NUTS 3 areas of Germany by median age

Name: NUTS 3 areas of Germany by median age, 2020
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt had the highest median age of 400 areas in 2020, at 55 years. Heidelberg, Stadtkreis had the lowest, at 36.8 years. The median was 47 years and the figure for Germany was 45.8 years. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest55Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt

Lowest36.8Heidelberg, Stadtkreis

Median47400 areas

Germany45.8History

Top 40 areas, 2020

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

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2020 years	Change on 2019
1	Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt	55	+0.3
2	Dessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie Stadt	54.2	+0.6
2	Greiz	54.2	+0.4
4	Mansfeld-Südharz	54.1	+0.4
4	Spree-Neiße	54.1	+0.3
6	Altenburger Land	54	+0.3
7	Prignitz	53.8	+0.4
8	Wittenberg	53.6	+0.4
9	Elbe-Elster	53.5	+0.4
9	Saalfeld-Rudolstadt	53.5	+0.4
9	Uckermark	53.5	+0.4
12	Görlitz	53.4	+0.4
13	Oberspreewald-Lausitz	53.3	+0.4
14	Vogtlandkreis	53.2	+0.3
15	Anhalt-Bitterfeld	52.9	+0.4
16	Kyffhäuserkreis	52.8	+0.4
16	Sonneberg	52.8	+0.5
18	Erzgebirgskreis	52.7	+0.3
18	Harz	52.7	+0.3
20	Burgenlandkreis	52.6	+0.2
20	Gera, Kreisfreie Stadt	52.6	+0.3
20	Salzlandkreis	52.6	+0.2
23	Zwickau	52.4	+0.3
24	Saale-Orla-Kreis	52.2	+0.3
24	Stendal	52.2	+0.4
26	Jerichower Land	52.1	+0.3
26	Lüchow-Dannenberg	52.1	+0.3
26	Mecklenburgische Seenplatte	52.1	+0.3
26	Oder-Spree	52.1	+0.3
26	Ostprignitz-Ruppin	52.1	+0.3
31	Vorpommern-Rügen	52	+0.3
32	Bautzen	51.9	+0.2
32	Ostholstein	51.9	+0.4
34	Mittelsachsen	51.8	+0.3
35	Schmalkalden-Meiningen	51.6	+0.2
36	Meißen	51.5	+0.2
37	Altmarkkreis Salzwedel	51.4	+0.4
37	Südwestpfalz	51.4	+0.3
39	Leipzig	51.3	+0.2
39	Saale-Holzland-Kreis	51.3	+0.2
41	Saalekreis	51.2	+0.3
41	St. Wendel	51.2	+0.4
43	Hof, Landkreis	51.1	+0.4
43	Ludwigslust-Parchim	51.1	+0.3
43	Nordsachsen	51.1	+0.1
43	Wunsiedel i. Fichtelgebirge	51.1	+0.3
47	Goslar	51	+0.2
47	Plön	51	+0.4
49	Hildburghausen	50.9	+0.2
49	Landkreis Rostock	50.9	+0.2
49	Märkisch-Oderland	50.9	+0.1
49	Nordhausen	50.9	+0.2
49	Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge	50.9	+0.2
49	Vorpommern-Greifswald	50.9	+0.3
55	Wartburgkreis	50.8	+0.3
56	Brandenburg an der Havel, Kreisfreie Stadt	50.7	0
56	Holzminden	50.7	+0.3
56	Northeim	50.7	+0.3
59	Börde	50.6	+0.3
59	Kronach	50.6	+0.4
59	Sömmerda	50.6	+0.2
62	Friesland (DE)	50.5	+0.2
62	Saarpfalz-Kreis	50.5	+0.2
62	Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis	50.5	+0.3
65	Bad Dürkheim	50.4	+0.3
65	Cochem-Zell	50.4	+0.4
65	Uelzen	50.4	+0.3
65	Werra-Meißner-Kreis	50.4	+0.2
69	Frankfurt (Oder), Kreisfreie Stadt	50.3	+0.1
69	Gotha	50.3	+0.3
69	Kusel	50.3	+0.2
69	Neunkirchen	50.3	+0.2
69	Vogelsbergkreis	50.3	+0.3
74	Kulmbach	50.2	+0.4
74	Vulkaneifel	50.2	+0.2
76	Cuxhaven	50.1	+0.5
76	Hameln-Pyrmont	50.1	+0.2
76	Ilm-Kreis	50.1	+0.1
79	Dahme-Spreewald	50	+0.1
80	Ahrweiler	49.9	+0.3
80	Bad Kissingen	49.9	+0.3
80	Barnim	49.9	-0.1
80	Weimarer Land	49.9	+0.1
84	Kassel, Landkreis	49.8	+0.3
84	Nordwestmecklenburg	49.8	+0.3
84	Oberhavel	49.8	+0.3
84	Potsdam-Mittelmark	49.8	+0.2
84	Saarlouis	49.8	+0.2
84	Schaumburg	49.8	+0.4
90	Dithmarschen	49.7	+0.4
90	Pirmasens, Kreisfreie Stadt	49.7	+0.1
90	Südliche Weinstraße	49.7	+0.4
93	Baden-Baden, Stadtkreis	49.6	+0.1
94	Havelland	49.5	+0.2
94	Wittmund	49.5	+0.5
96	Birkenfeld	49.4	-0.1
96	Wolfenbüttel	49.4	+0.4
98	Main-Spessart	49.3	+0.5
98	Merzig-Wadern	49.3	+0.3
100	Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Kreisfreie Stadt	49.2	+0.2
100	Osterholz	49.2	+0.3
100	Wesel	49.2	+0.3
100	Wesermarsch	49.2	+0.4
104	Coburg, Landkreis	49.1	+0.4
104	Cottbus, Kreisfreie Stadt	49.1	+0.3
104	Nordfriesland	49.1	+0.3
107	Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis	49	+0.1
107	Odenwaldkreis	49	+0.4
107	Rendsburg-Eckernförde	49	+0.3
107	Rhein-Lahn-Kreis	49	+0.2
107	Steinburg	49	+0.4
112	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	48.9	+0.3
112	Helmstedt	48.9	0
112	Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis	48.9	+0.3
112	Schleswig-Flensburg	48.9	+0.3
112	Schwalm-Eder-Kreis	48.9	+0.4
117	Tirschenreuth	48.8	+0.3
117	Waldeck-Frankenberg	48.8	+0.3
119	Bayreuth, Landkreis	48.7	+0.3
119	Hersfeld-Rotenburg	48.7	+0.2
119	Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis	48.7	+0.2
119	Viersen	48.7	+0.3
123	Bad Kreuznach	48.6	+0.2
123	Eichsfeld	48.6	+0.3
123	Lichtenfels	48.6	+0.3
123	Mettmann	48.6	+0.2
123	Teltow-Fläming	48.6	-0.1
128	Bernkastel-Wittlich	48.5	+0.3
128	Donnersbergkreis	48.5	+0.3
128	Freyung-Grafenau	48.5	+0.4
128	Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis	48.5	+0.3
132	Höxter	48.4	+0.2
132	Wilhelmshaven, Kreisfreie Stadt	48.4	+0.1
134	Aurich	48.3	+0.5
135	Recklinghausen	48.2	+0.2
135	Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis	48.2	+0.1
135	Stormarn	48.2	+0.3
138	Diepholz	48.1	+0.2
138	Nienburg (Weser)	48.1	+0.3
138	Rhön-Grabfeld	48.1	+0.2
141	Chemnitz, Kreisfreie Stadt	48	0
141	Fürth, Landkreis	48	+0.1
141	Hildesheim	48	+0.1
141	Regen	48	+0.3
141	Unna	48	+0.1
146	Bergstraße	47.9	+0.1
146	Euskirchen	47.9	+0.2
148	Altenkirchen (Westerwald)	47.8	+0.1
148	Amberg-Sulzbach	47.8	+0.2
148	Ammerland	47.8	+0.2
148	Aschaffenburg, Landkreis	47.8	+0.2
148	Bottrop, Kreisfreie Stadt	47.8	+0.1
148	Harburg	47.8	+0.2
148	Hochsauerlandkreis	47.8	+0.2
148	Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie Stadt	47.8	0
148	Schwerin, Kreisfreie Stadt	47.8	+0.1
157	Herzogtum Lauenburg	47.7	+0.2
157	Nürnberger Land	47.7	+0.2
157	Oldenburg, Landkreis	47.7	+0.3
160	Celle	47.6	+0.1
160	Haßberge	47.6	+0.4
160	Märkischer Kreis	47.6	+0.2
160	Neuwied	47.6	0
160	Passau, Landkreis	47.6	+0.2
160	Schweinfurt, Landkreis	47.6	+0.1
166	Main-Tauber-Kreis	47.5	+0.1
166	Mayen-Koblenz	47.5	+0.1
166	Oberallgäu	47.5	+0.1
166	Speyer, Kreisfreie Stadt	47.5	+0.1
166	Starnberg	47.5	+0.2
171	Hochtaunuskreis	47.4	+0.2
171	Kaiserslautern, Landkreis	47.4	+0.1
171	Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis	47.4	+0.2
171	Neustadt a. d. Waldnaab	47.4	+0.2
175	Heidekreis	47.3	0
175	Lindau (Bodensee)	47.3	+0.2
175	Miesbach	47.3	+0.2
175	Miltenberg	47.3	+0.3
175	Verden	47.3	+0.1
180	Amberg, Kreisfreie Stadt	47.2	0
180	Coesfeld	47.2	+0.2
180	Herford	47.2	+0.1
180	Lahn-Dill-Kreis	47.2	+0.2
180	Limburg-Weilburg	47.2	+0.2
180	Mainz-Bingen	47.2	+0.2
180	Traunstein	47.2	+0.2
180	Westerwaldkreis	47.2	+0.1
180	Zollernalbkreis	47.2	+0.1
189	Cham	47.1	+0.2
189	Pinneberg	47.1	+0.1
189	Rastatt	47.1	+0.2
189	Rhein-Kreis Neuss	47.1	+0.1
193	Heinsberg	47	+0.1
193	Hof, Kreisfreie Stadt	47	0
193	Minden-Lübbecke	47	+0.1
193	Peine	47	0
193	Regionalverband Saarbrücken	47	0
193	Roth	47	+0.3
193	Trier-Saarburg	47	+0.1
193	Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen	47	+0.1
201	Alzey-Worms	46.9	+0.2
201	Coburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	46.9	0
201	Lippe	46.9	+0.1
201	Rotenburg (Wümme)	46.9	+0.2
201	Segeberg	46.9	+0.1
201	Soest	46.9	+0.2
207	Berchtesgadener Land	46.8	+0.2
207	Forchheim	46.8	+0.2
207	Remscheid, Kreisfreie Stadt	46.8	-0.1
207	Rhein-Sieg-Kreis	46.8	+0.1
207	Weiden i. d. Opf, Kreisfreie Stadt	46.8	-0.1
207	Würzburg, Landkreis	46.8	+0.1
207	Zweibrücken, Kreisfreie Stadt	46.8	+0.1
214	Bodenseekreis	46.7	+0.2
214	Oberbergischer Kreis	46.7	0
214	Weilheim-Schongau	46.7	+0.3
217	Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald	46.6	+0.1
217	Düren	46.6	0
217	Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm	46.6	0
217	Enzkreis	46.6	+0.1
217	Neustadt a. d. Aisch-Bad Windsheim	46.6	0
217	Warendorf	46.6	+0.2
223	Altötting	46.5	+0.1
223	Oberhausen, Kreisfreie Stadt	46.5	0
223	Olpe	46.5	+0.4
223	Rhein-Neckar-Kreis	46.5	+0.1
223	Rosenheim, Landkreis	46.5	+0.3
223	Rottal-Inn	46.5	+0.1
223	Wetteraukreis	46.5	+0.1
230	Emmendingen	46.4	+0.1
230	Karlsruhe, Landkreis	46.4	+0.1
230	Kitzingen	46.4	+0.1
230	Kleve	46.4	0
230	Leer	46.4	+0.2
230	Main-Kinzig-Kreis	46.4	0
230	Rhein-Erft-Kreis	46.4	+0.1
230	Schwabach, Kreisfreie Stadt	46.4	-0.1
238	Gifhorn	46.3	0
238	Göttingen	46.3	+0.1
238	Krefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt	46.3	0
238	Solingen, Kreisfreie Stadt	46.3	-0.1
242	Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen	46.2	+0.2
242	Calw	46.2	+0.1
242	Darmstadt-Dieburg	46.2	+0.1
242	Freudenstadt	46.2	+0.2
242	Lübeck, Kreisfreie Stadt	46.2	0
242	Osnabrück, Landkreis	46.2	+0.1
242	Schwandorf	46.2	0
249	Rottweil	46.1	+0.1
249	Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis	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 55 years in 2020, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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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.