Regions of France (NUTS 2) by median age

Name: Regions of France (NUTS 2) by median age, 2018
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Limousin had the highest median age of 27 regions in 2018, at 47.9 years. Mayotte had the lowest, at 18.1 years. The median was 43.4 years and the figure for France was 41.5 years. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest47.9Limousin

Lowest18.1Mayotte

Median43.427 regions

France41.5History

All regions, 2018

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Regions	2018 years	Change on 2017
1	Limousin Provisional	47.9	+0.3
2	Martinique Provisional	46.7	+0.6
3	Poitou-Charentes Provisional	46.4	+0.4
4	Auvergne Provisional	45.9	+0.1
4	Bourgogne Provisional	45.9	+0.3
6	Corse Provisional	45.3	+0.1
7	Basse-Normandie Provisional	45.1	+0.4
8	Languedoc-Roussillon Provisional	44.6	+0.4
9	Aquitaine Provisional	44.4	+0.3
10	Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Provisional	44.3	+0.3
11	Centre - Val de Loire Provisional	44	+0.3
11	Guadeloupe Provisional	44	+0.8
13	Bretagne Provisional	43.9	+0.4
14	Midi-Pyrénées Provisional	43.4	+0.2
15	Lorraine Provisional	42.9	+0.2
16	Franche-Comté Provisional	42.8	+0.3
17	Champagne-Ardenne Provisional	42.7	+0.2
18	Alsace Provisional	41.8	+0.2
18	Pays de la Loire Provisional	41.8	+0.2
20	Haute-Normandie Provisional	41.4	+0.2
21	Picardie Provisional	41	+0.3
22	Rhône-Alpes Provisional	40.3	+0.1
23	Nord-Pas de Calais Provisional	39	+0.2
24	Ile-de-France Provisional	37.2	0
25	La Réunion Provisional	36	+0.3
26	Guyane Provisional	25.8	+0.1
27	Mayotte Provisional	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 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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Questions

Which region has the highest median age?

Limousin, with 47.9 years in 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest median age?

Mayotte, with 18.1 years in 2018.

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.