025)","description":"Germany's Pre-Retirement Population (50–64): 18,313,272 number of persons in 2025, -1.7% YoY. Eurostat (DEMO_PJANGROUP), 2005–2025.","domain":"demo","category":"Demographics","keywords":["Demographics","Eurostat","Germany","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Germany","temporal_coverage":"2005/2025","unit":"number of persons","last_updated":"2026-07-27","last_updated_text":"27 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Germany Pre-Retirement Population (50–64)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/DEMO_PJANGROUP/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2005–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"21"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Germany"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"27 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Germany (2025)","value":"18,313,272","unit":"number of persons","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-1.7% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-1.7%","unit":"number of persons"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"21","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Germany Pre-Retirement Population (50–64)"}],"observation_count":21,"observations":[{"period":"2005","value":15274450},{"period":"2006","value":15143049},{"period":"2007","value":15112630},{"period":"2008","value":15314763},{"period":"2009","value":15507418},{"period":"2010","value":15784713},{"period":"2011","value":16101488},{"period":"2012","value":16621242},{"period":"2013","value":17059157},{"period":"2014","value":17492700},{"period":"2015","value":17862761},{"period":"2016","value":18195461},{"period":"2017","value":18488713},{"period":"2018","value":18744614},{"period":"2019","value":18968080},{"period":"2020","value":19095311},{"period":"2021","value":19122679},{"period":"2022","value":19065953},{"period":"2023","value":18886142},{"period":"2024","value":18639129},{"period":"2025","value":18313272}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"number of persons"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"18313272.0","yoyChange":"-1.7%"},{"year":"2024","value":"18639129.0","yoyChange":"-1.3%"},{"year":"2023","value":"18886142.0","yoyChange":"-0.9%"},{"year":"2022","value":"19065953.0","yoyChange":"-0.3%"},{"year":"2021","value":"19122679.0","yoyChange":"+0.1%"},{"year":"2020","value":"19095311.0","yoyChange":"+0.7%"},{"year":"2019","value":"18968080.0","yoyChange":"+1.2%"},{"year":"2018","value":"18744614.0","yoyChange":"+1.4%"},{"year":"2017","value":"18488713.0","yoyChange":"+1.6%"},{"year":"2016","value":"18195461.0","yoyChange":"+1.9%"},{"year":"2015","value":"17862761.0","yoyChange":"+2.1%"},{"year":"2014","value":"17492700.0","yoyChange":"+2.5%"},{"year":"2013","value":"17059157.0","yoyChange":"+2.6%"},{"year":"2012","value":"16621242.0","yoyChange":"+3.2%"},{"year":"2011","value":"16101488.0","yoyChange":"+2.0%"},{"year":"2010","value":"15784713.0","yoyChange":"+1.8%"},{"year":"2009","value":"15507418.0","yoyChange":"+1.3%"},{"year":"2008","value":"15314763.0","yoyChange":"+1.3%"},{"year":"2007","value":"15112630.0","yoyChange":"-0.2%"},{"year":"2006","value":"15143049.0","yoyChange":"-0.9%"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the pre-retirement population aged 50-64 in Germany from 2005 to present. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"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)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"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%."}]}