NUTS 3 areas of Germany by median age

Name: NUTS 3 areas of Germany by median age, 2019
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt had the highest median age of 400 areas in 2019, at 54.7 years. Heidelberg, Stadtkreis had the lowest, at 36.7 years. The median was 46.9 years and the figure for Germany was 45.8 years. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest54.7Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt

Lowest36.7Heidelberg, Stadtkreis

Median46.9400 areas

Germany45.8History

Top 40 areas, 2019

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

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2019 years	Change on 2018
1	Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt	54.7	+0.4
2	Greiz	53.8	+0.4
2	Spree-Neiße	53.8	+0.5
4	Altenburger Land	53.7	+0.3
4	Mansfeld-Südharz	53.7	+0.4
6	Dessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie Stadt	53.6	+0.4
7	Prignitz	53.4	+0.4
8	Wittenberg	53.2	+0.4
9	Elbe-Elster	53.1	+0.3
9	Saalfeld-Rudolstadt	53.1	+0.4
9	Uckermark	53.1	+0.4
12	Görlitz	53	+0.3
13	Oberspreewald-Lausitz	52.9	+0.3
13	Vogtlandkreis	52.9	+0.3
15	Anhalt-Bitterfeld	52.5	+0.3
16	Burgenlandkreis	52.4	+0.4
16	Erzgebirgskreis	52.4	+0.2
16	Harz	52.4	+0.4
16	Kyffhäuserkreis	52.4	+0.4
16	Salzlandkreis	52.4	+0.4
21	Gera, Kreisfreie Stadt	52.3	+0.3
21	Sonneberg	52.3	+0.2
23	Zwickau	52.1	+0.2
24	Saale-Orla-Kreis	51.9	+0.3
25	Jerichower Land	51.8	+0.2
25	Lüchow-Dannenberg	51.8	+0.4
25	Mecklenburgische Seenplatte	51.8	+0.3
25	Oder-Spree	51.8	+0.2
25	Ostprignitz-Ruppin	51.8	+0.4
25	Stendal	51.8	+0.5
31	Bautzen	51.7	+0.3
31	Vorpommern-Rügen	51.7	+0.3
33	Mittelsachsen	51.5	+0.2
33	Ostholstein	51.5	+0.4
35	Schmalkalden-Meiningen	51.4	+0.2
36	Meißen	51.3	+0.2
37	Leipzig	51.1	+0.1
37	Saale-Holzland-Kreis	51.1	+0.2
37	Südwestpfalz	51.1	+0.3
40	Altmarkkreis Salzwedel	51	+0.4
40	Nordsachsen	51	+0.2
42	Saalekreis	50.9	+0.2
43	Goslar	50.8	+0.3
43	Ludwigslust-Parchim	50.8	+0.2
43	Märkisch-Oderland	50.8	+0.1
43	St. Wendel	50.8	+0.4
43	Wunsiedel i. Fichtelgebirge	50.8	+0.2
48	Brandenburg an der Havel, Kreisfreie Stadt	50.7	0
48	Hildburghausen	50.7	+0.2
48	Hof, Landkreis	50.7	+0.4
48	Landkreis Rostock	50.7	+0.2
48	Nordhausen	50.7	+0.3
48	Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge	50.7	+0.1
54	Plön	50.6	+0.4
54	Vorpommern-Greifswald	50.6	+0.1
56	Wartburgkreis	50.5	+0.3
57	Holzminden	50.4	+0.3
57	Northeim	50.4	+0.2
57	Sömmerda	50.4	+0.2
60	Börde	50.3	+0.3
60	Friesland (DE)	50.3	+0.5
60	Saarpfalz-Kreis	50.3	+0.3
63	Frankfurt (Oder), Kreisfreie Stadt	50.2	+0.1
63	Kronach	50.2	+0.4
63	Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis	50.2	+0.3
63	Werra-Meißner-Kreis	50.2	+0.2
67	Bad Dürkheim	50.1	+0.3
67	Kusel	50.1	+0.3
67	Neunkirchen	50.1	+0.3
67	Uelzen	50.1	+0.5
71	Barnim	50	0
71	Cochem-Zell	50	+0.5
71	Gotha	50	+0.2
71	Ilm-Kreis	50	+0.2
71	Vogelsbergkreis	50	+0.4
71	Vulkaneifel	50	+0.4
77	Dahme-Spreewald	49.9	+0.1
77	Hameln-Pyrmont	49.9	+0.3
79	Kulmbach	49.8	+0.4
79	Weimarer Land	49.8	+0.2
81	Ahrweiler	49.6	+0.2
81	Bad Kissingen	49.6	+0.4
81	Cuxhaven	49.6	+0.3
81	Pirmasens, Kreisfreie Stadt	49.6	+0.2
81	Potsdam-Mittelmark	49.6	+0.3
81	Saarlouis	49.6	+0.3
87	Baden-Baden, Stadtkreis	49.5	+0.1
87	Birkenfeld	49.5	+0.1
87	Kassel, Landkreis	49.5	+0.3
87	Nordwestmecklenburg	49.5	+0.3
87	Oberhavel	49.5	+0.2
92	Schaumburg	49.4	+0.3
93	Dithmarschen	49.3	+0.4
93	Havelland	49.3	+0.3
93	Südliche Weinstraße	49.3	+0.4
96	Merzig-Wadern	49	+0.4
96	Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Kreisfreie Stadt	49	+0.3
96	Wittmund	49	+0.4
96	Wolfenbüttel	49	+0.4
100	Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis	48.9	+0.3
100	Helmstedt	48.9	+0.3
100	Osterholz	48.9	+0.3
100	Wesel	48.9	+0.3
104	Cottbus, Kreisfreie Stadt	48.8	+0.3
104	Main-Spessart	48.8	+0.4
104	Nordfriesland	48.8	+0.5
104	Rhein-Lahn-Kreis	48.8	+0.3
104	Wesermarsch	48.8	+0.3
109	Coburg, Landkreis	48.7	+0.2
109	Rendsburg-Eckernförde	48.7	+0.4
109	Teltow-Fläming	48.7	+0.1
112	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	48.6	+0.2
112	Odenwaldkreis	48.6	+0.2
112	Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis	48.6	+0.3
112	Schleswig-Flensburg	48.6	+0.4
112	Steinburg	48.6	+0.4
117	Hersfeld-Rotenburg	48.5	+0.1
117	Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis	48.5	+0.3
117	Schwalm-Eder-Kreis	48.5	+0.2
117	Tirschenreuth	48.5	+0.3
117	Waldeck-Frankenberg	48.5	+0.3
122	Bad Kreuznach	48.4	+0.2
122	Bayreuth, Landkreis	48.4	+0.3
122	Mettmann	48.4	+0.1
122	Viersen	48.4	+0.4
126	Eichsfeld	48.3	+0.2
126	Lichtenfels	48.3	+0.2
126	Wilhelmshaven, Kreisfreie Stadt	48.3	-0.1
129	Bernkastel-Wittlich	48.2	+0.1
129	Donnersbergkreis	48.2	+0.2
129	Höxter	48.2	+0.4
129	Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis	48.2	+0.3
133	Freyung-Grafenau	48.1	+0.3
133	Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis	48.1	+0.2
135	Chemnitz, Kreisfreie Stadt	48	-0.2
135	Recklinghausen	48	+0.1
137	Diepholz	47.9	+0.2
137	Fürth, Landkreis	47.9	0
137	Hildesheim	47.9	+0.2
137	Rhön-Grabfeld	47.9	+0.2
137	Stormarn	47.9	+0.2
137	Unna	47.9	0
143	Aurich	47.8	+0.4
143	Bergstraße	47.8	+0.2
143	Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie Stadt	47.8	+0.1
143	Nienburg (Weser)	47.8	+0.2
147	Altenkirchen (Westerwald)	47.7	+0.1
147	Bottrop, Kreisfreie Stadt	47.7	+0.1
147	Euskirchen	47.7	+0.1
147	Regen	47.7	+0.2
147	Schwerin, Kreisfreie Stadt	47.7	-0.1
152	Amberg-Sulzbach	47.6	+0.2
152	Ammerland	47.6	+0.2
152	Aschaffenburg, Landkreis	47.6	+0.2
152	Harburg	47.6	+0.2
152	Hochsauerlandkreis	47.6	+0.3
152	Neuwied	47.6	+0.1
158	Celle	47.5	+0.1
158	Herzogtum Lauenburg	47.5	+0.1
158	Nürnberger Land	47.5	+0.1
158	Schweinfurt, Landkreis	47.5	+0.3
162	Main-Tauber-Kreis	47.4	+0.2
162	Märkischer Kreis	47.4	+0.1
162	Mayen-Koblenz	47.4	+0.1
162	Oberallgäu	47.4	+0.2
162	Oldenburg, Landkreis	47.4	+0.3
162	Passau, Landkreis	47.4	+0.2
162	Speyer, Kreisfreie Stadt	47.4	+0.5
169	Heidekreis	47.3	+0.1
169	Kaiserslautern, Landkreis	47.3	-0.1
169	Starnberg	47.3	+0.3
172	Amberg, Kreisfreie Stadt	47.2	+0.1
172	Haßberge	47.2	+0.2
172	Hochtaunuskreis	47.2	+0.2
172	Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis	47.2	+0.1
172	Neustadt a. d. Waldnaab	47.2	+0.2
172	Verden	47.2	+0.2
178	Herford	47.1	+0.2
178	Lindau (Bodensee)	47.1	+0.1
178	Miesbach	47.1	+0.1
178	Westerwaldkreis	47.1	+0.2
178	Zollernalbkreis	47.1	+0.1
183	Coesfeld	47	+0.2
183	Hof, Kreisfreie Stadt	47	0
183	Lahn-Dill-Kreis	47	+0.2
183	Limburg-Weilburg	47	+0.2
183	Mainz-Bingen	47	+0.2
183	Miltenberg	47	+0.1
183	Peine	47	0
183	Pinneberg	47	+0.1
183	Regionalverband Saarbrücken	47	-0.1
183	Rhein-Kreis Neuss	47	0
183	Traunstein	47	+0.2
194	Cham	46.9	+0.2
194	Coburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	46.9	0
194	Heinsberg	46.9	+0.1
194	Minden-Lübbecke	46.9	+0.2
194	Rastatt	46.9	0
194	Remscheid, Kreisfreie Stadt	46.9	-0.1
194	Trier-Saarburg	46.9	+0.2
194	Weiden i. d. Opf, Kreisfreie Stadt	46.9	+0.1
194	Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen	46.9	+0.1
203	Lippe	46.8	+0.1
203	Segeberg	46.8	+0.1
205	Alzey-Worms	46.7	+0.1
205	Oberbergischer Kreis	46.7	+0.2
205	Rhein-Sieg-Kreis	46.7	+0.2
205	Rotenburg (Wümme)	46.7	+0.2
205	Roth	46.7	+0.1
205	Soest	46.7	+0.2
205	Würzburg, Landkreis	46.7	+0.1
205	Zweibrücken, Kreisfreie Stadt	46.7	-0.1
213	Berchtesgadener Land	46.6	0
213	Düren	46.6	0
213	Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm	46.6	+0.1
213	Forchheim	46.6	+0.1
213	Neustadt a. d. Aisch-Bad Windsheim	46.6	0
218	Bodenseekreis	46.5	0
218	Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald	46.5	+0.2
218	Enzkreis	46.5	+0.1
218	Oberhausen, Kreisfreie Stadt	46.5	0
218	Schwabach, Kreisfreie Stadt	46.5	+0.1
223	Altötting	46.4	0
223	Kleve	46.4	+0.2
223	Main-Kinzig-Kreis	46.4	+0.1
223	Rhein-Neckar-Kreis	46.4	+0.1
223	Rottal-Inn	46.4	+0.1
223	Solingen, Kreisfreie Stadt	46.4	0
223	Warendorf	46.4	+0.2
223	Weilheim-Schongau	46.4	0
223	Wetteraukreis	46.4	+0.1
232	Emmendingen	46.3	+0.1
232	Gifhorn	46.3	0
232	Karlsruhe, Landkreis	46.3	+0.1
232	Kitzingen	46.3	+0.1
232	Krefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt	46.3	-0.1
232	Rhein-Erft-Kreis	46.3	-0.1
238	Göttingen	46.2	0
238	Hagen, Kreisfreie Stadt	46.2	-0.3
238	Kaufbeuren, Kreisfreie Stadt	46.2	-0.1
238	Leer	46.2	+0.1
238	Lübeck, Kreisfreie Stadt	46.2	0
238	Rosenheim, Landkreis	46.2	+0.1
238	Schwandorf	46.2	+0.1
245	Calw	46.1	+0.1
245	Darmstadt-Dieburg	46.1	0
245	Herne, Kreisfreie Stadt	46.1	-0.1
245	Neumünster, Kreisfreie Stadt	46.1	0
245	Olpe	46.1	+0.1
245	Osnabrück, Landkreis	46.1	+0.1

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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 54.7 years in 2019, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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Heidelberg, Stadtkreis, with 36.7 years in 2019.

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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.