EU regions (NUTS 2) by median age

Name: EU regions (NUTS 2) by median age, 2017
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Chemnitz had the highest median age of 244 regions in 2017, at 51.2 years. Mayotte had the lowest, at 18.1 years. The median was 43.5 years. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest51.2Chemnitz

Lowest18.1Mayotte

Median43.5244 regions

Top 40 regions, 2017

CSV Chart (SVG)

years. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

Rank	Regions	2017 years	Change on 2016
1	Chemnitz	51.2	+0.3
2	Liguria	50.4	+0.4
2	Sachsen-Anhalt	50.4	+0.3
4	Brandenburg	49.9	+0.3
5	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	49.8	+0.4
6	Thüringen	49.7	+0.4
7	Asturias	48.8	+0.5
8	Severozapaden	48.7	+0.3
9	Friuli-Venezia Giulia	48.5	+0.4
9	Saarland	48.5	+0.1
11	Dresden	48.2	+0.2
12	Alentejo	48.1	+0.4
13	Piemonte	48	+0.4
13	Severen tsentralen	48	+0.5
15	Castile and León	47.9	+0.5
16	Toscana	47.8	+0.3
17	Limousin	47.6	+0.4
17	Umbria	47.6	+0.4
19	Centro (PT)	47.5	+0.5
19	Koblenz	47.5	+0.2
21	Limburg (NL)	47.3	+0.3
21	Oberfranken	47.3	+0.2
23	Ipeiros	47.2	+0.4
23	Molise	47.2	+0.5
23	Sardegna	47.2	+0.5
26	Galicia	47.1	+0.4
26	Lüneburg	47.1	+0.3
26	Marche	47.1	+0.4
26	Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste	47.1	+0.4
30	Kassel	47	+0.1
30	Schleswig-Holstein	47	+0.1
32	Emilia-Romagna	46.9	+0.3
32	Peloponnisos	46.9	+0.4
34	Braunschweig	46.7	+0.2
34	Burgenland	46.7	+0.4
36	Abruzzo	46.6	+0.4
37	Unterfranken	46.5	+0.2
38	Dytiki Makedonia	46.4	+0.5
38	Hannover	46.4	+0.1
38	Oeste e Vale do Tejo	46.4	+0.6
38	Veneto	46.4	+0.4
42	Arnsberg	46.3	+0.2
42	Drenthe	46.3	+0.2
42	Sterea Elláda	46.3	+0.5
45	Kärnten	46.2	+0.3
46	Basilicata	46.1	+0.4
46	Martinique	46.1	+0.9
46	Rheinhessen-Pfalz	46.1	+0.1
46	Zeeland	46.1	+0.3
50	Düsseldorf	46	0
50	Poitou-Charentes	46	+0.4
52	Basque Country	45.9	+0.4
52	Lombardia	45.9	+0.4
54	Auvergne	45.8	+0.4
54	Trier	45.8	+0.4
56	Etelä-Suomi	45.7	+0.2
56	Thessalia	45.7	+0.4
56	Yuzhen tsentralen	45.7	+0.5
59	Bourgogne	45.6	+0.4
59	Cantabria	45.6	+0.5
59	Lazio	45.6	+0.4
59	Leipzig	45.6	-0.2
59	Niederbayern	45.6	+0.2
64	Ionia Nisia	45.5	+0.4
64	Prov. West-Vlaanderen	45.5	+0.2
64	Voreio Aigaio	45.5	-0.3
67	Münster	45.4	+0.2
67	Oberpfalz	45.4	+0.1
67	Provincia Autonoma di Trento	45.4	+0.4
67	Sjælland	45.4	+0.2
71	Gießen	45.3	0
72	Corse	45.2	+0.3
72	Detmold	45.2	+0.2
72	Weser-Ems	45.2	+0.2
75	Schwaben	45	+0.1
76	Freiburg	44.9	+0.1
76	Jadranska Hrvatska	44.9	+0.4
76	Mittelfranken	44.9	0
76	Niederösterreich	44.9	+0.2
76	Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas	44.9	+0.6
81	Aragon	44.8	+0.4
81	Bucureşti-Ilfov	44.8	+5
81	Puglia	44.8	+0.5
84	Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki	44.7	+0.5
84	Basse-Normandie	44.7	+0.4
86	Karlsruhe	44.6	0
86	Panonska Hrvatska	44.6	+0.7
88	Köln	44.5	+0.1
88	Norra Mellansverige	44.5	-0.2
88	Norte	44.5	+0.5
88	Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi	44.5	+0.1
88	Severoiztochen	44.5	+0.6
88	Steiermark	44.5	+0.3
88	Yugoiztochen	44.5	+0.4
95	Algarve	44.4	+0.5
95	Calabria	44.4	+0.4
95	Kentriki Makedonia	44.4	+0.4
98	Darmstadt	44.3	0
98	Friesland (NL)	44.3	+0.4
98	La Rioja	44.3	+0.4
98	Mellersta Norrland	44.3	-0.2
98	Nord-Est	44.3	+4.2
98	Vzhodna Slovenija	44.3	+0.3
104	Åland	44.2	+0.2
104	Dytiki Elláda	44.2	+0.4
104	Extremadura	44.2	+0.5
104	Languedoc-Roussillon	44.2	+0.3
104	Tübingen	44.2	+0.2
109	Aquitaine	44.1	+0.2
109	Dél-Dunántúl	44.1	+0.3
111	Bremen	44	-0.3
111	Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur	44	+0.3
111	Sicilia	44	+0.5
111	Stuttgart	44	0
115	Prov. Limburg (BE)	43.9	+0.3
116	Attiki	43.7	+0.3
116	Centre - Val de Loire	43.7	+0.3
116	Nord-Vest	43.7	+3.4
119	Dél-Alföld	43.6	+0.4
119	Noord-Brabant	43.6	+0.2
121	Bretagne	43.5	+0.4
121	Gelderland	43.5	+0.3
123	Navarre	43.4	+0.3
123	Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen	43.4	+0.3
123	Syddanmark	43.4	+0.2
126	Nyugat-Dunántúl	43.3	+0.3
127	Guadeloupe	43.2	+0.8
127	Midi-Pyrénées	43.2	+0.2
127	Região Autónoma da Madeira	43.2	+0.8
127	Sjeverna Hrvatska	43.2	+0.5
127	Valencian Community	43.2	+0.4
132	Länsi-Suomi	43.1	+0.1
132	Latvija	43.1	+0.2
132	Nordjylland	43.1	+0.1
132	Oberbayern	43.1	-0.1
132	Península de Setúbal	43.1	+0.3
137	Oberösterreich	42.9	+0.1
137	Sud-Vest Oltenia	42.9	-0.6
139	Közép-Dunántúl	42.8	+0.4
139	Övre Norrland	42.8	-0.1
139	Salzburg	42.8	+0.2
139	Yugozapaden	42.8	+0.3
143	Catalonia	42.7	+0.4
143	Lorraine	42.7	+0.3
145	Castilla-La Mancha	42.6	+0.6
145	Småland med öarna	42.6	-0.3
145	Střední Morava	42.6	+0.4
145	Zahodna Slovenija	42.6	+0.3
149	Campania	42.5	+0.4
149	Champagne-Ardenne	42.5	+0.3
149	Észak-Magyarország	42.5	+0.3
149	Franche-Comté	42.5	+0.3
149	Grande Lisboa	42.5	+0.2
149	Moravskoslezsko	42.5	+0.4
155	Centru	42.4	+1.4
155	Jihozápad	42.4	+0.3
155	Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen	42.4	+0.1
155	Prov. Vlaams-Brabant	42.4	0
159	Severovýchod	42.3	+0.4
160	Canary Islands	42.2	+0.4
160	Community of Madrid	42.2	+0.4
162	Budapest	42.1	+0.3
162	Grad Zagreb	42.1	+0.2
162	Łódzkie	42.1	+0.3
162	Severozápad	42.1	+0.4
162	Sud-Muntenia	42.1	-1
167	Jihovýchod	42	+0.3
167	Overijssel	42	+0.3
167	Tirol	42	+0.2
170	Opolskie	41.9	+0.3
170	Prov. Antwerpen	41.9	0
172	Berlin	41.8	-0.4
172	Eesti	41.8	+0.2
172	Groningen	41.8	+0.2
172	Śląskie	41.8	+0.4
176	Prov. Brabant wallon	41.7	+0.2
177	Alsace	41.6	+0.2
177	Kriti	41.6	+0.4
177	Pays de la Loire	41.6	+0.3
177	Świętokrzyskie	41.6	+0.4
181	Andalusia	41.5	+0.5
181	Západné Slovensko	41.5	+0.5
183	Prov. Hainaut	41.4	+0.1
184	Észak-Alföld	41.3	+0.3
184	Pest	41.3	+0.3
184	Vorarlberg	41.3	0
187	Dolnośląskie	41.2	+0.4
187	Hamburg	41.2	-0.3
187	Haute-Normandie	41.2	+0.2
187	Noord-Holland	41.2	0
187	Notio Aigaio	41.2	+0.3
187	Prov. Liège	41.2	+0.1
187	Sud-Est	41.2	-1.5
194	Östra Mellansverige	41.1	-0.2
194	Praha	41.1	+0.1
194	Střední Čechy	41.1	+0.4
197	Balearic Islands	41	+0.3
197	Prov. Namur	41	+0.1
197	Zachodniopomorskie	41	+0.4
200	Zuid-Holland	40.9	0
201	Midtjylland	40.8	+0.1
202	Picardie	40.7	+0.2
202	Vest	40.7	-1.1
204	Malta	40.6	+0.1
204	Västsverige	40.6	-0.2
206	Podlaskie	40.5	+0.4
206	Sydsverige	40.5	-0.2
208	Sostinės regionas	40.4	+0.3
209	Lubelskie	40.3	+0.4
209	Warszawski stołeczny	40.3	+0.3
211	Kujawsko-pomorskie	40.2	+0.4
211	Region of Murcia	40.2	+0.5
211	Rhône-Alpes	40.2	+0.1
214	Bratislavský kraj	40.1	+0.2
214	Lubuskie	40.1	+0.5
216	Stredné Slovensko	39.9	+0.4
217	Utrecht	39.8	0
218	Região Autónoma dos Açores	39.7	+0.6
219	Wien	39.6	-0.1
220	Mazowiecki regionalny	39.5	+0.4
220	Prov. Luxembourg (BE)	39.5	+0.1
220	Warmińsko-mazurskie	39.5	+0.4
223	Helsinki-Uusimaa	39.4	+0.1
223	Luxembourg	39.4	+0.1
225	Podkarpackie	39.2	+0.4
226	Małopolskie	39.1	+0.4
226	Pomorskie	39.1	+0.4
226	Wielkopolskie	39.1	+0.4
229	Hovedstaden	38.8	-0.1
229	Nord-Pas de Calais	38.8	+0.2
231	Flevoland	38.5	+0.2
232	Northern and Western	38.3	+0.3
233	Stockholm	38.2	0
234	Kýpros	38.1	+0.6
234	Southern	38.1	+0.4
236	Východné Slovensko	37.6	+0.4
237	Ile-de-France	37.2	+0.1
238	Ceuta	36.4	+0.2
239	Eastern and Midland	35.9	+0.4
240	La Réunion	35.7	+0.6
240	Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest	35.7	+0.2
242	Melilla	34.1	+0.3
243	Guyane	25.7	-0.1
244	Mayotte	18.1	0

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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 regions 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 2026-10-08.

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Which region has the highest median age?

Chemnitz, with 51.2 years in 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest median age?

Mayotte, with 18.1 years in 2017.

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 2026-10-08.