EU regions (NUTS 2) by median age

Name: EU regions (NUTS 2) by median age, 2022
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Chemnitz had the highest median age of 244 regions in 2022, at 52.1 years. Mayotte had the lowest, at 18.1 years. The median was 44.6 years. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest52.1Chemnitz

Lowest18.1Mayotte

Median44.6244 regions

Top 40 regions, 2022

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Regions	2022 years	Change on 2021
1	Chemnitz	52.1	+0.1
2	Liguria	51.9	+0.3
3	Sachsen-Anhalt	51.4	0
4	Asturias	50.8	+0.4
5	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	50.7	+0.1
6	Thüringen	50.6	0
7	Brandenburg	50.5	0
8	Friuli-Venezia Giulia	50.3	+0.3
9	Severozapaden	50.2	+0.3
10	Sardegna	50.1	+0.5
10	Severen tsentralen	50.1	+0.3
12	Castile and León	49.9	+0.4
13	Piemonte	49.8	+0.4
14	Molise	49.7	+0.4
15	Toscana	49.6	+0.5
15	Umbria	49.6	+0.4
17	Centro (PT)	49.5	+0.2
18	Alentejo	49.3	0
18	Saarland	49.3	0
18	Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste	49.3	+0.5
21	Galicia	49.1	+0.4
21	Ipeiros	49.1	+0.3
21	Marche	49.1	+0.3
24	Dytiki Makedonia	49	+0.5
24	Peloponnisos	49	+0.4
26	Martinique Provisional	48.9	+0.7
27	Abruzzo	48.8	+0.4
28	Limousin Provisional	48.7	+0.1
29	Basilicata	48.6	+0.5
29	Dresden	48.6	+0.1
31	Sterea Elláda	48.5	+0.5
31	Veneto	48.5	+0.5
33	Emilia-Romagna	48.4	+0.4
34	Burgenland	48.3	+0.3
34	Limburg (NL)	48.3	0
36	Oberfranken	48	+0.1
36	Oeste e Vale do Tejo	48	0
38	Koblenz	47.9	-0.1
39	Cantabria	47.8	+0.5
39	Lazio	47.8	+0.5
39	Lüneburg	47.8	0
39	Schleswig-Holstein	47.8	0
43	Drenthe	47.7	+0.1
44	Kärnten	47.6	+0.1
44	Lombardia	47.6	+0.4
44	Thessalia	47.6	+0.3
47	Basque Country	47.5	+0.4
47	Kassel	47.5	0
49	Yuzhen tsentralen	47.4	+0.2
50	Puglia	47.3	+0.4
51	Poitou-Charentes Provisional	47.2	+0.1
52	Provincia Autonoma di Trento	47.1	+0.4
52	Zeeland	47.1	+0.1
54	Ionia Nisia	47	+0.3
54	Norte	47	+0.5
56	Braunschweig	46.9	-0.1
56	Calabria	46.9	+0.4
56	Panonska Hrvatska	46.9	+0.2
56	Unterfranken	46.9	0
60	Etelä-Suomi	46.8	+0.2
60	Severoiztochen	46.8	+0.3
62	Algarve	46.7	+0.3
62	Sjælland	46.7	+0.2
64	Auvergne Provisional	46.6	+0.2
64	Bourgogne Provisional	46.6	+0.1
66	Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki	46.5	+0.2
66	Extremadura	46.5	+0.5
66	Hannover	46.5	-0.1
69	Aragon	46.4	+0.4
69	Sicilia	46.4	+0.4
69	Yugoiztochen	46.4	+0.4
72	Arnsberg	46.3	-0.1
72	Jadranska Hrvatska	46.3	+0.2
72	Kentriki Makedonia	46.3	+0.4
72	Região Autónoma da Madeira	46.3	+0.4
76	Corse Provisional	46.2	+0.1
76	Dytiki Elláda	46.2	+0.4
78	La Rioja	46.1	+0.4
78	Rheinhessen-Pfalz	46.1	-0.1
78	Trier	46.1	0
81	Prov. West-Vlaanderen	46	0
81	Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas	46	+0.1
81	Voreio Aigaio	46	+0.7
84	Basse-Normandie Provisional	45.9	+0.2
84	Guadeloupe Provisional	45.9	+0.6
84	Niederbayern	45.9	0
84	Niederösterreich	45.9	+0.1
88	Dél-Dunántúl	45.8	+0.3
88	Düsseldorf	45.8	-0.1
90	Sud-Vest Oltenia Estimated	45.7	0
91	Attiki	45.6	+0.5
91	Vzhodna Slovenija	45.6	+0.2
93	Münster	45.5	-0.1
93	Oberpfalz	45.5	-0.1
95	Friesland (NL)	45.4	+0.1
95	Steiermark	45.4	+0.1
95	Weser-Ems	45.4	0
98	Detmold	45.3	-0.1
98	Gießen	45.3	-0.1
98	Languedoc-Roussillon Provisional	45.3	+0.1
98	Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi	45.3	+0.1
98	Sud-Muntenia Estimated	45.3	+0.1
103	Valencian Community	45.2	+0.5
104	Åland	45.1	+0.3
104	Aquitaine Provisional	45.1	+0.1
104	Dél-Alföld	45.1	+0.3
104	Península de Setúbal	45.1	+0.4
108	Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Provisional	45	+0.1
109	Campania	44.9	+0.6
109	Navarre	44.9	+0.4
109	Sud-Est Estimated	44.9	+0.4
112	Freiburg	44.8	-0.1
112	Norra Mellansverige	44.8	+0.1
112	Nyugat-Dunántúl	44.8	+0.4
112	Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen	44.8	+0.3
112	Schwaben	44.8	-0.2
117	Bretagne Provisional	44.7	+0.1
117	Mittelfranken	44.7	-0.1
117	Prov. Limburg (BE)	44.7	+0.1
117	Sjeverna Hrvatska	44.7	+0.1
117	Střední Morava	44.7	+0.4
122	Canary Islands	44.6	+0.5
122	Centre - Val de Loire Provisional	44.6	0
122	Karlsruhe	44.6	0
122	Mellersta Norrland	44.6	+0.1
126	Castilla-La Mancha	44.5	+0.4
126	Moravskoslezsko	44.5	+0.2
126	Syddanmark	44.5	+0.1
126	Vest Estimated	44.5	+1.3
130	Köln	44.4	0
130	Świętokrzyskie Estimated	44.4	+0.3
132	Grande Lisboa	44.3	+0.5
132	Közép-Dunántúl	44.3	+0.3
132	Tübingen	44.3	-0.1
132	Yugozapaden	44.3	+0.3
136	Darmstadt	44.2	0
136	Jihozápad	44.2	+0.3
136	Leipzig	44.2	-0.2
136	Severovýchod	44.2	+0.3
136	Severozápad	44.2	+0.3
136	Stuttgart	44.2	0
142	Catalonia	44.1	+0.4
142	Gelderland	44.1	0
142	Opolskie Estimated	44.1	+0.3
145	Latvija	44	+0.1
146	Länsi-Suomi	43.9	+0.1
146	Łódzkie Estimated	43.9	+0.3
146	Noord-Brabant	43.9	-0.1
146	Nordjylland	43.9	+0.1
150	Community of Madrid	43.8	+0.5
150	Midi-Pyrénées Provisional	43.8	0
152	Andalusia	43.7	+0.4
152	Zahodna Slovenija	43.7	+0.3
154	Jihovýchod	43.6	+0.2
154	Kriti	43.6	+0.5
154	Śląskie Estimated	43.6	+0.2
157	Budapest	43.5	+0.3
157	Champagne-Ardenne Provisional	43.5	+0.2
157	Észak-Magyarország	43.5	+0.1
157	Franche-Comté Provisional	43.5	+0.1
157	Lorraine Provisional	43.5	+0.1
157	Oberösterreich	43.5	+0.1
157	Salzburg	43.5	+0.1
157	Západné Slovensko	43.5	+0.3
165	Bremen	43.4	-0.2
165	Zachodniopomorskie Estimated	43.4	+0.3
167	Notio Aigaio	43.3	+0.5
167	Oberbayern	43.3	0
169	Lubelskie Estimated	43.1	+0.3
169	Tirol	43.1	+0.2
171	Grad Zagreb	43	0
172	Centru Estimated	42.9	+0.5
173	Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen	42.8	+0.1
174	Észak-Alföld	42.7	+0.2
174	Kujawsko-pomorskie Estimated	42.7	+0.4
174	Overijssel	42.7	0
174	Podlaskie Estimated	42.7	+0.3
174	Prov. Brabant wallon	42.7	+0.2
179	Balearic Islands	42.6	+0.4
179	Dolnośląskie Estimated	42.6	+0.3
179	Eesti	42.6	+0.1
179	Lubuskie Estimated	42.6	+0.3
179	Övre Norrland	42.6	0
179	Pays de la Loire Provisional	42.6	+0.2
179	Warmińsko-mazurskie Estimated	42.6	+0.3
186	Alsace Provisional	42.5	+0.1
186	Prov. Vlaams-Brabant	42.5	0
186	Střední Čechy	42.5	+0.1
189	Pest	42.4	+0.1
189	Småland med öarna	42.4	0
191	Praha	42.3	0
191	Região Autónoma dos Açores	42.3	+0.4
191	Vorarlberg	42.3	+0.1
194	Nord-Vest Estimated	42.2	+0.4
195	Groningen	42.1	-0.1
195	Haute-Normandie Provisional	42.1	+0.1
195	Prov. Antwerpen	42.1	0
198	Mazowiecki regionalny Estimated	42	+0.3
198	Region of Murcia	42	+0.4
198	Stredné Slovensko	42	+0.4
201	Prov. Hainaut	41.9	+0.1
202	Podkarpackie Estimated	41.8	+0.3
202	Prov. Namur	41.8	+0.1
204	Bratislavský kraj	41.7	+0.6
204	Picardie Provisional	41.7	+0.1
206	Bucureşti-Ilfov Estimated	41.6	+0.5
206	Nord-Est Estimated	41.6	+0.4
206	Prov. Liège	41.6	+0.1
209	Sostinės regionas	41.5	0
210	Noord-Holland	41.3	0
211	Berlin	41.2	-0.1
211	Midtjylland	41.2	0
213	Hamburg	41.1	+0.1
214	Rhône-Alpes Provisional	41	+0.1
214	Zuid-Holland	41	-0.1
216	Wielkopolskie Estimated	40.8	+0.3
217	Östra Mellansverige	40.6	0
217	Västsverige	40.6	+0.1
219	Małopolskie Estimated	40.5	+0.3
219	Malta	40.5	+0.3
219	Pomorskie Estimated	40.5	+0.2
219	Sydsverige	40.5	0
223	Northern and Western	40.3	+0.4
223	Warszawski stołeczny Estimated	40.3	+0.3
225	Helsinki-Uusimaa	40.1	+0.2
225	Prov. Luxembourg (BE)	40.1	0
225	Southern	40.1	+0.5
228	Nord-Pas de Calais Provisional	40	+0.3
228	Utrecht	40	0
230	Kýpros	39.9	+0.2
230	Wien	39.9	+0.1
232	Luxembourg	39.7	+0.1
233	Východné Slovensko	39.3	+0.2
234	Hovedstaden	39	-0.1
235	Flevoland	38.9	0
236	Stockholm	38.6	+0.2
237	Ceuta	38.1	+0.3
238	La Réunion Provisional	38	+0.6
239	Ile-de-France Provisional	37.9	+0.1
240	Eastern and Midland	37.5	+0.4
241	Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest	36.1	+0.1
242	Melilla	35.5	+0.3
243	Guyane Provisional	26.6	+0.3
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 52.1 years in 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest median age?

Mayotte, with 18.1 years in 2022.

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.