NUTS 3 areas of Portugal by median age

Name: NUTS 3 areas of Portugal by median age, 2016
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
License: Eurostat reuse policy (commercial and non-commercial reuse, attribution required)

Alto Tâmega e Barroso had the highest median age of 26 areas in 2016, at 52.6 years. Região Autónoma dos Açores had the lowest, at 39.1 years. The median was 46.3 years and the figure for Portugal was 44.1 years. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest52.6Alto Tâmega e Barroso

Lowest39.1Região Autónoma dos Açores

Median46.326 areas

Portugal44.1History

All areas, 2016

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2016 years	Change on 2015
1	Alto Tâmega e Barroso	52.6	+0.8
2	Terras de Trás-os-Montes	51.7	+0.6
3	Beira Baixa	51.3	+0.6
4	Beiras e Serra da Estrela	51.2	+0.6
5	Alto Alentejo	49.2	+0.4
6	Douro	48.3	+0.7
7	Médio Tejo	48.2	+0.6
8	Baixo Alentejo	47.7	+0.4
9	Alto Minho	47.3	+0.6
9	Região de Coimbra	47.3	+0.5
11	Alentejo Central	47.2	+0.4
12	Viseu Dão Lafões	47.1	+0.6
13	Alentejo Litoral	46.7	0
14	Lezíria do Tejo	45.8	+0.5
15	Região de Leiria	45.3	+0.5
16	Oeste	44.5	+0.5
17	Região de Aveiro	44.4	+0.4
18	Algarve	43.9	+0.4
19	Área Metropolitana do Porto	43.7	+0.5
20	Ave	42.9	+0.6
21	Península de Setúbal	42.8	+0.4
22	Região Autónoma da Madeira	42.4	+0.9
23	Grande Lisboa	42.3	+0.2
24	Tâmega e Sousa	41.9	+0.7
25	Cávado	41.6	+0.6
26	Região Autónoma dos Açores	39.1	+0.7

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.

Use this data in your AI agent

Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:

Rank NUTS 3 areas of Portugal by median age using official data, and cite the source.

rank_places {"indicator":"median_age","level":"province","within":"Portugal","limit":10}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/rank?indicator=median_age&level=province&within=Portugal&limit=10

Connect Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor in one step. The trial answers 25 calls a day without an account.

Questions

Which area has the highest median age?

Alto Tâmega e Barroso, with 52.6 years in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest median age?

Região Autónoma dos Açores, with 39.1 years in 2016.

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.