NUTS 3 areas of Germany by median age, 2025

Name: NUTS 3 areas of Germany by median age, 2025
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Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt had the highest median age of 400 areas in 2025, at 56.1 years. Heidelberg, Stadtkreis had the lowest, at 35.8 years. The median was 46.7 years and the figure for Germany was 45.5 years. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest56.1Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt

Lowest35.8Heidelberg, Stadtkreis

Median46.7400 areas

Germany45.5History

Top 40 areas, 2025

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

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2025 years	Change on 2024
1	Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt	56.1	+1.4
2	Spree-Neiße	55.2	+0.2
3	Greiz	55.1	+0.2
3	Mansfeld-Südharz	55.1	+0.1
5	Altenburger Land	54.6	+0.2
6	Elbe-Elster	54.4	+0.2
6	Uckermark	54.4	+0.1
8	Dessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie Stadt	54.3	-0.1
9	Wittenberg	54.2	+0.2
10	Saalfeld-Rudolstadt	54.1	+0.2
11	Görlitz	53.9	+0.2
12	Prignitz	53.8	+0.1
13	Harz	53.7	+0.1
13	Vogtlandkreis	53.7	+0.2
15	Oberspreewald-Lausitz	53.6	0
16	Kyffhäuserkreis	53.3	+0.2
16	Lüchow-Dannenberg	53.3	+0.2
16	Sonneberg	53.3	+0.4
19	Erzgebirgskreis	53.2	+0.3
19	Salzlandkreis	53.2	+0.1
19	Vorpommern-Rügen	53.2	+0.1
22	Mecklenburgische Seenplatte	53.1	0
23	Anhalt-Bitterfeld	53	0
23	Ostholstein	53	+0.2
25	Burgenlandkreis	52.9	+0.1
25	Saale-Orla-Kreis	52.9	+0.2
27	Stendal	52.8	0
28	Jerichower Land	52.5	0
29	Zwickau	52.4	+0.1
30	Altmarkkreis Salzwedel	52.3	+0.3
30	Ostprignitz-Ruppin	52.3	+0.1
32	Schmalkalden-Meiningen	52.2	+0.1
33	Bautzen	52	+0.1
33	Mittelsachsen	52	0
35	Meißen	51.9	+0.1
35	Südwestpfalz	51.9	-0.1
37	Hildburghausen	51.8	+0.2
38	Goslar	51.7	+0.1
38	Ludwigslust-Parchim	51.7	+0.1
38	Oder-Spree	51.7	+0.1
41	Plön	51.6	+0.1
42	Nordhausen	51.5	+0.1
42	Saale-Holzland-Kreis	51.5	+0.2
42	Vorpommern-Greifswald	51.5	+0.1
45	Kronach	51.4	+0.2
45	Wartburgkreis	51.4	0
47	Hof, Landkreis	51.3	+0.1
47	St. Wendel	51.3	+0.1
49	Landkreis Rostock	51.2	+0.1
50	Leipzig	51.1	0
50	Saalekreis	51.1	-0.1
50	Wunsiedel i. Fichtelgebirge	51.1	0
53	Friesland (DE)	51	0
53	Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge	51	+0.2
55	Börde	50.9	0
55	Sömmerda	50.9	0
57	Nordsachsen	50.8	+0.1
57	Northeim	50.8	0
57	Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis	50.8	+0.1
60	Wittmund	50.7	+0.1
61	Werra-Meißner-Kreis	50.6	-0.1
62	Holzminden	50.5	-0.1
62	Märkisch-Oderland	50.5	-0.1
62	Nordwestmecklenburg	50.5	+0.1
62	Vogelsbergkreis	50.5	+0.1
66	Bad Dürkheim	50.4	-0.1
66	Cuxhaven	50.4	+0.1
66	Gera, Kreisfreie Stadt	50.4	-0.4
66	Gotha	50.4	+0.2
66	Uelzen	50.4	+0.1
71	Cochem-Zell	50.3	-0.1
71	Kulmbach	50.3	-0.1
73	Dithmarschen	50.2	0
74	Kusel	50	0
74	Vulkaneifel	50	0
76	Bad Kissingen	49.9	-0.1
76	Potsdam-Mittelmark	49.9	-0.1
76	Saarpfalz-Kreis	49.9	-0.2
76	Weimarer Land	49.9	+0.1
80	Baden-Baden, Stadtkreis	49.8	-0.1
80	Ilm-Kreis	49.8	-0.1
80	Schaumburg	49.8	-0.1
83	Nordfriesland	49.7	+0.1
84	Frankfurt (Oder), Kreisfreie Stadt	49.6	-0.4
84	Oberhavel	49.6	0
86	Kassel, Landkreis	49.5	-0.3
86	Südliche Weinstraße	49.5	0
88	Aurich	49.4	0
88	Coburg, Landkreis	49.4	0
88	Eichsfeld	49.4	+0.2
88	Hameln-Pyrmont	49.4	-0.3
88	Wolfenbüttel	49.4	-0.1
93	Freyung-Grafenau	49.3	+0.2
93	Main-Spessart	49.3	+0.1
93	Odenwaldkreis	49.3	0
93	Osterholz	49.3	0
97	Barnim	49.2	-0.2
97	Bayreuth, Landkreis	49.2	+0.1
97	Schleswig-Flensburg	49.2	-0.1
100	Ahrweiler	49.1	-0.4
100	Brandenburg an der Havel, Kreisfreie Stadt	49.1	-0.4
100	Rendsburg-Eckernförde	49.1	0
103	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	49	0
103	Hersfeld-Rotenburg	49	0
103	Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis	49	+0.1
103	Tirschenreuth	49	+0.2
103	Wesermarsch	49	-0.1
108	Neunkirchen	48.9	-0.3
108	Saarlouis	48.9	-0.1
110	Merzig-Wadern	48.8	+0.1
110	Steinburg	48.8	-0.3
112	Dahme-Spreewald	48.7	-0.1
112	Havelland	48.7	-0.1
112	Lichtenfels	48.7	+0.1
112	Wesel	48.7	-0.1
116	Donnersbergkreis	48.6	-0.1
116	Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis	48.6	-0.2
116	Regen	48.6	+0.1
116	Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis	48.6	-0.2
120	Birkenfeld	48.5	-0.2
120	Helmstedt	48.5	0
120	Schwalm-Eder-Kreis	48.5	0
123	Bernkastel-Wittlich	48.4	0
123	Höxter	48.4	-0.2
123	Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Kreisfreie Stadt	48.4	-0.4
123	Viersen	48.4	-0.2
123	Waldeck-Frankenberg	48.4	-0.1
128	Passau, Landkreis	48.3	+0.1
129	Rhein-Lahn-Kreis	48.2	-0.1
129	Starnberg	48.2	0
131	Ammerland	48.1	-0.1
131	Cottbus, Kreisfreie Stadt	48.1	-0.6
131	Mettmann	48.1	-0.2
131	Rhön-Grabfeld	48.1	0
131	Stormarn	48.1	-0.1
136	Aschaffenburg, Landkreis	48	0
136	Bad Kreuznach	48	-0.1
136	Hochsauerlandkreis	48	0
136	Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis	48	-0.1
140	Miesbach	47.9	+0.1
141	Diepholz	47.8	-0.1
141	Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis	47.8	-0.1
141	Schwerin, Kreisfreie Stadt	47.8	-0.2
141	Speyer, Kreisfreie Stadt	47.8	+0.3
141	Unna	47.8	+0.1
146	Fürth, Landkreis	47.7	0
146	Main-Tauber-Kreis	47.7	+0.1
146	Nienburg (Weser)	47.7	0
146	Nürnberger Land	47.7	0
146	Oldenburg, Landkreis	47.7	0
151	Amberg-Sulzbach	47.6	0
151	Heidekreis	47.6	0
151	Hildesheim	47.6	-0.1
151	Hochtaunuskreis	47.6	-0.1
155	Bergstraße	47.5	+0.1
155	Mainz-Bingen	47.5	+0.1
155	Miltenberg	47.5	0
155	Oberallgäu	47.5	-0.2
155	Pirmasens, Kreisfreie Stadt	47.5	-0.6
155	Teltow-Fläming	47.5	0
161	Bottrop, Kreisfreie Stadt	47.4	0
161	Celle	47.4	0
161	Harburg	47.4	-0.1
161	Haßberge	47.4	-0.2
161	Lindau (Bodensee)	47.4	0
161	Märkischer Kreis	47.4	-0.1
161	Schweinfurt, Landkreis	47.4	+0.1
161	Traunstein	47.4	0
161	Wilhelmshaven, Kreisfreie Stadt	47.4	-0.2
170	Cham	47.3	+0.1
170	Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis	47.3	+0.1
170	Neustadt a. d. Waldnaab	47.3	-0.1
170	Recklinghausen	47.3	-0.1
174	Euskirchen	47.2	-0.1
174	Herzogtum Lauenburg	47.2	-0.1
176	Bodenseekreis	47.1	+0.2
176	Coesfeld	47.1	-0.1
176	Soest	47.1	0
179	Altenkirchen (Westerwald)	47	0
179	Forchheim	47	+0.2
179	Rastatt	47	0
179	Roth	47	0
183	Chemnitz, Kreisfreie Stadt	46.9	-0.2
183	Kaiserslautern, Landkreis	46.9	-0.2
183	Limburg-Weilburg	46.9	0
183	Pinneberg	46.9	-0.1
183	Rotenburg (Wümme)	46.9	0
183	Westerwaldkreis	46.9	0
183	Würzburg, Landkreis	46.9	0
190	Herford	46.8	0
190	Mayen-Koblenz	46.8	-0.1
190	Neustadt a. d. Aisch-Bad Windsheim	46.8	0
190	Rhein-Kreis Neuss	46.8	-0.1
190	Rhein-Sieg-Kreis	46.8	-0.1
190	Trier-Saarburg	46.8	+0.1
196	Lahn-Dill-Kreis	46.7	-0.1
196	Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie Stadt	46.7	-0.2
196	Neuwied	46.7	-0.2
196	Rosenheim, Landkreis	46.7	0
196	Rottal-Inn	46.7	0
196	Schwabach, Kreisfreie Stadt	46.7	0
196	Segeberg	46.7	0
196	Verden	46.7	-0.1
196	Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen	46.7	0
196	Zweibrücken, Kreisfreie Stadt	46.7	-0.3
206	Alzey-Worms	46.6	0
206	Berchtesgadener Land	46.6	+0.1
206	Heinsberg	46.6	-0.2
206	Osnabrück, Landkreis	46.6	+0.2
210	Bamberg, Landkreis	46.5	+0.2
210	Landsberg am Lech	46.5	+0.1
210	Leer	46.5	0
210	Lippe	46.5	-0.1
210	Warendorf	46.5	0
210	Wetteraukreis	46.5	0
210	Zollernalbkreis	46.5	-0.1
217	Amberg, Kreisfreie Stadt	46.4	-0.4
217	Darmstadt-Dieburg	46.4	+0.2
217	Gifhorn	46.4	0
217	Olpe	46.4	0
217	Peine	46.4	0
217	Rhein-Neckar-Kreis	46.4	0
223	Karlsruhe, Landkreis	46.3	0
223	Oberbergischer Kreis	46.3	0
223	Weilheim-Schongau	46.3	0
226	Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen	46.2	0
226	Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald	46.2	0
226	Enzkreis	46.2	0
226	Göttingen	46.2	-0.1
226	Kitzingen	46.2	+0.1
226	Minden-Lübbecke	46.2	-0.1
226	Schwandorf	46.2	+0.1
233	Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm	46.1	+0.4
233	Erlangen-Höchstadt	46.1	+0.3
233	Main-Taunus-Kreis	46.1	+0.1
233	Straubing-Bogen	46.1	+0.1
233	Weiden i. d. Opf, Kreisfreie Stadt	46.1	-0.2
238	Main-Kinzig-Kreis	46	0
238	Solingen, Kreisfreie Stadt	46	+0.1
238	Stade	46	0
241	Regensburg, Landkreis	45.9	0
242	Emmendingen	45.8	0
242	Lübeck, Kreisfreie Stadt	45.8	0
242	Neumünster, Kreisfreie Stadt	45.8	-0.2
242	Ostallgäu	45.8	0
242	Sigmaringen	45.8	+0.3
247	Altötting	45.7	-0.2
247	Calw	45.7	0
247	Freudenstadt	45.7	0
247	Germersheim	45.7	+0.1

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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?

Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt, with 56.1 years in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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Heidelberg, Stadtkreis, with 35.8 years in 2025.

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.