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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 2021, at 29.7%. Mayotte had the lowest, at 2.7%. The median was 21%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest29.7Chemnitz
Lowest2.7Mayotte
Median21242 regions

Top 40 regions, 2021

CSVChart (SVG)

ChemnitzChemnitz: 29.7 %29.7LiguriaLiguria: 28.7 %28.7AlentejoAlentejo: 27.5 %27.5IpeirosIpeiros: 27.4 %27.4Sachsen-AnhaltSachsen-Anhalt: 27.4 %27.4LimousinLimousin: 27.3 %27.3Centro (PT)Centro (PT): 27.2 %27.2SeverozapadenSeverozapaden: 27.1 %27.1ThüringenThüringen: 26.7 %26.7AsturiasAsturias: 26.6 %26.6Friuli-Venezia GiuliaFriuli-Venezia Giulia: 26.6 %26.6Severen tsentralenSeveren tsentralen: 26.5 %26.5DresdenDresden: 26.3 %26.3UmbriaUmbria: 26.3 %26.3PiemontePiemonte: 26 %26MoliseMolise: 25.9 %25.9PeloponnisosPeloponnisos: 25.9 %25.9Etelä-SuomiEtelä-Suomi: 25.8 %25.8Mecklenburg-VorpommernMecklenburg-Vorpommern: 25.8 %25.8Poitou-CharentesPoitou-Charentes: 25.8 %25.8ToscanaToscana: 25.8 %25.8Castile and LeónCastile and León: 25.7 %25.7GaliciaGalicia: 25.7 %25.7Oeste e Vale do TejoOeste e Vale do Tejo: 25.7 %25.7MarcheMarche: 25.4 %25.4SardegnaSardegna: 25.3 %25.3Sterea ElládaSterea Elláda: 25.3 %25.3BrandenburgBrandenburg: 25.2 %25.2BourgogneBourgogne: 25.1 %25.1AuvergneAuvergne: 25 %25Pohjois- ja Itä-SuomiPohjois- ja Itä-Suomi: 24.9 %24.9ThessaliaThessalia: 24.9 %24.9Dytiki MakedoniaDytiki Makedonia: 24.8 %24.8AbruzzoAbruzzo: 24.7 %24.7Basse-NormandieBasse-Normandie: 24.4 %24.4Norra MellansverigeNorra Mellansverige: 24.4 %24.4SaarlandSaarland: 24.4 %24.4Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’AosteValle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste: 24.4 %24.4CorseCorse: 24.3 %24.3Limburg (NL)Limburg (NL): 24.3 %24.3
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankRegions2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Chemnitz29.7+0.4 pts
2Liguria28.70 pts
3Alentejo27.5+0.1 pts
4Ipeiros27.4+0.5 pts
4Sachsen-Anhalt27.4+0.4 pts
6Limousin27.3+0.3 pts
7Centro (PT)27.2+0.4 pts
8Severozapaden27.1+0.1 pts
9Thüringen26.7+0.5 pts
10Asturias26.6+0.4 pts
10Friuli-Venezia Giulia26.6+0.1 pts
12Severen tsentralen26.5+0.3 pts
13Dresden26.3+0.2 pts
13Umbria26.3+0.3 pts
15Piemonte26+0.1 pts
16Molise25.9+0.6 pts
16Peloponnisos25.9+0.4 pts
18Etelä-Suomi25.8+0.5 pts
18Mecklenburg-Vorpommern25.8+0.5 pts
18Poitou-Charentes25.8+0.4 pts
18Toscana25.8+0.1 pts
22Castile and León25.7+0.1 pts
22Galicia25.7+0.3 pts
22Oeste e Vale do Tejo25.7+0.2 pts
25Marche25.4+0.2 pts
26Sardegna25.3+0.9 pts
26Sterea Elláda25.3+0.5 pts
28Brandenburg25.2+0.3 pts
29Bourgogne25.1+0.2 pts
30Auvergne25+0.3 pts
31Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi24.9+0.6 pts
31Thessalia24.9+0.3 pts
33Dytiki Makedonia24.8+0.4 pts
34Abruzzo24.7+0.4 pts
35Basse-Normandie24.4+0.4 pts
35Norra Mellansverige24.4+0.2 pts
35Saarland24.4+0.3 pts
35Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste24.4+0.2 pts
39Corse24.3+0.3 pts
39Limburg (NL)24.3+0.4 pts
41Emilia-Romagna24.20 pts
41Zeeland24.2+0.4 pts
43Basilicata24.1+0.6 pts
43Languedoc-Roussillon24.1+0.3 pts
43Mellersta Norrland24.1+0.1 pts
46Länsi-Suomi24+0.4 pts
47Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki23.9+0.2 pts
47Voreio Aigaio23.9+0.5 pts
49Drenthe23.8+0.4 pts
50Prov. West-Vlaanderen23.7+0.2 pts
50Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur23.7+0.2 pts
52Jadranska Hrvatska23.5+0.6 pts
52Veneto23.5+0.2 pts
54Algarve23.4+0.6 pts
54Aquitaine23.4+0.2 pts
54Schleswig-Holstein23.4+0.2 pts
57Centre - Val de Loire23.2+0.3 pts
57Ionia Nisia23.2+0.1 pts
57Kassel23.2+0.2 pts
57Koblenz23.2+0.3 pts
57Sjælland23.2+0.3 pts
62Braunschweig23.1+0.2 pts
62Bretagne23.1+0.3 pts
62Dytiki Elláda23.1+0.3 pts
62Leipzig23.1+0.1 pts
62Lüneburg23.1+0.2 pts
62Puglia23.1+0.5 pts
62Yuzhen tsentralen23.1+0.1 pts
69Åland23+0.3 pts
70Calabria22.9+0.7 pts
70Lombardia22.90 pts
70Oberfranken22.9+0.3 pts
70Övre Norrland22.9+0.2 pts
74Basque Country22.8+0.2 pts
74Severoiztochen22.8+0.2 pts
76Burgenland22.6+0.4 pts
76Cantabria22.6+0.4 pts
76Hannover22.6+0.1 pts
76Lazio22.6+0.4 pts
76Martinique22.6+0.7 pts
76Panonska Hrvatska22.6+0.6 pts
76Småland med öarna22.6+0.2 pts
76Yugoiztochen22.6+0.2 pts
84Provincia Autonoma di Trento22.5+0.1 pts
85Kärnten22.4+0.3 pts
85Kentriki Makedonia22.4+0.2 pts
85Midi-Pyrénées22.4+0.2 pts
88Norte22.3+0.6 pts
88Sicilia22.3+0.6 pts
88Unterfranken22.3+0.3 pts
91Arnsberg22.2+0.2 pts
92Friesland (NL)22.1+0.4 pts
92Nordjylland22.1+0.3 pts
92Península de Setúbal22.1+0.3 pts
95Champagne-Ardenne22+0.4 pts
95Dél-Dunántúl22+0.7 pts
95Syddanmark22+0.4 pts
98Düsseldorf21.9+0.2 pts
99Franche-Comté21.8+0.2 pts
99Rheinhessen-Pfalz21.8+0.3 pts
101Aragon21.70 pts
102Dél-Alföld21.6+0.5 pts
103Trier21.5+0.3 pts
104Gießen21.4+0.2 pts
104Lorraine21.4+0.3 pts
104Sud-Vest Oltenia Estimated21.4+0.5 pts
107Budapest21.3+0.4 pts
107Pays de la Loire21.3+0.2 pts
107Severovýchod Series break21.3+0.5 pts
107Střední Morava Series break21.3+0.5 pts
107Sud-Muntenia Estimated21.3+0.4 pts
107Świętokrzyskie Series break21.3+1.4 pts
113Bremen21.2+0.1 pts
113Detmold21.2+0.2 pts
113Grande Lisboa21.2+0.5 pts
113La Rioja21.2+0.1 pts
117Extremadura21.1+0.2 pts
117Vzhodna Slovenija21.1+0.5 pts
117Weser-Ems21.1+0.2 pts
120Freiburg21+0.2 pts
120Jihozápad Series break21+0.6 pts
120Łódzkie Series break21+0.8 pts
120Münster21+0.3 pts
120Niederbayern21+0.3 pts
120Prov. Limburg (BE)21+0.4 pts
126Attiki20.9+0.3 pts
126Östra Mellansverige20.9+0.1 pts
126Schwaben20.9+0.1 pts
126Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas20.9+0.2 pts
130Gelderland20.8+0.4 pts
130Karlsruhe20.8+0.2 pts
130Latvija20.8+0.3 pts
130Mittelfranken20.8+0.2 pts
130Sjeverna Hrvatska20.8+0.4 pts
135Oberpfalz20.7+0.2 pts
135Steiermark20.7+0.2 pts
135Yugozapaden20.70 pts
138Haute-Normandie20.6+0.3 pts
138Jihovýchod Series break20.6+0.5 pts
138Moravskoslezsko Series break20.6+0.5 pts
138Noord-Brabant20.6+0.3 pts
138Sud-Est Estimated20.6+0.5 pts
143Grad Zagreb20.5+0.3 pts
143Köln20.5+0.2 pts
143Niederösterreich20.5+0.2 pts
143Nyugat-Dunántúl20.5+0.5 pts
143Severozápad Series break20.5+0.6 pts
148Tübingen20.4+0.3 pts
149Eesti20.3+0.3 pts
149Groningen20.3+0.4 pts
149Stuttgart20.3+0.2 pts
152Darmstadt20.2+0.2 pts
153Észak-Magyarország20.1+0.4 pts
153Közép-Dunántúl20.1+0.6 pts
153Kriti20.1+0.2 pts
153Sydsverige20.1+0.1 pts
153Zahodna Slovenija20.1+0.3 pts
158Guadeloupe20+0.5 pts
158Lubelskie Series break20+1.3 pts
158Opolskie Series break20+0.7 pts
158Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen20+0.1 pts
158Śląskie Series break20+0.7 pts
158Västsverige20+0.2 pts
164Campania19.9+0.6 pts
164Navarre19.9+0.1 pts
164Praha Series break19.9+0.9 pts
167Alsace19.8+0.3 pts
167Overijssel19.8+0.3 pts
167Zachodniopomorskie Series break19.8+1.1 pts
170Dolnośląskie Series break19.7+0.5 pts
170Midtjylland19.7+0.4 pts
170Prov. Antwerpen19.7+0.2 pts
170Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen19.7-0.1 pts
170Região Autónoma da Madeira19.7+0.6 pts
170Valencian Community19.7+0.2 pts
176Oberbayern19.6+0.1 pts
176Picardie19.6+0.3 pts
176Prov. Brabant wallon19.6+0.3 pts
176Prov. Vlaams-Brabant19.6+0.2 pts
180Rhône-Alpes19.5+0.2 pts
181Berlin19.3+0.1 pts
182Notio Aigaio19.2+0.3 pts
182Salzburg19.2+0.2 pts
184Podlaskie Series break19.1+1.1 pts
184Prov. Liège19.1+0.2 pts
186Castilla-La Mancha190 pts
186Catalonia190 pts
186Centru Estimated19+0.4 pts
186Kujawsko-pomorskie Series break19+1.1 pts
186Prov. Hainaut19+0.1 pts
186Prov. Namur19+0.2 pts
186Vest Estimated19+0.5 pts
193Oberösterreich18.9+0.3 pts
194Észak-Alföld18.8+0.5 pts
194Lubuskie Series break18.8+1.1 pts
194Střední Čechy Series break18.8+0.3 pts
197Malta18.5+0.4 pts
197Mazowiecki regionalny Series break18.5+1.1 pts
197Nord-Est Estimated18.5+0.2 pts
197Nord-Pas de Calais18.5+0.3 pts
197Západné Slovensko18.5+0.6 pts
202Podkarpackie Series break18.4+1.3 pts
202Tirol18.4+0.2 pts
204Noord-Holland18.3+0.2 pts
204Warmińsko-mazurskie Series break18.3+1.5 pts
206Hamburg18.20 pts
207Nord-Vest Estimated18.1+0.4 pts
208Community of Madrid18+0.1 pts
209Helsinki-Uusimaa17.9+0.3 pts
210Pest17.8+0.3 pts
210Vorarlberg17.8+0.2 pts
210Warszawski stołeczny Series break17.8-0.9 pts
213Andalusia17.6+0.2 pts
213Małopolskie Series break17.6+0.5 pts
213Pomorskie Series break17.6+0.6 pts
213Sostinės regionas17.6+0.7 pts
217Bratislavský kraj17.5+0.4 pts
218Wielkopolskie Series break17.4+0.5 pts
219Hovedstaden17.3+0.2 pts
219Prov. Luxembourg (BE)17.3+0.2 pts
221Stredné Slovensko17.1+0.5 pts
222Kýpros16.9+0.3 pts
223Bucureşti-Ilfov Estimated16.8+0.3 pts
224Canary Islands16.6+0.4 pts
224Northern and Western16.6+0.3 pts
226Wien16.50 pts
227Região Autónoma dos Açores16.3+0.3 pts
228Balearic Islands16+0.2 pts
228Region of Murcia16+0.2 pts
228Southern16+0.3 pts
228Stockholm160 pts
232Ile-de-France15.5+0.1 pts
233Východné Slovensko15.3+0.5 pts
234Luxembourg14.6+0.1 pts
235Flevoland14.5+0.4 pts
236La Réunion13.3+0.4 pts
237Eastern and Midland13.1+0.2 pts
238Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest13-0.1 pts
239Ceuta12.3+0.3 pts
240Melilla10.8+0.2 pts
241Guyane6.3+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 2021 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 29.7% in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Mayotte, with 2.7% in 2021.

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 2021 and are not ranked.

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