EU regions (NUTS 2) by median age

Chemnitz had the highest median age of 244 regions in 2019, at 51.6 years. Mayotte had the lowest, at 18.1 years. The median was 44 years. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest51.6Chemnitz
Lowest18.1Mayotte
Median44244 regions

Top 40 regions, 2019

CSVChart (SVG)

ChemnitzChemnitz: 51.6 years51.6LiguriaLiguria: 51 years51Sachsen-AnhaltSachsen-Anhalt: 50.9 years50.9BrandenburgBrandenburg: 50.3 years50.3Mecklenburg-VorpommernMecklenburg-Vorpommern: 50.2 years50.2ThüringenThüringen: 50.1 years50.1AsturiasAsturias: 49.6 years49.6Friuli-Venezia GiuliaFriuli-Venezia Giulia: 49.3 years49.3SeverozapadenSeverozapaden: 49.3 years49.3SaarlandSaarland: 49 years49Severen tsentralenSeveren tsentralen: 49 years49AlentejoAlentejo: 48.8 years48.8Castile and LeónCastile and León: 48.8 years48.8PiemontePiemonte: 48.7 years48.7Centro (PT)Centro (PT): 48.5 years48.5ToscanaToscana: 48.5 years48.5DresdenDresden: 48.4 years48.4UmbriaUmbria: 48.4 years48.4SardegnaSardegna: 48.3 years48.3LimousinLimousin: 48.1 years48.1MoliseMolise: 48.1 years48.1IpeirosIpeiros: 48 years48Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’AosteValle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste: 48 years48GaliciaGalicia: 47.9 years47.9MarcheMarche: 47.9 years47.9KoblenzKoblenz: 47.8 years47.8Limburg (NL)Limburg (NL): 47.8 years47.8PeloponnisosPeloponnisos: 47.8 years47.8LüneburgLüneburg: 47.6 years47.6AbruzzoAbruzzo: 47.5 years47.5Dytiki MakedoniaDytiki Makedonia: 47.5 years47.5Emilia-RomagnaEmilia-Romagna: 47.5 years47.5OberfrankenOberfranken: 47.5 years47.5BurgenlandBurgenland: 47.4 years47.4Schleswig-HolsteinSchleswig-Holstein: 47.4 years47.4KasselKassel: 47.3 years47.3Oeste e Vale do TejoOeste e Vale do Tejo: 47.3 years47.3MartiniqueMartinique: 47.2 years47.2VenetoVeneto: 47.2 years47.2Sterea ElládaSterea Elláda: 47.1 years47.1
years. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankRegions2019
years
Change on 2018
1Chemnitz51.6+0.2
2Liguria51+0.3
3Sachsen-Anhalt50.9+0.2
4Brandenburg50.3+0.1
5Mecklenburg-Vorpommern50.2+0.2
6Thüringen50.1+0.2
7Asturias49.6+0.4
8Friuli-Venezia Giulia49.3+0.4
8Severozapaden49.3+0.4
10Saarland49+0.2
10Severen tsentralen49+0.5
12Alentejo48.8+0.3
12Castile and León48.8+0.4
14Piemonte48.7+0.4
15Centro (PT)48.5+0.5
15Toscana48.5+0.4
17Dresden48.40
17Umbria48.4+0.5
19Sardegna48.3+0.6
20Limousin48.1+0.2
20Molise48.1+0.6
22Ipeiros48+0.4
22Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste48+0.4
24Galicia47.9+0.4
24Marche47.9+0.4
26Koblenz47.8+0.1
26Limburg (NL)47.8+0.3
26Peloponnisos47.8+0.5
29Lüneburg47.6+0.2
30Abruzzo47.5+0.5
30Dytiki Makedonia47.5+0.5
30Emilia-Romagna47.5+0.3
30Oberfranken47.5+0.1
34Burgenland47.4+0.4
34Schleswig-Holstein47.4+0.1
36Kassel47.3+0.1
36Oeste e Vale do Tejo47.3+0.4
38Martinique47.2+0.5
38Veneto47.2+0.3
40Sterea Elláda47.1+0.4
41Basilicata47+0.5
41Drenthe47+0.3
43Braunschweig46.9+0.1
43Kärnten46.9+0.3
45Unterfranken46.7+0.1
46Lombardia46.6+0.3
46Poitou-Charentes46.6+0.2
46Zeeland46.6+0.2
49Basque Country46.5+0.3
49Cantabria46.5+0.4
49Hannover46.50
49Lazio46.5+0.5
49Thessalia46.5+0.4
49Yuzhen tsentralen46.5+0.4
55Arnsberg46.4+0.1
56Auvergne46.1+0.2
56Bourgogne46.1+0.2
56Etelä-Suomi46.1+0.2
56Ionia Nisia46.1+0.3
56Provincia Autonoma di Trento46.1+0.4
56Rheinhessen-Pfalz46.10
56Trier46.1+0.1
63Düsseldorf46-0.1
64Panonska Hrvatska45.9+0.6
64Sjælland45.9+0.2
66Prov. West-Vlaanderen45.8+0.1
67Niederbayern45.7+0.1
67Puglia45.7+0.5
67Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas45.7+0.3
70Corse45.6+0.3
70Jadranska Hrvatska45.6+0.4
70Münster45.6+0.1
70Severoiztochen45.6+0.6
74Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki45.5+0.4
74Norte45.5+0.5
74Oberpfalz45.50
77Aragon45.4+0.2
77Basse-Normandie45.4+0.3
77Gießen45.40
77Niederösterreich45.4+0.2
81Algarve45.3+0.4
81Calabria45.3+0.5
81Detmold45.30
81Weser-Ems45.30
81Yugoiztochen45.3+0.4
86Extremadura45.2+0.5
86Kentriki Makedonia45.2+0.4
88Dytiki Elláda45.1+0.4
88La Rioja45.1+0.4
90Friesland (NL)45+0.3
90Schwaben450
92Freiburg44.90
92Leipzig44.9-0.4
92Sicilia44.9+0.5
92Steiermark44.9+0.2
92Vzhodna Slovenija44.9+0.3
97Languedoc-Roussillon44.8+0.2
97Sud-Vest Oltenia44.8+0.4
99Aquitaine44.7+0.3
99Mittelfranken44.7-0.2
99Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi44.7+0.1
99Voreio Aigaio44.7-0.5
103Dél-Dunántúl44.6+0.3
103Karlsruhe44.60
103Região Autónoma da Madeira44.6+0.7
106Köln44.50
106Norra Mellansverige44.50
106Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur44.5+0.2
109Åland44.4+0.1
109Attiki44.4+0.3
109Sud-Muntenia44.4+0.4
112Mellersta Norrland44.3+0.1
112Prov. Limburg (BE)44.3+0.2
114Bretagne44.2+0.3
114Centre - Val de Loire44.2+0.2
114Darmstadt44.20
114Tübingen44.20
118Dél-Alföld44.1+0.3
118Guadeloupe44.1+0.1
118Sjeverna Hrvatska44.1+0.4
121Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen44+0.3
121Stuttgart440
121Valencian Community44+0.4
124Gelderland43.9+0.2
124Navarre43.9+0.2
124Noord-Brabant43.9+0.1
124Península de Setúbal43.9+0.4
128Sud-Est43.8+0.4
128Syddanmark43.8+0.2
130Bremen43.7-0.2
130Nyugat-Dunántúl43.7+0.2
132Midi-Pyrénées43.6+0.2
133Castilla-La Mancha43.5+0.5
133Latvija43.5+0.2
133Yugozapaden43.5+0.3
136Länsi-Suomi43.4+0.1
136Nordjylland43.4+0.1
138Campania43.3+0.4
138Közép-Dunántúl43.3+0.2
138Střední Morava43.3+0.4
141Catalonia43.2+0.2
141Lorraine43.2+0.3
141Moravskoslezsko43.2+0.4
141Oberbayern43.20
145Canary Islands43.1+0.4
145Jihozápad43.1+0.4
145Oberösterreich43.1+0.1
145Salzburg43.1+0.2
145Zahodna Slovenija43.1+0.2
150Franche-Comté43+0.2
151Champagne-Ardenne42.9+0.2
151Észak-Magyarország42.9+0.2
151Grande Lisboa42.9+0.2
151Severovýchod42.9+0.3
155Community of Madrid42.8+0.3
155Severozápad42.8+0.3
157Łódzkie42.7+0.3
157Vest42.7+0.3
159Grad Zagreb42.6+0.2
159Jihovýchod42.6+0.3
159Övre Norrland42.60
159Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen42.60
163Budapest42.5+0.2
163Opolskie42.5+0.3
163Prov. Vlaams-Brabant42.5+0.1
166Andalusia42.4+0.4
166Kriti42.4+0.4
166Overijssel42.4+0.2
166Śląskie42.4+0.3
166Świętokrzyskie42.4+0.4
166Tirol42.4+0.2
172Småland med öarna42.3-0.1
172Západné Slovensko42.3+0.4
174Alsace42.1+0.3
174Eesti42.1+0.1
174Pays de la Loire42.1+0.3
174Prov. Brabant wallon42.1+0.2
178Groningen42+0.1
178Notio Aigaio42+0.4
178Prov. Antwerpen420
181Centru41.9+0.3
181Észak-Alföld41.9+0.3
183Dolnośląskie41.8+0.3
183Pest41.8+0.2
185Prov. Hainaut41.7+0.1
185Střední Čechy41.7+0.3
185Vorarlberg41.7+0.2
185Zachodniopomorskie41.7+0.3
189Haute-Normandie41.6+0.2
190Balearic Islands41.5+0.2
191Berlin41.4-0.1
191Praha41.4+0.1
191Prov. Liège41.4+0.1
191Prov. Namur41.4+0.2
195Nord-Vest41.3+0.3
196Noord-Holland41.20
196Picardie41.2+0.2
198Lubelskie41.1+0.4
198Podlaskie41.1+0.3
200Hamburg410
200Região Autónoma dos Açores41+0.6
200Zuid-Holland41+0.1
203Kujawsko-pomorskie40.9+0.3
203Lubuskie40.9+0.4
203Midtjylland40.9+0.1
203Nord-Est40.9+0.3
203Region of Murcia40.9+0.3
208Sostinės regionas40.8+0.2
208Stredné Slovensko40.8+0.4
208Warszawski stołeczny40.8+0.2
211Bucureşti-Ilfov40.7+0.3
211Östra Mellansverige40.7-0.2
213Bratislavský kraj40.6+0.2
214Rhône-Alpes40.5+0.2
215Sydsverige40.40
215Västsverige40.4-0.1
217Warmińsko-mazurskie40.3+0.4
218Mazowiecki regionalny40.2+0.4
219Malta40.1-0.3
220Podkarpackie39.9+0.4
220Prov. Luxembourg (BE)39.9+0.1
220Utrecht39.9+0.1
223Helsinki-Uusimaa39.7+0.2
223Małopolskie39.7+0.3
223Pomorskie39.7+0.3
223Wielkopolskie39.7+0.3
227Wien39.6+0.1
228Luxembourg39.5+0.1
229Nord-Pas de Calais39.3+0.3
230Kýpros39+0.5
230Northern and Western39+0.3
232Hovedstaden38.9+0.1
233Southern38.8+0.3
234Flevoland38.7+0.1
235Východné Slovensko38.4+0.4
236Stockholm38.10
237Ile-de-France37.5+0.3
238Ceuta37+0.4
239La Réunion36.5+0.5
240Eastern and Midland36.4+0.3
241Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest35.80
242Melilla34.6+0.3
243Guyane25.9+0.1
244Mayotte18.10

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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 51.6 years in 2019, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest median age?

Mayotte, with 18.1 years in 2019.

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.

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