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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 244 regions in 2023, at 86.7%. Canary Islands had the lowest, at 41.4%. The median was 57% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 56.7%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest86.7Mayotte
Lowest41.4Canary Islands
Median57244 regions
European Union (27)56.7History

Top 40 regions, 2023

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MayotteMayotte: 86.7 %86.7ChemnitzChemnitz: 74.5 %74.5LimousinLimousin: 72.8 %72.8Poitou-CharentesPoitou-Charentes: 71.2 %71.2Norra MellansverigeNorra Mellansverige: 70.4 %70.4BourgogneBourgogne: 70.1 %70.1Pohjois- ja Itä-SuomiPohjois- ja Itä-Suomi: 69.7 %69.7Basse-NormandieBasse-Normandie: 69.6 %69.6Mellersta NorrlandMellersta Norrland: 69.4 %69.4SeverozapadenSeverozapaden: 68.8 %68.8AuvergneAuvergne: 68.7 %68.7Centre - Val de LoireCentre - Val de Loire: 68.3 %68.3Languedoc-RoussillonLanguedoc-Roussillon: 68.3 %68.3DresdenDresden: 67.9 %67.9IpeirosIpeiros: 67.9 %67.9Sachsen-AnhaltSachsen-Anhalt: 67.6 %67.6Etelä-SuomiEtelä-Suomi: 67.5 %67.5Småland med öarnaSmåland med öarna: 67.5 %67.5Provence-Alpes-Côte d’AzurProvence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur: 67.1 %67.1ThüringenThüringen: 66.9 %66.9ÅlandÅland: 66.8 %66.8BretagneBretagne: 66.7 %66.7CorseCorse: 66.1 %66.1Mecklenburg-VorpommernMecklenburg-Vorpommern: 66.1 %66.1AlentejoAlentejo: 66 %66Severen tsentralenSeveren tsentralen: 65.6 %65.6Länsi-SuomiLänsi-Suomi: 65.5 %65.5LiguriaLiguria: 65.4 %65.4ZeelandZeeland: 65.3 %65.3Centro (PT)Centro (PT): 65.2 %65.2Champagne-ArdenneChampagne-Ardenne: 65.1 %65.1Franche-ComtéFranche-Comté: 64.9 %64.9AquitaineAquitaine: 64.8 %64.8Pays de la LoirePays de la Loire: 64.6 %64.6BrandenburgBrandenburg: 64.5 %64.5Övre NorrlandÖvre Norrland: 64.5 %64.5MartiniqueMartinique: 64.4 %64.4PeloponnisosPeloponnisos: 64.1 %64.1Prov. West-VlaanderenProv. West-Vlaanderen: 64.1 %64.1DrentheDrenthe: 64 %64
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankRegions2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Mayotte Provisional86.70 pts
2Chemnitz Series break74.5+0.3 pts
3Limousin Provisional72.8+0.4 pts
4Poitou-Charentes Provisional71.2+0.3 pts
5Norra Mellansverige70.4+0.3 pts
6Bourgogne Provisional70.1+0.3 pts
7Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi69.7+0.4 pts
8Basse-Normandie Provisional69.6+0.4 pts
9Mellersta Norrland69.4+0.1 pts
10Severozapaden68.8+0.3 pts
11Auvergne Provisional68.7+0.3 pts
12Centre - Val de Loire Provisional68.3+0.2 pts
12Languedoc-Roussillon Provisional68.3+0.2 pts
14Dresden Series break67.9-0.1 pts
14Ipeiros67.9+0.4 pts
16Sachsen-Anhalt Series break67.6+0.4 pts
17Etelä-Suomi67.5+0.2 pts
17Småland med öarna67.50 pts
19Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Provisional67.1+0.2 pts
20Thüringen Series break66.9+0.5 pts
21Åland66.8+0.6 pts
22Bretagne Provisional66.7+0.3 pts
23Corse Provisional66.1+0.6 pts
23Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Series break66.1+1.8 pts
25Alentejo66+0.1 pts
26Severen tsentralen65.6+0.4 pts
27Länsi-Suomi65.5-0.3 pts
28Liguria65.4-0.4 pts
29Zeeland65.3+0.5 pts
30Centro (PT)65.2+0.5 pts
31Champagne-Ardenne Provisional65.1+0.3 pts
32Franche-Comté Provisional64.9+0.1 pts
33Aquitaine Provisional64.8+0.1 pts
34Pays de la Loire Provisional64.6-0.1 pts
35Brandenburg Series break64.5+0.6 pts
35Övre Norrland64.5+0.1 pts
37Martinique Provisional64.4+1.3 pts
38Peloponnisos64.1+0.4 pts
38Prov. West-Vlaanderen64.1+0.4 pts
40Drenthe64+0.4 pts
40Haute-Normandie Provisional64+0.3 pts
40Sjælland64+0.1 pts
43Yugoiztochen63.8+0.2 pts
44Sterea Elláda63.4+0.3 pts
45Thessalia63.2+0.2 pts
46Guadeloupe Provisional63.1+1.8 pts
47Midi-Pyrénées Provisional62.90 pts
48Östra Mellansverige62.6-0.2 pts
49Oeste e Vale do Tejo62.5-0.2 pts
50Picardie Provisional62.4+0.2 pts
51Umbria62.3-0.3 pts
52Friuli-Venezia Giulia62-0.1 pts
53Syddanmark61.9+0.2 pts
54Lorraine Provisional61.6+0.4 pts
55Piemonte61.5-0.2 pts
56Jadranska Hrvatska61.4+0.5 pts
57Guyane Provisional61.3-0.4 pts
58Friesland (NL)61.2+0.3 pts
58Nordjylland61.2+0.3 pts
58Sydsverige61.2-0.4 pts
61Dytiki Makedonia61+0.4 pts
61Voreio Aigaio61-0.8 pts
61Yuzhen tsentralen61+0.5 pts
64Asturias60.7+0.7 pts
64Castile and León60.7+0.5 pts
64Marche60.70 pts
64Rhône-Alpes Provisional60.7-0.1 pts
64Toscana60.7-0.4 pts
69Limburg (NL)60.6+0.8 pts
70Algarve60.5+0.3 pts
70Ionia Nisia60.5+1 pts
70Västsverige60.5-0.2 pts
73Lüneburg Series break60.2+0.3 pts
74Galicia60+0.2 pts
75Nord-Pas de Calais Provisional59.9+0.1 pts
76Severoiztochen59.7+0.2 pts
76Severovýchod59.7-0.3 pts
78Panonska Hrvatska59.6+1.1 pts
79Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki59.5-0.5 pts
79Koblenz Series break59.5+0.6 pts
79Saarland Series break59.5+0.2 pts
82Kassel Series break59.3+0.9 pts
82Molise59.3+0.2 pts
84Península de Setúbal59.2+0.3 pts
84Střední Morava59.2+0.2 pts
86Abruzzo59.1+0.2 pts
87Dytiki Elláda59+0.5 pts
87Schleswig-Holstein Series break59+0.3 pts
89Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste58.9-0.1 pts
90Braunschweig Series break58.6+0.5 pts
90Nord-Est Estimated58.6+0.4 pts
92Jihovýchod58.4-0.3 pts
92Northern and Western58.4-0.2 pts
92Prov. Vlaams-Brabant58.4+0.2 pts
95Alsace Provisional58.3+0.3 pts
95Emilia-Romagna58.3-0.3 pts
95Leipzig Series break58.3-0.4 pts
95Prov. Antwerpen58.3+0.2 pts
95Prov. Limburg (BE)58.3+0.5 pts
100Jihozápad58.1-0.6 pts
100Provincia Autonoma di Trento58.1+0.3 pts
100Sud-Est Estimated58.1+0.8 pts
103Latvija58-0.4 pts
104Prov. Brabant wallon57.9+0.4 pts
105Centru Estimated57.8+0.6 pts
105Eesti57.8-0.4 pts
105Gelderland57.8+0.4 pts
105Hannover Series break57.8+0.3 pts
105Sardegna57.8+0.6 pts
105Střední Čechy57.8-0.5 pts
105Vzhodna Slovenija57.8+0.8 pts
112Burgenland57.7+1.1 pts
112Unterfranken Series break57.7+1.3 pts
114Oberfranken Series break57.5+1.2 pts
114Świętokrzyskie Estimated57.5+1.1 pts
116Veneto57.4+0.1 pts
117Midtjylland57.30 pts
118Calabria57.2+0.5 pts
118Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen57.2+0.1 pts
120Łódzkie Estimated57.1+1.1 pts
121Basque Country570 pts
121Dél-Dunántúl57+1 pts
123Grande Lisboa56.9+0.2 pts
123Kärnten56.9+0.7 pts
123Moravskoslezsko56.9+0.2 pts
123Severozápad56.9-0.2 pts
127Kentriki Makedonia56.8+0.1 pts
127Prov. Liège56.8+0.3 pts
127Rheinhessen-Pfalz Series break56.8+0.4 pts
127Sud-Muntenia Estimated56.8+0.3 pts
127Zahodna Slovenija56.8+0.4 pts
132Detmold Series break56.7+0.2 pts
132Overijssel56.7+0.3 pts
134Basilicata56.6+0.4 pts
134Lombardia56.6-0.3 pts
134Prov. Hainaut56.6+0.2 pts
134Sicilia56.6+0.3 pts
138Arnsberg Series break56.5-0.2 pts
138Freiburg Series break56.5+0.8 pts
138Kriti56.5+0.2 pts
138Puglia56.5+0.4 pts
142Dél-Alföld56.3+0.6 pts
143Düsseldorf Series break56.2-0.2 pts
143Lubelskie Estimated56.2+1.1 pts
145Észak-Magyarország56.1+0.8 pts
145Sjeverna Hrvatska56.1+0.5 pts
145Weser-Ems Series break56.1+0.6 pts
148Grad Zagreb55.8-0.1 pts
148Noord-Brabant55.8+0.3 pts
148Schwaben Series break55.8+0.9 pts
148Trier Series break55.8+1.2 pts
152La Réunion Provisional55.7+0.5 pts
152Münster Series break55.7+0.4 pts
154Prov. Namur55.6+0.2 pts
155Śląskie Estimated55.5+1.1 pts
155Vest Estimated55.5+0.9 pts
157Cantabria55.4+0.4 pts
157Lazio55.4-0.1 pts
157Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen55.4+0.2 pts
160Tübingen Series break55.3+1 pts
161Norte55.2+0.7 pts
162Gießen Series break55.1+0.9 pts
162Mazowiecki regionalny Estimated55.1+1.1 pts
162Sud-Vest Oltenia Estimated55.1+0.6 pts
165La Rioja550 pts
165Niederbayern Series break55+1.4 pts
165Niederösterreich55+0.8 pts
165Podlaskie Estimated55+1.3 pts
165Southern55-0.5 pts
170Aragon54.9-0.3 pts
170Notio Aigaio54.9+0.5 pts
170Zachodniopomorskie Estimated54.9+1.3 pts
173Dolnośląskie Estimated54.6+1.2 pts
173Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas54.6+0.6 pts
173Yugozapaden54.6+0.1 pts
176Bremen Series break54.5-0.3 pts
176Kujawsko-pomorskie Estimated54.5+1.1 pts
176Mittelfranken Series break54.5+0.5 pts
179Opolskie Estimated54.3+1.3 pts
180Bratislavský kraj54.2+0.8 pts
180Podkarpackie Estimated54.2+1 pts
180Stuttgart Series break54.2+0.5 pts
183Lubuskie Estimated54.1+1.1 pts
183Navarre54.10 pts
183Pomorskie Estimated54.1+0.8 pts
186Karlsruhe Series break54+0.6 pts
186Oberpfalz Series break54+1.1 pts
188Közép-Dunántúl53.8+0.8 pts
189Észak-Alföld53.6+0.5 pts
189Nord-Vest Estimated53.6+0.5 pts
189Praha53.6-1.8 pts
192Darmstadt Series break53.4-0.3 pts
192Prov. Luxembourg (BE)53.4-0.1 pts
192Warszawski stołeczny Estimated53.4+0.4 pts
195Małopolskie Estimated53.3+0.8 pts
195Steiermark53.3+0.7 pts
195Warmińsko-mazurskie Estimated53.3+1.2 pts
195Zuid-Holland53.3n/a
199Köln Series break53.2-0.2 pts
199Nyugat-Dunántúl53.2+0.4 pts
199Wielkopolskie Estimated53.2+0.9 pts
202Extremadura53+0.5 pts
202Pest53+0.4 pts
204Attiki52.9+0.4 pts
205Oberösterreich52.7+0.6 pts
205Utrecht52.7n/a
207Salzburg52.4+0.5 pts
208Groningen52.3+0.2 pts
208Ile-de-France Provisional52.3-0.2 pts
210Stockholm52.2-0.3 pts
211Campania52.1+0.2 pts
212Oberbayern Series break51.90 pts
213Helsinki-Uusimaa51.8-0.3 pts
214Bucureşti-Ilfov Estimated51.7+0.5 pts
214Sostinės regionas51.7-0.5 pts
214Východné Slovensko51.7+1.1 pts
217Vorarlberg51.6+0.2 pts
218Valencian Community51.1-0.2 pts
219Budapest51-1.2 pts
219Noord-Holland51-0.1 pts
221Západné Slovensko50.7+1.2 pts
222Castilla-La Mancha50.6-0.1 pts
222Hovedstaden50.6-0.4 pts
224Tirol50.4+0.5 pts
225Catalonia50.3-0.7 pts
225Stredné Slovensko50.3+1.1 pts
227Flevoland50.2+0.4 pts
228Berlin Series break50.1-0.4 pts
229Região Autónoma da Madeira49.4+0.2 pts
230Eastern and Midland49.3-0.3 pts
231Kýpros48.7+0.4 pts
232Andalusia48.6-0.1 pts
232Melilla48.6-0.3 pts
234Community of Madrid48.2-0.5 pts
234Hamburg Series break48.2-0.2 pts
236Region of Murcia48-0.3 pts
237Região Autónoma dos Açores46.10 pts
238Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest45.9-1.2 pts
239Malta45.6-1.1 pts
240Ceuta45.2-0.8 pts
241Wien44.7-0.3 pts
242Luxembourg44.4+0.2 pts
243Balearic Islands43.9-0.5 pts
244Canary Islands41.4-0.2 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. 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 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Canary Islands, with 41.4% in 2023.

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.

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