NUTS 3 areas of France by median age

Name: NUTS 3 areas of France by median age, 2021
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Creuse had the highest median age of 101 areas in 2021, at 52.9 years. Mayotte had the lowest, at 18.1 years. The median was 44.7 years and the figure for France was 42.1 years. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest52.9Creuse

Lowest18.1Mayotte

Median44.7101 areas

France42.1History

Top 40 areas, 2021

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2021 years	Change on 2020
1	Creuse	52.9	+0.3
2	Lot	52.3	+0.4
3	Dordogne	51.5	+0.2
3	Nièvre	51.5	+0.2
5	Cantal	51	+0.4
6	Gers	50.5	+0.2
6	Indre	50.5	+0.3
8	Corrèze	49.6	+0.3
9	Aveyron	49.5	+0.2
9	Charente-Maritime	49.5	+0.4
11	Allier	49.4	+0.1
12	Hautes-Pyrénées	49.3	+0.2
13	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence	49.1	+0.2
14	Ariège	48.6	0
15	Lozère	48.5	+0.6
16	Hautes-Alpes	48.4	+0.5
16	Orne	48.4	+0.4
18	Lot-et-Garonne	48.3	+0.1
19	Aude	48.2	+0.2
19	Martinique	48.2	+0.5
19	Saône-et-Loire	48.2	+0.3
22	Charente	48	+0.2
22	Cher	48	0
22	Côtes-d’Armor	48	+0.3
22	Landes	48	+0.2
26	Ardèche	47.8	+0.1
26	Var	47.8	+0.2
28	Haute-Marne	47.6	+0.1
29	Pyrénées-Orientales	47.5	+0.1
29	Tarn	47.5	+0.2
31	Manche	47.4	+0.3
31	Vosges	47.4	+0.3
33	Haute-Loire	47.3	+0.2
33	Morbihan	47.3	+0.4
35	Loir-et-Cher	47.2	+0.3
36	Pyrénées-Atlantiques	46.6	+0.1
36	Vendée	46.6	+0.4
36	Yonne	46.6	0
39	Haute-Saône	46.5	+0.4
39	Haute-Vienne	46.5	+0.2
41	Corse-du-Sud	46.3	0
41	Jura	46.3	+0.1
43	Deux-Sèvres	46.2	+0.3
43	Meuse	46.2	+0.4
45	Finistère	46	+0.2
46	Alpes-Maritimes	45.9	0
47	Gard	45.8	+0.2
47	Haute-Corse	45.8	+0.3
49	Guadeloupe	45.3	+0.4
50	Ardennes	45	+0.2
51	Tarn-et-Garonne	44.7	+0.2
52	Vaucluse	44.6	+0.2
53	Drôme	44.2	+0.1
54	Mayenne	44	+0.1
54	Sarthe	44	+0.1
56	Haut-Rhin	43.7	+0.2
57	Puy-de-Dôme	43.6	0
57	Savoie	43.6	+0.1
59	Calvados	43.3	+0.2
59	Indre-et-Loire	43.3	+0.2
59	Loire	43.3	+0.1
62	Moselle	43.2	-0.1
62	Vienne	43.2	+0.2
64	Aisne	43.1	+0.2
64	Eure-et-Loir	43.1	+0.2
66	Aube	42.9	+0.2
67	Côte-d’Or	42.6	0
67	Hérault	42.6	+0.3
69	Eure	42.5	+0.3
70	Territoire de Belfort	42.3	0
71	Bouches-du-Rhône	42.2	+0.1
72	Somme	42	+0.2
73	Loiret	41.9	+0.2
74	Seine-Maritime	41.6	+0.1
75	Bas-Rhin	41.5	0
75	Maine-et-Loire	41.5	+0.2
75	Pas-de-Calais	41.5	+0.3
78	Gironde	41.4	+0.2
78	Marne	41.4	+0.3
80	Ain	41.3	+0.2
81	Meurthe-et-Moselle	41.1	+0.1
82	Doubs	41	+0.2
83	Isère	40.8	+0.1
84	Oise	40.4	+0.2
85	Haute-Savoie	40.3	+0.2
86	Loire-Atlantique	40.2	+0.2
87	Yvelines	39.7	+0.1
88	Ille-et-Vilaine	39.6	0
89	Nord	38.8	+0.2
90	Haute-Garonne	38.6	+0.1
90	Paris	38.6	+0.2
92	Hauts-de-Seine	38.2	+0.1
92	Seine-et-Marne	38.2	0
94	Essonne	38	0
95	Val-de-Marne	37.8	+0.1
96	Rhône	37.6	+0.1
97	La Réunion	37.4	+0.4
98	Val-d’Oise	36.8	+0.1
99	Seine-Saint-Denis	35.3	+0.2
100	Guyane	26.3	+0.3
101	Mayotte	18.1	0

Other periods

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 areas 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 area has the highest median age?

Creuse, with 52.9 years in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area 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.