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Germany Counts 17,900 Centenarians at End of 2024 as Destatis Reports Steady Rise

The release underscores longer life spans, with a pronounced female majority at very high ages.

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Die Zahl der Menschen über 100 steigt in Deutschland an. Ende 2024 lebten 17.900 mindestens Hundertjährige in der Bundesrepublik, das waren 24 Prozent mehr als 2011, wie das Statistische Bundesamt in Wiesbaden mitteilte.
Die Zahl der Hundertjährigen in Deutschland wächst weiter

Overview

  • The total is up about 24% since 2011, with the rate increasing from 1.8 to 2.1 per 10,000 residents.
  • Women made up 83.8% of people aged 100 and older in Germany at the end of 2024.
  • By absolute numbers, North Rhine-Westphalia led with 3,900 centenarians, followed by Bavaria (2,400) and Baden-Württemberg (2,300).
  • By prevalence, Hamburg ranked highest at 2.9 per 10,000 residents, followed by Saxony (2.6) and Saarland (2.5), with the lowest shares in Bavaria (1.8), Bremen (1.9) and Brandenburg (2.0).
  • UN projections estimate about 587,000 centenarians worldwide in 2024, roughly 81% female, with the largest counts in Japan (121,000), the United States (70,000) and China (43,000).