Overview

• Hamburg posted the lowest average age in 2024 at 42.2 years, followed by Berlin at 42.8 and Bremen at 43.1, with Baden-Württemberg the youngest non-city state at 44.0.
• Eastern states were oldest on average, led by Saxony-Anhalt at 48.3 years, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern at 48.1, and Thuringia at 47.9.
• Both the youngest and oldest municipalities were in Rhineland-Palatinate: Lautzenhausen averaged 33.7 years and Welschenbach 63.0.
• The Altenquotient ranged from 28.6 in Hamburg to 51.9 in Saxony-Anhalt, compared with 38.8 nationwide.
• Germany’s average age was 44.9 years in 2024, with Rhineland-Palatinate at 45.1.