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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 2017, at 86.7%. Canary Islands had the lowest, at 41.4%. The median was 53.6% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 53.6%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest86.7Mayotte
Lowest41.4Canary Islands
Median53.6242 regions
European Union (27)53.6History

Top 40 regions, 2017

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MayotteMayotte: 86.7 %86.7LimousinLimousin: 69 %69Poitou-CharentesPoitou-Charentes: 67.6 %67.6ChemnitzChemnitz: 67 %67BourgogneBourgogne: 66.7 %66.7Mellersta NorrlandMellersta Norrland: 66.5 %66.5Norra MellansverigeNorra Mellansverige: 66.3 %66.3LiguriaLiguria: 66 %66Basse-NormandieBasse-Normandie: 65.8 %65.8Centre - Val de LoireCentre - Val de Loire: 65.6 %65.6AuvergneAuvergne: 65.3 %65.3Languedoc-RoussillonLanguedoc-Roussillon: 65.3 %65.3SeverozapadenSeverozapaden: 65 %65Småland med öarnaSmåland med öarna: 65 %65Provence-Alpes-Côte d’AzurProvence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur: 64.8 %64.8BretagneBretagne: 64.3 %64.3IpeirosIpeiros: 63.9 %63.9AlentejoAlentejo: 63.6 %63.6Pohjois- ja Itä-SuomiPohjois- ja Itä-Suomi: 63.6 %63.6Pays de la LoirePays de la Loire: 63.4 %63.4Etelä-SuomiEtelä-Suomi: 62.9 %62.9DresdenDresden: 62.8 %62.8Franche-ComtéFranche-Comté: 62.8 %62.8Länsi-SuomiLänsi-Suomi: 62.7 %62.7AquitaineAquitaine: 62.6 %62.6ZeelandZeeland: 61.8 %61.8Friuli-Venezia GiuliaFriuli-Venezia Giulia: 61.7 %61.7Östra MellansverigeÖstra Mellansverige: 61.6 %61.6SjællandSjælland: 61.6 %61.6Champagne-ArdenneChampagne-Ardenne: 61.5 %61.5CorseCorse: 61.5 %61.5GuyaneGuyane: 61.5 %61.5PeloponnisosPeloponnisos: 61.5 %61.5ThessaliaThessalia: 61.5 %61.5Midi-PyrénéesMidi-Pyrénées: 61.4 %61.4Övre NorrlandÖvre Norrland: 61.4 %61.4UmbriaUmbria: 61.3 %61.3Voreio AigaioVoreio Aigaio: 61.1 %61.1DrentheDrenthe: 61 %61ToscanaToscana: 60.9 %60.9
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankRegions2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Mayotte86.70 pts
2Limousin69+1.2 pts
3Poitou-Charentes67.6+1.1 pts
4Chemnitz67+2.6 pts
5Bourgogne66.7+1.2 pts
6Mellersta Norrland66.5+0.5 pts
7Norra Mellansverige66.3+0.8 pts
8Liguria66-0.1 pts
9Basse-Normandie65.8+1 pts
10Centre - Val de Loire65.6+0.9 pts
11Auvergne65.3+1 pts
11Languedoc-Roussillon65.3+0.9 pts
13Severozapaden65+0.6 pts
13Småland med öarna65+0.7 pts
15Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur64.8+0.9 pts
16Bretagne64.3+0.8 pts
17Ipeiros63.9+1.1 pts
18Alentejo63.6+0.8 pts
18Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi63.6+1.3 pts
20Pays de la Loire63.4+0.7 pts
21Etelä-Suomi62.9+1.1 pts
22Dresden62.8+1.7 pts
22Franche-Comté62.8+1 pts
24Länsi-Suomi62.7+1 pts
25Aquitaine62.6+0.9 pts
26Zeeland61.8+0.5 pts
27Friuli-Venezia Giulia61.7+0.4 pts
28Östra Mellansverige61.6+0.6 pts
28Sjælland61.6+0.5 pts
30Champagne-Ardenne61.5+1.1 pts
30Corse61.5+1.1 pts
30Guyane61.5+0.6 pts
30Peloponnisos61.5+0.7 pts
30Thessalia61.5+0.6 pts
35Midi-Pyrénées61.4+0.8 pts
35Övre Norrland61.4+0.9 pts
37Umbria61.3+0.4 pts
38Voreio Aigaio61.10 pts
39Drenthe61+0.4 pts
40Toscana60.9+0.1 pts
41Haute-Normandie60.8+1 pts
41Piemonte60.8+0.4 pts
43Sterea Elláda60.6+0.7 pts
43Sydsverige60.6+0.6 pts
45Oeste e Vale do Tejo60.3+0.8 pts
46Prov. West-Vlaanderen60.2+0.8 pts
47Åland59.9+1.3 pts
48Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki59.8+0.5 pts
48Centro (PT)59.8+1 pts
48Sachsen-Anhalt59.8+1.5 pts
51Marche59.6+0.4 pts
51Rhône-Alpes59.6+0.5 pts
53Picardie59.5+0.9 pts
54Emilia-Romagna59.3+0.1 pts
54Västsverige59.3+0.5 pts
56Thüringen59.2+1.9 pts
57Syddanmark59+0.4 pts
58Severen tsentralen58.8+1.4 pts
59Guadeloupe58.7+0.6 pts
59Ionia Nisia58.7+0.7 pts
61Friesland (NL)58.5+0.3 pts
62Dytiki Makedonia58.2+0.4 pts
62Yugoiztochen58.2+1.2 pts
64Lorraine58.1+0.9 pts
64Martinique58.1+0.9 pts
64Nordjylland58.1+0.7 pts
64Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste58.1+0.3 pts
68Castile and León58+0.6 pts
69Nord-Pas de Calais57.8+0.7 pts
70Northern and Western57.7+0.5 pts
71Galicia57.5+0.6 pts
72Brandenburg57.4+1.8 pts
73Dytiki Elláda57.2+0.5 pts
74Península de Setúbal56.9+0.7 pts
75Lombardia56.8+0.3 pts
76Provincia Autonoma di Trento56.6+0.3 pts
77Mecklenburg-Vorpommern56.4+1.8 pts
77Veneto56.4+0.4 pts
79Algarve56.2+0.8 pts
79Lüneburg56.2+0.8 pts
79Prov. Vlaams-Brabant56.2+0.4 pts
82Abruzzo56.1+0.5 pts
82Basque Country56.1+0.6 pts
82Leipzig56.1+1 pts
82Schleswig-Holstein56.1+0.5 pts
86Kentriki Makedonia56+0.5 pts
87Grande Lisboa55.9+0.3 pts
88Asturias55.8+0.9 pts
88Overijssel55.8+0.1 pts
88Prov. Antwerpen55.8+0.6 pts
91Kriti55.5+0.5 pts
92Limburg (NL)55.4+0.7 pts
92Midtjylland55.4+0.4 pts
92Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen55.4+0.5 pts
95Gelderland55.3+0.3 pts
96Alsace55.2+0.8 pts
96Eesti55.2+1.1 pts
96Molise55.2+0.4 pts
96Prov. Brabant wallon55.2+0.4 pts
100Aragon55+0.4 pts
101Latvija54.9+1.3 pts
101Prov. Hainaut54.9+0.3 pts
101Southern54.9+0.3 pts
101Yuzhen tsentralen54.9+1 pts
105Nord-Est54.8+0.8 pts
106Jadranska Hrvatska54.7+1 pts
106Kassel54.7+0.7 pts
108Hannover54.6+0.6 pts
109Prov. Liège54.5+0.4 pts
110Braunschweig54.4+0.8 pts
111La Rioja54.3+0.4 pts
111Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen54.3+0.1 pts
113Koblenz54.2+0.9 pts
114Severoiztochen54.1+1.2 pts
115Navarre54+0.3 pts
116Lazio53.9+0.3 pts
116Noord-Brabant53.9+0.5 pts
118Prov. Namur53.8+0.4 pts
118Severovýchod53.8+1.7 pts
120Puglia53.7+0.4 pts
121Saarland53.6+1.1 pts
122Střední Čechy53.5+1.6 pts
123Düsseldorf53.4+0.6 pts
124Prov. Limburg (BE)53.3+1.1 pts
125Prov. Luxembourg (BE)53.2+0.1 pts
125Sicilia53.2+0.3 pts
127Detmold53.1+0.6 pts
128Arnsberg53+0.7 pts
128Basilicata53+0.4 pts
130Cantabria52.8+0.7 pts
130Stockholm52.8+0.1 pts
130Sud-Muntenia52.8+0.9 pts
133Kärnten52.7+0.6 pts
134Calabria52.6+0.5 pts
134Jihovýchod52.6+1.6 pts
134Jihozápad52.6+1.5 pts
137Burgenland52.4+0.7 pts
137Catalonia52.4+0.2 pts
137Oberfranken52.4+0.6 pts
137Střední Morava52.4+1.7 pts
141La Réunion52.3+0.2 pts
141Sardegna52.3+0.8 pts
143Notio Aigaio52.2+0.8 pts
143Weser-Ems52.2+0.5 pts
145Ile-de-France52.1+0.4 pts
145Niederösterreich52.1+0.4 pts
145Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas52.1+0.9 pts
148Bremen52+0.3 pts
148Freiburg52+0.6 pts
148Panonska Hrvatska52+0.9 pts
148Zahodna Slovenija52+1.4 pts
152Sud-Est51.9+1.3 pts
153Grad Zagreb51.8+1 pts
153Severozápad51.8+1.7 pts
155Schwaben51.7+0.4 pts
156Extremadura51.6+0.3 pts
156Rheinhessen-Pfalz51.6+0.8 pts
158Valencian Community51.5+0.3 pts
159Unterfranken51.4+0.8 pts
160Castilla-La Mancha51.3+0.1 pts
161Praha51.2+1.2 pts
162Darmstadt51.1+0.5 pts
163Münster51+0.6 pts
164Mittelfranken50.9+0.5 pts
164Stuttgart50.9+0.4 pts
166Warszawski stołeczny50.8+1.7 pts
167Moravskoslezsko50.7+1.6 pts
167Tübingen50.7+0.5 pts
169Attiki50.6+0.7 pts
169Észak-Magyarország50.6+0.8 pts
169Gießen50.6+0.8 pts
169Hovedstaden50.60 pts
169Köln50.6+0.6 pts
169Sjeverna Hrvatska50.6+1 pts
169Sud-Vest Oltenia50.6+0.6 pts
176Centru50.5+1.2 pts
176Helsinki-Uusimaa50.5+0.5 pts
176Melilla50.5+0.1 pts
179Dél-Alföld50.4+0.9 pts
179Vzhodna Slovenija50.4+1.3 pts
181Noord-Holland50.3+0.1 pts
182Budapest50.2+0.7 pts
183Karlsruhe50.1+0.4 pts
183Trier50.1+0.9 pts
185Dél-Dunántúl50+1 pts
185Norte50+0.8 pts
187Eastern and Midland49.9+0.3 pts
187Groningen49.9+0.5 pts
187Oberbayern49.9+0.3 pts
190Steiermark49.8+0.5 pts
191Campania49.7+0.2 pts
191Community of Madrid49.7+0.4 pts
191Niederbayern49.7+0.6 pts
194Oberösterreich49.6+0.5 pts
195Pest49.5+0.8 pts
196Yugozapaden49.4+1.6 pts
197Vorarlberg49.3+0.3 pts
198Berlin49.2+0.5 pts
198Region of Murcia49.2+0.1 pts
200Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest49.1+0.3 pts
201Salzburg49+0.5 pts
202Andalusia48.7+0.2 pts
202Malta48.7+0.4 pts
204Oberpfalz48.6+0.4 pts
205Közép-Dunántúl48.3+1.1 pts
206Sostinės regionas48.2+1 pts
207Nord-Vest48.1+1 pts
207Nyugat-Dunántúl48.1+1 pts
209Łódzkie48+1.5 pts
210Ceuta47.9+0.1 pts
210Észak-Alföld47.9+0.8 pts
212Hamburg47.8+0.2 pts
213Flevoland47.7+0.2 pts
214Bratislavský kraj47.4+2.2 pts
215Tirol47.3+0.4 pts
216Pomorskie46.9+1.5 pts
217Lubelskie46.5+1.1 pts
217Małopolskie46.5+1.1 pts
217Świętokrzyskie46.5+1.2 pts
220Śląskie46.4+1.6 pts
221Região Autónoma da Madeira46.3+0.4 pts
221Vest46.3+1.1 pts
223Kýpros45.9+0.9 pts
223Wielkopolskie45.9+1.4 pts
225Mazowiecki regionalny45.8+1 pts
226Dolnośląskie45.7+1.8 pts
227Podlaskie45.6+0.9 pts
228Kujawsko-pomorskie45.3+1.3 pts
229Opolskie45.2+1.3 pts
230Wien44.9-0.1 pts
231Východné Slovensko44.7+1 pts
231Zachodniopomorskie44.7+1.7 pts
233Lubuskie44.6+1.5 pts
233Podkarpackie44.6+0.9 pts
235Balearic Islands44.5+0.1 pts
236Região Autónoma dos Açores44.4+0.4 pts
237Luxembourg43.9-0.4 pts
238Warmińsko-mazurskie43.4+1.1 pts
239Stredné Slovensko42.9+1.3 pts
240Bucureşti-Ilfov42.8+1.3 pts
241Západné Slovensko42.4+1.4 pts
242Canary Islands41.4+0.1 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 2017 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 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Canary Islands, with 41.4% in 2017.

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 2017 and are not ranked.

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