EU regions (NUTS 2) by median age

Name: EU regions (NUTS 2) by median age, 2018
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Chemnitz had the highest median age of 244 regions in 2018, at 51.4 years. Mayotte had the lowest, at 18.1 years. The median was 43.8 years. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest51.4Chemnitz

Lowest18.1Mayotte

Median43.8244 regions

Top 40 regions, 2018

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Regions	2018 years	Change on 2017
1	Chemnitz	51.4	+0.2
2	Liguria	50.7	+0.3
2	Sachsen-Anhalt	50.7	+0.3
4	Brandenburg	50.2	+0.3
5	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	50	+0.2
6	Thüringen	49.9	+0.2
7	Asturias	49.2	+0.4
8	Friuli-Venezia Giulia	48.9	+0.4
8	Severozapaden	48.9	+0.2
10	Saarland	48.8	+0.3
11	Alentejo	48.5	+0.4
11	Severen tsentralen	48.5	+0.5
13	Castile and León	48.4	+0.5
13	Dresden	48.4	+0.2
15	Piemonte	48.3	+0.3
16	Toscana	48.1	+0.3
17	Centro (PT)	48	+0.5
18	Limousin Provisional	47.9	+0.3
18	Umbria	47.9	+0.3
20	Koblenz	47.7	+0.2
20	Sardegna	47.7	+0.5
22	Ipeiros	47.6	+0.4
22	Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste	47.6	+0.5
24	Galicia	47.5	+0.4
24	Limburg (NL)	47.5	+0.2
24	Marche	47.5	+0.4
24	Molise	47.5	+0.3
28	Lüneburg	47.4	+0.3
28	Oberfranken	47.4	+0.1
30	Peloponnisos	47.3	+0.4
30	Schleswig-Holstein	47.3	+0.3
32	Emilia-Romagna	47.2	+0.3
32	Kassel	47.2	+0.2
34	Abruzzo	47	+0.4
34	Burgenland	47	+0.3
34	Dytiki Makedonia	47	+0.6
37	Oeste e Vale do Tejo	46.9	+0.5
37	Veneto	46.9	+0.5
39	Braunschweig	46.8	+0.1
40	Drenthe	46.7	+0.4
40	Martinique Provisional	46.7	+0.6
40	Sterea Elláda	46.7	+0.4
43	Kärnten	46.6	+0.4
43	Unterfranken	46.6	+0.1
45	Basilicata	46.5	+0.4
45	Hannover	46.5	+0.1
47	Poitou-Charentes Provisional	46.4	+0.4
47	Zeeland	46.4	+0.3
49	Arnsberg	46.3	0
49	Lombardia	46.3	+0.4
51	Basque Country	46.2	+0.3
52	Cantabria	46.1	+0.5
52	Düsseldorf	46.1	+0.1
52	Rheinhessen-Pfalz	46.1	0
52	Thessalia	46.1	+0.4
52	Yuzhen tsentralen	46.1	+0.4
57	Lazio	46	+0.4
57	Trier	46	+0.2
59	Auvergne Provisional	45.9	+0.1
59	Bourgogne Provisional	45.9	+0.3
59	Etelä-Suomi	45.9	+0.2
62	Ionia Nisia	45.8	+0.3
63	Prov. West-Vlaanderen	45.7	+0.2
63	Provincia Autonoma di Trento	45.7	+0.3
63	Sjælland	45.7	+0.3
66	Niederbayern	45.6	0
67	Münster	45.5	+0.1
67	Oberpfalz	45.5	+0.1
69	Gießen	45.4	+0.1
69	Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas	45.4	+0.5
71	Corse Provisional	45.3	+0.1
71	Detmold	45.3	+0.1
71	Leipzig	45.3	-0.3
71	Panonska Hrvatska	45.3	+0.7
71	Weser-Ems	45.3	+0.1
76	Aragon	45.2	+0.4
76	Jadranska Hrvatska	45.2	+0.3
76	Niederösterreich	45.2	+0.3
76	Puglia	45.2	+0.4
76	Voreio Aigaio	45.2	-0.3
81	Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki	45.1	+0.4
81	Basse-Normandie Provisional	45.1	+0.4
83	Norte	45	+0.5
83	Schwaben	45	0
83	Severoiztochen	45	+0.5
86	Algarve	44.9	+0.5
86	Freiburg	44.9	0
86	Mittelfranken	44.9	0
86	Yugoiztochen	44.9	+0.4
90	Calabria	44.8	+0.4
90	Kentriki Makedonia	44.8	+0.4
92	Dytiki Elláda	44.7	+0.5
92	Extremadura	44.7	+0.5
92	Friesland (NL)	44.7	+0.4
92	La Rioja	44.7	+0.4
92	Steiermark	44.7	+0.2
97	Karlsruhe	44.6	0
97	Languedoc-Roussillon Provisional	44.6	+0.4
97	Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi	44.6	+0.1
97	Vzhodna Slovenija	44.6	+0.3
101	Köln	44.5	0
101	Norra Mellansverige	44.5	0
103	Aquitaine Provisional	44.4	+0.3
103	Sicilia	44.4	+0.4
103	Sud-Vest Oltenia	44.4	+1.5
106	Åland	44.3	+0.1
106	Dél-Dunántúl	44.3	+0.2
106	Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Provisional	44.3	+0.3
109	Darmstadt	44.2	-0.1
109	Mellersta Norrland	44.2	-0.1
109	Tübingen	44.2	0
112	Attiki	44.1	+0.4
112	Prov. Limburg (BE)	44.1	+0.2
114	Centre - Val de Loire Provisional	44	+0.3
114	Guadeloupe Provisional	44	+0.8
114	Stuttgart	44	0
114	Sud-Muntenia	44	+1.9
118	Bremen	43.9	-0.1
118	Bretagne Provisional	43.9	+0.4
118	Região Autónoma da Madeira	43.9	+0.7
121	Dél-Alföld	43.8	+0.2
121	Noord-Brabant	43.8	+0.2
123	Gelderland	43.7	+0.2
123	Navarre	43.7	+0.3
123	Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen	43.7	+0.3
123	Sjeverna Hrvatska	43.7	+0.5
127	Syddanmark	43.6	+0.2
127	Valencian Community	43.6	+0.4
129	Nyugat-Dunántúl	43.5	+0.2
129	Península de Setúbal	43.5	+0.4
131	Midi-Pyrénées Provisional	43.4	+0.2
131	Sud-Est	43.4	+2.2
133	Länsi-Suomi	43.3	+0.2
133	Latvija	43.3	+0.2
133	Nordjylland	43.3	+0.2
136	Oberbayern	43.2	+0.1
136	Yugozapaden	43.2	+0.4
138	Közép-Dunántúl	43.1	+0.3
139	Castilla-La Mancha	43	+0.4
139	Catalonia	43	+0.3
139	Oberösterreich	43	+0.1
142	Campania	42.9	+0.4
142	Lorraine Provisional	42.9	+0.2
142	Salzburg	42.9	+0.1
142	Střední Morava	42.9	+0.3
142	Zahodna Slovenija	42.9	+0.3
147	Franche-Comté Provisional	42.8	+0.3
147	Moravskoslezsko	42.8	+0.3
149	Canary Islands	42.7	+0.5
149	Champagne-Ardenne Provisional	42.7	+0.2
149	Észak-Magyarország	42.7	+0.2
149	Grande Lisboa	42.7	+0.2
149	Jihozápad	42.7	+0.3
154	Övre Norrland	42.6	-0.2
154	Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen	42.6	+0.2
154	Severovýchod	42.6	+0.3
157	Community of Madrid	42.5	+0.3
157	Severozápad	42.5	+0.4
159	Grad Zagreb	42.4	+0.3
159	Łódzkie	42.4	+0.3
159	Prov. Vlaams-Brabant	42.4	0
159	Småland med öarna	42.4	-0.2
159	Vest	42.4	+1.7
164	Budapest	42.3	+0.2
164	Jihovýchod	42.3	+0.3
166	Opolskie	42.2	+0.3
166	Overijssel	42.2	+0.2
166	Tirol	42.2	+0.2
169	Śląskie	42.1	+0.3
170	Andalusia	42	+0.5
170	Eesti	42	+0.2
170	Kriti	42	+0.4
170	Prov. Antwerpen	42	+0.1
170	Świętokrzyskie	42	+0.4
175	Groningen	41.9	+0.1
175	Prov. Brabant wallon	41.9	+0.2
175	Západné Slovensko	41.9	+0.4
178	Alsace Provisional	41.8	+0.2
178	Pays de la Loire Provisional	41.8	+0.2
180	Centru	41.6	-0.8
180	Észak-Alföld	41.6	+0.3
180	Notio Aigaio	41.6	+0.4
180	Pest	41.6	+0.3
180	Prov. Hainaut	41.6	+0.2
185	Berlin	41.5	-0.3
185	Dolnośląskie	41.5	+0.3
185	Vorarlberg	41.5	+0.2
188	Haute-Normandie Provisional	41.4	+0.2
188	Střední Čechy	41.4	+0.3
188	Zachodniopomorskie	41.4	+0.4
191	Balearic Islands	41.3	+0.3
191	Praha	41.3	+0.2
191	Prov. Liège	41.3	+0.1
194	Noord-Holland	41.2	0
194	Prov. Namur	41.2	+0.2
196	Hamburg	41	-0.2
196	Nord-Vest	41	-2.7
196	Picardie Provisional	41	+0.3
199	Östra Mellansverige	40.9	-0.2
199	Zuid-Holland	40.9	0
201	Midtjylland	40.8	0
201	Podlaskie	40.8	+0.3
203	Lubelskie	40.7	+0.4
204	Kujawsko-pomorskie	40.6	+0.4
204	Nord-Est	40.6	-3.7
204	Region of Murcia	40.6	+0.4
204	Sostinės regionas	40.6	+0.2
204	Warszawski stołeczny	40.6	+0.3
209	Lubuskie	40.5	+0.4
209	Västsverige	40.5	-0.1
211	Bratislavský kraj	40.4	+0.3
211	Bucureşti-Ilfov	40.4	-4.4
211	Malta	40.4	-0.2
211	Região Autónoma dos Açores	40.4	+0.7
211	Stredné Slovensko	40.4	+0.5
211	Sydsverige	40.4	-0.1
217	Rhône-Alpes Provisional	40.3	+0.1
218	Warmińsko-mazurskie	39.9	+0.4
219	Mazowiecki regionalny	39.8	+0.3
219	Prov. Luxembourg (BE)	39.8	+0.3
219	Utrecht	39.8	0
222	Helsinki-Uusimaa	39.5	+0.1
222	Podkarpackie	39.5	+0.3
222	Wien	39.5	-0.1
225	Luxembourg	39.4	0
225	Małopolskie	39.4	+0.3
225	Pomorskie	39.4	+0.3
225	Wielkopolskie	39.4	+0.3
229	Nord-Pas de Calais Provisional	39	+0.2
230	Hovedstaden	38.8	0
231	Northern and Western	38.7	+0.4
232	Flevoland	38.6	+0.1
233	Kýpros	38.5	+0.4
233	Southern	38.5	+0.4
235	Stockholm	38.1	-0.1
236	Východné Slovensko	38	+0.4
237	Ile-de-France Provisional	37.2	0
238	Ceuta	36.6	+0.2
239	Eastern and Midland	36.1	+0.2
240	La Réunion Provisional	36	+0.3
241	Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest	35.8	+0.1
242	Melilla	34.3	+0.2
243	Guyane Provisional	25.8	+0.1
244	Mayotte Provisional	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 51.4 years in 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest median age?

Mayotte, with 18.1 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 2026-10-08.