NUTS 3 areas of Germany by median age

Name: NUTS 3 areas of Germany by median age, 2018
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt had the highest median age of 400 areas in 2018, at 54.3 years. Heidelberg, Stadtkreis had the lowest, at 36.5 years. The median was 46.8 years and the figure for Germany was 45.8 years. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest54.3Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt

Lowest36.5Heidelberg, Stadtkreis

Median46.8400 areas

Germany45.8History

Top 40 areas, 2018

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2018 years	Change on 2017
1	Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt	54.3	+0.4
2	Altenburger Land	53.4	+0.4
2	Greiz	53.4	+0.4
4	Mansfeld-Südharz	53.3	+0.4
4	Spree-Neiße	53.3	+0.5
6	Dessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie Stadt	53.2	+0.3
7	Prignitz	53	+0.4
8	Elbe-Elster	52.8	+0.5
8	Wittenberg	52.8	+0.3
10	Görlitz	52.7	+0.4
10	Saalfeld-Rudolstadt	52.7	+0.3
10	Uckermark	52.7	+0.4
13	Oberspreewald-Lausitz	52.6	+0.3
13	Vogtlandkreis	52.6	+0.3
15	Anhalt-Bitterfeld	52.2	+0.4
15	Erzgebirgskreis	52.2	+0.4
17	Sonneberg	52.1	+0.2
18	Burgenlandkreis	52	+0.2
18	Gera, Kreisfreie Stadt	52	0
18	Harz	52	+0.5
18	Kyffhäuserkreis	52	+0.4
18	Salzlandkreis	52	+0.3
23	Zwickau	51.9	+0.2
24	Jerichower Land	51.6	+0.5
24	Oder-Spree	51.6	+0.4
24	Saale-Orla-Kreis	51.6	+0.4
27	Mecklenburgische Seenplatte	51.5	+0.4
28	Bautzen	51.4	+0.3
28	Lüchow-Dannenberg	51.4	+0.5
28	Ostprignitz-Ruppin	51.4	+0.2
28	Vorpommern-Rügen	51.4	+0.3
32	Mittelsachsen	51.3	+0.3
32	Stendal	51.3	+0.5
34	Schmalkalden-Meiningen	51.2	+0.3
35	Meißen	51.1	+0.4
35	Ostholstein	51.1	+0.5
37	Leipzig	51	+0.2
38	Saale-Holzland-Kreis	50.9	+0.7
39	Nordsachsen	50.8	+0.2
39	Südwestpfalz	50.8	+0.5
41	Brandenburg an der Havel, Kreisfreie Stadt	50.7	0
41	Märkisch-Oderland	50.7	+0.2
41	Saalekreis	50.7	+0.2
44	Altmarkkreis Salzwedel	50.6	+0.3
44	Ludwigslust-Parchim	50.6	+0.3
44	Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge	50.6	+0.2
44	Wunsiedel i. Fichtelgebirge	50.6	0
48	Goslar	50.5	+0.3
48	Hildburghausen	50.5	+0.3
48	Landkreis Rostock	50.5	+0.2
48	Vorpommern-Greifswald	50.5	+0.3
52	Nordhausen	50.4	+0.3
52	St. Wendel	50.4	+0.3
54	Hof, Landkreis	50.3	+0.2
55	Northeim	50.2	+0.4
55	Plön	50.2	+0.6
55	Sömmerda	50.2	+0.3
55	Wartburgkreis	50.2	+0.2
59	Frankfurt (Oder), Kreisfreie Stadt	50.1	0
59	Holzminden	50.1	+0.4
61	Barnim	50	+0.2
61	Börde	50	+0.3
61	Saarpfalz-Kreis	50	+0.4
61	Werra-Meißner-Kreis	50	+0.2
65	Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis	49.9	+0.2
66	Bad Dürkheim	49.8	+0.5
66	Dahme-Spreewald	49.8	+0.2
66	Friesland (DE)	49.8	+0.5
66	Gotha	49.8	+0.1
66	Ilm-Kreis	49.8	+0.3
66	Kronach	49.8	+0.4
66	Kusel	49.8	+0.3
66	Neunkirchen	49.8	+0.4
74	Hameln-Pyrmont	49.6	+0.2
74	Uelzen	49.6	+0.4
74	Vogelsbergkreis	49.6	+0.4
74	Vulkaneifel	49.6	+0.4
74	Weimarer Land	49.6	+0.3
79	Cochem-Zell	49.5	+0.4
80	Ahrweiler	49.4	+0.3
80	Baden-Baden, Stadtkreis	49.4	0
80	Birkenfeld	49.4	+0.2
80	Kulmbach	49.4	+0.3
80	Pirmasens, Kreisfreie Stadt	49.4	-0.1
85	Cuxhaven	49.3	+0.4
85	Oberhavel	49.3	+0.4
85	Potsdam-Mittelmark	49.3	+0.3
85	Saarlouis	49.3	+0.3
89	Bad Kissingen	49.2	+0.3
89	Kassel, Landkreis	49.2	+0.3
89	Nordwestmecklenburg	49.2	+0.3
92	Schaumburg	49.1	+0.3
93	Havelland	49	+0.3
94	Dithmarschen	48.9	+0.4
94	Südliche Weinstraße	48.9	+0.4
96	Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Kreisfreie Stadt	48.7	+0.2
97	Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis	48.6	+0.3
97	Helmstedt	48.6	+0.2
97	Merzig-Wadern	48.6	+0.4
97	Osterholz	48.6	+0.4
97	Teltow-Fläming	48.6	0
97	Wesel	48.6	+0.4
97	Wittmund	48.6	+0.4
97	Wolfenbüttel	48.6	+0.4
105	Coburg, Landkreis	48.5	+0.2
105	Cottbus, Kreisfreie Stadt	48.5	-0.1
105	Rhein-Lahn-Kreis	48.5	+0.2
105	Wesermarsch	48.5	+0.4
109	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	48.4	+0.4
109	Hersfeld-Rotenburg	48.4	+0.2
109	Main-Spessart	48.4	+0.3
109	Odenwaldkreis	48.4	+0.2
109	Wilhelmshaven, Kreisfreie Stadt	48.4	-0.1
114	Mettmann	48.3	+0.2
114	Nordfriesland	48.3	+0.4
114	Rendsburg-Eckernförde	48.3	+0.3
114	Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis	48.3	+0.2
114	Schwalm-Eder-Kreis	48.3	+0.4
119	Bad Kreuznach	48.2	+0.3
119	Chemnitz, Kreisfreie Stadt	48.2	-0.2
119	Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis	48.2	+0.3
119	Schleswig-Flensburg	48.2	+0.3
119	Steinburg	48.2	+0.3
119	Tirschenreuth	48.2	+0.4
119	Waldeck-Frankenberg	48.2	+0.4
126	Bayreuth, Landkreis	48.1	+0.4
126	Bernkastel-Wittlich	48.1	+0.3
126	Eichsfeld	48.1	+0.3
126	Lichtenfels	48.1	+0.3
130	Donnersbergkreis	48	+0.3
130	Viersen	48	+0.3
132	Fürth, Landkreis	47.9	+0.3
132	Recklinghausen	47.9	+0.2
132	Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis	47.9	+0.1
132	Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis	47.9	+0.2
132	Unna	47.9	+0.2
137	Freyung-Grafenau	47.8	+0.4
137	Höxter	47.8	+0.3
137	Schwerin, Kreisfreie Stadt	47.8	+0.1
140	Diepholz	47.7	+0.2
140	Hildesheim	47.7	+0.2
140	Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie Stadt	47.7	0
140	Rhön-Grabfeld	47.7	+0.3
140	Stormarn	47.7	+0.3
145	Altenkirchen (Westerwald)	47.6	+0.3
145	Bergstraße	47.6	+0.1
145	Bottrop, Kreisfreie Stadt	47.6	+0.2
145	Euskirchen	47.6	+0.2
145	Nienburg (Weser)	47.6	+0.3
150	Neuwied	47.5	+0.2
150	Regen	47.5	+0.1
152	Amberg-Sulzbach	47.4	+0.3
152	Ammerland	47.4	+0.3
152	Aschaffenburg, Landkreis	47.4	+0.3
152	Aurich	47.4	+0.3
152	Celle	47.4	+0.2
152	Harburg	47.4	+0.2
152	Herzogtum Lauenburg	47.4	+0.2
152	Kaiserslautern, Landkreis	47.4	+0.2
152	Nürnberger Land	47.4	+0.2
161	Hochsauerlandkreis	47.3	+0.2
161	Märkischer Kreis	47.3	+0.3
161	Mayen-Koblenz	47.3	+0.1
164	Heidekreis	47.2	+0.3
164	Main-Tauber-Kreis	47.2	+0.3
164	Oberallgäu	47.2	+0.2
164	Passau, Landkreis	47.2	+0.2
164	Schweinfurt, Landkreis	47.2	+0.1
169	Amberg, Kreisfreie Stadt	47.1	+0.2
169	Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis	47.1	+0.2
169	Oldenburg, Landkreis	47.1	+0.3
169	Regionalverband Saarbrücken	47.1	0
173	Haßberge	47	+0.2
173	Hochtaunuskreis	47	+0.1
173	Hof, Kreisfreie Stadt	47	-0.6
173	Lindau (Bodensee)	47	+0.3
173	Miesbach	47	+0.3
173	Neustadt a. d. Waldnaab	47	+0.3
173	Peine	47	+0.2
173	Remscheid, Kreisfreie Stadt	47	+0.1
173	Rhein-Kreis Neuss	47	+0.1
173	Starnberg	47	+0.2
173	Verden	47	+0.2
173	Zollernalbkreis	47	+0.2
185	Coburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	46.9	-0.2
185	Herford	46.9	+0.1
185	Miltenberg	46.9	+0.3
185	Pinneberg	46.9	+0.1
185	Rastatt	46.9	+0.2
185	Speyer, Kreisfreie Stadt	46.9	0
185	Westerwaldkreis	46.9	+0.2
192	Coesfeld	46.8	+0.3
192	Heinsberg	46.8	+0.2
192	Lahn-Dill-Kreis	46.8	+0.2
192	Limburg-Weilburg	46.8	+0.3
192	Mainz-Bingen	46.8	+0.3
192	Traunstein	46.8	+0.2
192	Weiden i. d. Opf, Kreisfreie Stadt	46.8	+0.1
192	Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen	46.8	+0.1
192	Zweibrücken, Kreisfreie Stadt	46.8	0
201	Cham	46.7	+0.2
201	Lippe	46.7	+0.1
201	Minden-Lübbecke	46.7	+0.2
201	Segeberg	46.7	+0.1
201	Trier-Saarburg	46.7	+0.2
206	Alzey-Worms	46.6	+0.2
206	Berchtesgadener Land	46.6	+0.1
206	Düren	46.6	+0.1
206	Neustadt a. d. Aisch-Bad Windsheim	46.6	+0.2
206	Roth	46.6	+0.1
206	Würzburg, Landkreis	46.6	+0.2
212	Bodenseekreis	46.5	+0.2
212	Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm	46.5	+0.2
212	Forchheim	46.5	+0.2
212	Hagen, Kreisfreie Stadt	46.5	0
212	Oberbergischer Kreis	46.5	+0.2
212	Oberhausen, Kreisfreie Stadt	46.5	0
212	Rhein-Sieg-Kreis	46.5	+0.1
212	Rotenburg (Wümme)	46.5	+0.3
212	Soest	46.5	+0.2
221	Altötting	46.4	0
221	Enzkreis	46.4	+0.1
221	Krefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt	46.4	+0.1
221	Rhein-Erft-Kreis	46.4	+0.1
221	Schwabach, Kreisfreie Stadt	46.4	+0.2
221	Solingen, Kreisfreie Stadt	46.4	+0.1
221	Weilheim-Schongau	46.4	+0.2
228	Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald	46.3	+0.2
228	Gifhorn	46.3	+0.2
228	Kaufbeuren, Kreisfreie Stadt	46.3	0
228	Main-Kinzig-Kreis	46.3	+0.2
228	Rhein-Neckar-Kreis	46.3	+0.2
228	Rottal-Inn	46.3	+0.1
228	Wetteraukreis	46.3	+0.1
235	Emmendingen	46.2	+0.1
235	Göttingen	46.2	0
235	Herne, Kreisfreie Stadt	46.2	+0.1
235	Karlsruhe, Landkreis	46.2	+0.1
235	Kitzingen	46.2	+0.1
235	Kleve	46.2	+0.1
235	Lübeck, Kreisfreie Stadt	46.2	+0.1
235	Warendorf	46.2	+0.2
243	Darmstadt-Dieburg	46.1	+0.1
243	Leer	46.1	+0.3
243	Leverkusen, Kreisfreie Stadt	46.1	0
243	Neumünster, Kreisfreie Stadt	46.1	+0.1
243	Rosenheim, Landkreis	46.1	+0.2
243	Schwandorf	46.1	+0.1
249	Calw	46	0
249	Erlangen-Höchstadt	46	+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 54.3 years in 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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Heidelberg, Stadtkreis, with 36.5 years in 2018.

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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.