NUTS 3 areas of Netherlands by median age

Name: NUTS 3 areas of Netherlands by median age, 2017
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen had the highest median age of 40 areas in 2017, at 48.4 years. Groot-Amsterdam had the lowest, at 38.3 years. The median was 43.2 years and the figure for the Netherlands was 42.4 years. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest48.4Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen

Lowest38.3Groot-Amsterdam

Median43.240 areas

Netherlands42.4History

All areas, 2017

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2017 years	Change on 2016
1	Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen	48.4	+0.3
2	Delfzijl en omgeving	47.9	+0.3
3	Zuid-Limburg	47.8	+0.3
4	Oost-Groningen	47.6	+0.5
5	Midden-Limburg	47.5	+0.3
6	Achterhoek	47	+0.4
7	Zuidoost-Drenthe	46.8	+0.3
8	Noord-Drenthe	46.6	0
9	Noord-Limburg	46	+0.2
10	Zuidwest-Friesland	45.5	+0.4
11	Het Gooi en Vechtstreek	45.3	0
11	Zuidoost-Friesland	45.3	+0.3
11	Zuidwest-Drenthe	45.3	+0.3
14	Overig Zeeland	45.2	+0.4
15	IJmond	45	+0.3
16	Kop van Noord-Holland	44.7	+0.5
17	West-Noord-Brabant	44.4	+0.2
18	Alkmaar en omgeving	44.3	+0.3
19	Noordoost-Noord-Brabant	44.2	+0.4
20	Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant	43.2	+0.1
20	Zuidwest-Gelderland	43.2	+0.3
22	Agglomeratie Haarlem	43	0
22	Noord-Friesland	43	+0.2
22	Zuidwest-Overijssel	43	+0.3
25	Oost-Zuid-Holland	42.9	+0.1
26	Twente	42.7	+0.3
27	Arnhem/Nijmegen	42.6	+0.3
28	Midden-Noord-Brabant	42.4	+0.2
28	Zaanstreek	42.4	+0.1
30	Veluwe	42.2	+0.1
31	Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland	42	+0.2
32	Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek	41.7	+0.1
33	Groot-Rijnmond	40.8	-0.1
34	Noord-Overijssel	40.3	+0.2
35	Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage	39.9	0
36	Utrecht	39.8	0
37	Delft en Westland	39.3	0
38	Overig Groningen	38.6	+0.1
39	Flevoland	38.5	+0.2
40	Groot-Amsterdam	38.3	-0.1

Other periods

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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Questions

Which area has the highest median age?

Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen, with 48.4 years in 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest median age?

Groot-Amsterdam, with 38.3 years in 2017.

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.