NUTS 3 areas of Germany by median age

Name: NUTS 3 areas of Germany by median age, 2016
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt had the highest median age of 400 areas in 2016, at 52.9 years. Heidelberg, Stadtkreis had the lowest, at 36.7 years. The median was 46.4 years and the figure for Germany was 45.7 years. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest52.9Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt

Lowest36.7Heidelberg, Stadtkreis

Median46.4400 areas

Germany45.7History

Top 40 areas, 2016

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

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2016 years	Change on 2015
1	Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt	52.9	-0.2
2	Altenburger Land	52.7	+0.2
2	Dessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie Stadt	52.7	+0.2
4	Greiz	52.5	+0.3
5	Mansfeld-Südharz	52.4	+0.2
5	Prignitz	52.4	+0.2
7	Spree-Neiße	52.3	+0.3
8	Elbe-Elster	52.1	+0.3
9	Görlitz	52	+0.2
9	Oberspreewald-Lausitz	52	+0.2
9	Saalfeld-Rudolstadt	52	+0.2
9	Vogtlandkreis	52	+0.1
9	Wittenberg	52	+0.2
14	Uckermark	51.9	+0.2
15	Sonneberg	51.6	+0.2
16	Anhalt-Bitterfeld	51.5	+0.2
16	Burgenlandkreis	51.5	+0.1
16	Erzgebirgskreis	51.5	+0.3
19	Gera, Kreisfreie Stadt	51.4	-0.3
20	Kyffhäuserkreis	51.3	+0.2
20	Salzlandkreis	51.3	+0.1
20	Zwickau	51.3	+0.1
23	Harz	51.1	-0.1
24	Ostprignitz-Ruppin	50.9	+0.3
25	Bautzen	50.8	+0.2
25	Jerichower Land	50.8	+0.2
25	Mecklenburgische Seenplatte	50.8	+0.2
25	Saale-Orla-Kreis	50.8	+0.1
25	Vorpommern-Rügen	50.8	+0.2
30	Mittelsachsen	50.7	+0.1
31	Brandenburg an der Havel, Kreisfreie Stadt	50.5	0
31	Leipzig	50.5	+0.2
31	Schmalkalden-Meiningen	50.5	+0.2
34	Meißen	50.4	+0.1
34	Nordsachsen	50.4	+0.2
34	Oder-Spree	50.4	-0.2
34	Stendal	50.4	+0.1
34	Wunsiedel i. Fichtelgebirge	50.4	+0.1
39	Ostholstein	50.3	+0.3
39	Saalekreis	50.3	+0.2
41	Märkisch-Oderland	50.2	+0.2
42	Frankfurt (Oder), Kreisfreie Stadt	50.1	+0.1
43	Landkreis Rostock	50	+0.3
43	Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge	50	+0.1
45	Goslar	49.9	0
45	Hildburghausen	49.9	+0.3
45	Lüchow-Dannenberg	49.9	-0.4
48	Ludwigslust-Parchim	49.8	+0.2
48	Nordhausen	49.8	0
48	Südwestpfalz	49.8	+0.4
48	Vorpommern-Greifswald	49.8	+0.3
52	Altmarkkreis Salzwedel	49.7	+0.2
52	Hof, Landkreis	49.7	+0.3
52	Pirmasens, Kreisfreie Stadt	49.7	+0.1
52	Wartburgkreis	49.7	+0.2
56	Barnim	49.6	+0.2
56	Werra-Meißner-Kreis	49.6	0
58	Sömmerda	49.5	+0.2
58	St. Wendel	49.5	+0.1
60	Saale-Holzland-Kreis	49.4	-0.5
61	Baden-Baden, Stadtkreis	49.3	-0.1
61	Börde	49.3	+0.1
61	Dahme-Spreewald	49.3	+0.1
61	Holzminden	49.3	+0.1
61	Neunkirchen	49.3	+0.1
61	Northeim	49.3	+0.1
61	Plön	49.3	+0.2
61	Saarpfalz-Kreis	49.3	+0.1
69	Gotha	49.2	-0.1
69	Ilm-Kreis	49.2	0
71	Birkenfeld	49.1	+0.2
71	Hameln-Pyrmont	49.1	+0.2
71	Weimarer Land	49.1	+0.1
74	Bad Dürkheim	49	+0.3
74	Friesland (DE)	49	+0.1
74	Kronach	49	+0.3
74	Kusel	49	+0.2
74	Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis	49	-0.2
79	Ahrweiler	48.8	+0.2
79	Uelzen	48.8	+0.1
79	Vogelsbergkreis	48.8	-0.2
79	Vulkaneifel	48.8	+0.3
83	Kassel, Landkreis	48.7	+0.1
83	Saarlouis	48.7	+0.1
83	Schaumburg	48.7	+0.3
86	Cochem-Zell	48.6	+0.2
86	Cottbus, Kreisfreie Stadt	48.6	+0.2
86	Cuxhaven	48.6	+0.2
86	Kulmbach	48.6	+0.3
86	Nordwestmecklenburg	48.6	+0.3
86	Oberhavel	48.6	+0.2
86	Potsdam-Mittelmark	48.6	+0.2
93	Bad Kissingen	48.5	+0.2
93	Wilhelmshaven, Kreisfreie Stadt	48.5	0
95	Havelland	48.4	+0.1
95	Helmstedt	48.4	0
95	Teltow-Fläming	48.4	+0.2
98	Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Kreisfreie Stadt	48.3	+0.2
99	Dithmarschen	48.2	+0.3
100	Coburg, Landkreis	48.1	+0.3
100	Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis	48.1	0
100	Südliche Weinstraße	48.1	+0.2
103	Chemnitz, Kreisfreie Stadt	48	-0.7
103	Wolfenbüttel	48	+0.1
105	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	47.9	0
105	Hersfeld-Rotenburg	47.9	-0.2
105	Merzig-Wadern	47.9	0
105	Mettmann	47.9	0
105	Wesel	47.9	+0.1
110	Hof, Kreisfreie Stadt	47.8	0
110	Main-Spessart	47.8	+0.3
110	Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie Stadt	47.8	-0.2
110	Rendsburg-Eckernförde	47.8	+0.3
110	Rhein-Lahn-Kreis	47.8	-0.2
110	Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis	47.8	+0.2
110	Schwalm-Eder-Kreis	47.8	+0.1
110	Wesermarsch	47.8	+0.2
118	Bad Kreuznach	47.7	+0.2
118	Nordfriesland	47.7	+0.1
118	Osterholz	47.7	0
118	Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis	47.7	0
118	Schleswig-Flensburg	47.7	+0.2
118	Waldeck-Frankenberg	47.7	+0.1
118	Wittmund	47.7	+0.2
125	Fürth, Landkreis	47.6	+0.3
125	Lichtenfels	47.6	+0.3
125	Odenwaldkreis	47.6	+0.1
125	Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis	47.6	+0.1
125	Steinburg	47.6	+0.1
130	Bernkastel-Wittlich	47.5	+0.1
130	Eichsfeld	47.5	+0.1
130	Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis	47.5	+0.1
130	Tirschenreuth	47.5	+0.1
134	Recklinghausen	47.4	0
134	Viersen	47.4	+0.1
136	Bayreuth, Landkreis	47.3	+0.4
136	Donnersbergkreis	47.3	+0.2
136	Hildesheim	47.3	0
136	Nienburg (Weser)	47.3	+0.1
140	Bergstraße	47.2	0
140	Bottrop, Kreisfreie Stadt	47.2	0
140	Diepholz	47.2	+0.1
140	Neuwied	47.2	+0.1
140	Nürnberger Land	47.2	+0.1
140	Regionalverband Saarbrücken	47.2	0
140	Stormarn	47.2	+0.1
140	Unna	47.2	-0.1
148	Celle	47.1	+0.1
148	Freyung-Grafenau	47.1	+0.2
148	Kaiserslautern, Landkreis	47.1	0
148	Mayen-Koblenz	47.1	+0.2
148	Regen	47.1	0
148	Rhön-Grabfeld	47.1	+0.2
148	Schwerin, Kreisfreie Stadt	47.1	-1.5
155	Altenkirchen (Westerwald)	47	+0.1
155	Amberg, Kreisfreie Stadt	47	0
155	Ammerland	47	+0.2
155	Euskirchen	47	0
155	Harburg	47	+0.1
155	Herzogtum Lauenburg	47	+0.1
155	Remscheid, Kreisfreie Stadt	47	+0.1
155	Salzgitter, Kreisfreie Stadt	47	-0.5
163	Coburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	46.9	0
163	Zweibrücken, Kreisfreie Stadt	46.9	0
165	Aschaffenburg, Landkreis	46.8	+0.2
165	Aurich	46.8	+0.2
165	Höxter	46.8	0
165	Märkischer Kreis	46.8	+0.1
165	Oberallgäu	46.8	+0.1
165	Schweinfurt, Landkreis	46.8	+0.1
165	Speyer, Kreisfreie Stadt	46.8	+0.1
165	Weiden i. d. Opf, Kreisfreie Stadt	46.8	0
173	Amberg-Sulzbach	46.7	+0.2
173	Hochsauerlandkreis	46.7	0
173	Hochtaunuskreis	46.7	0
173	Main-Tauber-Kreis	46.7	-0.1
173	Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis	46.7	+0.1
173	Peine	46.7	0
173	Pinneberg	46.7	+0.1
173	Starnberg	46.7	0
173	Verden	46.7	+0.1
182	Oldenburg, Landkreis	46.6	+0.1
182	Passau, Landkreis	46.6	+0.2
182	Rastatt	46.6	+0.1
182	Segeberg	46.6	+0.1
182	Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen	46.6	+0.1
187	Lahn-Dill-Kreis	46.5	0
187	Lindau (Bodensee)	46.5	0
187	Miesbach	46.5	+0.1
187	Oberhausen, Kreisfreie Stadt	46.5	-0.1
187	Rhein-Kreis Neuss	46.5	-0.1
187	Schweinfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt	46.5	-0.3
187	Traunstein	46.5	0
187	Westerwaldkreis	46.5	+0.2
195	Berchtesgadener Land	46.4	+0.1
195	Hagen, Kreisfreie Stadt	46.4	-0.3
195	Haßberge	46.4	+0.1
195	Heidekreis	46.4	-0.5
195	Herford	46.4	-0.1
195	Krefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt	46.4	-0.1
195	Zollernalbkreis	46.4	0
202	Altötting	46.3	0
202	Alzey-Worms	46.3	+0.1
202	Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm	46.3	+0.1
202	Herne, Kreisfreie Stadt	46.3	0
202	Kaufbeuren, Kreisfreie Stadt	46.3	-0.2
202	Limburg-Weilburg	46.3	0
202	Minden-Lübbecke	46.3	-0.1
202	Neustadt a. d. Aisch-Bad Windsheim	46.3	+0.1
202	Neustadt a. d. Waldnaab	46.3	+0.2
211	Cham	46.2	+0.2
211	Coesfeld	46.2	+0.1
211	Düren	46.2	-0.2
211	Enzkreis	46.2	0
211	Heinsberg	46.2	0
211	Lippe	46.2	-0.3
211	Mainz-Bingen	46.2	-0.1
211	Miltenberg	46.2	+0.2
211	Roth	46.2	+0.1
211	Würzburg, Landkreis	46.2	+0.1
221	Bodenseekreis	46.1	0
221	Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald	46.1	0
221	Karlsruhe, Landkreis	46.1	+0.1
221	Main-Kinzig-Kreis	46.1	0
221	Oberbergischer Kreis	46.1	-0.1
221	Rhein-Sieg-Kreis	46.1	-0.1
221	Solingen, Kreisfreie Stadt	46.1	-0.1
221	Trier-Saarburg	46.1	-0.1
221	Wetteraukreis	46.1	0
230	Delmenhorst, Kreisfreie Stadt	46	-0.3
230	Forchheim	46	+0.1
230	Lübeck, Kreisfreie Stadt	46	0
230	Rhein-Erft-Kreis	46	-0.1
230	Rhein-Neckar-Kreis	46	0
230	Schwabach, Kreisfreie Stadt	46	-0.1
230	Weilheim-Schongau	46	0
237	Darmstadt-Dieburg	45.9	-0.1
237	Emmendingen	45.9	0
237	Frankenthal (Pfalz), Kreisfreie Stadt	45.9	-0.2
237	Gifhorn	45.9	+0.1
237	Göppingen	45.9	+0.1
237	Heidenheim	45.9	-0.1
237	Kitzingen	45.9	0
237	Leverkusen, Kreisfreie Stadt	45.9	-0.1
237	Magdeburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	45.9	-0.3
237	Neumünster, Kreisfreie Stadt	45.9	-0.3
237	Rotenburg (Wümme)	45.9	+0.1
237	Rottal-Inn	45.9	+0.1
237	Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis	45.9	-0.3
237	Soest	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 52.9 years in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest median age?

Heidelberg, Stadtkreis, with 36.7 years in 2016.

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.