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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 2015, at 28.2%. Mayotte had the lowest, at 2.7%. The median was 19.4%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest28.2Liguria
Lowest2.7Mayotte
Median19.4242 regions

Top 40 regions, 2015

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LiguriaLiguria: 28.2 %28.2ChemnitzChemnitz: 26.8 %26.8AlentejoAlentejo: 25.7 %25.7Friuli-Venezia GiuliaFriuli-Venezia Giulia: 25.2 %25.2IpeirosIpeiros: 25 %25Sachsen-AnhaltSachsen-Anhalt: 25 %25ToscanaToscana: 24.9 %24.9SeverozapadenSeverozapaden: 24.8 %24.8UmbriaUmbria: 24.7 %24.7DresdenDresden: 24.6 %24.6LimousinLimousin: 24.6 %24.6PiemontePiemonte: 24.6 %24.6Voreio AigaioVoreio Aigaio: 24.2 %24.2AsturiasAsturias: 24 %24Castile and LeónCastile and León: 24 %24GaliciaGalicia: 24 %24ThüringenThüringen: 24 %24Centro (PT)Centro (PT): 23.9 %23.9PeloponnisosPeloponnisos: 23.9 %23.9MarcheMarche: 23.8 %23.8Emilia-RomagnaEmilia-Romagna: 23.6 %23.6MoliseMolise: 23.4 %23.4Norra MellansverigeNorra Mellansverige: 23.4 %23.4Sterea ElládaSterea Elláda: 23.4 %23.4Mellersta NorrlandMellersta Norrland: 23.2 %23.2Oeste e Vale do TejoOeste e Vale do Tejo: 23.2 %23.2BrandenburgBrandenburg: 23.1 %23.1ThessaliaThessalia: 23.1 %23.1Poitou-CharentesPoitou-Charentes: 22.9 %22.9Severen tsentralenSeveren tsentralen: 22.9 %22.9Mecklenburg-VorpommernMecklenburg-Vorpommern: 22.8 %22.8AbruzzoAbruzzo: 22.7 %22.7LeipzigLeipzig: 22.7 %22.7SaarlandSaarland: 22.7 %22.7Schleswig-HolsteinSchleswig-Holstein: 22.6 %22.6Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’AosteValle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste: 22.6 %22.6Dytiki MakedoniaDytiki Makedonia: 22.5 %22.5Etelä-SuomiEtelä-Suomi: 22.5 %22.5AuvergneAuvergne: 22.4 %22.4BourgogneBourgogne: 22.4 %22.4
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankRegions2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Liguria28.2+0.3 pts
2Chemnitz26.8+0.4 pts
3Alentejo25.7+0.2 pts
4Friuli-Venezia Giulia25.2+0.4 pts
5Ipeiros25+0.5 pts
5Sachsen-Anhalt25+0.3 pts
7Toscana24.9+0.4 pts
8Severozapaden24.8+0.5 pts
9Umbria24.7+0.4 pts
10Dresden24.6+0.1 pts
10Limousin24.6+0.5 pts
10Piemonte24.6+0.4 pts
13Voreio Aigaio24.2+0.6 pts
14Asturias24+0.5 pts
14Castile and León24+0.3 pts
14Galicia24+0.5 pts
14Thüringen24+0.3 pts
18Centro (PT)23.9+0.5 pts
18Peloponnisos23.9+0.4 pts
20Marche23.8+0.3 pts
21Emilia-Romagna23.6+0.3 pts
22Molise23.4+0.5 pts
22Norra Mellansverige23.4+0.4 pts
22Sterea Elláda23.4+0.4 pts
25Mellersta Norrland23.2+0.3 pts
25Oeste e Vale do Tejo23.2+0.5 pts
27Brandenburg23.1+0.3 pts
27Thessalia23.1+0.3 pts
29Poitou-Charentes22.9+0.6 pts
29Severen tsentralen22.9+0.7 pts
31Mecklenburg-Vorpommern22.8+0.3 pts
32Abruzzo22.7+0.4 pts
32Leipzig22.7-0.1 pts
32Saarland22.7+0.4 pts
35Schleswig-Holstein22.6+0.3 pts
35Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste22.6+0.5 pts
37Dytiki Makedonia22.5+0.3 pts
37Etelä-Suomi22.5+0.7 pts
39Auvergne22.4+0.5 pts
39Bourgogne22.4+0.6 pts
39Braunschweig22.4+0.2 pts
39Kassel22.4+0.3 pts
43Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki22.3+0.4 pts
44Ionia Nisia22.2+0.4 pts
45Hannover22.1+0.2 pts
45Prov. West-Vlaanderen22.1+0.3 pts
47Småland med öarna22+0.3 pts
48Corse21.9+0.6 pts
48Lüneburg21.9+0.3 pts
50Lombardia21.8+0.4 pts
50Oberfranken21.8+0.3 pts
50Zeeland21.8+0.6 pts
53Basilicata21.7+0.5 pts
53Koblenz21.7+0.3 pts
53Languedoc-Roussillon21.7+0.5 pts
53Sardegna21.7+0.5 pts
53Veneto21.7+0.4 pts
58Övre Norrland21.6+0.3 pts
59Düsseldorf21.5+0.1 pts
59Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur21.5+0.4 pts
61Arnsberg21.4+0.1 pts
61Basse-Normandie21.4+0.7 pts
61Bremen21.4+0.1 pts
64Basque Country21.3+0.4 pts
64Dytiki Elláda21.3+0.4 pts
66Länsi-Suomi21.2+0.6 pts
66Limburg (NL)21.2+0.6 pts
68Aquitaine21.1+0.4 pts
68Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi21.1+0.7 pts
68Sjælland21.1+0.5 pts
71Drenthe21+0.6 pts
72Aragon20.9+0.3 pts
72Lazio20.9+0.2 pts
74Kentriki Makedonia20.8+0.3 pts
74Provincia Autonoma di Trento20.8+0.4 pts
76Burgenland20.7+0.4 pts
76Centre - Val de Loire20.7+0.5 pts
76Unterfranken20.7+0.3 pts
79Kärnten20.6+0.3 pts
79Puglia20.6+0.5 pts
81Algarve20.5+0.4 pts
81Bretagne20.5+0.5 pts
81Midi-Pyrénées20.5+0.4 pts
81Rheinhessen-Pfalz20.5+0.3 pts
85Åland20.4+0.5 pts
85Östra Mellansverige20.4+0.2 pts
85Yuzhen tsentralen20.4+0.6 pts
88Calabria20.3+0.4 pts
88Cantabria20.3+0.5 pts
88Detmold20.3+0.1 pts
88Gießen20.3+0.2 pts
88Mittelfranken20.3+0.1 pts
88Schwaben20.3+0.2 pts
94Jadranska Hrvatska20.1+0.5 pts
94Karlsruhe20.1+0.2 pts
94Nordjylland20.1+0.4 pts
94Trier20.1+0.2 pts
98Freiburg20+0.2 pts
98La Rioja20+0.4 pts
98Sicilia20+0.4 pts
98Weser-Ems20+0.3 pts
102Península de Setúbal19.9+0.4 pts
102Syddanmark19.9+0.4 pts
104Extremadura19.8+0.2 pts
104Grande Lisboa19.8+0.3 pts
104Köln19.8+0.2 pts
104Münster19.8+0.2 pts
104Stuttgart19.8+0.1 pts
104Sydsverige19.8+0.2 pts
104Yugoiztochen19.8+0.5 pts
111Darmstadt19.7+0.1 pts
111Niederbayern19.7+0.2 pts
111Steiermark19.7+0.2 pts
114Niederösterreich19.6+0.2 pts
115Friesland (NL)19.5+0.6 pts
115Oberpfalz19.5+0.2 pts
115Severoiztochen19.5+0.7 pts
115Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas19.5+0.3 pts
119Budapest19.4+0.2 pts
119Franche-Comté19.4+0.6 pts
119Latvija19.4+0.3 pts
119Oberbayern19.4+0.1 pts
119Västsverige19.4+0.2 pts
124Tübingen19.3+0.1 pts
125Berlin19.20 pts
125Champagne-Ardenne19.2+0.6 pts
127Attiki19.1+0.5 pts
128Dél-Alföld19+0.4 pts
128Navarre19+0.3 pts
128Pays de la Loire19+0.5 pts
128Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen19+0.2 pts
128Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen19+0.2 pts
133Hamburg18.90 pts
133Panonska Hrvatska18.9+0.4 pts
135Eesti Series break18.8+0.4 pts
135Kriti18.8+0.4 pts
135Sud-Muntenia18.8+0.5 pts
135Sud-Vest Oltenia18.8+0.5 pts
139Dél-Dunántúl18.7+0.5 pts
139Lorraine18.7+0.5 pts
139Norte18.7+0.6 pts
139Yugozapaden18.7+0.4 pts
143Prov. Vlaams-Brabant18.6+0.2 pts
144Noord-Brabant18.5+0.6 pts
144Prov. Antwerpen18.5+0.2 pts
146Gelderland18.4+0.5 pts
146Grad Zagreb18.4+0.4 pts
146Prov. Limburg (BE)18.4+0.4 pts
146Valencian Community18.4+0.3 pts
150Castilla-La Mancha18.3+0.3 pts
150Catalonia18.3+0.4 pts
150Severovýchod18.3+0.6 pts
150Střední Morava18.3+0.6 pts
154Jihovýchod18.2+0.5 pts
154Jihozápad18.2+0.5 pts
154Martinique18.2+0.6 pts
154Praha18.2+0.1 pts
158Vzhodna Slovenija18.1+0.5 pts
159Groningen18+0.4 pts
159Malta18+0.4 pts
159Nyugat-Dunántúl18+0.4 pts
162Észak-Magyarország17.9+0.4 pts
162Oberösterreich17.9+0.2 pts
162Salzburg17.9+0.2 pts
165Haute-Normandie17.8+0.5 pts
165Midtjylland17.8+0.4 pts
167Overijssel17.7+0.4 pts
167Prov. Brabant wallon17.7+0.3 pts
167Prov. Liège17.7+0.2 pts
167Rhône-Alpes17.7+0.4 pts
167Zahodna Slovenija17.7+0.4 pts
172Campania17.6+0.4 pts
172Prov. Hainaut17.6+0.3 pts
172Sjeverna Hrvatska17.6+0.4 pts
172Sud-Est17.6+0.7 pts
176Közép-Dunántúl17.5+0.4 pts
176Moravskoslezsko17.5+0.5 pts
178Tirol17.4+0.3 pts
179Prov. Namur17.3+0.3 pts
180Alsace17.2+0.5 pts
180Łódzkie17.2+0.6 pts
180Notio Aigaio17.2+0.6 pts
180Severozápad17.2+0.7 pts
184Picardie17+0.5 pts
185Community of Madrid16.9+0.4 pts
185Wien16.9-0.1 pts
187Noord-Holland16.8+0.4 pts
187Nord-Est16.8+0.3 pts
187Świętokrzyskie16.8+0.5 pts
190Střední Čechy16.7+0.4 pts
190Vorarlberg16.7+0.3 pts
190Warszawski stołeczny16.7+0.4 pts
193Hovedstaden16.6+0.2 pts
194Guadeloupe16.5+0.6 pts
194Vest16.5+0.4 pts
196Opolskie16.4+0.6 pts
197Centru16.3+0.4 pts
197Sostinės regionas16.3+0.2 pts
199Andalusia16.2+0.3 pts
199Észak-Alföld16.2+0.3 pts
199Śląskie16.2+0.6 pts
202Helsinki-Uusimaa16.1+0.4 pts
202Prov. Luxembourg (BE)16.1+0.2 pts
204Lubelskie16+0.5 pts
204Nord-Pas de Calais16+0.5 pts
204Podlaskie16+0.3 pts
204Região Autónoma da Madeira16+0.5 pts
208Nord-Vest15.9+0.3 pts
208Pest15.9+0.4 pts
210Dolnośląskie15.7+0.7 pts
210Stockholm15.7+0.1 pts
212Balearic Islands15.2+0.3 pts
213Region of Murcia15.1+0.2 pts
214Bratislavský kraj15+0.3 pts
214Małopolskie15+0.4 pts
214Západné Slovensko15+0.5 pts
217Canary Islands14.9+0.3 pts
217Mazowiecki regionalny14.9+0.5 pts
217Zachodniopomorskie14.9+0.8 pts
220Bucureşti-Ilfov14.8+0.5 pts
220Kujawsko-pomorskie14.8+0.6 pts
222Podkarpackie14.7+0.4 pts
223Kýpros14.5+0.5 pts
223Northern and Western14.5+0.4 pts
225Lubuskie14.2+0.7 pts
225Luxembourg14.2+0.1 pts
225Pomorskie14.2+0.5 pts
225Wielkopolskie14.2+0.6 pts
229Ile-de-France14+0.3 pts
230Southern13.9+0.5 pts
230Stredné Slovensko13.9+0.5 pts
232Região Autónoma dos Açores13.8+0.3 pts
233Warmińsko-mazurskie13.6+0.5 pts
234Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest13.1-0.1 pts
235Východné Slovensko12.5+0.5 pts
236Flevoland12+0.5 pts
237Eastern and Midland11.7+0.2 pts
238Ceuta11+0.1 pts
239La Réunion10.1+0.4 pts
240Melilla9.70 pts
241Guyane4.8+0.2 pts
242Mayotte2.7+0.1 pts

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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 2015 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 28.2% in 2015, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Mayotte, with 2.7% 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. 2 regions have no value for 2015 and are not ranked.

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