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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 2019, at 28.9%. Mayotte had the lowest, at 2.7%. The median was 20.4%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest28.9Chemnitz
Lowest2.7Mayotte
Median20.4242 regions

Top 40 regions, 2019

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ChemnitzChemnitz: 28.9 %28.9LiguriaLiguria: 28.6 %28.6AlentejoAlentejo: 27 %27IpeirosIpeiros: 26.6 %26.6LimousinLimousin: 26.6 %26.6SeverozapadenSeverozapaden: 26.6 %26.6Sachsen-AnhaltSachsen-Anhalt: 26.5 %26.5Centro (PT)Centro (PT): 26.2 %26.2Friuli-Venezia GiuliaFriuli-Venezia Giulia: 26.2 %26.2DresdenDresden: 25.8 %25.8AsturiasAsturias: 25.7 %25.7ThüringenThüringen: 25.7 %25.7PiemontePiemonte: 25.6 %25.6Severen tsentralenSeveren tsentralen: 25.6 %25.6UmbriaUmbria: 25.6 %25.6ToscanaToscana: 25.5 %25.5Castile and LeónCastile and León: 25.3 %25.3GaliciaGalicia: 25.2 %25.2PeloponnisosPeloponnisos: 25.2 %25.2Oeste e Vale do TejoOeste e Vale do Tejo: 25 %25Poitou-CharentesPoitou-Charentes: 25 %25MarcheMarche: 24.9 %24.9Etelä-SuomiEtelä-Suomi: 24.8 %24.8Mecklenburg-VorpommernMecklenburg-Vorpommern: 24.7 %24.7MoliseMolise: 24.6 %24.6BrandenburgBrandenburg: 24.5 %24.5Sterea ElládaSterea Elláda: 24.5 %24.5BourgogneBourgogne: 24.4 %24.4AuvergneAuvergne: 24.3 %24.3ThessaliaThessalia: 24.3 %24.3Emilia-RomagnaEmilia-Romagna: 24 %24AbruzzoAbruzzo: 23.9 %23.9Dytiki MakedoniaDytiki Makedonia: 23.9 %23.9Norra MellansverigeNorra Mellansverige: 23.9 %23.9Mellersta NorrlandMellersta Norrland: 23.8 %23.8SardegnaSardegna: 23.8 %23.8Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’AosteValle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste: 23.8 %23.8SaarlandSaarland: 23.7 %23.7Voreio AigaioVoreio Aigaio: 23.7 %23.7Basse-NormandieBasse-Normandie: 23.6 %23.6
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankRegions2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Chemnitz28.9+0.4 pts
2Liguria28.6+0.1 pts
3Alentejo27+0.3 pts
4Ipeiros26.6+0.4 pts
4Limousin26.6+0.4 pts
4Severozapaden26.6+0.4 pts
7Sachsen-Anhalt26.5+0.5 pts
8Centro (PT)26.2+0.6 pts
8Friuli-Venezia Giulia26.2+0.2 pts
10Dresden25.8+0.3 pts
11Asturias25.7+0.4 pts
11Thüringen25.7+0.4 pts
13Piemonte25.6+0.2 pts
13Severen tsentralen25.6+0.7 pts
13Umbria25.6+0.2 pts
16Toscana25.5+0.2 pts
17Castile and León25.3+0.3 pts
18Galicia25.2+0.3 pts
18Peloponnisos25.2+0.4 pts
20Oeste e Vale do Tejo25+0.4 pts
20Poitou-Charentes25+0.4 pts
22Marche24.9+0.3 pts
23Etelä-Suomi24.8+0.5 pts
24Mecklenburg-Vorpommern24.7+0.6 pts
25Molise24.6+0.4 pts
26Brandenburg24.5+0.4 pts
26Sterea Elláda24.5+0.2 pts
28Bourgogne24.4+0.4 pts
29Auvergne24.3+0.4 pts
29Thessalia24.3+0.3 pts
31Emilia-Romagna24+0.1 pts
32Abruzzo23.9+0.3 pts
32Dytiki Makedonia23.9+0.4 pts
32Norra Mellansverige23.9+0.2 pts
35Mellersta Norrland23.8+0.3 pts
35Sardegna23.8+0.6 pts
35Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste23.8+0.3 pts
38Saarland23.7+0.3 pts
38Voreio Aigaio23.7-0.4 pts
40Basse-Normandie23.6+0.4 pts
40Corse23.6+0.4 pts
40Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi23.6+0.6 pts
43Languedoc-Roussillon23.5+0.4 pts
44Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki23.4+0.3 pts
44Limburg (NL)23.4+0.5 pts
44Zeeland23.4+0.5 pts
47Prov. West-Vlaanderen23.2+0.3 pts
48Länsi-Suomi23.1+0.4 pts
49Basilicata23+0.4 pts
49Ionia Nisia23+0.2 pts
49Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur23+0.3 pts
49Schleswig-Holstein23+0.1 pts
53Leipzig22.9+0.1 pts
53Veneto22.9+0.2 pts
55Aquitaine22.8+0.3 pts
55Drenthe22.8+0.4 pts
55Kassel22.8+0.2 pts
58Braunschweig22.7+0.1 pts
58Lombardia22.7+0.2 pts
58Lüneburg22.7+0.2 pts
61Koblenz22.6+0.2 pts
62Centre - Val de Loire22.5+0.3 pts
62Dytiki Elláda22.5+0.2 pts
62Övre Norrland22.5+0.3 pts
62Sjælland22.5+0.3 pts
62Yuzhen tsentralen22.5+0.5 pts
67Basque Country22.4+0.3 pts
67Bretagne22.4+0.4 pts
67Jadranska Hrvatska22.4+0.6 pts
67Oberfranken22.4+0.2 pts
71Hannover22.3+0.1 pts
72Åland22.2+0.5 pts
72Algarve22.2+0.5 pts
72Småland med öarna22.2+0.1 pts
75Provincia Autonoma di Trento22.1+0.3 pts
75Puglia22.1+0.4 pts
77Severoiztochen22+0.6 pts
78Burgenland21.9+0.4 pts
78Kentriki Makedonia21.9+0.2 pts
78Midi-Pyrénées21.9+0.3 pts
78Yugoiztochen21.9+0.5 pts
82Arnsberg21.8+0.1 pts
82Cantabria21.8+0.4 pts
82Lazio21.8+0.3 pts
85Kärnten21.7+0.3 pts
86Aragon21.6+0.1 pts
86Calabria21.6+0.4 pts
86Düsseldorf21.6+0.1 pts
86Unterfranken21.6+0.2 pts
90Nordjylland21.4+0.3 pts
90Península de Setúbal21.4+0.3 pts
92Panonska Hrvatska21.3+0.7 pts
92Rheinhessen-Pfalz21.3+0.2 pts
94Champagne-Ardenne21.2+0.5 pts
94Franche-Comté21.2+0.3 pts
94Friesland (NL)21.2+0.4 pts
94Martinique21.2+0.7 pts
94Sicilia21.2+0.3 pts
94Syddanmark21.2+0.4 pts
100Bremen21.10 pts
101Norte21+0.5 pts
102Gießen20.9+0.2 pts
102La Rioja20.9+0.2 pts
102Trier20.9+0.2 pts
105Detmold20.8+0.2 pts
106Extremadura20.7+0.3 pts
106Lorraine20.7+0.5 pts
106Östra Mellansverige20.70 pts
106Pays de la Loire20.7+0.3 pts
110Dél-Dunántúl20.6+0.6 pts
110Schwaben20.6+0.1 pts
110Weser-Ems20.6+0.2 pts
113Dél-Alföld20.5+0.4 pts
113Freiburg20.5+0.2 pts
113Grande Lisboa20.5+0.1 pts
113Mittelfranken20.5+0.1 pts
113Münster20.5+0.3 pts
113Sud-Muntenia20.5+0.4 pts
113Sud-Vest Oltenia20.5+0.4 pts
113Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas20.5+0.1 pts
121Attiki20.4+0.3 pts
121Budapest20.4+0.4 pts
121Karlsruhe20.4+0.2 pts
121Niederbayern20.4+0.2 pts
121Severovýchod20.4+0.4 pts
126Latvija20.3+0.2 pts
126Steiermark20.3+0.2 pts
126Střední Morava20.3+0.5 pts
126Yugozapaden20.3+0.3 pts
130Oberpfalz20.2+0.2 pts
130Prov. Limburg (BE)20.2+0.5 pts
132Gelderland20.1+0.4 pts
132Köln20.1+0.1 pts
132Niederösterreich20.1+0.2 pts
132Vzhodna Slovenija20.1+0.5 pts
136Jihozápad20+0.4 pts
136Noord-Brabant20+0.3 pts
138Darmstadt19.9+0.1 pts
138Stuttgart19.9+0.1 pts
138Sydsverige19.90 pts
138Tübingen19.9+0.2 pts
142Eesti19.8+0.2 pts
142Grad Zagreb19.8+0.3 pts
142Haute-Normandie19.8+0.4 pts
142Jihovýchod19.8+0.3 pts
142Sjeverna Hrvatska19.8+0.6 pts
142Västsverige19.8+0.1 pts
148Kriti19.7+0.2 pts
148Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen19.7+0.1 pts
150Groningen19.6+0.4 pts
150Łódzkie19.6+0.6 pts
150Moravskoslezsko19.6+0.4 pts
150Navarre19.60 pts
150Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen19.6+0.1 pts
155Nyugat-Dunántúl19.5+0.4 pts
155Sud-Est19.5+0.4 pts
155Zahodna Slovenija19.5+0.3 pts
158Oberbayern19.40 pts
158Severozápad19.4+0.4 pts
160Prov. Antwerpen19.3+0.2 pts
160Valencian Community19.3+0.2 pts
162Berlin19.20 pts
162Észak-Magyarország19.2+0.4 pts
162Overijssel19.2+0.4 pts
162Prov. Vlaams-Brabant19.2+0.1 pts
162Świętokrzyskie19.2+0.6 pts
167Alsace19+0.4 pts
167Castilla-La Mancha19+0.2 pts
167Közép-Dunántúl19+0.4 pts
167Midtjylland19+0.3 pts
167Picardie19+0.5 pts
167Prov. Brabant wallon19+0.4 pts
167Rhône-Alpes19+0.3 pts
174Catalonia18.9+0.1 pts
174Praha18.9+0.1 pts
176Campania18.8+0.3 pts
177Prov. Liège18.7+0.3 pts
177Salzburg18.7+0.2 pts
177Śląskie18.7+0.6 pts
180Guadeloupe18.6-0.2 pts
180Notio Aigaio18.6+0.2 pts
180Opolskie18.6+0.5 pts
180Prov. Hainaut18.6+0.3 pts
184Dolnośląskie18.5+0.6 pts
184Prov. Namur18.5+0.3 pts
186Malta18.4-0.1 pts
186Oberösterreich18.4+0.2 pts
186Região Autónoma da Madeira18.4+0.6 pts
189Hamburg18.3-0.1 pts
189Warszawski stołeczny18.3+0.4 pts
191Střední Čechy18.2+0.3 pts
192Centru18.1+0.4 pts
192Lubelskie18.1+0.5 pts
194Nord-Est18+0.2 pts
194Tirol18+0.2 pts
194Vest18+0.3 pts
197Zachodniopomorskie17.9+0.7 pts
198Community of Madrid17.8+0.2 pts
198Észak-Alföld17.8+0.5 pts
198Noord-Holland17.8+0.2 pts
198Nord-Pas de Calais17.8+0.5 pts
202Podlaskie17.6+0.4 pts
203Helsinki-Uusimaa17.4+0.3 pts
204Kujawsko-pomorskie17.3+0.6 pts
204Nord-Vest17.3+0.3 pts
204Vorarlberg17.3+0.2 pts
204Západné Slovensko17.3+0.6 pts
208Andalusia17.1+0.2 pts
208Pest17.1+0.3 pts
210Hovedstaden17+0.2 pts
210Lubuskie17+0.6 pts
212Mazowiecki regionalny16.9+0.6 pts
212Prov. Luxembourg (BE)16.9+0.2 pts
212Sostinės regionas16.9+0.1 pts
215Bratislavský kraj16.8+0.4 pts
216Małopolskie16.7+0.4 pts
217Podkarpackie16.6+0.5 pts
218Pomorskie16.5+0.5 pts
218Wien16.50 pts
220Wielkopolskie16.3+0.5 pts
221Bucureşti-Ilfov16.2+0.3 pts
221Kýpros16.2+0.4 pts
223Warmińsko-mazurskie16.1+0.6 pts
224Canary Islands16+0.3 pts
224Stredné Slovensko16+0.5 pts
226Northern and Western15.9+0.3 pts
226Stockholm15.9+0.1 pts
228Balearic Islands15.7+0.1 pts
228Region of Murcia15.7+0.2 pts
230Região Autónoma dos Açores15.5+0.4 pts
231Southern15.3+0.3 pts
232Ile-de-France15+0.2 pts
233Luxembourg14.4+0.1 pts
234Východné Slovensko14.3+0.4 pts
235Flevoland13.7+0.4 pts
236Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest13.10 pts
237Eastern and Midland12.6+0.3 pts
238La Réunion12.3+0.7 pts
239Ceuta11.7+0.3 pts
240Melilla10.3+0.2 pts
241Guyane5.8+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 2019 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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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 28.9% in 2019, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Mayotte, with 2.7% in 2019.

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 2019 and are not ranked.

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