EU countries by median age

Name: EU countries by median age, 2015
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
License: Eurostat reuse policy (commercial and non-commercial reuse, attribution required)

Germany had the highest median age of 27 EU countries in 2015, at 45.8 years. Ireland had the lowest, at 36.2 years. The median was 41.8 years. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest45.8Germany

Lowest36.2Ireland

Median41.827 EU countries

All EU countries, 2015

CSV Chart (SVG)

years. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

Full ranking

Rank	EU countries	2015 years	Change on 2014
1	Germany Series break	45.8	+0.2
2	Italy	45.2	+0.5
3	Bulgaria	44.2	+0.5
4	Portugal	43.7	+0.5
5	Greece	43.5	+0.6
6	Croatia	43.1	+0.3
7	Austria	42.9	+0.2
7	Slovenia	42.9	+0.3
9	Latvia	42.7	+0.3
9	Lithuania	42.7	+0.3
11	Finland	42.4	+0.1
12	Spain	42.3	+0.5
13	Netherlands	42.1	+0.3
14	Hungary	41.8	+0.4
15	Belgium	41.4	+0.2
15	Denmark	41.4	+0.1
15	Estonia	41.4	+0.1
18	Czechia	41.3	+0.4
19	Romania	41.1	+0.4
20	France	40.9	+0.2
20	Sweden	40.9	0
22	Malta	40.4	-0.1
23	Poland	39.6	+0.4
24	Luxembourg	39.3	+0.1
25	Slovakia	39	+0.4
26	Cyprus	37.1	+0.4
27	Ireland	36.2	+0.4

Other periods

About this ranking

Age that divides the resident population into two halves of equal size. Spain and the EU: on 1 January. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the EU countries are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. Population structure indicators by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanind3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_pjanind3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

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Questions

Which EU country has the highest median age?

Germany, with 45.8 years in 2015, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest median age?

Ireland, with 36.2 years in 2015.

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 3 region (demo_r_pjanind3). Retrieved 2026-10-07.