NUTS 3 areas of Portugal by median age

Name: NUTS 3 areas of Portugal by median age, 2021
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Alto Tâmega e Barroso had the highest median age of 26 areas in 2021, at 55.9 years. Região Autónoma dos Açores had the lowest, at 41.9 years. The median was 47.6 years and the figure for Portugal was 46.3 years. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest55.9Alto Tâmega e Barroso

Lowest41.9Região Autónoma dos Açores

Median47.626 areas

Portugal46.3History

All areas, 2021

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

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2021 years	Change on 2020
1	Alto Tâmega e Barroso	55.9	+0.3
2	Terras de Trás-os-Montes	54.3	+0.3
3	Beira Baixa	53.9	+0.2
3	Beiras e Serra da Estrela	53.9	+0.3
5	Douro	51.5	+0.4
6	Alto Alentejo	51.2	0
7	Médio Tejo	50.6	+0.3
8	Alto Minho	49.7	+0.3
9	Região de Coimbra	49.6	+0.4
10	Baixo Alentejo	49.5	+0.1
10	Viseu Dão Lafões	49.5	+0.2
12	Alentejo Central	49	+0.1
13	Lezíria do Tejo	47.7	+0.2
14	Região de Leiria	47.5	+0.3
15	Alentejo Litoral	47.4	+0.3
16	Oeste	46.8	+0.2
17	Região de Aveiro	46.7	+0.4
18	Algarve	46.4	+0.5
19	Área Metropolitana do Porto	46	+0.5
20	Região Autónoma da Madeira	45.9	+0.5
21	Ave	45.7	+0.4
22	Tâmega e Sousa	44.9	+0.5
23	Península de Setúbal	44.7	+0.4
24	Cávado	44.3	+0.6
25	Grande Lisboa	43.8	+0.6
26	Região Autónoma dos Açores	41.9	+0.3

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 55.9 years in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest median age?

Região Autónoma dos Açores, with 41.9 years in 2021.

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.