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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 2016, at 28.3%. Mayotte had the lowest, at 2.7%. The median was 19.6%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest28.3Liguria
Lowest2.7Mayotte
Median19.6242 regions

Top 40 regions, 2016

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LiguriaLiguria: 28.3 %28.3ChemnitzChemnitz: 27.2 %27.2AlentejoAlentejo: 26 %26Friuli-Venezia GiuliaFriuli-Venezia Giulia: 25.5 %25.5SeverozapadenSeverozapaden: 25.5 %25.5IpeirosIpeiros: 25.4 %25.4LimousinLimousin: 25.2 %25.2Sachsen-AnhaltSachsen-Anhalt: 25.1 %25.1ToscanaToscana: 25 %25PiemontePiemonte: 24.9 %24.9UmbriaUmbria: 24.9 %24.9DresdenDresden: 24.8 %24.8Voreio AigaioVoreio Aigaio: 24.7 %24.7AsturiasAsturias: 24.4 %24.4Centro (PT)Centro (PT): 24.4 %24.4Castile and LeónCastile and León: 24.3 %24.3GaliciaGalicia: 24.3 %24.3PeloponnisosPeloponnisos: 24.2 %24.2ThüringenThüringen: 24.2 %24.2MarcheMarche: 24.1 %24.1Emilia-RomagnaEmilia-Romagna: 23.7 %23.7Severen tsentralenSeveren tsentralen: 23.7 %23.7Sterea ElládaSterea Elláda: 23.7 %23.7MoliseMolise: 23.6 %23.6Oeste e Vale do TejoOeste e Vale do Tejo: 23.6 %23.6Norra MellansverigeNorra Mellansverige: 23.5 %23.5Mellersta NorrlandMellersta Norrland: 23.4 %23.4Poitou-CharentesPoitou-Charentes: 23.4 %23.4ThessaliaThessalia: 23.4 %23.4BrandenburgBrandenburg: 23.3 %23.3Etelä-SuomiEtelä-Suomi: 23.1 %23.1AbruzzoAbruzzo: 23 %23AuvergneAuvergne: 23 %23Mecklenburg-VorpommernMecklenburg-Vorpommern: 23 %23BourgogneBourgogne: 22.9 %22.9SaarlandSaarland: 22.9 %22.9Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’AosteValle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste: 22.9 %22.9Dytiki MakedoniaDytiki Makedonia: 22.8 %22.8Anatoliki Makedonia, ThrakiAnatoliki Makedonia, Thraki: 22.6 %22.6LeipzigLeipzig: 22.6 %22.6
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankRegions2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Liguria28.3+0.1 pts
2Chemnitz27.2+0.4 pts
3Alentejo26+0.3 pts
4Friuli-Venezia Giulia25.5+0.3 pts
4Severozapaden25.5+0.7 pts
6Ipeiros25.4+0.4 pts
7Limousin25.2+0.6 pts
8Sachsen-Anhalt25.1+0.1 pts
9Toscana25+0.1 pts
10Piemonte24.9+0.3 pts
10Umbria24.9+0.2 pts
12Dresden24.8+0.2 pts
13Voreio Aigaio24.7+0.5 pts
14Asturias24.4+0.4 pts
14Centro (PT)24.4+0.5 pts
16Castile and León24.3+0.3 pts
16Galicia24.3+0.3 pts
18Peloponnisos24.2+0.3 pts
18Thüringen24.2+0.2 pts
20Marche24.1+0.3 pts
21Emilia-Romagna23.7+0.1 pts
21Severen tsentralen23.7+0.8 pts
21Sterea Elláda23.7+0.3 pts
24Molise23.6+0.2 pts
24Oeste e Vale do Tejo23.6+0.4 pts
26Norra Mellansverige23.5+0.1 pts
27Mellersta Norrland23.4+0.2 pts
27Poitou-Charentes23.4+0.5 pts
27Thessalia23.4+0.3 pts
30Brandenburg23.3+0.2 pts
31Etelä-Suomi23.1+0.6 pts
32Abruzzo23+0.3 pts
32Auvergne23+0.6 pts
32Mecklenburg-Vorpommern23+0.2 pts
35Bourgogne22.9+0.5 pts
35Saarland22.9+0.2 pts
35Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste22.9+0.3 pts
38Dytiki Makedonia22.8+0.3 pts
39Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki22.6+0.3 pts
39Leipzig22.6-0.1 pts
39Schleswig-Holstein22.60 pts
42Ionia Nisia22.4+0.2 pts
42Prov. West-Vlaanderen22.4+0.3 pts
44Braunschweig22.3-0.1 pts
44Corse22.3+0.4 pts
44Kassel22.3-0.1 pts
47Languedoc-Roussillon22.2+0.5 pts
47Sardegna22.2+0.5 pts
47Zeeland22.2+0.4 pts
50Småland med öarna22.1+0.1 pts
50Veneto22.1+0.4 pts
52Basilicata22+0.3 pts
52Basse-Normandie22+0.6 pts
52Hannover22-0.1 pts
52Lombardia22+0.2 pts
52Lüneburg22+0.1 pts
52Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur22+0.5 pts
58Koblenz21.9+0.2 pts
58Oberfranken21.9+0.1 pts
58Övre Norrland21.9+0.3 pts
61Limburg (NL)21.8+0.6 pts
62Länsi-Suomi21.7+0.5 pts
62Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi21.7+0.6 pts
64Aquitaine21.6+0.5 pts
64Basque Country21.6+0.3 pts
64Dytiki Elláda21.6+0.3 pts
67Drenthe21.5+0.5 pts
67Sjælland21.5+0.4 pts
69Düsseldorf21.4-0.1 pts
70Arnsberg21.3-0.1 pts
70Centre - Val de Loire21.3+0.6 pts
72Bremen21.2-0.2 pts
72Kentriki Makedonia21.2+0.4 pts
74Aragon21.1+0.2 pts
74Lazio21.1+0.2 pts
74Provincia Autonoma di Trento21.1+0.3 pts
77Bretagne21+0.5 pts
77Puglia21+0.4 pts
77Yuzhen tsentralen21+0.6 pts
80Burgenland20.9+0.2 pts
80Midi-Pyrénées20.9+0.4 pts
80Unterfranken20.9+0.2 pts
83Åland20.8+0.4 pts
83Algarve20.8+0.3 pts
83Kärnten20.8+0.2 pts
86Cantabria20.7+0.4 pts
86Jadranska Hrvatska20.7+0.6 pts
88Calabria20.6+0.3 pts
88Östra Mellansverige20.6+0.2 pts
88Rheinhessen-Pfalz20.6+0.1 pts
91Nordjylland20.4+0.3 pts
91Yugoiztochen20.4+0.6 pts
93Gießen20.30 pts
93Mittelfranken20.30 pts
93Península de Setúbal20.3+0.4 pts
93Schwaben20.30 pts
93Sicilia20.3+0.3 pts
98Detmold20.2-0.1 pts
98La Rioja20.2+0.2 pts
98Severoiztochen20.2+0.7 pts
98Syddanmark20.2+0.3 pts
102Grande Lisboa20.1+0.3 pts
103Franche-Comté20+0.6 pts
103Freiburg200 pts
103Karlsruhe20-0.1 pts
103Weser-Ems200 pts
107Extremadura19.9+0.1 pts
107Friesland (NL)19.9+0.4 pts
107Sydsverige19.9+0.1 pts
107Trier19.9-0.2 pts
111Champagne-Ardenne19.8+0.6 pts
111Münster19.80 pts
111Niederbayern19.8+0.1 pts
114Darmstadt19.70 pts
114Köln19.7-0.1 pts
114Niederösterreich19.7+0.1 pts
114Steiermark19.70 pts
114Stuttgart19.7-0.1 pts
114Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas19.7+0.2 pts
120Latvija19.6+0.2 pts
120Oberpfalz19.6+0.1 pts
120Västsverige19.6+0.2 pts
123Attiki19.5+0.4 pts
123Budapest19.5+0.1 pts
123Pays de la Loire19.5+0.5 pts
126Dél-Alföld19.4+0.4 pts
126Tübingen19.4+0.1 pts
128Berlin19.3+0.1 pts
128Norte19.3+0.6 pts
128Oberbayern19.3-0.1 pts
128Panonska Hrvatska19.3+0.4 pts
128Sud-Muntenia19.3+0.5 pts
128Sud-Vest Oltenia19.3+0.5 pts
134Dél-Dunántúl19.2+0.5 pts
134Lorraine19.2+0.5 pts
134Navarre19.2+0.2 pts
134Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen19.2+0.2 pts
134Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen19.2+0.2 pts
134Yugozapaden19.2+0.5 pts
140Eesti19+0.2 pts
140Kriti19+0.2 pts
140Martinique19+0.8 pts
143Noord-Brabant18.9+0.4 pts
144Gelderland18.8+0.4 pts
144Prov. Limburg (BE)18.8+0.4 pts
144Prov. Vlaams-Brabant18.8+0.2 pts
144Severovýchod18.8+0.5 pts
144Střední Morava18.8+0.5 pts
149Grad Zagreb18.7+0.3 pts
149Hamburg18.7-0.2 pts
149Prov. Antwerpen18.7+0.2 pts
149Valencian Community18.7+0.3 pts
153Jihovýchod18.6+0.4 pts
153Jihozápad18.6+0.4 pts
153Vzhodna Slovenija18.6+0.5 pts
156Catalonia18.5+0.2 pts
157Castilla-La Mancha18.4+0.1 pts
157Groningen18.4+0.4 pts
157Haute-Normandie18.4+0.6 pts
157Nyugat-Dunántúl18.4+0.4 pts
157Praha18.4+0.2 pts
162Malta18.3+0.3 pts
163Észak-Magyarország18.2+0.3 pts
163Zahodna Slovenija18.2+0.5 pts
165Midtjylland18.1+0.3 pts
165Moravskoslezsko18.1+0.6 pts
165Overijssel18.1+0.4 pts
165Rhône-Alpes18.1+0.4 pts
165Sjeverna Hrvatska18.1+0.5 pts
165Sud-Est18.1+0.5 pts
171Prov. Brabant wallon18+0.3 pts
171Prov. Liège18+0.3 pts
171Salzburg18+0.1 pts
174Campania17.9+0.3 pts
174Közép-Dunántúl17.9+0.4 pts
174Oberösterreich17.90 pts
177Prov. Hainaut17.8+0.2 pts
177Severozápad17.8+0.6 pts
179Alsace17.7+0.5 pts
179Łódzkie17.7+0.5 pts
179Notio Aigaio17.7+0.5 pts
182Prov. Namur17.6+0.3 pts
183Picardie17.5+0.5 pts
184Tirol17.40 pts
185Świętokrzyskie17.3+0.5 pts
186Community of Madrid17.2+0.3 pts
186Guadeloupe17.2+0.7 pts
186Nord-Est17.2+0.4 pts
189Noord-Holland17.1+0.3 pts
189Střední Čechy17.1+0.4 pts
189Warszawski stołeczny17.1+0.4 pts
192Opolskie16.9+0.5 pts
192Vest16.9+0.4 pts
194Śląskie16.8+0.6 pts
194Vorarlberg16.8+0.1 pts
196Centru16.7+0.4 pts
196Hovedstaden16.7+0.1 pts
196Wien16.7-0.2 pts
199Észak-Alföld16.6+0.4 pts
199Região Autónoma da Madeira16.6+0.6 pts
201Helsinki-Uusimaa16.5+0.4 pts
201Lubelskie16.5+0.5 pts
201Nord-Pas de Calais16.5+0.5 pts
201Sostinės regionas16.5+0.2 pts
205Andalusia16.4+0.2 pts
205Dolnośląskie16.4+0.7 pts
205Podlaskie16.4+0.4 pts
208Nord-Vest16.3+0.4 pts
208Pest16.3+0.4 pts
210Prov. Luxembourg (BE)16.2+0.1 pts
211Stockholm15.8+0.1 pts
212Zachodniopomorskie15.6+0.7 pts
213Bratislavský kraj15.5+0.5 pts
213Kujawsko-pomorskie15.5+0.7 pts
213Západné Slovensko15.5+0.5 pts
216Małopolskie15.4+0.4 pts
217Balearic Islands15.3+0.1 pts
217Mazowiecki regionalny15.3+0.4 pts
217Region of Murcia15.3+0.2 pts
220Canary Islands15.2+0.3 pts
221Bucureşti-Ilfov15.1+0.3 pts
221Podkarpackie15.1+0.4 pts
223Kýpros15+0.5 pts
224Lubuskie14.9+0.7 pts
224Northern and Western14.9+0.4 pts
226Pomorskie14.8+0.6 pts
227Wielkopolskie14.7+0.5 pts
228Stredné Slovensko14.4+0.5 pts
229Ile-de-France14.3+0.3 pts
229Warmińsko-mazurskie14.3+0.7 pts
231Luxembourg14.20 pts
231Região Autónoma dos Açores14.2+0.4 pts
231Southern14.2+0.3 pts
234Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest13-0.1 pts
235Východné Slovensko12.9+0.4 pts
236Flevoland12.4+0.4 pts
237Eastern and Midland11.9+0.2 pts
238Ceuta11.2+0.2 pts
239La Réunion10.6+0.5 pts
240Melilla9.8+0.1 pts
241Guyane5+0.2 pts
242Mayotte2.70 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 2016 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 28.3% in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Mayotte, with 2.7% 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. 2 regions have no value for 2016 and are not ranked.

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