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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 2020, at 29.3%. Mayotte had the lowest, at 2.7%. The median was 20.7%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest29.3Chemnitz
Lowest2.7Mayotte
Median20.7242 regions

Top 40 regions, 2020

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ChemnitzChemnitz: 29.3 %29.3LiguriaLiguria: 28.7 %28.7AlentejoAlentejo: 27.4 %27.4LimousinLimousin: 27 %27Sachsen-AnhaltSachsen-Anhalt: 27 %27SeverozapadenSeverozapaden: 27 %27IpeirosIpeiros: 26.9 %26.9Centro (PT)Centro (PT): 26.8 %26.8Friuli-Venezia GiuliaFriuli-Venezia Giulia: 26.5 %26.5AsturiasAsturias: 26.2 %26.2Severen tsentralenSeveren tsentralen: 26.2 %26.2ThüringenThüringen: 26.2 %26.2DresdenDresden: 26.1 %26.1UmbriaUmbria: 26 %26PiemontePiemonte: 25.9 %25.9ToscanaToscana: 25.7 %25.7Castile and LeónCastile and León: 25.6 %25.6Oeste e Vale do TejoOeste e Vale do Tejo: 25.5 %25.5PeloponnisosPeloponnisos: 25.5 %25.5GaliciaGalicia: 25.4 %25.4Poitou-CharentesPoitou-Charentes: 25.4 %25.4Etelä-SuomiEtelä-Suomi: 25.3 %25.3Mecklenburg-VorpommernMecklenburg-Vorpommern: 25.3 %25.3MoliseMolise: 25.3 %25.3MarcheMarche: 25.2 %25.2BourgogneBourgogne: 24.9 %24.9BrandenburgBrandenburg: 24.9 %24.9Sterea ElládaSterea Elláda: 24.8 %24.8AuvergneAuvergne: 24.7 %24.7ThessaliaThessalia: 24.6 %24.6Dytiki MakedoniaDytiki Makedonia: 24.4 %24.4SardegnaSardegna: 24.4 %24.4AbruzzoAbruzzo: 24.3 %24.3Pohjois- ja Itä-SuomiPohjois- ja Itä-Suomi: 24.3 %24.3Emilia-RomagnaEmilia-Romagna: 24.2 %24.2Norra MellansverigeNorra Mellansverige: 24.2 %24.2Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’AosteValle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste: 24.2 %24.2SaarlandSaarland: 24.1 %24.1Basse-NormandieBasse-Normandie: 24 %24CorseCorse: 24 %24
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankRegions2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Chemnitz29.3+0.4 pts
2Liguria28.7+0.1 pts
3Alentejo27.4+0.4 pts
4Limousin27+0.4 pts
4Sachsen-Anhalt27+0.5 pts
4Severozapaden27+0.4 pts
7Ipeiros26.9+0.3 pts
8Centro (PT)26.8+0.6 pts
9Friuli-Venezia Giulia26.5+0.3 pts
10Asturias26.2+0.5 pts
10Severen tsentralen26.2+0.6 pts
10Thüringen26.2+0.5 pts
13Dresden26.1+0.3 pts
14Umbria26+0.4 pts
15Piemonte25.9+0.3 pts
16Toscana25.7+0.2 pts
17Castile and León25.6+0.3 pts
18Oeste e Vale do Tejo25.5+0.5 pts
18Peloponnisos25.5+0.3 pts
20Galicia25.4+0.2 pts
20Poitou-Charentes25.4+0.4 pts
22Etelä-Suomi25.3+0.5 pts
22Mecklenburg-Vorpommern25.3+0.6 pts
22Molise25.3+0.7 pts
25Marche25.2+0.3 pts
26Bourgogne24.9+0.5 pts
26Brandenburg24.9+0.4 pts
28Sterea Elláda24.8+0.3 pts
29Auvergne24.7+0.4 pts
30Thessalia24.6+0.3 pts
31Dytiki Makedonia24.4+0.5 pts
31Sardegna24.4+0.6 pts
33Abruzzo24.3+0.4 pts
33Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi24.3+0.7 pts
35Emilia-Romagna24.2+0.2 pts
35Norra Mellansverige24.2+0.3 pts
35Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste24.2+0.4 pts
38Saarland24.1+0.4 pts
39Basse-Normandie24+0.4 pts
39Corse24+0.4 pts
39Mellersta Norrland24+0.2 pts
42Limburg (NL)23.9+0.5 pts
43Languedoc-Roussillon23.8+0.3 pts
43Zeeland23.8+0.4 pts
45Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki23.7+0.3 pts
46Länsi-Suomi23.6+0.5 pts
47Basilicata23.5+0.5 pts
47Prov. West-Vlaanderen23.5+0.3 pts
47Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur23.5+0.5 pts
50Drenthe23.4+0.6 pts
50Voreio Aigaio23.4-0.3 pts
52Veneto23.3+0.4 pts
53Aquitaine23.2+0.4 pts
53Schleswig-Holstein23.2+0.2 pts
55Ionia Nisia23.1+0.1 pts
56Kassel23+0.2 pts
56Leipzig23+0.1 pts
56Yuzhen tsentralen23+0.5 pts
59Braunschweig22.9+0.2 pts
59Centre - Val de Loire22.9+0.4 pts
59Jadranska Hrvatska22.9+0.5 pts
59Koblenz22.9+0.3 pts
59Lombardia22.9+0.2 pts
59Lüneburg22.9+0.2 pts
59Sjælland22.9+0.4 pts
66Algarve22.8+0.6 pts
66Bretagne22.8+0.4 pts
66Dytiki Elláda22.8+0.3 pts
69Åland22.7+0.5 pts
69Övre Norrland22.7+0.2 pts
71Basque Country22.6+0.2 pts
71Oberfranken22.6+0.2 pts
71Puglia22.6+0.5 pts
71Severoiztochen22.6+0.6 pts
75Hannover22.5+0.2 pts
76Provincia Autonoma di Trento22.4+0.3 pts
76Småland med öarna22.4+0.2 pts
76Yugoiztochen22.4+0.5 pts
79Burgenland22.2+0.3 pts
79Calabria22.2+0.6 pts
79Cantabria22.2+0.4 pts
79Kentriki Makedonia22.2+0.3 pts
79Lazio22.2+0.4 pts
79Midi-Pyrénées22.2+0.3 pts
85Kärnten22.1+0.4 pts
86Arnsberg22+0.2 pts
86Panonska Hrvatska22+0.7 pts
86Unterfranken22+0.4 pts
89Martinique21.9+0.7 pts
90Nordjylland21.8+0.4 pts
90Península de Setúbal21.8+0.4 pts
92Aragon21.7+0.1 pts
92Düsseldorf21.7+0.1 pts
92Friesland (NL)21.7+0.5 pts
92Norte21.7+0.7 pts
92Sicilia21.7+0.5 pts
97Champagne-Ardenne21.6+0.4 pts
97Franche-Comté21.6+0.4 pts
97Syddanmark21.6+0.4 pts
100Rheinhessen-Pfalz21.5+0.2 pts
101Dél-Dunántúl21.3+0.7 pts
102Gießen21.2+0.3 pts
102Trier21.2+0.3 pts
104Bremen21.10 pts
104Dél-Alföld21.1+0.6 pts
104La Rioja21.1+0.2 pts
104Lorraine21.1+0.4 pts
104Pays de la Loire21.1+0.4 pts
109Detmold21+0.2 pts
110Budapest20.9+0.5 pts
110Extremadura20.9+0.2 pts
110Sud-Muntenia20.9+0.4 pts
110Sud-Vest Oltenia20.9+0.4 pts
110Weser-Ems20.9+0.3 pts
115Freiburg20.8+0.3 pts
115Östra Mellansverige20.8+0.1 pts
115Schwaben20.8+0.2 pts
115Severovýchod20.8+0.4 pts
115Střední Morava20.8+0.5 pts
120Grande Lisboa20.7+0.2 pts
120Münster20.7+0.2 pts
120Niederbayern20.7+0.3 pts
120Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas20.7+0.2 pts
120Yugozapaden20.7+0.4 pts
125Attiki20.6+0.2 pts
125Karlsruhe20.6+0.2 pts
125Mittelfranken20.6+0.1 pts
125Prov. Limburg (BE)20.6+0.4 pts
125Vzhodna Slovenija20.6+0.5 pts
130Latvija20.5+0.2 pts
130Oberpfalz20.5+0.3 pts
130Steiermark20.5+0.2 pts
133Gelderland20.4+0.3 pts
133Jihozápad20.4+0.4 pts
133Sjeverna Hrvatska20.4+0.6 pts
136Haute-Normandie20.3+0.5 pts
136Köln20.3+0.2 pts
136Niederösterreich20.3+0.2 pts
136Noord-Brabant20.3+0.3 pts
140Grad Zagreb20.2+0.4 pts
140Łódzkie20.2+0.6 pts
142Jihovýchod20.1+0.3 pts
142Moravskoslezsko20.1+0.5 pts
142Stuttgart20.1+0.2 pts
142Sud-Est20.1+0.6 pts
142Tübingen20.1+0.2 pts
147Darmstadt20+0.1 pts
147Eesti20+0.2 pts
147Nyugat-Dunántúl20+0.5 pts
147Sydsverige20+0.1 pts
151Groningen19.9+0.3 pts
151Kriti19.9+0.2 pts
151Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen19.9+0.2 pts
151Severozápad19.9+0.5 pts
151Świętokrzyskie19.9+0.7 pts
156Navarre19.8+0.2 pts
156Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen19.8+0.2 pts
156Västsverige19.80 pts
156Zahodna Slovenija19.8+0.3 pts
160Észak-Magyarország19.7+0.5 pts
161Alsace19.5+0.5 pts
161Guadeloupe19.5+0.9 pts
161Közép-Dunántúl19.5+0.5 pts
161Oberbayern19.5+0.1 pts
161Overijssel19.5+0.3 pts
161Prov. Antwerpen19.5+0.2 pts
161Valencian Community19.5+0.2 pts
168Prov. Vlaams-Brabant19.4+0.2 pts
169Campania19.3+0.5 pts
169Midtjylland19.3+0.3 pts
169Opolskie19.3+0.7 pts
169Picardie19.3+0.3 pts
169Prov. Brabant wallon19.3+0.3 pts
169Rhône-Alpes19.3+0.3 pts
169Śląskie19.3+0.6 pts
176Berlin19.20 pts
176Dolnośląskie19.2+0.7 pts
178Região Autónoma da Madeira19.1+0.7 pts
179Castilla-La Mancha190 pts
179Catalonia19+0.1 pts
179Praha19+0.1 pts
179Salzburg19+0.3 pts
183Notio Aigaio18.9+0.3 pts
183Prov. Hainaut18.9+0.3 pts
183Prov. Liège18.9+0.2 pts
186Prov. Namur18.8+0.3 pts
187Lubelskie18.7+0.6 pts
187Warszawski stołeczny18.7+0.4 pts
187Zachodniopomorskie18.7+0.8 pts
190Centru18.6+0.5 pts
190Oberösterreich18.6+0.2 pts
192Střední Čechy18.5+0.3 pts
192Vest18.5+0.5 pts
194Észak-Alföld18.3+0.5 pts
194Nord-Est18.3+0.3 pts
196Hamburg18.2-0.1 pts
196Nord-Pas de Calais18.2+0.4 pts
196Tirol18.2+0.2 pts
199Malta18.1-0.3 pts
199Noord-Holland18.1+0.3 pts
201Podlaskie18+0.4 pts
202Community of Madrid17.9+0.1 pts
202Kujawsko-pomorskie17.9+0.6 pts
202Západné Slovensko17.9+0.6 pts
205Lubuskie17.7+0.7 pts
205Nord-Vest17.7+0.4 pts
207Helsinki-Uusimaa17.6+0.2 pts
207Vorarlberg17.6+0.3 pts
209Pest17.5+0.4 pts
210Andalusia17.4+0.3 pts
210Mazowiecki regionalny17.4+0.5 pts
212Bratislavský kraj17.1+0.3 pts
212Hovedstaden17.1+0.1 pts
212Małopolskie17.1+0.4 pts
212Podkarpackie17.1+0.5 pts
212Prov. Luxembourg (BE)17.1+0.2 pts
217Pomorskie17+0.5 pts
218Sostinės regionas16.90 pts
218Wielkopolskie16.9+0.6 pts
220Warmińsko-mazurskie16.8+0.7 pts
221Kýpros16.6+0.4 pts
221Stredné Slovensko16.6+0.6 pts
223Bucureşti-Ilfov16.5+0.3 pts
223Wien16.50 pts
225Northern and Western16.3+0.4 pts
226Canary Islands16.2+0.2 pts
227Região Autónoma dos Açores16+0.5 pts
227Stockholm16+0.1 pts
229Balearic Islands15.8+0.1 pts
229Region of Murcia15.8+0.1 pts
231Southern15.7+0.4 pts
232Ile-de-France15.4+0.4 pts
233Východné Slovensko14.8+0.5 pts
234Luxembourg14.5+0.1 pts
235Flevoland14.1+0.4 pts
236Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest13.10 pts
237Eastern and Midland12.9+0.3 pts
237La Réunion12.9+0.6 pts
239Ceuta12+0.3 pts
240Melilla10.6+0.3 pts
241Guyane6.1+0.3 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 2020 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 29.3% in 2020, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Mayotte, with 2.7% in 2020.

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 2020 and are not ranked.

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