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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 2021, at 86.7%. Canary Islands had the lowest, at 41.4%. The median was 56.1% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 56.1%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest86.7Mayotte
Lowest41.4Canary Islands
Median56.1242 regions
European Union (27)56.1History

Top 40 regions, 2021

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MayotteMayotte: 86.7 %86.7ChemnitzChemnitz: 73.4 %73.4LimousinLimousin: 72 %72Poitou-CharentesPoitou-Charentes: 70.6 %70.6BourgogneBourgogne: 69.6 %69.6Norra MellansverigeNorra Mellansverige: 69.6 %69.6Mellersta NorrlandMellersta Norrland: 69 %69Basse-NormandieBasse-Normandie: 68.7 %68.7Pohjois- ja Itä-SuomiPohjois- ja Itä-Suomi: 68.5 %68.5AuvergneAuvergne: 68.2 %68.2Languedoc-RoussillonLanguedoc-Roussillon: 68 %68Centre - Val de LoireCentre - Val de Loire: 67.9 %67.9DresdenDresden: 67.4 %67.4SeverozapadenSeverozapaden: 67.2 %67.2Småland med öarnaSmåland med öarna: 67.2 %67.2IpeirosIpeiros: 66.9 %66.9Provence-Alpes-Côte d’AzurProvence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur: 66.9 %66.9Etelä-SuomiEtelä-Suomi: 66.7 %66.7AlentejoAlentejo: 66.4 %66.4BretagneBretagne: 66.3 %66.3Sachsen-AnhaltSachsen-Anhalt: 66.2 %66.2LiguriaLiguria: 65.8 %65.8Länsi-SuomiLänsi-Suomi: 65.5 %65.5ThüringenThüringen: 65.4 %65.4ÅlandÅland: 65.3 %65.3CorseCorse: 65 %65Pays de la LoirePays de la Loire: 64.8 %64.8AquitaineAquitaine: 64.7 %64.7Franche-ComtéFranche-Comté: 64.7 %64.7Champagne-ArdenneChampagne-Ardenne: 64.4 %64.4ZeelandZeeland: 64.3 %64.3Centro (PT)Centro (PT): 64.2 %64.2Övre NorrlandÖvre Norrland: 64 %64Severen tsentralenSeveren tsentralen: 63.7 %63.7SjællandSjælland: 63.6 %63.6Haute-NormandieHaute-Normandie: 63.4 %63.4PeloponnisosPeloponnisos: 63.2 %63.2Oeste e Vale do TejoOeste e Vale do Tejo: 63.1 %63.1Mecklenburg-VorpommernMecklenburg-Vorpommern: 63 %63Prov. West-VlaanderenProv. West-Vlaanderen: 63 %63
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankRegions2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Mayotte86.70 pts
2Chemnitz73.4+1.2 pts
3Limousin72+0.6 pts
4Poitou-Charentes70.6+0.6 pts
5Bourgogne69.6+0.6 pts
5Norra Mellansverige69.6+0.5 pts
7Mellersta Norrland69+0.3 pts
8Basse-Normandie68.7+0.7 pts
9Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi68.5+1 pts
10Auvergne68.2+0.6 pts
11Languedoc-Roussillon68+0.4 pts
12Centre - Val de Loire67.9+0.4 pts
13Dresden67.4+0.8 pts
14Severozapaden67.2+0.4 pts
14Småland med öarna67.2+0.5 pts
16Ipeiros66.9+0.7 pts
16Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur66.9+0.2 pts
18Etelä-Suomi66.7+0.7 pts
19Alentejo66.4+0.3 pts
20Bretagne66.3+0.4 pts
21Sachsen-Anhalt66.2+1.4 pts
22Liguria65.80 pts
23Länsi-Suomi65.5+0.5 pts
24Thüringen65.4+1.5 pts
25Åland65.3+0.7 pts
26Corse65+0.3 pts
27Pays de la Loire64.8+0.2 pts
28Aquitaine64.7+0.4 pts
28Franche-Comté64.7+0.2 pts
30Champagne-Ardenne64.4+0.5 pts
31Zeeland64.3+0.6 pts
32Centro (PT)64.2+0.8 pts
33Övre Norrland64+0.5 pts
34Severen tsentralen63.7+0.9 pts
35Sjælland63.6+0.5 pts
36Haute-Normandie63.4+0.5 pts
37Peloponnisos63.2+0.4 pts
38Oeste e Vale do Tejo63.1+0.2 pts
39Mecklenburg-Vorpommern63+1.6 pts
39Prov. West-Vlaanderen63+0.5 pts
41Brandenburg62.9+1.2 pts
41Drenthe62.9+0.6 pts
41Midi-Pyrénées62.9+0.1 pts
44Östra Mellansverige62.7+0.1 pts
44Thessalia62.7+0.1 pts
46Sterea Elláda62.4+0.7 pts
47Umbria62.3+0.5 pts
47Yugoiztochen62.3+0.5 pts
49Martinique62.1+1.5 pts
50Friuli-Venezia Giulia62-0.2 pts
51Guyane61.9+0.1 pts
51Picardie61.9+0.4 pts
53Piemonte61.6+0.1 pts
53Sydsverige61.60 pts
53Voreio Aigaio61.6+0.5 pts
56Syddanmark61.3+0.7 pts
57Lorraine60.9+0.5 pts
58Rhône-Alpes60.80 pts
58Toscana60.8-0.3 pts
60Guadeloupe60.5+0.5 pts
60Marche60.5+0.3 pts
60Västsverige60.5+0.3 pts
63Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki60.40 pts
63Nordjylland60.4+0.5 pts
65Friesland (NL)60.3+0.6 pts
66Dytiki Makedonia60.1+0.5 pts
67Jadranska Hrvatska59.8+1.2 pts
68Nord-Pas de Calais59.7+0.2 pts
69Castile and León59.60 pts
70Severovýchod Series break59.5+1.6 pts
71Algarve59.4+0.9 pts
71Galicia59.4+0.3 pts
73Ionia Nisia59.2-0.1 pts
74Asturias59.1+0.5 pts
75Lüneburg59+0.7 pts
75Yuzhen tsentralen59+0.6 pts
77Limburg (NL)58.9+0.9 pts
77Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste58.9-0.1 pts
79Abruzzo58.6+1.1 pts
79Leipzig58.6+0.5 pts
79Molise58.6+1.3 pts
82Emilia-Romagna58.5-0.4 pts
82Península de Setúbal58.5+0.1 pts
82Severoiztochen58.5+0.7 pts
85Dytiki Elláda58.2+0.3 pts
85Eesti58.2+0.7 pts
85Latvija58.2+0.7 pts
85Schleswig-Holstein58.2+0.6 pts
89Jihozápad Series break58.1+1.7 pts
89Northern and Western58.1+0.1 pts
89Saarland58.1+1.1 pts
89Střední Morava Series break58.1+1.4 pts
93Jihovýchod Series break58+1.6 pts
93Střední Čechy Series break58+1.2 pts
95Koblenz57.9+1.1 pts
96Alsace57.8+0.4 pts
96Prov. Vlaams-Brabant57.8+0.4 pts
98Prov. Antwerpen57.7+0.3 pts
99Kassel57.6+0.8 pts
99Nord-Est Estimated57.6+0.9 pts
101Panonska Hrvatska57.4+1 pts
102Braunschweig57.2+0.9 pts
103Midtjylland57.1+0.5 pts
103Prov. Limburg (BE)57.1+0.8 pts
103Provincia Autonoma di Trento57.1-0.4 pts
106Prov. Brabant wallon57+0.3 pts
107Gelderland56.9+0.5 pts
107Veneto56.90 pts
109Hannover56.8+0.7 pts
109Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen56.8+0.1 pts
111Lombardia56.7-0.3 pts
111Sardegna56.7+1.8 pts
111Severozápad Series break56.7+1.2 pts
114Basque Country56.60 pts
114Kentriki Makedonia56.60 pts
116Calabria56.4+2 pts
116Sud-Est Estimated56.4+1.3 pts
118Sicilia56.3+1.9 pts
119Overijssel56.2+0.1 pts
119Prov. Liège56.2+0.1 pts
121Kriti56.1+0.2 pts
121Prov. Hainaut56.10 pts
121Sud-Muntenia Estimated56.1+0.8 pts
124Grande Lisboa56+0.7 pts
124Moravskoslezsko Series break56+1.3 pts
124Praha Series break56+2.4 pts
124Puglia56+1.2 pts
128Arnsberg55.8+0.8 pts
128Düsseldorf55.8+0.7 pts
130Detmold55.7+0.9 pts
130Vzhodna Slovenija55.7+1.4 pts
132Basilicata55.6+1.3 pts
132Burgenland55.6+0.9 pts
132Grad Zagreb55.6+0.7 pts
135Southern55.4+0.1 pts
135Zahodna Slovenija55.4+0.6 pts
137Kärnten55.3+0.6 pts
137Lazio55.3+0.8 pts
137Oberfranken55.3+0.9 pts
140Rheinhessen-Pfalz55.2+1 pts
140Unterfranken55.2+1.1 pts
142Centru Estimated55.1+1.1 pts
142Dél-Dunántúl55.1+1.7 pts
142Prov. Namur55.1+0.1 pts
142Świętokrzyskie Series break55.1+4.2 pts
146Noord-Brabant55+0.3 pts
146Sjeverna Hrvatska55+0.8 pts
148Aragon54.9-0.2 pts
148Łódzkie Series break54.9+2.1 pts
150Dél-Alföld54.8+1.4 pts
150Freiburg54.8+0.8 pts
150La Rioja54.80 pts
153La Réunion54.7+0.8 pts
153Weser-Ems54.7+0.8 pts
155Cantabria54.6+0.2 pts
155Észak-Magyarország54.6+1.1 pts
157Bratislavský kraj54.4+1.5 pts
158Münster54.3+0.9 pts
158Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen54.3-0.6 pts
160Bremen54.1+0.7 pts
160Lubelskie Series break54.1+3.7 pts
162Navarre540 pts
162Schwaben54+0.8 pts
162Sud-Vest Oltenia Estimated54+1 pts
165Notio Aigaio53.9+0.4 pts
165Yugozapaden53.9+0.5 pts
167Niederösterreich53.7+0.5 pts
167Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas53.7+0.1 pts
169Norte53.6+0.9 pts
169Trier53.6+0.8 pts
171Prov. Luxembourg (BE)53.5-0.2 pts
172Tübingen53.4+0.9 pts
173Gießen53.3+0.8 pts
173Śląskie Series break53.3+2 pts
175Mittelfranken53.2+0.8 pts
176Mazowiecki regionalny Series break53.1+3.2 pts
177Darmstadt52.9+0.5 pts
177Ile-de-France52.9-0.2 pts
179Stuttgart52.8+0.8 pts
180Podlaskie Series break52.7+3.5 pts
181Budapest52.6+0.5 pts
181Köln52.6+0.6 pts
181Niederbayern52.6+0.9 pts
181Stockholm52.6-0.1 pts
185Karlsruhe52.5+0.8 pts
185Pest52.5+0.6 pts
185Warszawski stołeczny Series break52.5-3 pts
188Extremadura52.3-0.1 pts
188Kujawsko-pomorskie Series break52.3+2.9 pts
188Podkarpackie Series break52.3+4.2 pts
188Pomorskie Series break52.3+0.8 pts
192Attiki52.2+0.3 pts
192Közép-Dunántúl52.2+1.4 pts
192Sostinės regionas52.2+2.5 pts
192Zachodniopomorskie Series break52.2+2.3 pts
196Campania52.1+1.7 pts
196Dolnośląskie Series break52.1+0.8 pts
196Észak-Alföld52.1+1.2 pts
199Nyugat-Dunántúl52+1.2 pts
199Oberpfalz52+1.1 pts
201Helsinki-Uusimaa51.9+0.3 pts
202Lubuskie Series break51.8+2.3 pts
202Opolskie Series break51.8+2.1 pts
202Steiermark51.8+0.5 pts
205Groningen51.7+0.6 pts
205Małopolskie Series break51.7+1.6 pts
207Nord-Vest Estimated51.6+0.8 pts
208Oberösterreich51.5+0.5 pts
209Oberbayern51.4+0.6 pts
209Valencian Community51.4-0.2 pts
209Wielkopolskie Series break51.4+1.2 pts
212Hovedstaden51.1+0.1 pts
212Salzburg51.1+0.5 pts
214Catalonia51-0.6 pts
214Warmińsko-mazurskie Series break51+3.4 pts
216Noord-Holland50.9+0.2 pts
217Castilla-La Mancha50.8-0.5 pts
217Vorarlberg50.8+0.3 pts
219Vest Estimated50.7+1.1 pts
220Berlin50.5+0.4 pts
221Melilla49.8-0.5 pts
222Eastern and Midland49.7-0.2 pts
223Flevoland49.3+0.5 pts
224Tirol49.2+0.5 pts
225Região Autónoma da Madeira49+0.5 pts
225Východné Slovensko49+1 pts
227Andalusia48.8-0.2 pts
228Community of Madrid48.7-0.4 pts
229Region of Murcia48.6-0.1 pts
230Bucureşti-Ilfov Estimated48.5+1.4 pts
231Západné Slovensko48.4+1.4 pts
232Hamburg48.3+0.1 pts
233Kýpros48.1+0.4 pts
234Stredné Slovensko47.9+1.1 pts
235Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest47.5-0.8 pts
236Ceuta46.8-0.5 pts
237Malta46.2+0.6 pts
238Região Autónoma dos Açores45.7+0.1 pts
239Wien45-0.1 pts
240Balearic Islands44.1+0.1 pts
240Luxembourg44.1+0.2 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 2021 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 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Canary Islands, with 41.4% in 2021.

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 2021 and are not ranked.

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