NUTS 3 areas of France by median age
Creuse had the highest median age of 101 areas in 2023, at 53.2 years. Mayotte had the lowest, at 18.1 years. The median was 45 years and the figure for France was 42.4 years. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
Top 40 areas, 2023
Full ranking
| Rank | Areas | 2023 | Change on 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Creuse Provisional | 53.2 | +0.1 |
| 2 | Lot Provisional | 53 | +0.3 |
| 3 | Dordogne Provisional | 52 | +0.2 |
| 4 | Nièvre Provisional | 51.6 | +0.2 |
| 5 | Cantal Provisional | 51.4 | +0.2 |
| 6 | Gers Provisional | 51 | +0.2 |
| 7 | Indre Provisional | 50.8 | +0.2 |
| 8 | Charente-Maritime Provisional | 50.1 | +0.3 |
| 9 | Corrèze Provisional | 50 | +0.3 |
| 10 | Allier Provisional | 49.8 | +0.2 |
| 11 | Aveyron Provisional | 49.6 | +0.1 |
| 12 | Alpes-de-Haute-Provence Provisional | 49.4 | +0.2 |
| 12 | Hautes-Pyrénées Provisional | 49.4 | +0.1 |
| 12 | Martinique Provisional | 49.4 | +0.5 |
| 15 | Aude Provisional | 49.1 | +0.4 |
| 16 | Hautes-Alpes Provisional | 49 | +0.5 |
| 17 | Lozère Provisional | 48.9 | +0.2 |
| 18 | Ariège Provisional | 48.8 | 0 |
| 18 | Orne Provisional | 48.8 | +0.2 |
| 20 | Landes Provisional | 48.6 | +0.3 |
| 21 | Côtes-d’Armor Provisional | 48.5 | +0.2 |
| 21 | Lot-et-Garonne Provisional | 48.5 | +0.2 |
| 21 | Saône-et-Loire Provisional | 48.5 | +0.2 |
| 24 | Charente Provisional | 48.3 | +0.1 |
| 25 | Var Provisional | 48.2 | +0.2 |
| 26 | Ardèche Provisional | 48.1 | +0.2 |
| 26 | Cher Provisional | 48.1 | +0.1 |
| 28 | Haute-Marne Provisional | 48 | +0.2 |
| 29 | Morbihan Provisional | 47.9 | +0.3 |
| 29 | Pyrénées-Orientales Provisional | 47.9 | +0.2 |
| 29 | Tarn Provisional | 47.9 | +0.2 |
| 32 | Manche Provisional | 47.8 | +0.1 |
| 32 | Vosges Provisional | 47.8 | +0.2 |
| 34 | Haute-Loire Provisional | 47.6 | +0.2 |
| 35 | Loir-et-Cher Provisional | 47.5 | +0.1 |
| 36 | Vendée Provisional | 47.2 | +0.3 |
| 36 | Yonne Provisional | 47.2 | +0.2 |
| 38 | Pyrénées-Atlantiques Provisional | 47 | +0.2 |
| 39 | Haute-Saône Provisional | 46.9 | +0.2 |
| 40 | Guadeloupe Provisional | 46.7 | +0.8 |
| 40 | Haute-Vienne Provisional | 46.7 | +0.1 |
| 40 | Meuse Provisional | 46.7 | +0.3 |
| 43 | Haute-Corse Provisional | 46.6 | +0.3 |
| 44 | Jura Provisional | 46.5 | +0.1 |
| 45 | Deux-Sèvres Provisional | 46.4 | +0.2 |
| 46 | Finistère Provisional | 46.2 | +0.2 |
| 47 | Alpes-Maritimes Provisional | 46.1 | +0.1 |
| 48 | Gard Provisional | 46 | +0.2 |
| 49 | Corse-du-Sud Provisional | 45.9 | -0.1 |
| 50 | Ardennes Provisional | 45.1 | +0.1 |
| 51 | Vaucluse Provisional | 45 | +0.1 |
| 52 | Tarn-et-Garonne Provisional | 44.8 | +0.1 |
| 53 | Mayenne Provisional | 44.5 | +0.1 |
| 54 | Drôme Provisional | 44.3 | +0.1 |
| 54 | Sarthe Provisional | 44.3 | +0.1 |
| 56 | Haut-Rhin Provisional | 44.2 | +0.3 |
| 57 | Puy-de-Dôme Provisional | 43.8 | +0.1 |
| 57 | Savoie Provisional | 43.8 | +0.1 |
| 59 | Calvados Provisional | 43.7 | +0.1 |
| 60 | Eure-et-Loir Provisional | 43.5 | +0.2 |
| 60 | Vienne Provisional | 43.5 | 0 |
| 62 | Indre-et-Loire Provisional | 43.4 | +0.1 |
| 62 | Loire Provisional | 43.4 | +0.1 |
| 62 | Moselle Provisional | 43.4 | +0.1 |
| 65 | Aisne Provisional | 43.3 | +0.1 |
| 65 | Aube Provisional | 43.3 | +0.1 |
| 67 | Eure Provisional | 42.9 | +0.2 |
| 68 | Hérault Provisional | 42.8 | +0.1 |
| 69 | Côte-d’Or Provisional | 42.7 | +0.1 |
| 70 | Bouches-du-Rhône Provisional | 42.5 | +0.1 |
| 71 | Somme Provisional | 42.4 | +0.2 |
| 71 | Territoire de Belfort Provisional | 42.4 | +0.2 |
| 73 | Loiret Provisional | 42.1 | +0.1 |
| 74 | Pas-de-Calais Provisional | 42 | +0.3 |
| 75 | Marne Provisional | 41.9 | +0.2 |
| 75 | Seine-Maritime Provisional | 41.9 | +0.1 |
| 77 | Bas-Rhin Provisional | 41.8 | +0.2 |
| 78 | Maine-et-Loire Provisional | 41.7 | +0.1 |
| 79 | Gironde Provisional | 41.5 | +0.1 |
| 80 | Meurthe-et-Moselle Provisional | 41.4 | +0.1 |
| 81 | Ain Provisional | 41.3 | +0.1 |
| 81 | Doubs Provisional | 41.3 | +0.2 |
| 83 | Isère Provisional | 41.2 | +0.2 |
| 84 | Oise Provisional | 40.8 | +0.2 |
| 85 | Haute-Savoie Provisional | 40.6 | +0.2 |
| 86 | Loire-Atlantique Provisional | 40.5 | +0.2 |
| 87 | Ille-et-Vilaine Provisional | 39.9 | +0.1 |
| 88 | Yvelines Provisional | 39.8 | +0.1 |
| 89 | Nord Provisional | 39.3 | +0.2 |
| 90 | Paris Provisional | 38.8 | +0.1 |
| 91 | Haute-Garonne Provisional | 38.7 | +0.1 |
| 92 | Hauts-de-Seine Provisional | 38.6 | +0.2 |
| 93 | Seine-et-Marne Provisional | 38.5 | +0.2 |
| 94 | La Réunion Provisional | 38.3 | +0.3 |
| 95 | Essonne Provisional | 38.1 | +0.1 |
| 96 | Val-de-Marne Provisional | 38 | +0.1 |
| 97 | Rhône Provisional | 37.9 | +0.1 |
| 98 | Val-d’Oise Provisional | 37.1 | +0.2 |
| 99 | Seine-Saint-Denis Provisional | 35.6 | +0.1 |
| 100 | Guyane Provisional | 26.9 | +0.3 |
| 101 | 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 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 53.2 years in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
Which area has the lowest median age?
Mayotte, with 18.1 years in 2023.
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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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