EU countries by median age

Italy had the highest median age of 27 EU countries in 2023, at 48.3 years. Ireland had the lowest, at 39 years. The median was 43.5 years. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest48.3Italy
Lowest39Ireland
Median43.527 EU countries

All EU countries, 2023

CSVChart (SVG)

ItalyItaly: 48.3 years48.3PortugalPortugal: 46.9 years46.9BulgariaBulgaria: 46.8 years46.8GreeceGreece: 46.6 years46.6GermanyGermany: 45.7 years45.7CroatiaCroatia: 45.4 years45.4SpainSpain: 45.3 years45.3SloveniaSlovenia: 44.9 years44.9LithuaniaLithuania: 44.2 years44.2HungaryHungary: 44.1 years44.1LatviaLatvia: 43.8 years43.8AustriaAustria: 43.6 years43.6CzechiaCzechia: 43.5 years43.5FinlandFinland: 43.5 years43.5RomaniaRomania: 43.5 years43.5NetherlandsNetherlands: 42.6 years42.6PolandPoland: 42.6 years42.6EstoniaEstonia: 42.4 years42.4FranceFrance: 42.4 years42.4DenmarkDenmark: 42.1 years42.1SlovakiaSlovakia: 42.1 years42.1BelgiumBelgium: 41.9 years41.9SwedenSweden: 40.8 years40.8CyprusCyprus: 40.2 years40.2MaltaMalta: 40.2 years40.2LuxembourgLuxembourg: 39.7 years39.7IrelandIreland: 39 years39
years. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2023
years
Change on 2022
1Italy48.3+0.3
2Portugal46.9+0.2
3Bulgaria46.8+0.1
4Greece46.6+0.4
5Germany Series break45.7-0.1
6Croatia45.40
7Spain45.3+0.2
8Slovenia44.9+0.2
9Lithuania44.2-0.3
10Hungary44.1+0.3
11Latvia43.8-0.2
12Austria43.6-0.1
13Czechia43.5-0.2
13Finland43.5+0.1
13Romania Estimated43.5+0.1
16Netherlands42.6-0.1
16Poland Estimated42.6+0.4
18Estonia42.4-0.2
18France Provisional42.4+0.2
20Denmark42.1-0.1
20Slovakia42.1+0.4
22Belgium41.9-0.1
23Sweden40.8+0.1
24Cyprus40.2+0.3
24Malta40.2-0.3
26Luxembourg39.70
27Ireland39+0.3

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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 48.3 years in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest median age?

Ireland, with 39 years 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 3 region (demo_r_pjanind3). Retrieved 2026-10-07.

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