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

Chemnitz had the highest share of population aged 65 and over of 242 regions in 2018, at 28.5%. Mayotte had the lowest, at 2.7%. The median was 20.1%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest28.5Chemnitz
Lowest2.7Mayotte
Median20.1242 regions

Top 40 regions, 2018

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ChemnitzChemnitz: 28.5 %28.5LiguriaLiguria: 28.5 %28.5AlentejoAlentejo: 26.7 %26.7IpeirosIpeiros: 26.2 %26.2LimousinLimousin: 26.2 %26.2SeverozapadenSeverozapaden: 26.2 %26.2Friuli-Venezia GiuliaFriuli-Venezia Giulia: 26 %26Sachsen-AnhaltSachsen-Anhalt: 26 %26Centro (PT)Centro (PT): 25.6 %25.6DresdenDresden: 25.5 %25.5PiemontePiemonte: 25.4 %25.4UmbriaUmbria: 25.4 %25.4AsturiasAsturias: 25.3 %25.3ThüringenThüringen: 25.3 %25.3ToscanaToscana: 25.3 %25.3Castile and LeónCastile and León: 25 %25GaliciaGalicia: 24.9 %24.9Severen tsentralenSeveren tsentralen: 24.9 %24.9PeloponnisosPeloponnisos: 24.8 %24.8MarcheMarche: 24.6 %24.6Oeste e Vale do TejoOeste e Vale do Tejo: 24.6 %24.6Poitou-CharentesPoitou-Charentes: 24.6 %24.6Etelä-SuomiEtelä-Suomi: 24.3 %24.3Sterea ElládaSterea Elláda: 24.3 %24.3MoliseMolise: 24.2 %24.2BrandenburgBrandenburg: 24.1 %24.1Mecklenburg-VorpommernMecklenburg-Vorpommern: 24.1 %24.1Voreio AigaioVoreio Aigaio: 24.1 %24.1BourgogneBourgogne: 24 %24ThessaliaThessalia: 24 %24AuvergneAuvergne: 23.9 %23.9Emilia-RomagnaEmilia-Romagna: 23.9 %23.9Norra MellansverigeNorra Mellansverige: 23.7 %23.7AbruzzoAbruzzo: 23.6 %23.6Dytiki MakedoniaDytiki Makedonia: 23.5 %23.5Mellersta NorrlandMellersta Norrland: 23.5 %23.5Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’AosteValle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste: 23.5 %23.5SaarlandSaarland: 23.4 %23.4Basse-NormandieBasse-Normandie: 23.2 %23.2CorseCorse: 23.2 %23.2
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankRegions2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Chemnitz28.5+0.6 pts
1Liguria28.5+0.1 pts
3Alentejo26.7+0.4 pts
4Ipeiros26.2+0.3 pts
4Limousin Provisional26.2+0.5 pts
4Severozapaden26.2+0.3 pts
7Friuli-Venezia Giulia26+0.2 pts
7Sachsen-Anhalt26+0.4 pts
9Centro (PT)25.6+0.6 pts
10Dresden25.5+0.3 pts
11Piemonte25.4+0.3 pts
11Umbria25.4+0.2 pts
13Asturias25.3+0.5 pts
13Thüringen25.3+0.5 pts
13Toscana25.3+0.1 pts
16Castile and León25+0.4 pts
17Galicia24.9+0.3 pts
17Severen tsentralen24.9+0.5 pts
19Peloponnisos24.8+0.3 pts
20Marche24.6+0.2 pts
20Oeste e Vale do Tejo24.6+0.5 pts
20Poitou-Charentes Provisional24.6+0.6 pts
23Etelä-Suomi24.3+0.6 pts
23Sterea Elláda24.3+0.3 pts
25Molise24.2+0.3 pts
26Brandenburg24.1+0.4 pts
26Mecklenburg-Vorpommern24.1+0.5 pts
26Voreio Aigaio24.1-0.3 pts
29Bourgogne Provisional24+0.5 pts
29Thessalia24+0.2 pts
31Auvergne Provisional23.9+0.4 pts
31Emilia-Romagna23.90 pts
33Norra Mellansverige23.7+0.2 pts
34Abruzzo23.6+0.3 pts
35Dytiki Makedonia23.5+0.3 pts
35Mellersta Norrland23.5+0.1 pts
35Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste23.5+0.3 pts
38Saarland23.4+0.3 pts
39Basse-Normandie Provisional23.2+0.5 pts
39Corse Provisional23.2+0.4 pts
39Sardegna23.2+0.5 pts
42Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki23.1+0.2 pts
42Languedoc-Roussillon Provisional23.1+0.4 pts
44Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi23+0.7 pts
45Limburg (NL)22.9+0.6 pts
45Prov. West-Vlaanderen22.9+0.3 pts
45Schleswig-Holstein22.9+0.2 pts
45Zeeland22.9+0.3 pts
49Ionia Nisia22.8+0.1 pts
49Leipzig22.8+0.1 pts
51Länsi-Suomi22.7+0.5 pts
51Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Provisional22.7+0.3 pts
51Veneto22.7+0.3 pts
54Basilicata22.6+0.3 pts
54Braunschweig22.6+0.1 pts
54Kassel22.6+0.1 pts
57Aquitaine Provisional22.5+0.4 pts
57Lombardia22.5+0.2 pts
57Lüneburg22.5+0.3 pts
60Drenthe22.4+0.5 pts
60Koblenz22.4+0.3 pts
62Dytiki Elláda22.3+0.3 pts
63Centre - Val de Loire Provisional22.2+0.5 pts
63Hannover22.2+0.1 pts
63Oberfranken22.2+0.1 pts
63Övre Norrland22.2+0.1 pts
63Sjælland22.2+0.4 pts
68Basque Country22.1+0.3 pts
68Småland med öarna22.10 pts
70Bretagne Provisional22+0.5 pts
70Yuzhen tsentralen22+0.5 pts
72Jadranska Hrvatska21.8+0.6 pts
72Provincia Autonoma di Trento21.8+0.3 pts
74Åland21.7+0.6 pts
74Algarve21.7+0.5 pts
74Arnsberg21.7+0.2 pts
74Kentriki Makedonia21.7+0.3 pts
74Puglia21.7+0.3 pts
79Midi-Pyrénées Provisional21.6+0.3 pts
80Aragon21.5+0.2 pts
80Burgenland21.5+0.3 pts
80Düsseldorf21.5+0.1 pts
80Lazio21.5+0.2 pts
84Cantabria21.4+0.4 pts
84Kärnten21.4+0.3 pts
84Severoiztochen21.4+0.6 pts
84Unterfranken21.4+0.3 pts
84Yugoiztochen21.4+0.5 pts
89Calabria21.2+0.2 pts
90Bremen21.10 pts
90Nordjylland21.1+0.4 pts
90Península de Setúbal21.1+0.4 pts
90Rheinhessen-Pfalz21.1+0.3 pts
94Franche-Comté Provisional20.9+0.4 pts
94Sicilia20.9+0.3 pts
96Friesland (NL)20.8+0.4 pts
96Syddanmark20.8+0.3 pts
98Champagne-Ardenne Provisional20.7+0.4 pts
98Gießen20.7+0.2 pts
98La Rioja20.7+0.2 pts
98Östra Mellansverige20.7+0.1 pts
98Trier20.7+0.3 pts
103Detmold20.6+0.2 pts
103Panonska Hrvatska20.6+0.8 pts
105Martinique Provisional20.5+0.6 pts
105Norte20.5+0.6 pts
105Schwaben20.5+0.1 pts
108Extremadura20.4+0.3 pts
108Grande Lisboa20.4+0.2 pts
108Mittelfranken20.4+0.1 pts
108Pays de la Loire Provisional20.4+0.4 pts
108Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas20.4+0.3 pts
108Weser-Ems20.4+0.2 pts
114Freiburg20.3+0.1 pts
115Karlsruhe20.2+0.1 pts
115Lorraine Provisional20.2+0.4 pts
115Münster20.2+0.2 pts
115Niederbayern20.2+0.2 pts
119Attiki20.1+0.3 pts
119Dél-Alföld20.1+0.3 pts
119Latvija20.1+0.2 pts
119Steiermark20.1+0.2 pts
119Sud-Muntenia20.1+0.4 pts
119Sud-Vest Oltenia20.1+0.5 pts
125Budapest20+0.2 pts
125Dél-Dunántúl20+0.3 pts
125Köln20+0.1 pts
125Oberpfalz20+0.2 pts
125Severovýchod20+0.6 pts
125Yugozapaden20+0.4 pts
131Niederösterreich19.9+0.1 pts
131Sydsverige19.90 pts
133Darmstadt19.80 pts
133Střední Morava19.8+0.5 pts
133Stuttgart19.80 pts
136Gelderland19.7+0.5 pts
136Noord-Brabant19.7+0.4 pts
136Prov. Limburg (BE)19.7+0.5 pts
136Tübingen19.7+0.2 pts
136Västsverige19.7+0.1 pts
141Eesti19.6+0.3 pts
141Jihozápad19.6+0.5 pts
141Navarre19.6+0.2 pts
141Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen19.6+0.2 pts
141Vzhodna Slovenija19.6+0.5 pts
146Grad Zagreb19.5+0.4 pts
146Jihovýchod19.5+0.4 pts
146Kriti19.5+0.2 pts
146Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen19.5+0.2 pts
150Haute-Normandie Provisional19.4+0.4 pts
150Oberbayern19.4+0.1 pts
152Berlin19.20 pts
152Groningen19.2+0.4 pts
152Moravskoslezsko19.2+0.5 pts
152Sjeverna Hrvatska19.2+0.6 pts
152Zahodna Slovenija19.2+0.5 pts
157Nyugat-Dunántúl19.1+0.3 pts
157Prov. Antwerpen19.1+0.2 pts
157Prov. Vlaams-Brabant19.1+0.2 pts
157Sud-Est19.1+0.5 pts
157Valencian Community19.1+0.2 pts
162Łódzkie19+0.6 pts
162Severozápad19+0.5 pts
164Castilla-La Mancha18.8+0.2 pts
164Catalonia18.8+0.1 pts
164Észak-Magyarország18.8+0.2 pts
164Guadeloupe Provisional18.8+0.7 pts
164Overijssel18.8+0.3 pts
164Praha18.8+0.2 pts
170Midtjylland18.7+0.3 pts
170Rhône-Alpes Provisional18.7+0.2 pts
172Alsace Provisional18.6+0.4 pts
172Közép-Dunántúl18.6+0.3 pts
172Prov. Brabant wallon18.6+0.3 pts
172Świętokrzyskie18.6+0.6 pts
176Campania18.5+0.3 pts
176Malta18.5-0.1 pts
176Picardie Provisional18.5+0.5 pts
176Salzburg18.5+0.3 pts
180Hamburg18.4-0.1 pts
180Notio Aigaio18.4+0.4 pts
180Prov. Liège18.4+0.2 pts
183Prov. Hainaut18.3+0.2 pts
184Oberösterreich18.2+0.1 pts
184Prov. Namur18.2+0.4 pts
186Opolskie18.1+0.6 pts
186Śląskie18.1+0.6 pts
188Dolnośląskie17.9+0.8 pts
188Střední Čechy17.9+0.4 pts
188Warszawski stołeczny17.9+0.4 pts
191Nord-Est17.8+0.3 pts
191Região Autónoma da Madeira17.8+0.7 pts
191Tirol17.8+0.2 pts
194Centru17.7+0.5 pts
194Vest17.7+0.4 pts
196Community of Madrid17.6+0.2 pts
196Lubelskie17.6+0.6 pts
196Noord-Holland17.6+0.3 pts
199Észak-Alföld17.3+0.3 pts
199Nord-Pas de Calais Provisional17.3+0.4 pts
201Podlaskie17.2+0.4 pts
201Zachodniopomorskie17.2+0.8 pts
203Helsinki-Uusimaa17.1+0.3 pts
203Vorarlberg17.1+0.2 pts
205Nord-Vest17+0.3 pts
206Andalusia16.9+0.3 pts
207Hovedstaden16.8+0.1 pts
207Pest16.8+0.2 pts
207Sostinės regionas16.8+0.2 pts
210Kujawsko-pomorskie16.7+0.6 pts
210Prov. Luxembourg (BE)16.7+0.3 pts
210Západné Slovensko16.7+0.6 pts
213Wien16.50 pts
214Bratislavský kraj16.4+0.5 pts
214Lubuskie16.4+0.8 pts
216Małopolskie16.3+0.4 pts
216Mazowiecki regionalny16.3+0.5 pts
218Podkarpackie16.1+0.5 pts
219Pomorskie16+0.6 pts
220Bucureşti-Ilfov15.9+0.4 pts
221Kýpros15.8+0.4 pts
221Stockholm15.80 pts
221Wielkopolskie15.8+0.5 pts
224Canary Islands15.7+0.2 pts
225Balearic Islands15.6+0.1 pts
225Northern and Western15.6+0.4 pts
227Region of Murcia15.50 pts
227Stredné Slovensko15.5+0.6 pts
227Warmińsko-mazurskie15.5+0.6 pts
230Região Autónoma dos Açores15.1+0.5 pts
231Southern15+0.4 pts
232Ile-de-France Provisional14.8+0.2 pts
233Luxembourg14.3+0.1 pts
234Východné Slovensko13.9+0.5 pts
235Flevoland13.3+0.5 pts
236Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest13.10 pts
237Eastern and Midland12.3+0.2 pts
238La Réunion Provisional11.6+0.5 pts
239Ceuta11.4+0.2 pts
240Melilla10.1+0.2 pts
241Guyane Provisional5.6+0.2 pts
242Mayotte Provisional2.70 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 2018 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?

Chemnitz, with 28.5% in 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Mayotte, with 2.7% in 2018.

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 2018 and are not ranked.

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