NUTS 3 areas of Portugal by median age

Name: NUTS 3 areas of Portugal by median age, 2015
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Alto Tâmega e Barroso had the highest median age of 26 areas in 2015, at 51.8 years. Região Autónoma dos Açores had the lowest, at 38.4 years. The median was 45.9 years and the figure for Portugal was 43.7 years. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest51.8Alto Tâmega e Barroso

Lowest38.4Região Autónoma dos Açores

Median45.926 areas

Portugal43.7History

All areas, 2015

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

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2015 years	Change on 2014
1	Alto Tâmega e Barroso	51.8	+0.8
2	Terras de Trás-os-Montes	51.1	+0.7
3	Beira Baixa	50.7	+0.6
4	Beiras e Serra da Estrela	50.6	+0.6
5	Alto Alentejo	48.8	+0.6
6	Douro	47.6	+0.9
6	Médio Tejo	47.6	+0.6
8	Baixo Alentejo	47.3	+0.5
9	Alentejo Central	46.8	+0.5
9	Região de Coimbra	46.8	+0.6
11	Alentejo Litoral	46.7	+0.2
11	Alto Minho	46.7	+0.7
13	Viseu Dão Lafões	46.5	+0.7
14	Lezíria do Tejo	45.3	+0.5
15	Região de Leiria	44.8	+0.6
16	Oeste	44	+0.5
16	Região de Aveiro	44	+0.6
18	Algarve	43.5	+0.6
19	Área Metropolitana do Porto	43.2	+0.5
20	Península de Setúbal	42.4	+0.4
21	Ave	42.3	+0.6
22	Grande Lisboa	42.1	+0.2
23	Região Autónoma da Madeira	41.5	+0.9
24	Tâmega e Sousa	41.2	+0.7
25	Cávado	41	+0.7
26	Região Autónoma dos Açores	38.4	+0.6

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?

Alto Tâmega e Barroso, with 51.8 years in 2015, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest median age?

Região Autónoma dos Açores, with 38.4 years in 2015.

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.