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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 2022, at 86.7%. Canary Islands had the lowest, at 41.6%. The median was 56.7% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 56.5%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest86.7Mayotte
Lowest41.6Canary Islands
Median56.7242 regions
European Union (27)56.5History

Top 40 regions, 2022

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MayotteMayotte: 86.7 %86.7ChemnitzChemnitz: 74.2 %74.2LimousinLimousin: 72.4 %72.4Poitou-CharentesPoitou-Charentes: 70.9 %70.9Norra MellansverigeNorra Mellansverige: 70.1 %70.1BourgogneBourgogne: 69.8 %69.8Mellersta NorrlandMellersta Norrland: 69.3 %69.3Pohjois- ja Itä-SuomiPohjois- ja Itä-Suomi: 69.3 %69.3Basse-NormandieBasse-Normandie: 69.2 %69.2SeverozapadenSeverozapaden: 68.5 %68.5AuvergneAuvergne: 68.4 %68.4Centre - Val de LoireCentre - Val de Loire: 68.1 %68.1Languedoc-RoussillonLanguedoc-Roussillon: 68.1 %68.1DresdenDresden: 68 %68IpeirosIpeiros: 67.5 %67.5Småland med öarnaSmåland med öarna: 67.5 %67.5Etelä-SuomiEtelä-Suomi: 67.3 %67.3Sachsen-AnhaltSachsen-Anhalt: 67.2 %67.2Provence-Alpes-Côte d’AzurProvence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur: 66.9 %66.9BretagneBretagne: 66.4 %66.4ThüringenThüringen: 66.4 %66.4ÅlandÅland: 66.2 %66.2AlentejoAlentejo: 65.9 %65.9Länsi-SuomiLänsi-Suomi: 65.8 %65.8LiguriaLiguria: 65.8 %65.8CorseCorse: 65.5 %65.5Severen tsentralenSeveren tsentralen: 65.2 %65.2Champagne-ArdenneChampagne-Ardenne: 64.8 %64.8Franche-ComtéFranche-Comté: 64.8 %64.8ZeelandZeeland: 64.8 %64.8AquitaineAquitaine: 64.7 %64.7Centro (PT)Centro (PT): 64.7 %64.7Pays de la LoirePays de la Loire: 64.7 %64.7Övre NorrlandÖvre Norrland: 64.4 %64.4Mecklenburg-VorpommernMecklenburg-Vorpommern: 64.3 %64.3BrandenburgBrandenburg: 63.9 %63.9SjællandSjælland: 63.9 %63.9Haute-NormandieHaute-Normandie: 63.7 %63.7PeloponnisosPeloponnisos: 63.7 %63.7Prov. West-VlaanderenProv. West-Vlaanderen: 63.7 %63.7
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankRegions2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Mayotte86.70 pts
2Chemnitz74.2+0.8 pts
3Limousin72.4+0.4 pts
4Poitou-Charentes70.9+0.3 pts
5Norra Mellansverige70.1+0.5 pts
6Bourgogne69.8+0.2 pts
7Mellersta Norrland69.3+0.3 pts
7Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi69.3+0.8 pts
9Basse-Normandie69.2+0.5 pts
10Severozapaden68.5+1.3 pts
11Auvergne68.4+0.2 pts
12Centre - Val de Loire68.1+0.2 pts
12Languedoc-Roussillon68.1+0.1 pts
14Dresden68+0.6 pts
15Ipeiros67.5+0.6 pts
15Småland med öarna67.5+0.3 pts
17Etelä-Suomi67.3+0.6 pts
18Sachsen-Anhalt67.2+1 pts
19Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur66.90 pts
20Bretagne66.4+0.1 pts
20Thüringen66.4+1 pts
22Åland66.2+0.9 pts
23Alentejo65.9-0.5 pts
24Länsi-Suomi65.8+0.3 pts
24Liguria65.80 pts
26Corse65.5+0.5 pts
27Severen tsentralen65.2+1.5 pts
28Champagne-Ardenne64.8+0.4 pts
28Franche-Comté64.8+0.1 pts
28Zeeland64.8+0.5 pts
31Aquitaine64.70 pts
31Centro (PT)64.7+0.5 pts
31Pays de la Loire64.7-0.1 pts
34Övre Norrland64.4+0.4 pts
35Mecklenburg-Vorpommern64.3+1.3 pts
36Brandenburg63.9+1 pts
36Sjælland63.9+0.3 pts
38Haute-Normandie63.7+0.3 pts
38Peloponnisos63.7+0.5 pts
38Prov. West-Vlaanderen63.7+0.7 pts
41Drenthe63.6+0.7 pts
41Yugoiztochen63.6+1.3 pts
43Martinique63.1+1 pts
43Sterea Elláda63.1+0.7 pts
45Thessalia63+0.3 pts
46Midi-Pyrénées62.90 pts
47Östra Mellansverige62.8+0.1 pts
48Oeste e Vale do Tejo62.7-0.4 pts
49Umbria62.6+0.3 pts
50Picardie62.2+0.3 pts
51Friuli-Venezia Giulia62.1+0.1 pts
52Voreio Aigaio61.8+0.2 pts
53Guyane61.7-0.2 pts
53Piemonte61.7+0.1 pts
53Syddanmark61.7+0.4 pts
56Sydsverige61.60 pts
57Guadeloupe61.3+0.8 pts
58Lorraine61.2+0.3 pts
59Toscana61.1+0.3 pts
60Friesland (NL)60.9+0.6 pts
60Jadranska Hrvatska60.9+1.1 pts
60Nordjylland60.9+0.5 pts
63Rhône-Alpes60.80 pts
64Marche60.7+0.2 pts
64Västsverige60.7+0.2 pts
66Dytiki Makedonia60.6+0.5 pts
67Yuzhen tsentralen60.5+1.5 pts
68Algarve60.2+0.8 pts
68Castile and León60.2+0.6 pts
70Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki60-0.4 pts
70Asturias60+0.9 pts
70Severovýchod60+0.5 pts
73Lüneburg59.9+0.9 pts
74Galicia59.8+0.4 pts
74Limburg (NL)59.8+0.9 pts
74Nord-Pas de Calais59.8+0.1 pts
77Ionia Nisia59.5+0.3 pts
77Severoiztochen59.5+1 pts
79Saarland59.3+1.2 pts
80Molise59.1+0.5 pts
81Střední Morava59+0.9 pts
81Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste59+0.1 pts
83Abruzzo58.9+0.3 pts
83Koblenz58.9+1 pts
83Península de Setúbal58.9+0.4 pts
86Jihovýchod58.7+0.7 pts
86Jihozápad58.7+0.6 pts
86Leipzig58.7+0.1 pts
86Schleswig-Holstein58.7+0.5 pts
90Emilia-Romagna58.6+0.1 pts
90Northern and Western58.6+0.5 pts
92Dytiki Elláda58.5+0.3 pts
92Panonska Hrvatska58.5+1.1 pts
94Kassel58.4+0.8 pts
94Latvija58.4+0.2 pts
96Střední Čechy58.3+0.3 pts
97Eesti58.20 pts
97Nord-Est Estimated58.2+0.6 pts
97Prov. Vlaams-Brabant58.2+0.4 pts
100Braunschweig58.1+0.9 pts
100Prov. Antwerpen58.1+0.4 pts
102Alsace58+0.2 pts
103Prov. Limburg (BE)57.8+0.7 pts
103Provincia Autonoma di Trento57.8+0.7 pts
105Hannover57.5+0.7 pts
105Prov. Brabant wallon57.5+0.5 pts
107Gelderland57.4+0.5 pts
108Midtjylland57.3+0.2 pts
108Sud-Est Estimated57.3+0.9 pts
108Veneto57.3+0.4 pts
111Centru Estimated57.2+2.1 pts
111Sardegna57.2+0.5 pts
113Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen57.1+0.3 pts
113Severozápad57.1+0.4 pts
115Basque Country57+0.4 pts
115Vzhodna Slovenija57+1.3 pts
117Lombardia56.9+0.2 pts
118Arnsberg56.7+0.9 pts
118Calabria56.7+0.3 pts
118Grande Lisboa56.7+0.7 pts
118Kentriki Makedonia56.7+0.1 pts
118Moravskoslezsko56.7+0.7 pts
123Burgenland56.6+1 pts
124Detmold56.5+0.8 pts
124Prov. Liège56.5+0.3 pts
124Sud-Muntenia Estimated56.5+0.4 pts
127Düsseldorf56.4+0.6 pts
127Overijssel56.4+0.2 pts
127Prov. Hainaut56.4+0.3 pts
127Rheinhessen-Pfalz56.4+1.2 pts
127Świętokrzyskie Estimated56.4+1.3 pts
127Unterfranken56.4+1.2 pts
127Zahodna Slovenija56.4+1 pts
134Kriti56.3+0.2 pts
134Oberfranken56.3+1 pts
134Sicilia56.30 pts
137Basilicata56.2+0.6 pts
137Kärnten56.2+0.9 pts
139Puglia56.1+0.1 pts
140Dél-Dunántúl56+0.9 pts
140Łódzkie Estimated56+1.1 pts
142Grad Zagreb55.9+0.3 pts
143Dél-Alföld55.7+0.9 pts
143Freiburg55.7+0.9 pts
145Sjeverna Hrvatska55.6+0.6 pts
146Lazio55.5+0.2 pts
146Noord-Brabant55.5+0.5 pts
146Southern55.5+0.1 pts
146Weser-Ems55.5+0.8 pts
150Praha55.4-0.6 pts
150Prov. Namur55.4+0.3 pts
152Észak-Magyarország55.3+0.7 pts
152Münster55.3+1 pts
154Aragon55.2+0.3 pts
154La Réunion55.2+0.5 pts
154Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen55.2+0.9 pts
157Lubelskie Estimated55.1+1 pts
158Cantabria55+0.4 pts
158La Rioja55+0.2 pts
160Schwaben54.9+0.9 pts
161Bremen54.8+0.7 pts
162Trier54.6+1 pts
162Vest Estimated54.6+3.9 pts
164Norte54.5+0.9 pts
164Sud-Vest Oltenia Estimated54.5+0.5 pts
164Yugozapaden54.5+0.6 pts
167Notio Aigaio54.4+0.5 pts
167Śląskie Estimated54.4+1.1 pts
169Tübingen54.3+0.9 pts
170Gießen54.2+0.9 pts
170Niederösterreich54.2+0.5 pts
172Navarre54.1+0.1 pts
173Mazowiecki regionalny Estimated54+0.9 pts
173Mittelfranken54+0.8 pts
173Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas54+0.3 pts
176Darmstadt53.7+0.8 pts
176Podlaskie Estimated53.7+1 pts
176Stuttgart53.7+0.9 pts
179Niederbayern53.6+1 pts
179Zachodniopomorskie Estimated53.6+1.4 pts
181Prov. Luxembourg (BE)53.50 pts
182Bratislavský kraj53.4-1 pts
182Dolnośląskie Estimated53.4+1.3 pts
182Karlsruhe53.4+0.9 pts
182Köln53.4+0.8 pts
182Kujawsko-pomorskie Estimated53.4+1.1 pts
187Pomorskie Estimated53.3+1 pts
188Podkarpackie Estimated53.2+0.9 pts
189Észak-Alföld53.1+1 pts
189Nord-Vest Estimated53.1+1.5 pts
191Közép-Dunántúl53+0.8 pts
191Lubuskie Estimated53+1.2 pts
191Opolskie Estimated53+1.2 pts
191Warszawski stołeczny Estimated53+0.5 pts
195Oberpfalz52.9+0.9 pts
196Nyugat-Dunántúl52.8+0.8 pts
197Pest52.6+0.1 pts
197Steiermark52.6+0.8 pts
199Attiki52.5+0.3 pts
199Extremadura52.5+0.2 pts
199Ile-de-France52.5-0.4 pts
199Małopolskie Estimated52.5+0.8 pts
199Stockholm52.5-0.1 pts
204Wielkopolskie Estimated52.3+0.9 pts
205Budapest52.2-0.4 pts
205Sostinės regionas52.20 pts
207Groningen52.1+0.4 pts
207Helsinki-Uusimaa52.1+0.2 pts
207Oberösterreich52.1+0.6 pts
207Warmińsko-mazurskie Estimated52.1+1.1 pts
211Campania51.9-0.2 pts
211Oberbayern51.9+0.5 pts
211Salzburg51.9+0.8 pts
214Vorarlberg51.4+0.6 pts
215Valencian Community51.3-0.1 pts
216Bucureşti-Ilfov Estimated51.2+2.7 pts
217Noord-Holland51.1+0.2 pts
218Catalonia510 pts
218Hovedstaden51-0.1 pts
220Castilla-La Mancha50.7-0.1 pts
221Východné Slovensko50.6+1.6 pts
222Berlin50.50 pts
223Tirol49.9+0.7 pts
224Flevoland49.8+0.5 pts
225Eastern and Midland49.6-0.1 pts
226Západné Slovensko49.5+1.1 pts
227Região Autónoma da Madeira49.2+0.2 pts
227Stredné Slovensko49.2+1.3 pts
229Melilla48.9-0.9 pts
230Andalusia48.7-0.1 pts
230Community of Madrid48.70 pts
232Hamburg48.4+0.1 pts
233Kýpros48.3+0.2 pts
233Region of Murcia48.3-0.3 pts
235Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest47.1-0.4 pts
236Malta46.7+0.5 pts
237Região Autónoma dos Açores46.1+0.4 pts
238Ceuta46-0.8 pts
239Wien450 pts
240Balearic Islands44.4+0.3 pts
241Luxembourg44.2+0.1 pts
242Canary Islands41.6+0.2 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 2022 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 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Canary Islands, with 41.6% in 2022.

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 2022 and are not ranked.

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