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EU regions (NUTS 2) by age dependency ratio (ages 15 to 64 base)

Mayotte had the highest age dependency ratio (ages 15 to 64 base) of 242 regions in 2016, at 86.7%. Západné Slovensko had the lowest, at 41%. The median was 52.8% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 52.9%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest86.7Mayotte
Lowest41Západné Slovensko
Median52.8242 regions
European Union (27)52.9History

Top 40 regions, 2016

CSVChart (SVG)

MayotteMayotte: 86.7 %86.7LimousinLimousin: 67.8 %67.8Poitou-CharentesPoitou-Charentes: 66.5 %66.5LiguriaLiguria: 66.1 %66.1Mellersta NorrlandMellersta Norrland: 66 %66BourgogneBourgogne: 65.5 %65.5Norra MellansverigeNorra Mellansverige: 65.5 %65.5Basse-NormandieBasse-Normandie: 64.8 %64.8Centre - Val de LoireCentre - Val de Loire: 64.7 %64.7ChemnitzChemnitz: 64.4 %64.4Languedoc-RoussillonLanguedoc-Roussillon: 64.4 %64.4SeverozapadenSeverozapaden: 64.4 %64.4AuvergneAuvergne: 64.3 %64.3Småland med öarnaSmåland med öarna: 64.3 %64.3Provence-Alpes-Côte d’AzurProvence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur: 63.9 %63.9BretagneBretagne: 63.5 %63.5AlentejoAlentejo: 62.8 %62.8IpeirosIpeiros: 62.8 %62.8Pays de la LoirePays de la Loire: 62.7 %62.7Pohjois- ja Itä-SuomiPohjois- ja Itä-Suomi: 62.3 %62.3Etelä-SuomiEtelä-Suomi: 61.8 %61.8Franche-ComtéFranche-Comté: 61.8 %61.8AquitaineAquitaine: 61.7 %61.7Länsi-SuomiLänsi-Suomi: 61.7 %61.7Friuli-Venezia GiuliaFriuli-Venezia Giulia: 61.3 %61.3ZeelandZeeland: 61.3 %61.3DresdenDresden: 61.1 %61.1SjællandSjælland: 61.1 %61.1Voreio AigaioVoreio Aigaio: 61.1 %61.1Östra MellansverigeÖstra Mellansverige: 61 %61GuyaneGuyane: 60.9 %60.9ThessaliaThessalia: 60.9 %60.9UmbriaUmbria: 60.9 %60.9PeloponnisosPeloponnisos: 60.8 %60.8ToscanaToscana: 60.8 %60.8DrentheDrenthe: 60.6 %60.6Midi-PyrénéesMidi-Pyrénées: 60.6 %60.6Övre NorrlandÖvre Norrland: 60.5 %60.5Champagne-ArdenneChampagne-Ardenne: 60.4 %60.4CorseCorse: 60.4 %60.4
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankRegions2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Mayotte86.70 pts
2Limousin67.8+1.1 pts
3Poitou-Charentes66.5+1 pts
4Liguria66.1+0.2 pts
5Mellersta Norrland66+1.2 pts
6Bourgogne65.5+1.1 pts
6Norra Mellansverige65.5+1.1 pts
8Basse-Normandie64.8+1.1 pts
9Centre - Val de Loire64.7+1.1 pts
10Chemnitz64.4+1.6 pts
10Languedoc-Roussillon64.4+0.9 pts
10Severozapaden64.4+1.3 pts
13Auvergne64.3+1.3 pts
13Småland med öarna64.3+1.1 pts
15Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur63.9+1.1 pts
16Bretagne63.5+0.7 pts
17Alentejo62.8+0.3 pts
17Ipeiros62.8+0.9 pts
19Pays de la Loire62.7+0.7 pts
20Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi62.3+1.4 pts
21Etelä-Suomi61.8+1.4 pts
21Franche-Comté61.8+0.9 pts
23Aquitaine61.7+0.9 pts
23Länsi-Suomi61.7+1.3 pts
25Friuli-Venezia Giulia61.3+0.5 pts
25Zeeland61.3+0.4 pts
27Dresden61.1+0.9 pts
27Sjælland61.1+0.4 pts
27Voreio Aigaio61.1+0.5 pts
30Östra Mellansverige61+1 pts
31Guyane60.9-1.6 pts
31Thessalia60.9+0.5 pts
31Umbria60.9+0.3 pts
34Peloponnisos60.8+0.5 pts
34Toscana60.8+0.3 pts
36Drenthe60.6+0.4 pts
36Midi-Pyrénées60.6+0.6 pts
38Övre Norrland60.5+1 pts
39Champagne-Ardenne60.4+0.9 pts
39Corse60.4+0.6 pts
39Piemonte60.4+0.4 pts
42Sydsverige60+0.9 pts
43Sterea Elláda59.9+0.3 pts
44Haute-Normandie59.8+1 pts
45Oeste e Vale do Tejo59.5+0.4 pts
46Prov. West-Vlaanderen59.4+0.5 pts
47Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki59.3+0.5 pts
48Emilia-Romagna59.2+0.2 pts
48Marche59.2+0.4 pts
50Rhône-Alpes59.1+0.8 pts
51Centro (PT)58.8+0.7 pts
51Västsverige58.8+0.8 pts
53Åland58.6+0.8 pts
53Picardie58.6+0.9 pts
53Syddanmark58.6+0.3 pts
56Sachsen-Anhalt58.3+1.1 pts
57Friesland (NL)58.2+0.4 pts
58Guadeloupe58.1+0.5 pts
59Ionia Nisia58+0.6 pts
60Dytiki Makedonia57.8+0.1 pts
60Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste57.8+0.4 pts
62Castile and León57.4+0.7 pts
62Nordjylland57.4+0.3 pts
62Severen tsentralen57.4+1.6 pts
65Thüringen57.3+1.1 pts
66Lorraine57.2+0.9 pts
66Martinique57.2+0.5 pts
66Northern and Western57.2+0.5 pts
69Nord-Pas de Calais57.1+0.8 pts
70Yugoiztochen57+1.3 pts
71Galicia56.9+0.8 pts
72Dytiki Elláda56.7+0.5 pts
73Lombardia56.5+0.4 pts
74Provincia Autonoma di Trento56.3+0.5 pts
75Península de Setúbal56.2+0.3 pts
76Veneto56+0.4 pts
77Prov. Vlaams-Brabant55.8+0.4 pts
78Overijssel55.7+0.2 pts
79Abruzzo55.6+0.5 pts
79Brandenburg55.6+0.9 pts
79Grande Lisboa55.6+0.2 pts
79Schleswig-Holstein55.6+0.1 pts
83Basque Country55.5+0.8 pts
83Kentriki Makedonia55.5+0.4 pts
85Algarve55.4+0.2 pts
85Lüneburg55.4+0.1 pts
87Prov. Antwerpen55.2+0.5 pts
88Leipzig55.1+0.5 pts
89Gelderland55+0.3 pts
89Kriti55+0.4 pts
89Midtjylland55+0.3 pts
92Asturias54.9+0.9 pts
92Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen54.9+0.3 pts
94Molise54.8+0.2 pts
94Prov. Brabant wallon54.8+0.4 pts
96Limburg (NL)54.7+0.7 pts
97Aragon54.6+0.5 pts
97Mecklenburg-Vorpommern54.6+1.1 pts
97Prov. Hainaut54.6+0.3 pts
97Southern54.6+0.6 pts
101Alsace54.4+0.8 pts
102Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen54.2+0.2 pts
103Eesti54.1+1 pts
103Prov. Liège54.1+0.5 pts
105Hannover54-0.1 pts
105Kassel540 pts
105Nord-Est54+0.8 pts
108La Rioja53.9+0.5 pts
108Yuzhen tsentralen53.9+1.4 pts
110Jadranska Hrvatska53.7+1.2 pts
110Navarre53.7+0.5 pts
112Braunschweig53.6-0.1 pts
112Latvija53.6+1.2 pts
112Lazio53.6+0.3 pts
115Noord-Brabant53.4+0.4 pts
115Prov. Namur53.4+0.2 pts
117Koblenz53.3+0.4 pts
117Puglia53.3+0.3 pts
119Prov. Luxembourg (BE)53.1-0.5 pts
120Severoiztochen52.9+1.4 pts
120Sicilia52.9+0.3 pts
122Düsseldorf52.80 pts
123Stockholm52.7+0.4 pts
124Basilicata52.6+0.2 pts
125Detmold52.5-0.1 pts
125Saarland52.5+0.6 pts
127Arnsberg52.3-0.1 pts
128Catalonia52.2+0.3 pts
128Prov. Limburg (BE)52.2+0.8 pts
130Calabria52.1+0.4 pts
130Cantabria52.1+0.8 pts
130Kärnten52.1+0.5 pts
130La Réunion52.1+0.3 pts
130Severovýchod52.1+1.6 pts
135Střední Čechy51.9+1.5 pts
135Sud-Muntenia51.9+0.9 pts
137Oberfranken51.8+0.2 pts
138Bremen51.7+0.3 pts
138Burgenland51.7+0.7 pts
138Ile-de-France51.7+0.4 pts
138Niederösterreich51.7+0.2 pts
138Weser-Ems51.70 pts
143Sardegna51.5+0.8 pts
144Freiburg51.4+0.1 pts
144Notio Aigaio51.4+0.7 pts
146Extremadura51.30 pts
146Schwaben51.30 pts
148Castilla-La Mancha51.2+0.2 pts
148Valencian Community51.2+0.4 pts
148Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas51.2+0.6 pts
151Jihozápad51.1+1.4 pts
151Panonska Hrvatska51.1+0.5 pts
153Jihovýchod51+1.4 pts
154Grad Zagreb50.8+1 pts
154Rheinhessen-Pfalz50.8+0.5 pts
156Střední Morava50.7+1.4 pts
157Darmstadt50.6+0.1 pts
157Hovedstaden50.6-0.1 pts
157Sud-Est50.6+1 pts
157Unterfranken50.6+0.4 pts
157Zahodna Slovenija50.6+1.4 pts
162Stuttgart50.5-0.2 pts
163Melilla50.4+0.1 pts
163Mittelfranken50.40 pts
163Münster50.40 pts
166Noord-Holland50.2+0.2 pts
166Tübingen50.20 pts
168Severozápad50.1+1.6 pts
169Helsinki-Uusimaa50+0.8 pts
169Köln500 pts
169Praha50+1.3 pts
169Sud-Vest Oltenia50+0.6 pts
173Attiki49.9+0.8 pts
174Észak-Magyarország49.8+0.7 pts
174Gießen49.8+0.2 pts
176Karlsruhe49.7-0.1 pts
177Eastern and Midland49.60 pts
177Oberbayern49.6-0.1 pts
177Sjeverna Hrvatska49.6+0.7 pts
180Budapest49.5+0.8 pts
180Campania49.5+0.1 pts
180Dél-Alföld49.5+0.8 pts
183Groningen49.4+0.3 pts
184Centru49.3+1.1 pts
184Community of Madrid49.3+0.5 pts
184Steiermark49.3+0.3 pts
187Norte49.2+0.5 pts
187Trier49.2+0.1 pts
189Moravskoslezsko49.1+1.5 pts
189Niederbayern49.10 pts
189Oberösterreich49.1+0.2 pts
189Region of Murcia49.1+0.3 pts
189Vzhodna Slovenija49.1+1.3 pts
189Warszawski stołeczny49.1+1.5 pts
195Dél-Dunántúl49+1 pts
195Vorarlberg49+0.4 pts
197Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest48.8-0.1 pts
198Berlin48.7+0.7 pts
198Pest48.7+0.7 pts
200Andalusia48.5+0.1 pts
200Salzburg48.5+0.1 pts
202Malta48.3+0.3 pts
203Oberpfalz48.2+0.2 pts
204Ceuta47.8+0.4 pts
204Yugozapaden47.8+1.5 pts
206Hamburg47.60 pts
207Flevoland47.5+0.3 pts
208Közép-Dunántúl47.2+0.9 pts
208Sostinės regionas47.2+0.8 pts
210Észak-Alföld47.1+0.7 pts
210Nord-Vest47.1+0.8 pts
210Nyugat-Dunántúl47.1+0.9 pts
213Tirol46.9+0.1 pts
214Łódzkie46.5+1.2 pts
215Região Autónoma da Madeira45.9+0.4 pts
216Lubelskie45.4+0.8 pts
216Małopolskie45.4+0.7 pts
216Pomorskie45.4+1.3 pts
219Świętokrzyskie45.3+1 pts
220Bratislavský kraj45.2+1.7 pts
220Vest45.2+1 pts
222Kýpros45+0.7 pts
222Wien45-0.4 pts
224Mazowiecki regionalny44.8+0.8 pts
224Śląskie44.8+1.4 pts
226Podlaskie44.7+0.6 pts
227Wielkopolskie44.5+1.2 pts
228Balearic Islands44.4+0.2 pts
229Luxembourg44.3-0.3 pts
230Kujawsko-pomorskie44+1.1 pts
230Região Autónoma dos Açores440 pts
232Dolnośląskie43.9+1.5 pts
232Opolskie43.9+1.1 pts
234Podkarpackie43.7+0.5 pts
234Východné Slovensko43.7+0.8 pts
236Lubuskie43.1+1.4 pts
237Zachodniopomorskie43+1.4 pts
238Warmińsko-mazurskie42.3+1.1 pts
239Stredné Slovensko41.6+0.9 pts
240Bucureşti-Ilfov41.5+1.3 pts
241Canary Islands41.3+0.1 pts
242Západné Slovensko41+1.1 pts

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About this ranking

Population aged 0 to 14 plus population aged 65 and over, divided by population aged 15 to 64, times 100, on 1 January (Eurostat).

Eurostat age bands. dependency_ratio (INE, Spain) splits the ages at 16, so values for Spanish places differ between the two.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the regions are compared on one definition. 2 regions with data in other periods have no value for 2016 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. Population structure indicators by NUTS 2 and 3 region, age dependency ratio (demo_r_pjanind3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_pjanind3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Which region has the highest age dependency ratio (ages 15 to 64 base)?

Mayotte, with 86.7% in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest age dependency ratio (ages 15 to 64 base)?

Západné Slovensko, with 41% in 2016.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Population structure indicators by NUTS 2 and 3 region, age dependency ratio (demo_r_pjanind3). Retrieved 2026-10-09. 2 regions have no value for 2016 and are not ranked.

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