EU countries by median age

Name: EU countries by median age, 2024
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 2024, at 48.6 years. Ireland had the lowest, at 39.4 years. The median was 43.7 years. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest48.6Italy

Lowest39.4Ireland

Median43.727 EU countries

All EU countries, 2024

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	EU countries	2024 years	Change on 2023
1	Italy	48.6	+0.3
2	Portugal	47.1	+0.2
3	Bulgaria	47	+0.2
4	Greece	46.9	+0.3
5	Spain	45.6	+0.3
6	Croatia	45.5	+0.1
6	Germany	45.5	-0.2
8	Slovenia	45.2	+0.3
9	Hungary	44.4	+0.3
10	Lithuania	44.2	0
11	Latvia	44.1	+0.3
12	Czechia	43.9	+0.4
13	Austria	43.7	+0.1
13	Romania Estimated	43.7	+0.2
15	Finland	43.5	0
16	Poland Estimated	43	+0.4
17	Estonia	42.6	+0.2
17	France Provisional	42.6	+0.2
19	Netherlands	42.5	-0.1
19	Slovakia	42.5	+0.4
21	Denmark	42.1	0
22	Belgium	42	+0.1
23	Sweden	41	+0.2
24	Cyprus	40.6	+0.4
25	Malta	39.8	-0.4
26	Luxembourg	39.7	0
27	Ireland	39.4	+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?

Italy, with 48.6 years in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest median age?

Ireland, with 39.4 years 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 3 region (demo_r_pjanind3). Retrieved 2026-10-07.