NUTS 3 areas of Germany by median age

Name: NUTS 3 areas of Germany by median age, 2024
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Mansfeld-Südharz had the highest median age of 400 areas in 2024, at 55 years. Heidelberg, Stadtkreis had the lowest, at 35.8 years. The median was 46.8 years and the figure for Germany was 45.5 years. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest55Mansfeld-Südharz

Lowest35.8Heidelberg, Stadtkreis

Median46.8400 areas

Germany45.5History

Top 40 areas, 2024

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

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2024 years	Change on 2023
1	Mansfeld-Südharz	55	+0.1
1	Spree-Neiße	55	+0.2
3	Greiz	54.9	+0.2
4	Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt	54.7	-0.2
5	Altenburger Land	54.4	0
5	Dessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie Stadt	54.4	-0.2
7	Uckermark	54.3	0
8	Elbe-Elster	54.2	+0.2
9	Wittenberg	54	+0.1
10	Saalfeld-Rudolstadt	53.9	+0.1
11	Görlitz	53.7	+0.1
11	Prignitz	53.7	-0.1
13	Harz	53.6	+0.2
13	Oberspreewald-Lausitz	53.6	+0.1
15	Vogtlandkreis	53.5	+0.1
16	Kyffhäuserkreis	53.1	+0.1
16	Lüchow-Dannenberg	53.1	+0.3
16	Mecklenburgische Seenplatte	53.1	0
16	Salzlandkreis	53.1	0
16	Vorpommern-Rügen	53.1	0
21	Anhalt-Bitterfeld	53	0
22	Erzgebirgskreis	52.9	0
22	Sonneberg	52.9	+0.1
24	Burgenlandkreis	52.8	-0.2
24	Ostholstein	52.8	+0.1
24	Stendal	52.8	+0.1
27	Saale-Orla-Kreis	52.7	+0.1
28	Jerichower Land	52.5	0
29	Zwickau	52.3	-0.1
30	Ostprignitz-Ruppin	52.2	-0.1
31	Schmalkalden-Meiningen	52.1	+0.1
32	Altmarkkreis Salzwedel	52	0
32	Mittelsachsen	52	0
32	Südwestpfalz	52	0
35	Bautzen	51.9	-0.1
36	Meißen	51.8	0
37	Goslar	51.6	-0.2
37	Hildburghausen	51.6	+0.2
37	Ludwigslust-Parchim	51.6	0
37	Oder-Spree	51.6	-0.3
41	Plön	51.5	0
42	Nordhausen	51.4	-0.1
42	Vorpommern-Greifswald	51.4	-0.1
42	Wartburgkreis	51.4	0
45	Saale-Holzland-Kreis	51.3	-0.3
46	Hof, Landkreis	51.2	0
46	Kronach	51.2	0
46	Saalekreis	51.2	-0.1
46	St. Wendel	51.2	-0.2
50	Landkreis Rostock	51.1	-0.1
50	Leipzig	51.1	-0.1
50	Wunsiedel i. Fichtelgebirge	51.1	-0.2
53	Friesland (DE)	51	-0.1
54	Börde	50.9	-0.1
54	Sömmerda	50.9	0
56	Gera, Kreisfreie Stadt	50.8	-0.7
56	Northeim	50.8	-0.1
56	Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge	50.8	0
59	Nordsachsen	50.7	-0.1
59	Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis	50.7	-0.1
59	Werra-Meißner-Kreis	50.7	-0.2
62	Holzminden	50.6	-0.2
62	Märkisch-Oderland	50.6	-0.1
62	Wittmund	50.6	+0.1
65	Bad Dürkheim	50.5	-0.1
66	Cochem-Zell	50.4	0
66	Kulmbach	50.4	-0.2
66	Nordwestmecklenburg	50.4	0
66	Vogelsbergkreis	50.4	-0.1
70	Cuxhaven	50.3	-0.1
70	Uelzen	50.3	-0.4
72	Dithmarschen	50.2	-0.1
72	Gotha	50.2	-0.1
74	Saarpfalz-Kreis	50.1	-0.3
75	Bad Kissingen	50	-0.2
75	Frankfurt (Oder), Kreisfreie Stadt	50	-0.7
75	Kusel	50	0
75	Potsdam-Mittelmark	50	-0.1
75	Vulkaneifel	50	-0.2
80	Baden-Baden, Stadtkreis	49.9	-0.3
80	Ilm-Kreis	49.9	-0.2
80	Schaumburg	49.9	-0.2
83	Kassel, Landkreis	49.8	-0.3
83	Weimarer Land	49.8	+0.1
85	Hameln-Pyrmont	49.7	-0.2
86	Nordfriesland	49.6	-0.3
86	Oberhavel	49.6	-0.2
88	Ahrweiler	49.5	-0.3
88	Brandenburg an der Havel, Kreisfreie Stadt	49.5	-0.5
88	Südliche Weinstraße	49.5	-0.1
88	Wolfenbüttel	49.5	-0.3
92	Aurich	49.4	+0.1
92	Barnim	49.4	-0.2
92	Coburg, Landkreis	49.4	-0.2
95	Odenwaldkreis	49.3	+0.1
95	Osterholz	49.3	-0.1
95	Schleswig-Flensburg	49.3	-0.1
98	Eichsfeld	49.2	+0.2
98	Main-Spessart	49.2	-0.3
98	Neunkirchen	49.2	-0.4
101	Bayreuth, Landkreis	49.1	0
101	Freyung-Grafenau	49.1	+0.1
101	Rendsburg-Eckernförde	49.1	-0.1
101	Steinburg	49.1	-0.3
101	Wesermarsch	49.1	-0.2
106	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	49	-0.1
106	Hersfeld-Rotenburg	49	-0.2
106	Saarlouis	49	-0.2
109	Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis	48.9	-0.1
110	Dahme-Spreewald	48.8	-0.3
110	Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis	48.8	-0.3
110	Havelland	48.8	-0.3
110	Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Kreisfreie Stadt	48.8	-0.3
110	Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis	48.8	-0.2
110	Tirschenreuth	48.8	-0.1
110	Wesel	48.8	-0.4
117	Birkenfeld	48.7	-0.2
117	Cottbus, Kreisfreie Stadt	48.7	-0.7
117	Donnersbergkreis	48.7	+0.1
117	Merzig-Wadern	48.7	+0.1
121	Höxter	48.6	-0.1
121	Lichtenfels	48.6	-0.2
121	Viersen	48.6	-0.4
124	Helmstedt	48.5	-0.2
124	Regen	48.5	+0.1
124	Schwalm-Eder-Kreis	48.5	-0.3
124	Waldeck-Frankenberg	48.5	-0.3
128	Bernkastel-Wittlich	48.4	0
129	Mettmann	48.3	-0.3
129	Rhein-Lahn-Kreis	48.3	-0.2
131	Ammerland	48.2	-0.1
131	Passau, Landkreis	48.2	+0.1
131	Starnberg	48.2	0
131	Stormarn	48.2	0
135	Bad Kreuznach	48.1	-0.1
135	Pirmasens, Kreisfreie Stadt	48.1	-0.5
135	Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis	48.1	-0.3
135	Rhön-Grabfeld	48.1	-0.1
139	Aschaffenburg, Landkreis	48	0
139	Hochsauerlandkreis	48	-0.2
139	Schwerin, Kreisfreie Stadt	48	-0.1
142	Diepholz	47.9	-0.2
142	Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis	47.9	-0.1
144	Miesbach	47.8	+0.1
145	Fürth, Landkreis	47.7	0
145	Hildesheim	47.7	-0.3
145	Hochtaunuskreis	47.7	-0.1
145	Nienburg (Weser)	47.7	-0.2
145	Nürnberger Land	47.7	-0.1
145	Oberallgäu	47.7	-0.1
145	Oldenburg, Landkreis	47.7	-0.2
145	Unna	47.7	-0.2
153	Amberg-Sulzbach	47.6	-0.2
153	Haßberge	47.6	-0.2
153	Heidekreis	47.6	+0.4
153	Main-Tauber-Kreis	47.6	-0.2
153	Wilhelmshaven, Kreisfreie Stadt	47.6	-0.5
158	Harburg	47.5	-0.1
158	Märkischer Kreis	47.5	0
158	Miltenberg	47.5	-0.2
158	Speyer, Kreisfreie Stadt	47.5	+0.1
158	Teltow-Fläming	47.5	-0.3
163	Bergstraße	47.4	-0.2
163	Bottrop, Kreisfreie Stadt	47.4	-0.3
163	Celle	47.4	-0.2
163	Lindau (Bodensee)	47.4	-0.1
163	Mainz-Bingen	47.4	-0.1
163	Neustadt a. d. Waldnaab	47.4	-0.2
163	Recklinghausen	47.4	-0.2
163	Traunstein	47.4	-0.1
171	Euskirchen	47.3	-0.3
171	Herzogtum Lauenburg	47.3	-0.1
171	Schweinfurt, Landkreis	47.3	0
174	Cham	47.2	-0.2
174	Coesfeld	47.2	-0.1
174	Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis	47.2	-0.1
177	Chemnitz, Kreisfreie Stadt	47.1	-0.6
177	Kaiserslautern, Landkreis	47.1	-0.3
177	Soest	47.1	-0.1
180	Altenkirchen (Westerwald)	47	-0.3
180	Pinneberg	47	-0.1
180	Rastatt	47	-0.1
180	Roth	47	-0.2
180	Zweibrücken, Kreisfreie Stadt	47	-0.2
185	Bodenseekreis	46.9	-0.1
185	Limburg-Weilburg	46.9	-0.2
185	Mayen-Koblenz	46.9	-0.2
185	Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie Stadt	46.9	-0.3
185	Neuwied	46.9	-0.2
185	Rhein-Kreis Neuss	46.9	-0.1
185	Rhein-Sieg-Kreis	46.9	-0.1
185	Rotenburg (Wümme)	46.9	-0.2
185	Westerwaldkreis	46.9	-0.1
185	Würzburg, Landkreis	46.9	-0.1
195	Amberg, Kreisfreie Stadt	46.8	-0.2
195	Forchheim	46.8	-0.2
195	Heinsberg	46.8	0
195	Herford	46.8	0
195	Lahn-Dill-Kreis	46.8	-0.1
195	Neustadt a. d. Aisch-Bad Windsheim	46.8	-0.1
195	Verden	46.8	-0.1
202	Rosenheim, Landkreis	46.7	0
202	Rottal-Inn	46.7	0
202	Schwabach, Kreisfreie Stadt	46.7	-0.3
202	Segeberg	46.7	-0.2
202	Trier-Saarburg	46.7	+0.2
202	Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen	46.7	-0.1
208	Alzey-Worms	46.6	-0.1
208	Lippe	46.6	-0.2
208	Zollernalbkreis	46.6	-0.1
211	Berchtesgadener Land	46.5	-0.2
211	Leer	46.5	0
211	Warendorf	46.5	-0.1
211	Wetteraukreis	46.5	0
215	Gifhorn	46.4	0
215	Landsberg am Lech	46.4	-0.1
215	Olpe	46.4	0
215	Osnabrück, Landkreis	46.4	0
215	Peine	46.4	-0.2
215	Rhein-Neckar-Kreis	46.4	0
221	Bamberg, Landkreis	46.3	0
221	Göttingen	46.3	-0.3
221	Karlsruhe, Landkreis	46.3	0
221	Minden-Lübbecke	46.3	0
221	Oberbergischer Kreis	46.3	-0.1
221	Weiden i. d. Opf, Kreisfreie Stadt	46.3	-0.3
221	Weilheim-Schongau	46.3	-0.2
228	Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen	46.2	-0.1
228	Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald	46.2	-0.3
228	Darmstadt-Dieburg	46.2	-0.1
228	Enzkreis	46.2	-0.1
232	Kitzingen	46.1	-0.2
232	Schwandorf	46.1	0
234	Main-Kinzig-Kreis	46	-0.4
234	Main-Taunus-Kreis	46	0
234	Neumünster, Kreisfreie Stadt	46	-0.6
234	Stade	46	-0.1
234	Straubing-Bogen	46	0
239	Altötting	45.9	-0.3
239	Regensburg, Landkreis	45.9	-0.2
239	Solingen, Kreisfreie Stadt	45.9	-0.3
242	Emmendingen	45.8	-0.2
242	Erlangen-Höchstadt	45.8	-0.1
242	Krefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt	45.8	-0.1
242	Lübeck, Kreisfreie Stadt	45.8	-0.3
242	Oberhausen, Kreisfreie Stadt	45.8	-0.2
242	Ostallgäu	45.8	-0.2
242	Remscheid, Kreisfreie Stadt	45.8	-0.2
242	Rhein-Erft-Kreis	45.8	-0.2
250	Calw	45.7	-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?

Mansfeld-Südharz, with 55 years in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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Heidelberg, Stadtkreis, with 35.8 years in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

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.