Share of women over 65 living alone in Saxony-Anhalt
Share of women over 65 living alone in Saxony-Anhalt stood at 43.7 percent in 2025, according to Federal Ministry of Education, Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth (BMBFSFJ) – Digital Gender Equality Atlas. It is one of the indicators in the Gender gaps by federal state table (Value · Annual), with a complete series running from 2008 to 2025. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Gender gaps by federal state table
| Indicator | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saxony-Anhalt | |||||||||||
| Women | 43.7 | 43.6 | 43.5 | 43.2 | 44.3 | 44.4 | 44.2 | 44.5 | 45.5 | 45.9 | |
| Men | 21.4 | 20.8 | 19.2 | 19.8 | 20.1 | 19.7 | 19.9 | 18.1 | 18.8 | 18.3 |
Understanding share of women over 65 living alone in Saxony-Anhalt
In Saxony-Anhalt, this indicator identifies the proportion of women aged 65 and over residing in private households who do not share their dwelling with others. The statistic covers only women whose primary accommodation is a single-person private home, excluding those living with a spouse, partner, adult offspring, or co-tenants in the state. Older women living in collective accommodation, including care facilities, nursing homes, and residential senior centers, fall outside the private household survey scope. Within a table predominantly dedicated to gender pay differentials, pension gaps, and parental employment rates, this series focuses instead on elderly living structures. It contrasts with the male counterpart for Saxony-Anhalt by highlighting female-specific demographic factors such as longevity differences, while distinguishing state-level patterns from the broader German benchmark.
Since the indicator is calculated annually, it contains no seasonality. Figures derive from annual household surveys that may experience retrospective adjustments following census updates or demographic revisions. Series breaks can occur when survey collection techniques or household categorization rules are updated. Given that household patterns change gradually through demographic turnover, multi-year evaluations offer a more dependable perspective than annual shifts, which can be influenced by sampling error. Solo living should not be treated as synonymous with social isolation or financial distress, since solitary residence reflects household composition rather than economic hardship. Furthermore, local admission tendencies into residential care facilities affect the private household population.
Frequently asked questions
- What living situations are excluded from this Saxony-Anhalt measure?
- The series excludes older women living with family members or partners, as well as those residing in communal care establishments and nursing facilities.
- Why is this metric paired with a separate male series in the table?
- Tracking women separately allows analysts to examine gender disparities in household structures that arise from differing longevity and marital patterns.
- Does a year-on-year shift in this series indicate a sudden societal trend?
- No, annual fluctuations often reflect sampling margins of error in survey data, making multi-year demographic trends the preferred analytical focus.