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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 2024, at 86.7%. Canary Islands had the lowest, at 41.3%. The median was 57.3% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 56.8%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest86.7Mayotte
Lowest41.3Canary Islands
Median57.3244 regions
European Union (27)56.8History

Top 40 regions, 2024

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MayotteMayotte: 86.7 %86.7ChemnitzChemnitz: 74.6 %74.6LimousinLimousin: 73.3 %73.3Poitou-CharentesPoitou-Charentes: 72.1 %72.1BourgogneBourgogne: 70.6 %70.6Norra MellansverigeNorra Mellansverige: 70.5 %70.5Basse-NormandieBasse-Normandie: 70.1 %70.1Pohjois- ja Itä-SuomiPohjois- ja Itä-Suomi: 69.7 %69.7AuvergneAuvergne: 69.4 %69.4SeverozapadenSeverozapaden: 69.4 %69.4Mellersta NorrlandMellersta Norrland: 69.3 %69.3Centre - Val de LoireCentre - Val de Loire: 68.6 %68.6Languedoc-RoussillonLanguedoc-Roussillon: 68.6 %68.6IpeirosIpeiros: 67.9 %67.9Sachsen-AnhaltSachsen-Anhalt: 67.9 %67.9DresdenDresden: 67.7 %67.7Småland med öarnaSmåland med öarna: 67.5 %67.5Provence-Alpes-Côte d’AzurProvence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur: 67.3 %67.3ThüringenThüringen: 67.3 %67.3Etelä-SuomiEtelä-Suomi: 67.2 %67.2ÅlandÅland: 67 %67BretagneBretagne: 66.9 %66.9CorseCorse: 66.9 %66.9Mecklenburg-VorpommernMecklenburg-Vorpommern: 66.9 %66.9MartiniqueMartinique: 66.7 %66.7Severen tsentralenSeveren tsentralen: 66.4 %66.4AlentejoAlentejo: 65.9 %65.9ZeelandZeeland: 65.9 %65.9Champagne-ArdenneChampagne-Ardenne: 65.5 %65.5Franche-ComtéFranche-Comté: 65.5 %65.5AquitaineAquitaine: 65.2 %65.2Centro (PT)Centro (PT): 65.2 %65.2LiguriaLiguria: 65.2 %65.2BrandenburgBrandenburg: 64.9 %64.9Länsi-SuomiLänsi-Suomi: 64.9 %64.9Pays de la LoirePays de la Loire: 64.9 %64.9DrentheDrenthe: 64.8 %64.8GuadeloupeGuadeloupe: 64.7 %64.7PeloponnisosPeloponnisos: 64.7 %64.7Haute-NormandieHaute-Normandie: 64.6 %64.6
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankRegions2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Mayotte Provisional86.70 pts
2Chemnitz74.6+0.1 pts
3Limousin Provisional73.3+0.5 pts
4Poitou-Charentes Provisional72.1+0.9 pts
5Bourgogne Provisional70.6+0.5 pts
6Norra Mellansverige70.5+0.1 pts
7Basse-Normandie Provisional70.1+0.5 pts
8Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi69.70 pts
9Auvergne Provisional69.4+0.7 pts
9Severozapaden69.4+0.6 pts
11Mellersta Norrland69.3-0.1 pts
12Centre - Val de Loire Provisional68.6+0.3 pts
12Languedoc-Roussillon Provisional68.6+0.3 pts
14Ipeiros67.90 pts
14Sachsen-Anhalt67.9+0.3 pts
16Dresden67.7-0.2 pts
17Småland med öarna67.50 pts
18Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Provisional67.3+0.2 pts
18Thüringen67.3+0.4 pts
20Etelä-Suomi67.2-0.3 pts
21Åland67+0.2 pts
22Bretagne Provisional66.9+0.2 pts
22Corse Provisional66.9+0.8 pts
22Mecklenburg-Vorpommern66.9+0.8 pts
25Martinique Provisional66.7+2.3 pts
26Severen tsentralen66.4+0.8 pts
27Alentejo65.9-0.1 pts
27Zeeland65.9+0.6 pts
29Champagne-Ardenne Provisional65.5+0.4 pts
29Franche-Comté Provisional65.5+0.6 pts
31Aquitaine Provisional65.2+0.4 pts
31Centro (PT)65.20 pts
31Liguria65.2-0.2 pts
34Brandenburg64.9+0.4 pts
34Länsi-Suomi64.9-0.6 pts
34Pays de la Loire Provisional64.9+0.3 pts
37Drenthe64.8+0.8 pts
38Guadeloupe Provisional64.7+1.6 pts
38Peloponnisos64.7+0.6 pts
40Haute-Normandie Provisional64.6+0.6 pts
41Yugoiztochen64.5+0.7 pts
42Prov. West-Vlaanderen64.4+0.3 pts
43Övre Norrland64.2-0.3 pts
44Sjælland640 pts
45Sterea Elláda63.6+0.2 pts
46Thessalia63.1-0.1 pts
47Midi-Pyrénées Provisional62.90 pts
47Picardie Provisional62.9+0.5 pts
49Östra Mellansverige62.4-0.2 pts
50Umbria62.30 pts
51Lorraine Provisional62.1+0.5 pts
52Friuli-Venezia Giulia620 pts
52Syddanmark62+0.1 pts
54Guyane Provisional61.9+0.6 pts
54Oeste e Vale do Tejo61.9-0.6 pts
54Yuzhen tsentralen61.9+0.9 pts
57Dytiki Makedonia61.7+0.7 pts
57Nordjylland61.7+0.5 pts
59Friesland (NL)61.6+0.4 pts
60Ionia Nisia61.5+1 pts
60Jadranska Hrvatska61.5+0.1 pts
60Limburg (NL)61.5+0.9 pts
60Piemonte61.50 pts
64Asturias61.2+0.5 pts
65Castile and León61.1+0.4 pts
66Algarve60.9+0.4 pts
67Marche60.8+0.1 pts
67Sydsverige60.8-0.4 pts
69Lüneburg60.7+0.5 pts
69Rhône-Alpes Provisional60.70 pts
69Toscana60.70 pts
72Panonska Hrvatska60.5+0.9 pts
73Saarland60.4+0.9 pts
73Västsverige60.4-0.1 pts
75Koblenz60.2+0.7 pts
76Galicia60.1+0.1 pts
76Severoiztochen60.1+0.4 pts
78Nord-Pas de Calais Provisional59.90 pts
79Kassel59.8+0.5 pts
79Voreio Aigaio59.8-1.2 pts
81Molise59.7+0.4 pts
82Abruzzo59.5+0.4 pts
82Dytiki Elláda59.5+0.5 pts
84Península de Setúbal59.3+0.1 pts
84Severovýchod59.3-0.4 pts
84Střední Morava59.3+0.1 pts
87Schleswig-Holstein59.2+0.2 pts
88Prov. Limburg (BE)59+0.7 pts
88Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste59+0.1 pts
90Braunschweig58.9+0.3 pts
91Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki58.8-0.7 pts
91Burgenland58.8+1.1 pts
93Alsace Provisional58.6+0.3 pts
93Prov. Vlaams-Brabant58.6+0.2 pts
95Sardegna58.5+0.7 pts
95Świętokrzyskie58.5+1 pts
95Unterfranken58.5+0.8 pts
98Nord-Est Estimated58.4-0.2 pts
98Prov. Antwerpen58.4+0.1 pts
100Northern and Western58.3-0.1 pts
101Gelderland58.2+0.4 pts
101Latvija58.2+0.2 pts
101Oberfranken58.2+0.7 pts
101Provincia Autonoma di Trento58.2+0.1 pts
101Vzhodna Slovenija58.2+0.4 pts
106Emilia-Romagna58.1-0.2 pts
106Jihovýchod58.1-0.3 pts
106Prov. Brabant wallon58.1+0.2 pts
106Sud-Est Estimated58.10 pts
110Centru Estimated58+0.2 pts
110Hannover58+0.2 pts
110Łódzkie58+0.9 pts
113Kärnten57.9+1 pts
114Calabria57.8+0.6 pts
114Leipzig57.8-0.5 pts
116Dél-Dunántúl57.7+0.7 pts
116Jihozápad57.7-0.4 pts
118Eesti57.5-0.3 pts
118Midtjylland57.5+0.2 pts
118Veneto57.5+0.1 pts
121Basilicata57.4+0.8 pts
121Rheinhessen-Pfalz57.4+0.6 pts
123Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen57.3+0.1 pts
124Detmold57.2+0.5 pts
125Arnsberg57.1+0.6 pts
125Grande Lisboa57.1+0.2 pts
125Moravskoslezsko57.1+0.2 pts
128Basque Country570 pts
128Dél-Alföld57+0.7 pts
128Freiburg57+0.5 pts
128Lubelskie57+0.8 pts
128Overijssel57+0.3 pts
128Prov. Liège57+0.2 pts
128Puglia57+0.5 pts
128Sicilia57+0.4 pts
128Střední Čechy57-0.8 pts
137Észak-Magyarország56.9+0.8 pts
137Kentriki Makedonia56.9+0.1 pts
139Prov. Hainaut56.8+0.2 pts
139Sud-Muntenia Estimated56.80 pts
139Zahodna Slovenija56.80 pts
142Kriti56.7+0.2 pts
142Weser-Ems56.7+0.6 pts
144Düsseldorf56.5+0.3 pts
144La Réunion Provisional56.5+0.8 pts
144Severozápad56.5-0.4 pts
147Lombardia56.4-0.2 pts
147Münster56.4+0.7 pts
147Trier56.4+0.6 pts
150Schwaben56.3+0.5 pts
150Śląskie56.3+0.8 pts
152Sjeverna Hrvatska56.2+0.1 pts
153Noord-Brabant56.1+0.3 pts
154Podlaskie56+1 pts
155Mazowiecki regionalny55.9+0.8 pts
155Prov. Namur55.9+0.3 pts
155Tübingen55.9+0.6 pts
155Zachodniopomorskie55.9+1 pts
159Gießen55.8+0.7 pts
159Niederbayern55.8+0.8 pts
159Norte55.8+0.6 pts
159Vest Estimated55.8+0.3 pts
163Cantabria55.7+0.3 pts
164Niederösterreich55.6+0.6 pts
164Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen55.6+0.2 pts
166Dolnośląskie55.4+0.8 pts
166Lazio55.40 pts
166Opolskie55.4+1.1 pts
169Grad Zagreb55.3-0.5 pts
169Notio Aigaio55.3+0.4 pts
169Sud-Vest Oltenia Estimated55.3+0.2 pts
172Kujawsko-pomorskie55.2+0.7 pts
173Lubuskie55+0.9 pts
173Mittelfranken55+0.5 pts
173Podkarpackie55+0.8 pts
173Yugozapaden55+0.4 pts
177La Rioja54.9-0.1 pts
178Aragon54.8-0.1 pts
179Bratislavský kraj54.7+0.5 pts
179Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas54.7+0.1 pts
181Oberpfalz54.6+0.6 pts
181Stuttgart54.6+0.4 pts
183Pomorskie54.5+0.4 pts
184Bremen54.4-0.1 pts
184Karlsruhe54.4+0.4 pts
186Észak-Alföld54.3+0.7 pts
186Southern54.3-0.7 pts
186Warmińsko-mazurskie54.3+1 pts
189Közép-Dunántúl54.2+0.4 pts
190Steiermark54.1+0.8 pts
191Nyugat-Dunántúl53.9+0.7 pts
192Małopolskie53.8+0.5 pts
192Navarre53.8-0.3 pts
194Nord-Vest Estimated53.7+0.1 pts
194Wielkopolskie53.7+0.5 pts
196Darmstadt53.6+0.2 pts
196Extremadura53.6+0.6 pts
196Köln53.6+0.4 pts
196Prov. Luxembourg (BE)53.6+0.2 pts
200Oberösterreich53.4+0.7 pts
200Warszawski stołeczny53.40 pts
202Zuid-Holland53.30 pts
203Attiki53.2+0.3 pts
204Salzburg52.9+0.5 pts
205Pest52.8-0.2 pts
205Utrecht52.8+0.1 pts
207Východné Slovensko52.6+0.9 pts
208Campania52.5+0.4 pts
209Praha52.3-1.3 pts
210Groningen52.1-0.2 pts
210Oberbayern52.1+0.2 pts
210Vorarlberg52.1+0.5 pts
213Stockholm52-0.2 pts
214Ile-de-France Provisional51.9-0.4 pts
215Západné Slovensko51.8+1.1 pts
216Bucureşti-Ilfov Estimated51.6-0.1 pts
217Helsinki-Uusimaa51.3-0.5 pts
217Stredné Slovensko51.3+1 pts
219Noord-Holland510 pts
219Tirol51+0.6 pts
221Sostinės regionas50.8-0.9 pts
222Valencian Community50.7-0.4 pts
223Castilla-La Mancha50.60 pts
224Flevoland50.5+0.3 pts
225Budapest50.2-0.8 pts
225Hovedstaden50.2-0.4 pts
227Catalonia49.8-0.5 pts
228Berlin49.6-0.5 pts
229Região Autónoma da Madeira49.5+0.1 pts
230Kýpros49.3+0.6 pts
231Eastern and Midland49.2-0.1 pts
232Andalusia48.7+0.1 pts
233Melilla48.1-0.5 pts
234Region of Murcia47.9-0.1 pts
235Hamburg47.8-0.4 pts
236Community of Madrid47.6-0.6 pts
237Região Autónoma dos Açores46.5+0.4 pts
238Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest45.1-0.8 pts
239Ceuta44.5-0.7 pts
239Wien44.5-0.2 pts
241Luxembourg44.40 pts
242Malta44.3-1.3 pts
243Balearic Islands43.3-0.6 pts
244Canary Islands41.3-0.1 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. 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 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Canary Islands, with 41.3% in 2024.

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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