NUTS 3 areas of Germany by median age

Name: NUTS 3 areas of Germany by median age, 2015
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt had the highest median age of 400 areas in 2015, at 53.1 years. Heidelberg, Stadtkreis had the lowest, at 36.8 years. The median was 46.4 years and the figure for Germany was 45.8 years. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest53.1Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt

Lowest36.8Heidelberg, Stadtkreis

Median46.4400 areas

Germany45.8History

Top 40 areas, 2015

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

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2015 years	Change on 2014
1	Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt	53.1	-0.2
2	Altenburger Land	52.5	+0.4
2	Dessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie Stadt	52.5	+0.4
4	Greiz	52.2	+0.5
4	Mansfeld-Südharz	52.2	+0.4
4	Prignitz	52.2	+0.5
7	Spree-Neiße	52	+0.5
8	Vogtlandkreis	51.9	+0.5
9	Elbe-Elster	51.8	+0.6
9	Görlitz	51.8	+0.4
9	Oberspreewald-Lausitz	51.8	+0.5
9	Saalfeld-Rudolstadt	51.8	+0.4
9	Wittenberg	51.8	+0.4
14	Gera, Kreisfreie Stadt	51.7	+0.4
14	Uckermark	51.7	+0.5
16	Burgenlandkreis	51.4	+0.4
16	Sonneberg	51.4	+0.5
18	Anhalt-Bitterfeld	51.3	+0.4
19	Erzgebirgskreis	51.2	+0.2
19	Harz	51.2	+0.4
19	Salzlandkreis	51.2	+0.4
19	Zwickau	51.2	+0.3
23	Kyffhäuserkreis	51.1	+0.4
24	Saale-Orla-Kreis	50.7	+0.4
25	Bautzen	50.6	+0.5
25	Jerichower Land	50.6	+0.4
25	Mecklenburgische Seenplatte	50.6	+0.5
25	Mittelsachsen	50.6	+0.3
25	Oder-Spree	50.6	+0.3
25	Ostprignitz-Ruppin	50.6	+0.4
25	Vorpommern-Rügen	50.6	+0.4
32	Brandenburg an der Havel, Kreisfreie Stadt	50.5	+0.3
33	Leipzig	50.3	+0.4
33	Lüchow-Dannenberg	50.3	+0.2
33	Meißen	50.3	+0.4
33	Schmalkalden-Meiningen	50.3	+0.5
33	Stendal	50.3	+0.5
33	Wunsiedel i. Fichtelgebirge	50.3	+0.4
39	Nordsachsen	50.2	+0.4
40	Saalekreis	50.1	+0.5
41	Frankfurt (Oder), Kreisfreie Stadt	50	+0.6
41	Märkisch-Oderland	50	+0.5
41	Ostholstein	50	+0.4
44	Goslar	49.9	+0.4
44	Saale-Holzland-Kreis	49.9	+0.4
44	Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge	49.9	+0.3
47	Nordhausen	49.8	+0.5
48	Landkreis Rostock	49.7	+0.4
49	Hildburghausen	49.6	+0.5
49	Ludwigslust-Parchim	49.6	+0.4
49	Pirmasens, Kreisfreie Stadt	49.6	+0.2
49	Werra-Meißner-Kreis	49.6	+0.4
53	Altmarkkreis Salzwedel	49.5	+0.4
53	Vorpommern-Greifswald	49.5	+0.5
53	Wartburgkreis	49.5	+0.3
56	Baden-Baden, Stadtkreis	49.4	+0.1
56	Barnim	49.4	+0.4
56	Hof, Landkreis	49.4	+0.5
56	St. Wendel	49.4	+0.5
56	Südwestpfalz	49.4	+0.4
61	Gotha	49.3	+0.3
61	Sömmerda	49.3	+0.5
63	Börde	49.2	+0.4
63	Dahme-Spreewald	49.2	+0.3
63	Holzminden	49.2	+0.4
63	Ilm-Kreis	49.2	+0.3
63	Neunkirchen	49.2	+0.3
63	Northeim	49.2	+0.4
63	Saarpfalz-Kreis	49.2	+0.4
63	Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis	49.2	+0.4
71	Plön	49.1	+0.4
72	Vogelsbergkreis	49	+0.5
72	Weimarer Land	49	+0.5
74	Birkenfeld	48.9	+0.3
74	Friesland (DE)	48.9	+0.6
74	Hameln-Pyrmont	48.9	+0.3
77	Kusel	48.8	+0.4
78	Bad Dürkheim	48.7	+0.4
78	Chemnitz, Kreisfreie Stadt	48.7	-0.1
78	Kronach	48.7	+0.5
78	Uelzen	48.7	+0.4
82	Ahrweiler	48.6	+0.4
82	Kassel, Landkreis	48.6	+0.3
82	Saarlouis	48.6	+0.3
82	Schwerin, Kreisfreie Stadt	48.6	+0.2
86	Vulkaneifel	48.5	+0.5
86	Wilhelmshaven, Kreisfreie Stadt	48.5	+0.3
88	Cochem-Zell	48.4	+0.4
88	Cottbus, Kreisfreie Stadt	48.4	+0.5
88	Cuxhaven	48.4	+0.3
88	Helmstedt	48.4	+0.2
88	Oberhavel	48.4	+0.3
88	Potsdam-Mittelmark	48.4	+0.3
88	Schaumburg	48.4	+0.3
95	Bad Kissingen	48.3	+0.5
95	Havelland	48.3	+0.3
95	Kulmbach	48.3	+0.4
95	Nordwestmecklenburg	48.3	+0.3
99	Teltow-Fläming	48.2	+0.3
100	Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis	48.1	+0.3
100	Hersfeld-Rotenburg	48.1	+0.4
100	Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Kreisfreie Stadt	48.1	+0.2
103	Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie Stadt	48	+0.2
103	Rhein-Lahn-Kreis	48	+0.3
105	Dithmarschen	47.9	+0.4
105	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	47.9	+0.3
105	Merzig-Wadern	47.9	+0.5
105	Mettmann	47.9	+0.2
105	Südliche Weinstraße	47.9	+0.4
105	Wolfenbüttel	47.9	+0.3
111	Coburg, Landkreis	47.8	+0.4
111	Hof, Kreisfreie Stadt	47.8	+0.3
111	Wesel	47.8	+0.3
114	Osterholz	47.7	+0.4
114	Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis	47.7	+0.3
114	Schwalm-Eder-Kreis	47.7	+0.4
117	Nordfriesland	47.6	+0.4
117	Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis	47.6	+0.3
117	Waldeck-Frankenberg	47.6	+0.4
117	Wesermarsch	47.6	+0.4
121	Bad Kreuznach	47.5	+0.3
121	Main-Spessart	47.5	+0.5
121	Odenwaldkreis	47.5	+0.4
121	Rendsburg-Eckernförde	47.5	+0.4
121	Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis	47.5	+0.4
121	Salzgitter, Kreisfreie Stadt	47.5	0
121	Schleswig-Flensburg	47.5	+0.4
121	Steinburg	47.5	+0.5
121	Wittmund	47.5	+0.4
130	Bernkastel-Wittlich	47.4	+0.4
130	Eichsfeld	47.4	+0.4
130	Recklinghausen	47.4	+0.3
130	Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis	47.4	+0.3
130	Tirschenreuth	47.4	+0.4
135	Fürth, Landkreis	47.3	+0.5
135	Hildesheim	47.3	+0.3
135	Lichtenfels	47.3	+0.4
135	Unna	47.3	+0.3
135	Viersen	47.3	+0.5
140	Bergstraße	47.2	+0.3
140	Bottrop, Kreisfreie Stadt	47.2	+0.3
140	Nienburg (Weser)	47.2	+0.4
140	Regionalverband Saarbrücken	47.2	+0.2
144	Diepholz	47.1	+0.3
144	Donnersbergkreis	47.1	+0.4
144	Kaiserslautern, Landkreis	47.1	+0.3
144	Neuwied	47.1	+0.3
144	Nürnberger Land	47.1	+0.2
144	Regen	47.1	+0.4
144	Stormarn	47.1	+0.3
151	Amberg, Kreisfreie Stadt	47	+0.3
151	Celle	47	+0.2
151	Euskirchen	47	+0.4
154	Altenkirchen (Westerwald)	46.9	+0.3
154	Bayreuth, Landkreis	46.9	+0.4
154	Coburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	46.9	+0.3
154	Freyung-Grafenau	46.9	+0.4
154	Harburg	46.9	+0.2
154	Heidekreis	46.9	+0.4
154	Herzogtum Lauenburg	46.9	+0.2
154	Mayen-Koblenz	46.9	+0.3
154	Remscheid, Kreisfreie Stadt	46.9	+0.2
154	Rhön-Grabfeld	46.9	+0.5
154	Zweibrücken, Kreisfreie Stadt	46.9	+0.2
165	Ammerland	46.8	+0.4
165	Höxter	46.8	+0.4
165	Main-Tauber-Kreis	46.8	+0.3
165	Schweinfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt	46.8	+0.2
165	Weiden i. d. Opf, Kreisfreie Stadt	46.8	+0.2
170	Hagen, Kreisfreie Stadt	46.7	+0.1
170	Hochsauerlandkreis	46.7	+0.4
170	Hochtaunuskreis	46.7	+0.3
170	Märkischer Kreis	46.7	+0.4
170	Oberallgäu	46.7	+0.4
170	Peine	46.7	+0.3
170	Schweinfurt, Landkreis	46.7	+0.2
170	Speyer, Kreisfreie Stadt	46.7	+0.4
170	Starnberg	46.7	+0.3
179	Aschaffenburg, Landkreis	46.6	+0.4
179	Aurich	46.6	+0.4
179	Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis	46.6	+0.3
179	Oberhausen, Kreisfreie Stadt	46.6	+0.2
179	Pinneberg	46.6	+0.2
179	Rhein-Kreis Neuss	46.6	+0.3
179	Verden	46.6	+0.3
186	Amberg-Sulzbach	46.5	+0.4
186	Herford	46.5	+0.3
186	Kaufbeuren, Kreisfreie Stadt	46.5	0
186	Krefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt	46.5	+0.3
186	Lahn-Dill-Kreis	46.5	+0.4
186	Lindau (Bodensee)	46.5	+0.3
186	Lippe	46.5	+0.4
186	Oldenburg, Landkreis	46.5	+0.3
186	Rastatt	46.5	+0.2
186	Segeberg	46.5	+0.3
186	Traunstein	46.5	+0.2
186	Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen	46.5	+0.3
198	Düren	46.4	+0.3
198	Miesbach	46.4	+0.2
198	Minden-Lübbecke	46.4	+0.3
198	Passau, Landkreis	46.4	+0.4
198	Zollernalbkreis	46.4	+0.1
203	Altötting	46.3	+0.2
203	Berchtesgadener Land	46.3	+0.2
203	Delmenhorst, Kreisfreie Stadt	46.3	+0.1
203	Haßberge	46.3	+0.4
203	Herne, Kreisfreie Stadt	46.3	+0.1
203	Limburg-Weilburg	46.3	+0.3
203	Mainz-Bingen	46.3	+0.4
203	Westerwaldkreis	46.3	+0.4
211	Alzey-Worms	46.2	+0.3
211	Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm	46.2	+0.3
211	Enzkreis	46.2	+0.3
211	Heinsberg	46.2	+0.3
211	Magdeburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	46.2	0
211	Neumünster, Kreisfreie Stadt	46.2	+0.2
211	Neustadt a. d. Aisch-Bad Windsheim	46.2	+0.3
211	Oberbergischer Kreis	46.2	+0.4
211	Rhein-Sieg-Kreis	46.2	+0.3
211	Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis	46.2	+0.2
211	Solingen, Kreisfreie Stadt	46.2	+0.1
211	Trier-Saarburg	46.2	+0.3
223	Bodenseekreis	46.1	+0.3
223	Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald	46.1	+0.2
223	Coesfeld	46.1	+0.4
223	Frankenthal (Pfalz), Kreisfreie Stadt	46.1	+0.1
223	Göttingen	46.1	+0.1
223	Main-Kinzig-Kreis	46.1	+0.2
223	Neustadt a. d. Waldnaab	46.1	+0.5
223	Rhein-Erft-Kreis	46.1	+0.1
223	Roth	46.1	+0.3
223	Schwabach, Kreisfreie Stadt	46.1	+0.2
223	Soest	46.1	+0.2
223	Wetteraukreis	46.1	+0.3
223	Würzburg, Landkreis	46.1	+0.3
236	Cham	46	+0.3
236	Darmstadt-Dieburg	46	+0.3
236	Heidenheim	46	+0.2
236	Karlsruhe, Landkreis	46	+0.3
236	Leverkusen, Kreisfreie Stadt	46	+0.2
236	Lübeck, Kreisfreie Stadt	46	+0.2
236	Miltenberg	46	+0.4
236	Rhein-Neckar-Kreis	46	+0.2
236	Weilheim-Schongau	46	+0.3
245	Bochum, Kreisfreie Stadt	45.9	+0.1
245	Calw	45.9	+0.2
245	Emmendingen	45.9	+0.2
245	Forchheim	45.9	+0.3
245	Kitzingen	45.9	+0.3
245	Kleve	45.9	+0.2

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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 53.1 years in 2015, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest median age?

Heidelberg, Stadtkreis, with 36.8 years in 2015.

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.