EU countries by median age

Name: EU countries by median age, 2018
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
License: Eurostat reuse policy (commercial and non-commercial reuse, attribution required)

Italy had the highest median age of 27 EU countries in 2018, at 46.3 years. Ireland had the lowest, at 37.3 years. The median was 42.5 years. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest46.3Italy

Lowest37.3Ireland

Median42.527 EU countries

All EU countries, 2018

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	EU countries	2018 years	Change on 2017
1	Italy	46.3	+0.3
2	Germany	45.8	0
3	Bulgaria	45.4	+0.4
4	Portugal	45	+0.4
5	Greece	44.7	+0.3
6	Croatia	44.3	+0.4
7	Lithuania	44	+0.4
8	Slovenia	43.8	+0.3
9	Spain	43.6	+0.4
10	Latvia	43.3	+0.2
11	Austria	43.1	+0.1
12	Finland	42.8	+0.1
13	Hungary	42.7	+0.2
14	Netherlands	42.5	+0.1
15	Czechia	42.3	+0.3
16	Romania	42.2	+0.9
17	Estonia	42	+0.2
18	Denmark	41.7	+0.1
19	Belgium	41.6	+0.1
20	France Provisional	41.5	+0.2
21	Poland	40.6	+0.3
21	Sweden	40.6	-0.1
23	Malta	40.4	-0.2
24	Slovakia	40.2	+0.4
25	Luxembourg	39.4	0
26	Cyprus	38.5	+0.4
27	Ireland	37.3	+0.3

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?

Italy, with 46.3 years in 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest median age?

Ireland, with 37.3 years in 2018.

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.