EU regions (NUTS 2) by average age

Name: EU regions (NUTS 2) by average age, 2022
Creator: Instituto Nacional de Estadística
License: INE reuse terms (attribution required)

Asturias had the highest average age of 19 regions in 2022, at 49.2 years. Melilla had the lowest, at 36.5 years. The median was 43.7 years. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest49.2Asturias

Lowest36.5Melilla

Median43.719 regions

All regions, 2022

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years. Source: INE. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

Full ranking

Rank	Regions	2022 years	Change on 2021
1	Asturias	49.2	+0.3
2	Castile and León	48.2	+0.3
3	Galicia	48	+0.3
4	Cantabria	46.4	+0.3
5	Basque Country	46	+0.3
6	Aragon	45.3	+0.2
7	Extremadura	45.2	+0.3
8	La Rioja	44.9	+0.2
9	Valencian Community	44	+0.3
10	Navarre	43.7	+0.2
11	Castilla-La Mancha	43.7	+0.2
12	Canary Islands	43.5	+0.4
13	Catalonia	43.3	+0.2
14	Community of Madrid	43	+0.3
15	Andalusia	42.7	+0.3
16	Balearic Islands	42.1	+0.3
17	Region of Murcia	41.2	+0.2
18	Ceuta	38.3	+0.3
19	Melilla	36.5	+0.4

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About this ranking

Mean age of the resident population on 1 January.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the regions are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE). Indicadores demográficos básicos: edad media de la población (tablas 3197, 3198, 3199 y 30699). https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=3198. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

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Questions

Which region has the highest average age?

Asturias, with 49.2 years in 2022, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Which region has the lowest average age?

Melilla, with 36.5 years in 2022.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Indicadores demográficos básicos: edad media de la población (tablas 3197, 3198, 3199 y 30699). Retrieved 2026-10-07.