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EU regions (NUTS 2) by share of population aged 65 and over

Liguria had the highest share of population aged 65 and over of 242 regions in 2014, at 27.9%. Mayotte had the lowest, at 2.6%. The median was 19.2%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest27.9Liguria
Lowest2.6Mayotte
Median19.2242 regions

Top 40 regions, 2014

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LiguriaLiguria: 27.9 %27.9ChemnitzChemnitz: 26.4 %26.4AlentejoAlentejo: 25.5 %25.5Friuli-Venezia GiuliaFriuli-Venezia Giulia: 24.8 %24.8Sachsen-AnhaltSachsen-Anhalt: 24.7 %24.7DresdenDresden: 24.5 %24.5IpeirosIpeiros: 24.5 %24.5ToscanaToscana: 24.5 %24.5SeverozapadenSeverozapaden: 24.3 %24.3UmbriaUmbria: 24.3 %24.3PiemontePiemonte: 24.2 %24.2LimousinLimousin: 24.1 %24.1Castile and LeónCastile and León: 23.7 %23.7ThüringenThüringen: 23.7 %23.7Voreio AigaioVoreio Aigaio: 23.6 %23.6AsturiasAsturias: 23.5 %23.5GaliciaGalicia: 23.5 %23.5MarcheMarche: 23.5 %23.5PeloponnisosPeloponnisos: 23.5 %23.5Centro (PT)Centro (PT): 23.4 %23.4Emilia-RomagnaEmilia-Romagna: 23.3 %23.3Norra MellansverigeNorra Mellansverige: 23 %23Sterea ElládaSterea Elláda: 23 %23Mellersta NorrlandMellersta Norrland: 22.9 %22.9MoliseMolise: 22.9 %22.9BrandenburgBrandenburg: 22.8 %22.8LeipzigLeipzig: 22.8 %22.8ThessaliaThessalia: 22.8 %22.8Oeste e Vale do TejoOeste e Vale do Tejo: 22.7 %22.7Mecklenburg-VorpommernMecklenburg-Vorpommern: 22.5 %22.5AbruzzoAbruzzo: 22.3 %22.3Poitou-CharentesPoitou-Charentes: 22.3 %22.3SaarlandSaarland: 22.3 %22.3Schleswig-HolsteinSchleswig-Holstein: 22.3 %22.3BraunschweigBraunschweig: 22.2 %22.2Dytiki MakedoniaDytiki Makedonia: 22.2 %22.2Severen tsentralenSeveren tsentralen: 22.2 %22.2KasselKassel: 22.1 %22.1Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’AosteValle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste: 22.1 %22.1Anatoliki Makedonia, ThrakiAnatoliki Makedonia, Thraki: 21.9 %21.9
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankRegions2014 (%)
1Liguria27.9
2Chemnitz26.4
3Alentejo25.5
4Friuli-Venezia Giulia24.8
5Sachsen-Anhalt24.7
6Dresden24.5
6Ipeiros24.5
6Toscana24.5
9Severozapaden24.3
9Umbria24.3
11Piemonte24.2
12Limousin24.1
13Castile and León23.7
13Thüringen23.7
15Voreio Aigaio23.6
16Asturias23.5
16Galicia23.5
16Marche23.5
16Peloponnisos23.5
20Centro (PT)23.4
21Emilia-Romagna23.3
22Norra Mellansverige23
22Sterea Elláda23
24Mellersta Norrland22.9
24Molise22.9
26Brandenburg22.8
26Leipzig22.8
26Thessalia22.8
29Oeste e Vale do Tejo22.7
30Mecklenburg-Vorpommern22.5
31Abruzzo22.3
31Poitou-Charentes22.3
31Saarland22.3
31Schleswig-Holstein22.3
35Braunschweig22.2
35Dytiki Makedonia22.2
35Severen tsentralen22.2
38Kassel22.1
38Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste22.1
40Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki21.9
40Auvergne21.9
40Hannover21.9
43Bourgogne21.8
43Etelä-Suomi21.8
43Ionia Nisia21.8
43Prov. West-Vlaanderen21.8
47Småland med öarna21.7
48Lüneburg21.6
49Oberfranken21.5
50Düsseldorf21.4
50Koblenz21.4
50Lombardia21.4
53Arnsberg21.3
53Bremen21.3
53Corse21.3
53Övre Norrland21.3
53Veneto21.3
58Basilicata21.2
58Languedoc-Roussillon21.2
58Sardegna21.2
58Zeeland21.2
62Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur21.1
63Basque Country20.9
63Dytiki Elláda20.9
65Aquitaine20.7
65Basse-Normandie20.7
65Lazio20.7
68Aragon20.6
68Länsi-Suomi20.6
68Limburg (NL)20.6
68Sjælland20.6
72Kentriki Makedonia20.5
73Drenthe20.4
73Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi20.4
73Provincia Autonoma di Trento20.4
73Unterfranken20.4
77Burgenland20.3
77Kärnten20.3
79Centre - Val de Loire20.2
79Detmold20.2
79Mittelfranken20.2
79Östra Mellansverige20.2
79Rheinhessen-Pfalz20.2
84Algarve20.1
84Gießen20.1
84Midi-Pyrénées20.1
84Puglia20.1
84Schwaben20.1
89Bretagne20
90Åland19.9
90Calabria19.9
90Karlsruhe19.9
90Trier19.9
94Cantabria19.8
94Freiburg19.8
94Yuzhen tsentralen19.8
97Nordjylland19.7
97Stuttgart19.7
97Weser-Ems19.7
100Darmstadt19.6
100Extremadura19.6
100Jadranska Hrvatska19.6
100Köln19.6
100La Rioja19.6
100Münster19.6
100Sicilia19.6
100Sydsverige19.6
108Grande Lisboa19.5
108Niederbayern19.5
108Península de Setúbal19.5
108Steiermark19.5
108Syddanmark19.5
113Niederösterreich19.4
114Oberbayern19.3
114Oberpfalz19.3
114Yugoiztochen19.3
117Berlin19.2
117Budapest19.2
117Tübingen19.2
117Västsverige19.2
117Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas19.2
122Latvija19.1
123Friesland (NL)18.9
123Hamburg18.9
125Franche-Comté18.8
125Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen18.8
125Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen18.8
125Severoiztochen18.8
129Navarre18.7
130Attiki18.6
130Champagne-Ardenne18.6
130Dél-Alföld18.6
133Panonska Hrvatska18.5
133Pays de la Loire18.5
135Eesti18.4
135Kriti18.4
135Prov. Vlaams-Brabant18.4
138Prov. Antwerpen18.3
138Sud-Muntenia18.3
138Sud-Vest Oltenia18.3
138Yugozapaden18.3
142Dél-Dunántúl18.2
142Lorraine18.2
144Norte18.1
144Praha18.1
144Valencian Community18.1
147Castilla-La Mancha18
147Grad Zagreb18
147Prov. Limburg (BE)18
150Catalonia17.9
150Gelderland17.9
150Noord-Brabant17.9
153Jihovýchod17.7
153Jihozápad17.7
153Oberösterreich17.7
153Salzburg17.7
153Severovýchod17.7
153Střední Morava17.7
159Groningen17.6
159Malta17.6
159Martinique17.6
159Nyugat-Dunántúl17.6
159Vzhodna Slovenija17.6
164Észak-Magyarország17.5
164Prov. Liège17.5
166Midtjylland17.4
166Prov. Brabant wallon17.4
168Haute-Normandie17.3
168Overijssel17.3
168Prov. Hainaut17.3
168Rhône-Alpes17.3
168Zahodna Slovenija17.3
173Campania17.2
173Sjeverna Hrvatska17.2
175Közép-Dunántúl17.1
175Tirol17.1
177Moravskoslezsko17
177Prov. Namur17
177Wien17
180Sud-Est16.9
181Alsace16.7
182Łódzkie16.6
182Notio Aigaio16.6
184Community of Madrid16.5
184Nord-Est16.5
184Picardie16.5
184Severozápad16.5
188Hovedstaden16.4
188Noord-Holland16.4
188Vorarlberg16.4
191Střední Čechy16.3
191Świętokrzyskie16.3
191Warszawski stołeczny16.3
194Sostinės regionas16.1
194Vest16.1
196Andalusia15.9
196Centru15.9
196Észak-Alföld15.9
196Guadeloupe15.9
196Prov. Luxembourg (BE)15.9
201Opolskie15.8
202Helsinki-Uusimaa15.7
202Podlaskie15.7
204Nord-Vest15.6
204Śląskie15.6
204Stockholm15.6
207Lubelskie15.5
207Nord-Pas de Calais15.5
207Pest15.5
207Região Autónoma da Madeira15.5
211Dolnośląskie15
212Balearic Islands14.9
212Region of Murcia14.9
214Bratislavský kraj14.7
215Canary Islands14.6
215Małopolskie14.6
217Západné Slovensko14.5
218Mazowiecki regionalny14.4
219Bucureşti-Ilfov14.3
219Podkarpackie14.3
221Kujawsko-pomorskie14.2
222Luxembourg14.1
222Northern and Western14.1
222Zachodniopomorskie14.1
225Kýpros14
226Ile-de-France13.7
226Pomorskie13.7
228Wielkopolskie13.6
229Lubuskie13.5
229Região Autónoma dos Açores13.5
231Southern13.4
231Stredné Slovensko13.4
233Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest13.2
234Warmińsko-mazurskie13.1
235Východné Slovensko12
236Eastern and Midland11.5
236Flevoland11.5
238Ceuta10.9
239La Réunion9.7
239Melilla9.7
241Guyane4.6
242Mayotte2.6

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About this ranking

Residents aged 65 or over as a percentage of total population. Spain: 1 January, INE annual census. United States: 1 July, Census Bureau population estimates. World Bank figures for other countries and the World refer to mid-year.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the regions are compared on one definition. 2 regions with data in other periods have no value for 2014 and are left out rather than filled from another source. 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 share of population aged 65 and over?

Liguria, with 27.9% in 2014, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest share of population aged 65 and over?

Mayotte, with 2.6% in 2014.

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. 2 regions have no value for 2014 and are not ranked.

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