NUTS 3 areas of Germany by median age

Name: NUTS 3 areas of Germany by median age, 2017
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt had the highest median age of 400 areas in 2017, at 53.9 years. Heidelberg, Stadtkreis had the lowest, at 36.3 years. The median was 46.5 years and the figure for Germany was 45.8 years. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest53.9Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt

Lowest36.3Heidelberg, Stadtkreis

Median46.5400 areas

Germany45.8History

Top 40 areas, 2017

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2017 years	Change on 2016
1	Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt	53.9	+1
2	Altenburger Land	53	+0.3
2	Greiz	53	+0.5
4	Dessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie Stadt	52.9	+0.2
4	Mansfeld-Südharz	52.9	+0.5
6	Spree-Neiße	52.8	+0.5
7	Prignitz	52.6	+0.2
8	Wittenberg	52.5	+0.5
9	Saalfeld-Rudolstadt	52.4	+0.4
10	Elbe-Elster	52.3	+0.2
10	Görlitz	52.3	+0.3
10	Oberspreewald-Lausitz	52.3	+0.3
10	Uckermark	52.3	+0.4
10	Vogtlandkreis	52.3	+0.3
15	Gera, Kreisfreie Stadt	52	+0.6
16	Sonneberg	51.9	+0.3
17	Anhalt-Bitterfeld	51.8	+0.3
17	Burgenlandkreis	51.8	+0.3
17	Erzgebirgskreis	51.8	+0.3
20	Salzlandkreis	51.7	+0.4
20	Zwickau	51.7	+0.4
22	Kyffhäuserkreis	51.6	+0.3
23	Harz	51.5	+0.4
24	Oder-Spree	51.2	+0.8
24	Ostprignitz-Ruppin	51.2	+0.3
24	Saale-Orla-Kreis	51.2	+0.4
27	Bautzen	51.1	+0.3
27	Jerichower Land	51.1	+0.3
27	Mecklenburgische Seenplatte	51.1	+0.3
27	Vorpommern-Rügen	51.1	+0.3
31	Mittelsachsen	51	+0.3
32	Lüchow-Dannenberg	50.9	+1
32	Schmalkalden-Meiningen	50.9	+0.4
34	Leipzig	50.8	+0.3
34	Stendal	50.8	+0.4
36	Brandenburg an der Havel, Kreisfreie Stadt	50.7	+0.2
36	Meißen	50.7	+0.3
38	Nordsachsen	50.6	+0.2
38	Ostholstein	50.6	+0.3
38	Wunsiedel i. Fichtelgebirge	50.6	+0.2
41	Märkisch-Oderland	50.5	+0.3
41	Saalekreis	50.5	+0.2
43	Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge	50.4	+0.4
44	Altmarkkreis Salzwedel	50.3	+0.6
44	Landkreis Rostock	50.3	+0.3
44	Ludwigslust-Parchim	50.3	+0.5
44	Südwestpfalz	50.3	+0.5
48	Goslar	50.2	+0.3
48	Hildburghausen	50.2	+0.3
48	Saale-Holzland-Kreis	50.2	+0.8
48	Vorpommern-Greifswald	50.2	+0.4
52	Frankfurt (Oder), Kreisfreie Stadt	50.1	0
52	Hof, Landkreis	50.1	+0.4
52	Nordhausen	50.1	+0.3
52	St. Wendel	50.1	+0.6
56	Wartburgkreis	50	+0.3
57	Sömmerda	49.9	+0.4
58	Barnim	49.8	+0.2
58	Northeim	49.8	+0.5
58	Werra-Meißner-Kreis	49.8	+0.2
61	Börde	49.7	+0.4
61	Gotha	49.7	+0.5
61	Holzminden	49.7	+0.4
61	Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis	49.7	+0.7
65	Dahme-Spreewald	49.6	+0.3
65	Plön	49.6	+0.3
65	Saarpfalz-Kreis	49.6	+0.3
68	Ilm-Kreis	49.5	+0.3
68	Kusel	49.5	+0.5
68	Pirmasens, Kreisfreie Stadt	49.5	-0.2
71	Baden-Baden, Stadtkreis	49.4	+0.1
71	Hameln-Pyrmont	49.4	+0.3
71	Kronach	49.4	+0.4
71	Neunkirchen	49.4	+0.1
75	Bad Dürkheim	49.3	+0.3
75	Friesland (DE)	49.3	+0.3
75	Weimarer Land	49.3	+0.2
78	Birkenfeld	49.2	+0.1
78	Uelzen	49.2	+0.4
78	Vogelsbergkreis	49.2	+0.4
78	Vulkaneifel	49.2	+0.4
82	Ahrweiler	49.1	+0.3
82	Cochem-Zell	49.1	+0.5
82	Kulmbach	49.1	+0.5
85	Potsdam-Mittelmark	49	+0.4
85	Saarlouis	49	+0.3
87	Bad Kissingen	48.9	+0.4
87	Cuxhaven	48.9	+0.3
87	Kassel, Landkreis	48.9	+0.2
87	Nordwestmecklenburg	48.9	+0.3
87	Oberhavel	48.9	+0.3
92	Schaumburg	48.8	+0.1
93	Havelland	48.7	+0.3
94	Cottbus, Kreisfreie Stadt	48.6	0
94	Teltow-Fläming	48.6	+0.2
96	Dithmarschen	48.5	+0.3
96	Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Kreisfreie Stadt	48.5	+0.2
96	Südliche Weinstraße	48.5	+0.4
96	Wilhelmshaven, Kreisfreie Stadt	48.5	0
100	Chemnitz, Kreisfreie Stadt	48.4	+0.4
100	Helmstedt	48.4	0
102	Coburg, Landkreis	48.3	+0.2
102	Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis	48.3	+0.2
102	Rhein-Lahn-Kreis	48.3	+0.5
105	Hersfeld-Rotenburg	48.2	+0.3
105	Merzig-Wadern	48.2	+0.3
105	Odenwaldkreis	48.2	+0.6
105	Osterholz	48.2	+0.5
105	Wesel	48.2	+0.3
105	Wittmund	48.2	+0.5
105	Wolfenbüttel	48.2	+0.2
112	Main-Spessart	48.1	+0.3
112	Mettmann	48.1	+0.2
112	Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis	48.1	+0.3
112	Wesermarsch	48.1	+0.3
116	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	48	+0.1
116	Rendsburg-Eckernförde	48	+0.2
118	Bad Kreuznach	47.9	+0.2
118	Nordfriesland	47.9	+0.2
118	Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis	47.9	+0.3
118	Schleswig-Flensburg	47.9	+0.2
118	Schwalm-Eder-Kreis	47.9	+0.1
118	Steinburg	47.9	+0.3
124	Bernkastel-Wittlich	47.8	+0.3
124	Eichsfeld	47.8	+0.3
124	Lichtenfels	47.8	+0.2
124	Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis	47.8	+0.1
124	Tirschenreuth	47.8	+0.3
124	Waldeck-Frankenberg	47.8	+0.1
130	Bayreuth, Landkreis	47.7	+0.4
130	Donnersbergkreis	47.7	+0.4
130	Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie Stadt	47.7	-0.1
130	Recklinghausen	47.7	+0.3
130	Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis	47.7	+0.2
130	Schwerin, Kreisfreie Stadt	47.7	+0.6
130	Unna	47.7	+0.5
130	Viersen	47.7	+0.3
138	Fürth, Landkreis	47.6	0
138	Hof, Kreisfreie Stadt	47.6	-0.2
140	Bergstraße	47.5	+0.3
140	Diepholz	47.5	+0.3
140	Hildesheim	47.5	+0.2
140	Höxter	47.5	+0.7
144	Bottrop, Kreisfreie Stadt	47.4	+0.2
144	Euskirchen	47.4	+0.4
144	Freyung-Grafenau	47.4	+0.3
144	Regen	47.4	+0.3
144	Rhön-Grabfeld	47.4	+0.3
144	Stormarn	47.4	+0.2
150	Altenkirchen (Westerwald)	47.3	+0.3
150	Neuwied	47.3	+0.1
150	Nienburg (Weser)	47.3	0
153	Celle	47.2	+0.1
153	Harburg	47.2	+0.2
153	Herzogtum Lauenburg	47.2	+0.2
153	Kaiserslautern, Landkreis	47.2	+0.1
153	Mayen-Koblenz	47.2	+0.1
153	Nürnberger Land	47.2	0
159	Amberg-Sulzbach	47.1	+0.4
159	Ammerland	47.1	+0.1
159	Aschaffenburg, Landkreis	47.1	+0.3
159	Aurich	47.1	+0.3
159	Coburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	47.1	+0.2
159	Hochsauerlandkreis	47.1	+0.4
159	Regionalverband Saarbrücken	47.1	-0.1
159	Schweinfurt, Landkreis	47.1	+0.3
167	Märkischer Kreis	47	+0.2
167	Oberallgäu	47	+0.2
167	Passau, Landkreis	47	+0.4
170	Amberg, Kreisfreie Stadt	46.9	-0.1
170	Heidekreis	46.9	+0.5
170	Hochtaunuskreis	46.9	+0.2
170	Main-Tauber-Kreis	46.9	+0.2
170	Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis	46.9	+0.2
170	Remscheid, Kreisfreie Stadt	46.9	-0.1
170	Rhein-Kreis Neuss	46.9	+0.4
170	Speyer, Kreisfreie Stadt	46.9	+0.1
178	Haßberge	46.8	+0.4
178	Herford	46.8	+0.4
178	Oldenburg, Landkreis	46.8	+0.2
178	Peine	46.8	+0.1
178	Pinneberg	46.8	+0.1
178	Starnberg	46.8	+0.1
178	Verden	46.8	+0.1
178	Zollernalbkreis	46.8	+0.4
178	Zweibrücken, Kreisfreie Stadt	46.8	-0.1
187	Lindau (Bodensee)	46.7	+0.2
187	Miesbach	46.7	+0.2
187	Neustadt a. d. Waldnaab	46.7	+0.4
187	Rastatt	46.7	+0.1
187	Weiden i. d. Opf, Kreisfreie Stadt	46.7	-0.1
187	Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen	46.7	+0.1
187	Westerwaldkreis	46.7	+0.2
194	Heinsberg	46.6	+0.4
194	Lahn-Dill-Kreis	46.6	+0.1
194	Lippe	46.6	+0.4
194	Miltenberg	46.6	+0.4
194	Segeberg	46.6	0
194	Traunstein	46.6	+0.1
200	Berchtesgadener Land	46.5	+0.1
200	Cham	46.5	+0.3
200	Coesfeld	46.5	+0.3
200	Düren	46.5	+0.3
200	Hagen, Kreisfreie Stadt	46.5	+0.1
200	Limburg-Weilburg	46.5	+0.2
200	Mainz-Bingen	46.5	+0.3
200	Minden-Lübbecke	46.5	+0.2
200	Oberhausen, Kreisfreie Stadt	46.5	0
200	Roth	46.5	+0.3
200	Trier-Saarburg	46.5	+0.4
211	Altötting	46.4	+0.1
211	Alzey-Worms	46.4	+0.1
211	Neustadt a. d. Aisch-Bad Windsheim	46.4	+0.1
211	Rhein-Sieg-Kreis	46.4	+0.3
211	Würzburg, Landkreis	46.4	+0.2
216	Bodenseekreis	46.3	+0.2
216	Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm	46.3	0
216	Enzkreis	46.3	+0.1
216	Forchheim	46.3	+0.3
216	Kaufbeuren, Kreisfreie Stadt	46.3	0
216	Krefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt	46.3	-0.1
216	Oberbergischer Kreis	46.3	+0.2
216	Rhein-Erft-Kreis	46.3	+0.3
216	Salzgitter, Kreisfreie Stadt	46.3	-0.7
216	Soest	46.3	+0.4
216	Solingen, Kreisfreie Stadt	46.3	+0.2
227	Göttingen	46.2	+0.4
227	Rotenburg (Wümme)	46.2	+0.3
227	Rottal-Inn	46.2	+0.3
227	Schwabach, Kreisfreie Stadt	46.2	+0.2
227	Schweinfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt	46.2	-0.3
227	Weilheim-Schongau	46.2	+0.2
227	Wetteraukreis	46.2	+0.1
234	Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald	46.1	0
234	Emmendingen	46.1	+0.2
234	Gifhorn	46.1	+0.2
234	Herne, Kreisfreie Stadt	46.1	-0.2
234	Karlsruhe, Landkreis	46.1	0
234	Kitzingen	46.1	+0.2
234	Kleve	46.1	+0.3
234	Leverkusen, Kreisfreie Stadt	46.1	+0.2
234	Lübeck, Kreisfreie Stadt	46.1	+0.1
234	Main-Kinzig-Kreis	46.1	0
234	Rhein-Neckar-Kreis	46.1	+0.1
245	Calw	46	+0.2
245	Darmstadt-Dieburg	46	+0.1
245	Neumünster, Kreisfreie Stadt	46	+0.1
245	Schwandorf	46	+0.2
245	Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis	46	+0.1
245	Warendorf	46	+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 53.9 years in 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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Heidelberg, Stadtkreis, with 36.3 years in 2017.

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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.