NUTS 3 areas of Germany by median age

Name: NUTS 3 areas of Germany by median age, 2021
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt had the highest median age of 400 areas in 2021, at 55.4 years. Heidelberg, Stadtkreis had the lowest, at 37.2 years. The median was 47 years and the figure for Germany was 45.9 years. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest55.4Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt

Lowest37.2Heidelberg, Stadtkreis

Median47400 areas

Germany45.9History

Top 40 areas, 2021

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

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2021 years	Change on 2020
1	Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt	55.4	+0.4
2	Dessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie Stadt	54.6	+0.4
3	Altenburger Land	54.5	+0.5
3	Greiz	54.5	+0.3
3	Mansfeld-Südharz	54.5	+0.4
6	Spree-Neiße	54.4	+0.3
7	Prignitz	54	+0.2
8	Elbe-Elster	53.9	+0.4
8	Saalfeld-Rudolstadt	53.9	+0.4
8	Uckermark	53.9	+0.4
11	Wittenberg	53.8	+0.2
12	Görlitz	53.6	+0.2
12	Oberspreewald-Lausitz	53.6	+0.3
14	Vogtlandkreis	53.5	+0.3
15	Anhalt-Bitterfeld	53.2	+0.3
16	Harz	53.1	+0.4
16	Kyffhäuserkreis	53.1	+0.3
16	Sonneberg	53.1	+0.3
19	Salzlandkreis	53	+0.4
20	Burgenlandkreis	52.9	+0.3
20	Erzgebirgskreis	52.9	+0.2
20	Gera, Kreisfreie Stadt	52.9	+0.3
23	Zwickau	52.6	+0.2
24	Saale-Orla-Kreis	52.5	+0.3
25	Lüchow-Dannenberg	52.4	+0.3
25	Mecklenburgische Seenplatte	52.4	+0.3
25	Ostprignitz-Ruppin	52.4	+0.3
25	Stendal	52.4	+0.2
29	Jerichower Land	52.3	+0.2
29	Oder-Spree	52.3	+0.2
29	Vorpommern-Rügen	52.3	+0.3
32	Ostholstein	52.2	+0.3
33	Bautzen	52.1	+0.2
34	Mittelsachsen	52	+0.2
35	Schmalkalden-Meiningen	51.9	+0.3
36	Meißen	51.7	+0.2
37	Altmarkkreis Salzwedel	51.6	+0.2
37	Saale-Holzland-Kreis	51.6	+0.3
37	Südwestpfalz	51.6	+0.2
40	Goslar	51.5	+0.5
40	Leipzig	51.5	+0.2
40	St. Wendel	51.5	+0.3
43	Nordhausen	51.4	+0.5
44	Hof, Landkreis	51.3	+0.2
44	Ludwigslust-Parchim	51.3	+0.2
44	Saalekreis	51.3	+0.1
44	Wunsiedel i. Fichtelgebirge	51.3	+0.2
48	Hildburghausen	51.2	+0.3
48	Nordsachsen	51.2	+0.1
48	Plön	51.2	+0.2
51	Vorpommern-Greifswald	51.1	+0.2
51	Wartburgkreis	51.1	+0.3
53	Landkreis Rostock	51	+0.1
54	Holzminden	50.9	+0.2
54	Kronach	50.9	+0.3
54	Märkisch-Oderland	50.9	0
54	Northeim	50.9	+0.2
54	Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge	50.9	0
54	Sömmerda	50.9	+0.3
60	Börde	50.8	+0.2
60	Friesland (DE)	50.8	+0.3
60	Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis	50.8	+0.3
63	Brandenburg an der Havel, Kreisfreie Stadt	50.7	0
63	Frankfurt (Oder), Kreisfreie Stadt	50.7	+0.4
63	Werra-Meißner-Kreis	50.7	+0.3
66	Bad Dürkheim	50.6	+0.2
66	Cochem-Zell	50.6	+0.2
66	Saarpfalz-Kreis	50.6	+0.1
66	Uelzen	50.6	+0.2
70	Vogelsbergkreis	50.5	+0.2
70	Vulkaneifel	50.5	+0.3
72	Gotha	50.4	+0.1
72	Kulmbach	50.4	+0.2
72	Kusel	50.4	+0.1
75	Cuxhaven	50.3	+0.2
75	Ilm-Kreis	50.3	+0.2
75	Neunkirchen	50.3	0
78	Bad Kissingen	50.1	+0.2
78	Dithmarschen	50.1	+0.4
78	Hameln-Pyrmont	50.1	0
78	Nordwestmecklenburg	50.1	+0.3
78	Weimarer Land	50.1	+0.2
83	Ahrweiler	50	+0.1
83	Kassel, Landkreis	50	+0.2
83	Potsdam-Mittelmark	50	+0.2
83	Saarlouis	50	+0.2
83	Schaumburg	50	+0.2
83	Wittmund	50	+0.5
89	Oberhavel	49.9	+0.1
90	Barnim	49.8	-0.1
90	Dahme-Spreewald	49.8	-0.2
90	Südliche Weinstraße	49.8	+0.1
93	Baden-Baden, Stadtkreis	49.7	+0.1
94	Pirmasens, Kreisfreie Stadt	49.6	-0.1
94	Wolfenbüttel	49.6	+0.2
96	Main-Spessart	49.5	+0.2
96	Nordfriesland	49.5	+0.4
98	Birkenfeld	49.4	0
98	Havelland	49.4	-0.1
98	Merzig-Wadern	49.4	+0.1
98	Steinburg	49.4	+0.4
102	Coburg, Landkreis	49.3	+0.2
102	Cottbus, Kreisfreie Stadt	49.3	+0.2
102	Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Kreisfreie Stadt	49.3	+0.1
102	Osterholz	49.3	+0.1
102	Wesel	49.3	+0.1
102	Wesermarsch	49.3	+0.1
108	Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis	49.2	+0.2
108	Rendsburg-Eckernförde	49.2	+0.2
108	Schleswig-Flensburg	49.2	+0.3
111	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	49.1	+0.2
111	Odenwaldkreis	49.1	+0.1
111	Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis	49.1	+0.2
114	Rhein-Lahn-Kreis	49	0
114	Schwalm-Eder-Kreis	49	+0.1
114	Viersen	49	+0.3
117	Bayreuth, Landkreis	48.9	+0.2
117	Eichsfeld	48.9	+0.3
117	Tirschenreuth	48.9	+0.1
117	Waldeck-Frankenberg	48.9	+0.1
121	Freyung-Grafenau	48.8	+0.3
121	Helmstedt	48.8	-0.1
121	Hersfeld-Rotenburg	48.8	+0.1
121	Lichtenfels	48.8	+0.2
121	Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis	48.8	+0.1
126	Aurich	48.7	+0.4
126	Bad Kreuznach	48.7	+0.1
126	Höxter	48.7	+0.3
126	Mettmann	48.7	+0.1
126	Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis	48.7	+0.2
126	Wilhelmshaven, Kreisfreie Stadt	48.7	+0.3
132	Bernkastel-Wittlich	48.6	+0.1
132	Donnersbergkreis	48.6	+0.1
134	Teltow-Fläming	48.5	-0.1
135	Rhön-Grabfeld	48.4	+0.3
136	Diepholz	48.2	+0.1
136	Recklinghausen	48.2	0
136	Regen	48.2	+0.2
136	Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis	48.2	0
136	Stormarn	48.2	0
136	Unna	48.2	+0.2
142	Hildesheim	48.1	+0.1
142	Hochsauerlandkreis	48.1	+0.3
142	Nienburg (Weser)	48.1	0
145	Ammerland	48	+0.2
145	Aschaffenburg, Landkreis	48	+0.2
145	Bergstraße	48	+0.1
145	Chemnitz, Kreisfreie Stadt	48	0
149	Altenkirchen (Westerwald)	47.9	+0.1
149	Euskirchen	47.9	0
149	Fürth, Landkreis	47.9	-0.1
149	Passau, Landkreis	47.9	+0.3
149	Schwerin, Kreisfreie Stadt	47.9	+0.1
149	Starnberg	47.9	+0.4
155	Amberg-Sulzbach	47.8	0
155	Bottrop, Kreisfreie Stadt	47.8	0
155	Harburg	47.8	0
155	Haßberge	47.8	+0.2
155	Herzogtum Lauenburg	47.8	+0.1
155	Oldenburg, Landkreis	47.8	+0.1
161	Main-Tauber-Kreis	47.7	+0.2
161	Märkischer Kreis	47.7	+0.1
161	Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie Stadt	47.7	-0.1
161	Nürnberger Land	47.7	0
161	Oberallgäu	47.7	+0.2
166	Celle	47.6	0
166	Hochtaunuskreis	47.6	+0.2
166	Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis	47.6	+0.2
166	Neuwied	47.6	0
166	Schweinfurt, Landkreis	47.6	0
171	Lindau (Bodensee)	47.5	+0.2
171	Mayen-Koblenz	47.5	0
171	Miesbach	47.5	+0.2
171	Miltenberg	47.5	+0.2
171	Neustadt a. d. Waldnaab	47.5	+0.1
176	Coesfeld	47.4	+0.2
176	Mainz-Bingen	47.4	+0.2
176	Speyer, Kreisfreie Stadt	47.4	-0.1
176	Verden	47.4	+0.1
180	Cham	47.3	+0.2
180	Heidekreis	47.3	0
180	Kaiserslautern, Landkreis	47.3	-0.1
180	Lahn-Dill-Kreis	47.3	+0.1
180	Traunstein	47.3	+0.1
180	Westerwaldkreis	47.3	+0.1
186	Amberg, Kreisfreie Stadt	47.2	0
186	Herford	47.2	0
186	Hof, Kreisfreie Stadt	47.2	+0.2
186	Limburg-Weilburg	47.2	0
190	Coburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	47.1	+0.2
190	Heinsberg	47.1	+0.1
190	Pinneberg	47.1	0
190	Rastatt	47.1	0
190	Rhein-Kreis Neuss	47.1	0
190	Rotenburg (Wümme)	47.1	+0.2
190	Soest	47.1	+0.2
190	Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen	47.1	+0.1
190	Zollernalbkreis	47.1	-0.1
199	Minden-Lübbecke	47	0
199	Regionalverband Saarbrücken	47	0
199	Roth	47	0
199	Segeberg	47	+0.1
199	Trier-Saarburg	47	0
199	Zweibrücken, Kreisfreie Stadt	47	+0.2
205	Berchtesgadener Land	46.9	+0.1
205	Forchheim	46.9	+0.1
205	Lippe	46.9	0
205	Peine	46.9	-0.1
205	Rhein-Sieg-Kreis	46.9	+0.1
205	Weiden i. d. Opf, Kreisfreie Stadt	46.9	+0.1
205	Würzburg, Landkreis	46.9	+0.1
212	Alzey-Worms	46.8	-0.1
212	Bodenseekreis	46.8	+0.1
212	Oberbergischer Kreis	46.8	+0.1
215	Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald	46.7	+0.1
215	Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm	46.7	+0.1
215	Neustadt a. d. Aisch-Bad Windsheim	46.7	+0.1
215	Remscheid, Kreisfreie Stadt	46.7	-0.1
215	Warendorf	46.7	+0.1
215	Weilheim-Schongau	46.7	0
221	Düren	46.6	0
221	Enzkreis	46.6	0
221	Olpe	46.6	+0.1
221	Rhein-Neckar-Kreis	46.6	+0.1
221	Rosenheim, Landkreis	46.6	+0.1
221	Rottal-Inn	46.6	+0.1
227	Altötting	46.5	0
227	Emmendingen	46.5	+0.1
227	Göttingen	46.5	+0.2
227	Karlsruhe, Landkreis	46.5	+0.1
227	Main-Kinzig-Kreis	46.5	+0.1
227	Oberhausen, Kreisfreie Stadt	46.5	0
227	Rhein-Erft-Kreis	46.5	+0.1
234	Darmstadt-Dieburg	46.4	+0.2
234	Kitzingen	46.4	0
234	Kleve	46.4	0
234	Leer	46.4	0
234	Lübeck, Kreisfreie Stadt	46.4	+0.2
234	Wetteraukreis	46.4	-0.1
240	Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen	46.3	+0.1
240	Freudenstadt	46.3	+0.1
240	Gifhorn	46.3	0
240	Krefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt	46.3	0
240	Osnabrück, Landkreis	46.3	+0.1
240	Schwabach, Kreisfreie Stadt	46.3	-0.1
246	Calw	46.2	0
246	Schwandorf	46.2	0
246	Solingen, Kreisfreie Stadt	46.2	-0.1
249	Bamberg, Landkreis	46.1	+0.1
249	Landsberg am Lech	46.1	+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 55.4 years in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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Heidelberg, Stadtkreis, with 37.2 years in 2021.

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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.