Germany (2025)
19,005,074
number of persons
+1.6% YoY
YoY Change
+1.6%
number of persons
Trend
up
Series length
21
years of data

Data

Germany Population Aged 65+ (2025) — source data. Eurostat.
Year number of persons YoY Change
2025 19,005,074 +1.6%
2024 18,708,597 +1.2%
2023 18,490,204 +0.3%
2022 18,436,499 +0.9%
2021 18,271,636 +1.0%
2020 18,090,682 +1.2%
2019 17,883,532 +1.0%
2018 17,709,711 +1.1%
2017 17,509,705 +1.2%
2016 17,300,178 +1.2%
2015 17,088,711 +1.4%
2014 16,852,810 +0.8%
2013 16,715,155 +0.7%
2012 16,603,432 +0.2%
2011 16,576,422 -1.9%
2010 16,901,742 +1.0%
2009 16,729,013 +1.3%
2008 16,518,744 +1.3%
2007 16,299,289 +2.7%
2006 15,870,074 +3.3%

About this Dataset

Germany recorded 19,005,074 number of persons in 2025. The latest change was +1.6%. Across 2005–2025 the series ranges from 15,367,451 in 2005 to 19,005,074 in 2025.

This page tracks the absolute population aged 65 and over 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 absolute population aged 65 and over 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 19,005,074 number of persons in 2025 and reached its lowest recorded value of 15,367,451 in 2005. The latest reading of 19,005,074 in 2025 represents a change of +1.6%.