EU regions (NUTS 2) by median age

Name: EU regions (NUTS 2) by median age, 2021
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Chemnitz had the highest median age of 244 regions in 2021, at 52 years. Mayotte had the lowest, at 18.1 years. The median was 44.4 years. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest52Chemnitz

Lowest18.1Mayotte

Median44.4244 regions

Top 40 regions, 2021

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Regions	2021 years	Change on 2020
1	Chemnitz	52	+0.1
2	Liguria	51.6	+0.2
3	Sachsen-Anhalt	51.4	+0.3
4	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	50.6	+0.2
4	Thüringen	50.6	+0.3
6	Brandenburg	50.5	+0.1
7	Asturias	50.4	+0.4
8	Friuli-Venezia Giulia	50	+0.3
9	Severozapaden	49.9	+0.2
10	Severen tsentralen	49.8	+0.1
11	Sardegna	49.6	+0.7
12	Castile and León	49.5	+0.3
13	Piemonte	49.4	+0.3
14	Alentejo	49.3	+0.2
14	Centro (PT)	49.3	+0.3
14	Molise	49.3	+0.6
14	Saarland	49.3	+0.1
18	Umbria	49.2	+0.4
19	Toscana	49.1	+0.2
20	Ipeiros	48.8	+0.5
20	Marche	48.8	+0.4
20	Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste	48.8	+0.3
23	Galicia	48.7	+0.4
24	Limousin	48.6	+0.3
24	Peloponnisos	48.6	+0.4
26	Dresden	48.5	0
26	Dytiki Makedonia	48.5	+0.4
28	Abruzzo	48.4	+0.4
29	Limburg (NL)	48.3	+0.3
30	Martinique	48.2	+0.5
31	Basilicata	48.1	+0.5
32	Burgenland	48	+0.2
32	Emilia-Romagna	48	+0.1
32	Koblenz	48	+0.1
32	Oeste e Vale do Tejo	48	+0.2
32	Sterea Elláda	48	+0.5
32	Veneto	48	+0.3
38	Oberfranken	47.9	+0.2
39	Lüneburg	47.8	0
39	Schleswig-Holstein	47.8	+0.2
41	Drenthe	47.6	+0.3
42	Kärnten	47.5	+0.3
42	Kassel	47.5	+0.1
44	Cantabria	47.3	+0.4
44	Lazio	47.3	+0.4
44	Thessalia	47.3	+0.4
47	Lombardia	47.2	+0.2
47	Yuzhen tsentralen	47.2	+0.1
49	Basque Country	47.1	+0.3
49	Poitou-Charentes	47.1	+0.3
51	Braunschweig	47	+0.1
51	Zeeland	47	+0.1
53	Puglia	46.9	+0.6
53	Unterfranken	46.9	+0.1
55	Ionia Nisia	46.7	+0.3
55	Panonska Hrvatska	46.7	+0.3
55	Provincia Autonoma di Trento	46.7	+0.2
58	Etelä-Suomi	46.6	+0.2
58	Hannover	46.6	0
60	Bourgogne	46.5	+0.1
60	Calabria	46.5	+0.6
60	Norte	46.5	+0.4
60	Severoiztochen	46.5	+0.2
60	Sjælland	46.5	+0.3
65	Algarve	46.4	+0.5
65	Arnsberg	46.4	+0.1
65	Auvergne	46.4	0
68	Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki	46.3	+0.4
69	Rheinhessen-Pfalz	46.2	+0.1
70	Corse	46.1	+0.2
70	Jadranska Hrvatska	46.1	+0.3
70	Trier	46.1	0
73	Aragon	46	+0.3
73	Extremadura	46	+0.3
73	Prov. West-Vlaanderen	46	+0.1
73	Sicilia	46	+0.5
73	Yugoiztochen	46	+0.2
78	Düsseldorf	45.9	-0.1
78	Kentriki Makedonia	45.9	+0.4
78	Niederbayern	45.9	+0.1
78	Região Autónoma da Madeira	45.9	+0.5
78	Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas	45.9	-0.1
83	Dytiki Elláda	45.8	+0.3
83	Niederösterreich	45.8	+0.2
85	Basse-Normandie	45.7	+0.2
85	La Rioja	45.7	+0.3
85	Sud-Vest Oltenia	45.7	+0.4
88	Münster	45.6	0
88	Oberpfalz	45.6	0
90	Dél-Dunántúl	45.5	+0.5
91	Detmold	45.4	+0.1
91	Gießen	45.4	0
91	Vzhodna Slovenija	45.4	+0.4
91	Weser-Ems	45.4	0
95	Friesland (NL)	45.3	+0.2
95	Guadeloupe	45.3	+0.4
95	Steiermark	45.3	+0.2
95	Voreio Aigaio	45.3	+0.8
99	Languedoc-Roussillon	45.2	+0.1
99	Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi	45.2	+0.2
99	Sud-Muntenia	45.2	+0.4
102	Attiki	45.1	+0.4
103	Aquitaine	45	+0.1
103	Schwaben	45	+0.1
105	Freiburg	44.9	0
105	Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur	44.9	+0.1
107	Åland	44.8	+0.2
107	Dél-Alföld	44.8	+0.4
107	Mittelfranken	44.8	+0.1
110	Norra Mellansverige	44.7	+0.1
110	Península de Setúbal	44.7	+0.4
110	Valencian Community	44.7	+0.4
113	Bretagne	44.6	+0.2
113	Centre - Val de Loire	44.6	+0.1
113	Karlsruhe	44.6	0
113	Prov. Limburg (BE)	44.6	+0.1
113	Sjeverna Hrvatska	44.6	+0.2
118	Mellersta Norrland	44.5	+0.1
118	Navarre	44.5	+0.3
118	Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen	44.5	+0.2
118	Sud-Est	44.5	+0.3
122	Köln	44.4	0
122	Leipzig	44.4	-0.3
122	Nyugat-Dunántúl	44.4	+0.4
122	Syddanmark	44.4	+0.3
122	Tübingen	44.4	+0.1
127	Campania	44.3	+0.4
127	Moravskoslezsko	44.3	+0.7
127	Střední Morava	44.3	+0.6
130	Darmstadt	44.2	0
130	Stuttgart	44.2	+0.2
132	Canary Islands	44.1	+0.6
132	Castilla-La Mancha	44.1	+0.3
132	Gelderland	44.1	+0.1
132	Świętokrzyskie Series break	44.1	+1.3
136	Közép-Dunántúl	44	+0.4
136	Noord-Brabant	44	+0.1
136	Yugozapaden	44	+0.1
139	Jihozápad	43.9	+0.5
139	Latvija	43.9	+0.2
139	Severovýchod	43.9	+0.6
139	Severozápad	43.9	+0.6
143	Grande Lisboa	43.8	+0.6
143	Länsi-Suomi	43.8	+0.2
143	Midi-Pyrénées	43.8	0
143	Nordjylland	43.8	+0.2
143	Opolskie Series break	43.8	+1
148	Catalonia	43.7	+0.3
149	Bremen	43.6	0
149	Łódzkie Series break	43.6	+0.6
151	Észak-Magyarország	43.4	+0.3
151	Franche-Comté	43.4	+0.2
151	Jihovýchod	43.4	+0.4
151	Lorraine	43.4	0
151	Oberösterreich	43.4	+0.1
151	Salzburg	43.4	+0.2
151	Śląskie Series break	43.4	+0.7
151	Zahodna Slovenija	43.4	+0.2
159	Andalusia	43.3	+0.5
159	Champagne-Ardenne	43.3	+0.2
159	Community of Madrid	43.3	+0.3
159	Oberbayern	43.3	+0.1
163	Budapest	43.2	+0.4
163	Vest	43.2	+0.2
163	Západné Slovensko	43.2	+0.4
166	Kriti	43.1	+0.4
166	Zachodniopomorskie Series break	43.1	+0.9
168	Grad Zagreb	43	+0.2
169	Tirol	42.9	+0.2
170	Lubelskie Series break	42.8	+1.3
170	Notio Aigaio	42.8	+0.5
172	Overijssel	42.7	+0.2
172	Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen	42.7	0
174	Övre Norrland	42.6	0
175	Eesti	42.5	+0.2
175	Észak-Alföld	42.5	+0.3
175	Prov. Brabant wallon	42.5	+0.2
175	Prov. Vlaams-Brabant	42.5	0
179	Alsace	42.4	+0.1
179	Centru	42.4	+0.2
179	Pays de la Loire	42.4	+0.1
179	Podlaskie Series break	42.4	+1
179	Småland med öarna	42.4	+0.1
179	Střední Čechy	42.4	+0.4
185	Dolnośląskie Series break	42.3	+0.2
185	Kujawsko-pomorskie Series break	42.3	+1
185	Lubuskie Series break	42.3	+1
185	Pest	42.3	+0.2
185	Praha	42.3	+0.7
185	Warmińsko-mazurskie Series break	42.3	+1.5
191	Balearic Islands	42.2	+0.4
191	Groningen	42.2	+0.2
191	Vorarlberg	42.2	+0.3
194	Prov. Antwerpen	42.1	+0.1
195	Haute-Normandie	42	+0.3
196	Região Autónoma dos Açores	41.9	+0.3
197	Nord-Vest	41.8	+0.2
197	Prov. Hainaut	41.8	0
199	Mazowiecki regionalny Series break	41.7	+1.1
199	Prov. Namur	41.7	+0.2
201	Picardie	41.6	+0.3
201	Region of Murcia	41.6	+0.4
201	Stredné Slovensko	41.6	+0.3
204	Podkarpackie Series break	41.5	+1.2
204	Prov. Liège	41.5	0
204	Sostinės regionas	41.5	+0.5
207	Berlin	41.3	+0.1
207	Noord-Holland	41.3	+0.1
209	Midtjylland	41.2	+0.1
209	Nord-Est	41.2	+0.1
211	Bratislavský kraj	41.1	+0.2
211	Bucureşti-Ilfov	41.1	+0.1
211	Zuid-Holland	41.1	+0.1
214	Hamburg	41	+0.1
215	Rhône-Alpes	40.9	+0.2
216	Östra Mellansverige	40.6	0
217	Sydsverige	40.5	+0.1
217	Västsverige	40.5	+0.1
217	Wielkopolskie Series break	40.5	+0.4
220	Pomorskie Series break	40.3	+0.3
221	Małopolskie Series break	40.2	+0.2
221	Malta	40.2	+0.4
223	Prov. Luxembourg (BE)	40.1	+0.2
224	Utrecht	40	+0.1
224	Warszawski stołeczny Series break	40	-1
226	Helsinki-Uusimaa	39.9	+0.1
226	Northern and Western	39.9	+0.6
228	Wien	39.8	+0.1
229	Kýpros	39.7	+0.4
229	Nord-Pas de Calais	39.7	+0.2
231	Luxembourg	39.6	+0.1
231	Southern	39.6	+0.4
233	Hovedstaden	39.1	+0.1
233	Východné Slovensko	39.1	+0.3
235	Flevoland	38.9	+0.1
236	Stockholm	38.4	+0.2
237	Ceuta	37.8	+0.4
237	Ile-de-France	37.8	+0.1
239	La Réunion	37.4	+0.4
240	Eastern and Midland	37.1	+0.4
241	Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest	36	+0.1
242	Melilla	35.2	+0.3
243	Guyane	26.3	+0.3
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 52 years in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest median age?

Mayotte, with 18.1 years in 2021.

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.