NUTS 3 areas of Germany by median age

Name: NUTS 3 areas of Germany by median age, 2023
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Mansfeld-Südharz had the highest median age of 400 areas in 2023, at 54.9 years. Heidelberg, Stadtkreis had the lowest, at 35.6 years. The median was 46.9 years and the figure for Germany was 45.7 years. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest54.9Mansfeld-Südharz

Lowest35.6Heidelberg, Stadtkreis

Median46.9400 areas

Germany45.7History

Top 40 areas, 2023

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

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2023 years	Change on 2022
1	Mansfeld-Südharz Series break	54.9	+0.2
1	Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	54.9	-0.5
3	Spree-Neiße Series break	54.8	0
4	Greiz Series break	54.7	0
5	Dessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	54.6	0
6	Altenburger Land Series break	54.4	-0.2
7	Uckermark Series break	54.3	+0.1
8	Elbe-Elster Series break	54	0
9	Wittenberg Series break	53.9	-0.1
10	Prignitz Series break	53.8	-0.4
10	Saalfeld-Rudolstadt Series break	53.8	-0.2
12	Görlitz Series break	53.6	-0.2
13	Oberspreewald-Lausitz Series break	53.5	-0.3
14	Harz Series break	53.4	0
14	Vogtlandkreis Series break	53.4	-0.2
16	Mecklenburgische Seenplatte Series break	53.1	+0.5
16	Salzlandkreis Series break	53.1	0
16	Vorpommern-Rügen Series break	53.1	+0.6
19	Anhalt-Bitterfeld Series break	53	-0.3
19	Burgenlandkreis Series break	53	0
19	Kyffhäuserkreis Series break	53	-0.2
22	Erzgebirgskreis Series break	52.9	-0.1
23	Lüchow-Dannenberg Series break	52.8	+0.2
23	Sonneberg Series break	52.8	-0.4
25	Ostholstein Series break	52.7	+0.2
25	Stendal Series break	52.7	+0.1
27	Saale-Orla-Kreis Series break	52.6	0
28	Jerichower Land Series break	52.5	0
29	Zwickau Series break	52.4	-0.3
30	Ostprignitz-Ruppin Series break	52.3	-0.2
31	Altmarkkreis Salzwedel Series break	52	0
31	Bautzen Series break	52	-0.1
31	Mittelsachsen Series break	52	-0.1
31	Schmalkalden-Meiningen Series break	52	0
31	Südwestpfalz Series break	52	+0.2
36	Oder-Spree Series break	51.9	-0.5
37	Goslar Series break	51.8	+0.2
37	Meißen Series break	51.8	-0.1
39	Ludwigslust-Parchim Series break	51.6	+0.2
39	Saale-Holzland-Kreis Series break	51.6	-0.1
41	Gera, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	51.5	-1.5
41	Nordhausen Series break	51.5	-0.1
41	Plön Series break	51.5	+0.1
41	Vorpommern-Greifswald Series break	51.5	+0.4
45	Hildburghausen Series break	51.4	+0.1
45	St. Wendel Series break	51.4	-0.2
45	Wartburgkreis Series break	51.4	+0.1
48	Saalekreis Series break	51.3	-0.1
48	Wunsiedel i. Fichtelgebirge Series break	51.3	-0.2
50	Hof, Landkreis Series break	51.2	-0.2
50	Kronach Series break	51.2	+0.1
50	Landkreis Rostock Series break	51.2	+0.1
50	Leipzig Series break	51.2	-0.3
54	Friesland (DE) Series break	51.1	0
55	Börde Series break	51	0
56	Northeim Series break	50.9	0
56	Sömmerda Series break	50.9	-0.1
56	Werra-Meißner-Kreis Series break	50.9	+0.2
59	Holzminden Series break	50.8	-0.2
59	Nordsachsen Series break	50.8	-0.5
59	Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge Series break	50.8	-0.3
59	Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis Series break	50.8	0
63	Frankfurt (Oder), Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	50.7	0
63	Märkisch-Oderland Series break	50.7	-0.2
63	Uelzen Series break	50.7	0
66	Bad Dürkheim Series break	50.6	-0.1
66	Kulmbach Series break	50.6	+0.1
68	Vogelsbergkreis Series break	50.5	0
68	Wittmund Series break	50.5	+0.2
70	Cochem-Zell Series break	50.4	-0.3
70	Cuxhaven Series break	50.4	0
70	Nordwestmecklenburg Series break	50.4	+0.2
70	Saarpfalz-Kreis Series break	50.4	-0.3
74	Dithmarschen Series break	50.3	+0.1
74	Gotha Series break	50.3	-0.2
76	Bad Kissingen Series break	50.2	0
76	Baden-Baden, Stadtkreis Series break	50.2	+0.4
76	Vulkaneifel Series break	50.2	-0.2
79	Ilm-Kreis Series break	50.1	-0.1
79	Kassel, Landkreis Series break	50.1	+0.1
79	Potsdam-Mittelmark Series break	50.1	0
79	Schaumburg Series break	50.1	0
83	Brandenburg an der Havel, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	50	-0.5
83	Kusel Series break	50	-0.6
85	Hameln-Pyrmont Series break	49.9	-0.1
85	Nordfriesland Series break	49.9	+0.2
87	Ahrweiler Series break	49.8	-0.2
87	Oberhavel Series break	49.8	-0.1
87	Wolfenbüttel Series break	49.8	0
90	Weimarer Land Series break	49.7	-0.5
91	Barnim Series break	49.6	-0.1
91	Coburg, Landkreis Series break	49.6	+0.1
91	Neunkirchen Series break	49.6	-0.7
91	Südliche Weinstraße Series break	49.6	-0.4
95	Main-Spessart Series break	49.5	0
96	Cottbus, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	49.4	+0.2
96	Osterholz Series break	49.4	0
96	Schleswig-Flensburg Series break	49.4	+0.1
96	Steinburg Series break	49.4	-0.1
100	Aurich Series break	49.3	+0.2
100	Wesermarsch Series break	49.3	-0.2
102	Hersfeld-Rotenburg Series break	49.2	+0.3
102	Odenwaldkreis Series break	49.2	0
102	Rendsburg-Eckernförde Series break	49.2	-0.2
102	Saarlouis Series break	49.2	-0.8
102	Wesel Series break	49.2	-0.2
107	Bayreuth, Landkreis Series break	49.1	0
107	Dahme-Spreewald Series break	49.1	-0.3
107	Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis Series break	49.1	-0.1
107	Garmisch-Partenkirchen Series break	49.1	-0.2
107	Havelland Series break	49.1	-0.4
107	Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	49.1	-0.1
113	Eichsfeld Series break	49	0
113	Freyung-Grafenau Series break	49	+0.1
113	Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis Series break	49	0
113	Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis Series break	49	-0.2
113	Viersen Series break	49	-0.1
118	Birkenfeld Series break	48.9	-0.4
118	Tirschenreuth Series break	48.9	-0.1
120	Lichtenfels Series break	48.8	-0.1
120	Schwalm-Eder-Kreis Series break	48.8	-0.2
120	Waldeck-Frankenberg Series break	48.8	-0.1
123	Helmstedt Series break	48.7	-0.1
123	Höxter Series break	48.7	0
125	Donnersbergkreis Series break	48.6	-0.1
125	Merzig-Wadern Series break	48.6	-0.9
125	Mettmann Series break	48.6	0
125	Pirmasens, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	48.6	-0.8
129	Rhein-Lahn-Kreis Series break	48.5	-0.5
130	Bernkastel-Wittlich Series break	48.4	-0.2
130	Regen Series break	48.4	0
130	Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis Series break	48.4	-0.5
133	Ammerland Series break	48.3	+0.2
134	Bad Kreuznach Series break	48.2	-0.5
134	Hochsauerlandkreis Series break	48.2	0
134	Rhön-Grabfeld Series break	48.2	-0.3
134	Starnberg Series break	48.2	+0.1
134	Stormarn Series break	48.2	-0.2
139	Diepholz Series break	48.1	-0.1
139	Passau, Landkreis Series break	48.1	+0.1
139	Schwerin, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	48.1	+0.3
139	Wilhelmshaven, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	48.1	-0.5
143	Aschaffenburg, Landkreis Series break	48	-0.1
143	Hildesheim Series break	48	-0.2
143	Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis Series break	48	-0.1
146	Nienburg (Weser) Series break	47.9	-0.2
146	Oldenburg, Landkreis Series break	47.9	0
146	Unna Series break	47.9	-0.3
149	Amberg-Sulzbach Series break	47.8	-0.1
149	Haßberge Series break	47.8	0
149	Hochtaunuskreis Series break	47.8	+0.1
149	Main-Tauber-Kreis Series break	47.8	+0.1
149	Nürnberger Land Series break	47.8	0
149	Oberallgäu Series break	47.8	+0.1
149	Teltow-Fläming Series break	47.8	-0.5
156	Bottrop, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	47.7	0
156	Chemnitz, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	47.7	-0.1
156	Fürth, Landkreis Series break	47.7	0
156	Miesbach Series break	47.7	0
156	Miltenberg Series break	47.7	0
161	Bergstraße Series break	47.6	-0.4
161	Celle Series break	47.6	+0.1
161	Euskirchen Series break	47.6	-0.3
161	Harburg Series break	47.6	-0.1
161	Neustadt a. d. Waldnaab Series break	47.6	+0.2
161	Recklinghausen Series break	47.6	-0.6
167	Lindau (Bodensee) Series break	47.5	0
167	Mainz-Bingen Series break	47.5	0
167	Märkischer Kreis Series break	47.5	-0.2
167	Traunstein Series break	47.5	+0.2
171	Cham Series break	47.4	0
171	Herzogtum Lauenburg Series break	47.4	-0.3
171	Kaiserslautern, Landkreis Series break	47.4	+0.2
171	Speyer, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	47.4	-0.2
175	Altenkirchen (Westerwald) Series break	47.3	-0.7
175	Coesfeld Series break	47.3	-0.3
175	Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis Series break	47.3	-0.3
175	Schweinfurt, Landkreis Series break	47.3	-0.1
179	Heidekreis Series break	47.2	+0.2
179	Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	47.2	-0.4
179	Roth Series break	47.2	+0.1
179	Soest Series break	47.2	+0.1
179	Zweibrücken, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	47.2	+0.2
184	Limburg-Weilburg Series break	47.1	-0.1
184	Mayen-Koblenz Series break	47.1	-0.3
184	Neuwied Series break	47.1	-0.3
184	Pinneberg Series break	47.1	0
184	Rastatt Series break	47.1	-0.1
184	Rotenburg (Wümme) Series break	47.1	0
190	Amberg, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	47	-0.1
190	Bodenseekreis Series break	47	+0.1
190	Forchheim Series break	47	0
190	Rhein-Kreis Neuss Series break	47	-0.1
190	Rhein-Sieg-Kreis Series break	47	0
190	Schwabach, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	47	+0.7
190	Westerwaldkreis Series break	47	-0.3
190	Würzburg, Landkreis Series break	47	+0.1
198	Lahn-Dill-Kreis Series break	46.9	-0.4
198	Neustadt a. d. Aisch-Bad Windsheim Series break	46.9	+0.2
198	Segeberg Series break	46.9	-0.1
198	Verden Series break	46.9	-0.4
202	Heinsberg Series break	46.8	-0.2
202	Herford Series break	46.8	-0.4
202	Lippe Series break	46.8	-0.1
202	Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen Series break	46.8	-0.3
206	Alzey-Worms Series break	46.7	-0.1
206	Berchtesgadener Land Series break	46.7	-0.1
206	Rosenheim, Landkreis Series break	46.7	+0.1
206	Rottal-Inn Series break	46.7	+0.1
206	Zollernalbkreis Series break	46.7	-0.3
211	Göttingen Series break	46.6	+0.2
211	Neumünster, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	46.6	+0.5
211	Peine Series break	46.6	-0.1
211	Warendorf Series break	46.6	-0.1
211	Weiden i. d. Opf, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	46.6	-0.1
216	Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald Series break	46.5	-0.2
216	Landsberg am Lech Series break	46.5	+0.2
216	Leer Series break	46.5	-0.1
216	Trier-Saarburg Series break	46.5	-0.6
216	Weilheim-Schongau Series break	46.5	-0.2
216	Wetteraukreis Series break	46.5	+0.1
222	Gifhorn Series break	46.4	+0.2
222	Main-Kinzig-Kreis Series break	46.4	0
222	Oberbergischer Kreis Series break	46.4	-0.4
222	Olpe Series break	46.4	-0.4
222	Osnabrück, Landkreis Series break	46.4	+0.2
222	Rhein-Neckar-Kreis Series break	46.4	-0.3
228	Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen Series break	46.3	-0.1
228	Bamberg, Landkreis Series break	46.3	0
228	Darmstadt-Dieburg Series break	46.3	-0.1
228	Enzkreis Series break	46.3	-0.3
228	Karlsruhe, Landkreis Series break	46.3	-0.2
228	Kitzingen Series break	46.3	0
228	Minden-Lübbecke Series break	46.3	-0.6
235	Altötting Series break	46.2	-0.1
235	Regionalverband Saarbrücken Series break	46.2	-0.6
235	Solingen, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	46.2	+0.1
238	Lübeck, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	46.1	-0.2
238	Regensburg, Landkreis Series break	46.1	+0.2
238	Schwandorf Series break	46.1	-0.1
238	Stade Series break	46.1	+0.2
242	Coburg, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	46	-0.6
242	Düren Series break	46	-0.4
242	Emmendingen Series break	46	-0.4
242	Kleve Series break	46	-0.4
242	Main-Taunus-Kreis Series break	46	+0.1
242	Oberhausen, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	46	-0.4
242	Ostallgäu Series break	46	+0.1
242	Remscheid, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	46	-0.5
242	Rhein-Erft-Kreis Series break	46	-0.3

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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?

Mansfeld-Südharz, with 54.9 years in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest median age?

Heidelberg, Stadtkreis, with 35.6 years in 2023.

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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.