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Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by median age, 2025

Chemnitz had the highest median age of 38 regions in 2025, at 51.8 years. Hamburg had the lowest, at 41 years. The median was 45.6 years and the figure for Germany was 45.5 years. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest51.8Chemnitz
Lowest41Hamburg
Median45.638 regions
Germany45.5History

All regions, 2025

CSVChart (SVG)

ChemnitzChemnitz: 51.8 years51.8Sachsen-AnhaltSachsen-Anhalt: 51.1 years51.1Mecklenburg-VorpommernMecklenburg-Vorpommern: 50.9 years50.9ThüringenThüringen: 50.4 years50.4BrandenburgBrandenburg: 49.9 years49.9DresdenDresden: 48.4 years48.4SaarlandSaarland: 48.1 years48.1LüneburgLüneburg: 47.7 years47.7OberfrankenOberfranken: 47.7 years47.7Schleswig-HolsteinSchleswig-Holstein: 47.5 years47.5KoblenzKoblenz: 47.2 years47.2KasselKassel: 47.1 years47.1UnterfrankenUnterfranken: 46.6 years46.6BraunschweigBraunschweig: 46.5 years46.5HannoverHannover: 46.2 years46.2TrierTrier: 46.1 years46.1NiederbayernNiederbayern: 45.9 years45.9ArnsbergArnsberg: 45.7 years45.7Rheinhessen-PfalzRheinhessen-Pfalz: 45.7 years45.7OberpfalzOberpfalz: 45.4 years45.4Weser-EmsWeser-Ems: 45.4 years45.4DüsseldorfDüsseldorf: 45.2 years45.2DetmoldDetmold: 45.1 years45.1GießenGießen: 45.1 years45.1MünsterMünster: 45 years45MittelfrankenMittelfranken: 44.6 years44.6SchwabenSchwaben: 44.6 years44.6FreiburgFreiburg: 44.4 years44.4KarlsruheKarlsruhe: 44.4 years44.4KölnKöln: 44.3 years44.3TübingenTübingen: 44.2 years44.2DarmstadtDarmstadt: 44.1 years44.1LeipzigLeipzig: 44.1 years44.1StuttgartStuttgart: 44 years44OberbayernOberbayern: 43.3 years43.3BremenBremen: 42.2 years42.2BerlinBerlin: 41.3 years41.3HamburgHamburg: 41 years41
years. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankRegions2025
years		Change on 2024
1Chemnitz51.80
2Sachsen-Anhalt51.1-0.1
3Mecklenburg-Vorpommern50.90
4Thüringen50.40
5Brandenburg49.9-0.2
6Dresden48.40
7Saarland48.1-0.2
8Lüneburg47.70
8Oberfranken47.70
10Schleswig-Holstein47.5-0.1
11Koblenz47.2-0.1
12Kassel47.1-0.1
13Unterfranken46.60
14Braunschweig46.5-0.1
15Hannover46.2-0.1
16Trier46.1+0.2
17Niederbayern45.90
18Arnsberg45.7-0.2
18Rheinhessen-Pfalz45.7-0.1
20Oberpfalz45.40
20Weser-Ems45.4+0.1
22Düsseldorf45.2-0.1
23Detmold45.10
23Gießen45.10
25Münster45-0.1
26Mittelfranken44.6-0.1
26Schwaben44.6-0.1
28Freiburg44.40
28Karlsruhe44.40
30Köln44.30
31Tübingen44.2+0.1
32Darmstadt44.10
32Leipzig44.1+0.1
34Stuttgart440
35Oberbayern43.30
36Bremen42.2-0.2
37Berlin41.3-0.1
38Hamburg410

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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 regions 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 region has the highest median age?

Chemnitz, with 51.8 years in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest median age?

Hamburg, with 41 years in 2025.

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.

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