NUTS 3 areas of France by median age
Creuse had the highest median age of 101 areas in 2024, at 53.3 years. Mayotte had the lowest, at 18.1 years. The median was 45.5 years and the figure for France was 42.6 years. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
Top 40 areas, 2024
Full ranking
| Rank | Areas | 2024 | Change on 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Creuse Provisional | 53.3 | +0.1 |
| 2 | Lot Provisional | 53.1 | +0.1 |
| 3 | Dordogne Provisional | 52.3 | +0.3 |
| 4 | Cantal Provisional | 51.9 | +0.5 |
| 5 | Nièvre Provisional | 51.8 | +0.2 |
| 6 | Gers Provisional | 51.3 | +0.3 |
| 6 | Indre Provisional | 51.3 | +0.5 |
| 8 | Charente-Maritime Provisional | 50.6 | +0.5 |
| 9 | Corrèze Provisional | 50.2 | +0.2 |
| 10 | Allier Provisional | 50.1 | +0.3 |
| 11 | Aveyron Provisional | 50 | +0.4 |
| 12 | Hautes-Pyrénées Provisional | 49.9 | +0.5 |
| 13 | Martinique Provisional | 49.8 | +0.4 |
| 14 | Alpes-de-Haute-Provence Provisional | 49.6 | +0.2 |
| 15 | Aude Provisional | 49.5 | +0.4 |
| 15 | Lozère Provisional | 49.5 | +0.6 |
| 17 | Ariège Provisional | 49.4 | +0.6 |
| 18 | Orne Provisional | 49.1 | +0.3 |
| 19 | Côtes-d’Armor Provisional | 49 | +0.5 |
| 20 | Lot-et-Garonne Provisional | 48.8 | +0.3 |
| 21 | Charente Provisional | 48.7 | +0.4 |
| 21 | Hautes-Alpes Provisional | 48.7 | -0.3 |
| 21 | Landes Provisional | 48.7 | +0.1 |
| 21 | Saône-et-Loire Provisional | 48.7 | +0.2 |
| 25 | Ardèche Provisional | 48.6 | +0.5 |
| 26 | Pyrénées-Orientales Provisional | 48.5 | +0.6 |
| 27 | Morbihan Provisional | 48.4 | +0.5 |
| 27 | Var Provisional | 48.4 | +0.2 |
| 29 | Cher Provisional | 48.3 | +0.2 |
| 30 | Haute-Marne Provisional | 48.2 | +0.2 |
| 30 | Manche Provisional | 48.2 | +0.4 |
| 30 | Vosges Provisional | 48.2 | +0.4 |
| 33 | Tarn Provisional | 48.1 | +0.2 |
| 34 | Haute-Loire Provisional | 48 | +0.4 |
| 35 | Loir-et-Cher Provisional | 47.7 | +0.2 |
| 35 | Yonne Provisional | 47.7 | +0.5 |
| 37 | Vendée Provisional | 47.5 | +0.3 |
| 38 | Guadeloupe Provisional | 47.3 | +0.6 |
| 38 | Haute-Saône Provisional | 47.3 | +0.4 |
| 40 | Pyrénées-Atlantiques Provisional | 47.1 | +0.1 |
| 41 | Haute-Corse Provisional | 47 | +0.4 |
| 42 | Haute-Vienne Provisional | 46.9 | +0.2 |
| 42 | Jura Provisional | 46.9 | +0.4 |
| 44 | Meuse Provisional | 46.8 | +0.1 |
| 45 | Deux-Sèvres Provisional | 46.7 | +0.3 |
| 46 | Finistère Provisional | 46.6 | +0.4 |
| 47 | Corse-du-Sud Provisional | 46.5 | +0.6 |
| 48 | Alpes-Maritimes Provisional | 46.3 | +0.2 |
| 49 | Gard Provisional | 46.1 | +0.1 |
| 50 | Vaucluse Provisional | 45.6 | +0.6 |
| 51 | Ardennes Provisional | 45.5 | +0.4 |
| 52 | Tarn-et-Garonne Provisional | 45.3 | +0.5 |
| 53 | Drôme Provisional | 44.9 | +0.6 |
| 54 | Mayenne Provisional | 44.6 | +0.1 |
| 55 | Sarthe Provisional | 44.5 | +0.2 |
| 56 | Haut-Rhin Provisional | 44.3 | +0.1 |
| 57 | Puy-de-Dôme Provisional | 44.1 | +0.3 |
| 57 | Savoie Provisional | 44.1 | +0.3 |
| 59 | Calvados Provisional | 44 | +0.3 |
| 60 | Vienne Provisional | 43.9 | +0.4 |
| 61 | Eure-et-Loir Provisional | 43.7 | +0.2 |
| 62 | Moselle Provisional | 43.6 | +0.2 |
| 63 | Aisne Provisional | 43.5 | +0.2 |
| 63 | Aube Provisional | 43.5 | +0.2 |
| 63 | Indre-et-Loire Provisional | 43.5 | +0.1 |
| 63 | Loire Provisional | 43.5 | +0.1 |
| 67 | Eure Provisional | 43.2 | +0.3 |
| 68 | Hérault Provisional | 43.1 | +0.3 |
| 69 | Côte-d’Or Provisional | 42.9 | +0.2 |
| 70 | Somme Provisional | 42.8 | +0.4 |
| 71 | Bouches-du-Rhône Provisional | 42.7 | +0.2 |
| 72 | Territoire de Belfort Provisional | 42.6 | +0.2 |
| 73 | Loiret Provisional | 42.3 | +0.2 |
| 74 | Pas-de-Calais Provisional | 42.2 | +0.2 |
| 75 | Marne Provisional | 42.1 | +0.2 |
| 75 | Seine-Maritime Provisional | 42.1 | +0.2 |
| 77 | Bas-Rhin Provisional | 42 | +0.2 |
| 77 | Maine-et-Loire Provisional | 42 | +0.3 |
| 79 | Gironde Provisional | 41.8 | +0.3 |
| 80 | Meurthe-et-Moselle Provisional | 41.7 | +0.3 |
| 81 | Doubs Provisional | 41.6 | +0.3 |
| 82 | Ain Provisional | 41.5 | +0.2 |
| 83 | Isère Provisional | 41.4 | +0.2 |
| 84 | Oise Provisional | 41 | +0.2 |
| 85 | Haute-Savoie Provisional | 40.7 | +0.1 |
| 85 | Loire-Atlantique Provisional | 40.7 | +0.2 |
| 87 | Ille-et-Vilaine Provisional | 40.1 | +0.2 |
| 88 | Yvelines Provisional | 40 | +0.2 |
| 89 | Nord Provisional | 39.6 | +0.3 |
| 90 | Paris Provisional | 39 | +0.2 |
| 91 | Haute-Garonne Provisional | 38.9 | +0.2 |
| 91 | Hauts-de-Seine Provisional | 38.9 | +0.3 |
| 93 | La Réunion Provisional | 38.8 | +0.5 |
| 94 | Seine-et-Marne Provisional | 38.6 | +0.1 |
| 95 | Rhône Provisional | 38.3 | +0.4 |
| 96 | Val-de-Marne Provisional | 38.2 | +0.2 |
| 97 | Essonne Provisional | 38.1 | 0 |
| 98 | Val-d’Oise Provisional | 37.4 | +0.3 |
| 99 | Seine-Saint-Denis Provisional | 35.8 | +0.2 |
| 100 | Guyane Provisional | 27 | +0.1 |
| 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 53.3 years in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
Which area has the lowest median age?
Mayotte, with 18.1 years in 2024.
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.
Median age: other rankings
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