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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 2022, at 29.8%. Mayotte had the lowest, at 2.7%. The median was 21.2%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest29.8Chemnitz
Lowest2.7Mayotte
Median21.2242 regions

Top 40 regions, 2022

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ChemnitzChemnitz: 29.8 %29.8LiguriaLiguria: 28.9 %28.9IpeirosIpeiros: 27.7 %27.7Centro (PT)Centro (PT): 27.6 %27.6LimousinLimousin: 27.6 %27.6Sachsen-AnhaltSachsen-Anhalt: 27.6 %27.6SeverozapadenSeverozapaden: 27.5 %27.5AlentejoAlentejo: 27.4 %27.4AsturiasAsturias: 27.1 %27.1Severen tsentralenSeveren tsentralen: 27 %27ThüringenThüringen: 27 %27Friuli-Venezia GiuliaFriuli-Venezia Giulia: 26.8 %26.8UmbriaUmbria: 26.6 %26.6DresdenDresden: 26.5 %26.5Mecklenburg-VorpommernMecklenburg-Vorpommern: 26.3 %26.3Castile and LeónCastile and León: 26.2 %26.2Etelä-SuomiEtelä-Suomi: 26.2 %26.2MoliseMolise: 26.2 %26.2PeloponnisosPeloponnisos: 26.2 %26.2PiemontePiemonte: 26.2 %26.2GaliciaGalicia: 26.1 %26.1Poitou-CharentesPoitou-Charentes: 26.1 %26.1ToscanaToscana: 26.1 %26.1Oeste e Vale do TejoOeste e Vale do Tejo: 25.8 %25.8MarcheMarche: 25.7 %25.7SardegnaSardegna: 25.7 %25.7Sterea ElládaSterea Elláda: 25.7 %25.7BrandenburgBrandenburg: 25.5 %25.5BourgogneBourgogne: 25.4 %25.4Pohjois- ja Itä-SuomiPohjois- ja Itä-Suomi: 25.4 %25.4AuvergneAuvergne: 25.2 %25.2Dytiki MakedoniaDytiki Makedonia: 25.2 %25.2ThessaliaThessalia: 25.1 %25.1AbruzzoAbruzzo: 25 %25Basse-NormandieBasse-Normandie: 24.8 %24.8Limburg (NL)Limburg (NL): 24.7 %24.7Norra MellansverigeNorra Mellansverige: 24.7 %24.7SaarlandSaarland: 24.7 %24.7Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’AosteValle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste: 24.7 %24.7BasilicataBasilicata: 24.5 %24.5
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankRegions2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Chemnitz29.8+0.1 pts
2Liguria28.9+0.2 pts
3Ipeiros27.7+0.3 pts
4Centro (PT)27.6+0.4 pts
4Limousin27.6+0.3 pts
4Sachsen-Anhalt27.6+0.2 pts
7Severozapaden27.5+0.4 pts
8Alentejo27.4-0.1 pts
9Asturias27.1+0.5 pts
10Severen tsentralen27+0.5 pts
10Thüringen27+0.3 pts
12Friuli-Venezia Giulia26.8+0.2 pts
13Umbria26.6+0.3 pts
14Dresden26.5+0.2 pts
15Mecklenburg-Vorpommern26.3+0.5 pts
16Castile and León26.2+0.5 pts
16Etelä-Suomi26.2+0.4 pts
16Molise26.2+0.3 pts
16Peloponnisos26.2+0.3 pts
16Piemonte26.2+0.2 pts
21Galicia26.1+0.4 pts
21Poitou-Charentes26.1+0.3 pts
21Toscana26.1+0.3 pts
24Oeste e Vale do Tejo25.8+0.1 pts
25Marche25.7+0.3 pts
25Sardegna25.7+0.4 pts
25Sterea Elláda25.7+0.4 pts
28Brandenburg25.5+0.3 pts
29Bourgogne25.4+0.3 pts
29Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi25.4+0.5 pts
31Auvergne25.2+0.2 pts
31Dytiki Makedonia25.2+0.4 pts
33Thessalia25.1+0.2 pts
34Abruzzo25+0.3 pts
35Basse-Normandie24.8+0.4 pts
36Limburg (NL)24.7+0.4 pts
36Norra Mellansverige24.7+0.3 pts
36Saarland24.7+0.3 pts
36Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste24.7+0.3 pts
40Basilicata24.5+0.4 pts
40Corse24.5+0.2 pts
42Emilia-Romagna24.4+0.2 pts
42Languedoc-Roussillon24.4+0.3 pts
42Voreio Aigaio24.4+0.5 pts
42Zeeland24.4+0.2 pts
46Länsi-Suomi24.3+0.3 pts
46Mellersta Norrland24.3+0.2 pts
48Drenthe24.1+0.3 pts
49Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki24+0.1 pts
49Prov. West-Vlaanderen24+0.3 pts
51Algarve23.9+0.5 pts
51Jadranska Hrvatska23.9+0.4 pts
51Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur23.9+0.2 pts
54Veneto23.8+0.3 pts
55Yuzhen tsentralen23.7+0.6 pts
56Aquitaine23.6+0.2 pts
57Schleswig-Holstein23.5+0.1 pts
58Åland23.4+0.4 pts
58Bretagne23.4+0.3 pts
58Centre - Val de Loire23.4+0.2 pts
58Dytiki Elláda23.4+0.3 pts
58Kassel23.4+0.2 pts
58Koblenz23.4+0.2 pts
58Puglia23.4+0.3 pts
58Sjælland23.4+0.2 pts
66Ionia Nisia23.3+0.1 pts
66Lüneburg23.3+0.2 pts
66Martinique23.3+0.7 pts
69Basque Country23.2+0.4 pts
69Braunschweig23.2+0.1 pts
69Calabria23.2+0.3 pts
69Lombardia23.2+0.3 pts
69Severoiztochen23.2+0.4 pts
74Cantabria23.1+0.5 pts
74Leipzig23.10 pts
74Oberfranken23.1+0.2 pts
74Panonska Hrvatska23.1+0.5 pts
74Yugoiztochen23.1+0.5 pts
79Burgenland23+0.4 pts
79Övre Norrland23+0.1 pts
81Norte22.9+0.6 pts
81Provincia Autonoma di Trento22.9+0.4 pts
83Hannover22.8+0.2 pts
83Kärnten22.8+0.4 pts
83Lazio22.8+0.2 pts
83Småland med öarna22.8+0.2 pts
87Kentriki Makedonia22.7+0.3 pts
88Sicilia22.6+0.3 pts
88Unterfranken22.6+0.3 pts
90Friesland (NL)22.5+0.4 pts
90Midi-Pyrénées22.5+0.1 pts
90Península de Setúbal22.5+0.4 pts
93Dél-Dunántúl22.4+0.4 pts
93Nordjylland22.4+0.3 pts
95Arnsberg22.3+0.1 pts
95Champagne-Ardenne22.3+0.3 pts
95Syddanmark22.3+0.3 pts
98Franche-Comté22.1+0.3 pts
98Rheinhessen-Pfalz22.1+0.3 pts
100Aragon22+0.3 pts
100Dél-Alföld22+0.4 pts
100Düsseldorf22+0.1 pts
103Świętokrzyskie Estimated21.9+0.6 pts
104Trier21.8+0.3 pts
105Gießen21.6+0.2 pts
105Grande Lisboa21.6+0.4 pts
105Lorraine21.6+0.2 pts
105Pays de la Loire21.6+0.3 pts
105Vzhodna Slovenija21.6+0.5 pts
110Extremadura21.5+0.4 pts
110La Rioja21.5+0.3 pts
110Łódzkie Estimated21.5+0.5 pts
110Severovýchod21.5+0.2 pts
110Střední Morava21.5+0.2 pts
115Budapest21.4+0.1 pts
115Detmold21.4+0.2 pts
115Prov. Limburg (BE)21.4+0.4 pts
118Bremen21.3+0.1 pts
118Freiburg21.3+0.3 pts
118Weser-Ems21.3+0.2 pts
121Attiki21.2+0.3 pts
121Jihozápad21.2+0.2 pts
121Münster21.2+0.2 pts
121Niederbayern21.2+0.2 pts
125Gelderland21.1+0.3 pts
125Schwaben21.1+0.2 pts
125Sjeverna Hrvatska21.1+0.3 pts
128Karlsruhe21+0.2 pts
128Mittelfranken21+0.2 pts
128Oberpfalz21+0.3 pts
128Östra Mellansverige21+0.1 pts
128Steiermark21+0.3 pts
128Sud-Muntenia Estimated21-0.3 pts
128Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas21+0.1 pts
135Haute-Normandie20.9+0.3 pts
135Latvija20.9+0.1 pts
135Sud-Vest Oltenia Estimated20.9-0.5 pts
135Yugozapaden20.9+0.2 pts
139Guadeloupe20.8+0.8 pts
139Jihovýchod20.8+0.2 pts
139Moravskoslezsko20.8+0.2 pts
139Noord-Brabant20.8+0.2 pts
139Nyugat-Dunántúl20.8+0.3 pts
144Köln20.7+0.2 pts
144Niederösterreich20.7+0.2 pts
144Severozápad20.7+0.2 pts
144Sud-Est Estimated20.7+0.1 pts
148Grad Zagreb20.6+0.1 pts
148Groningen20.6+0.3 pts
148Tübingen20.6+0.2 pts
151Opolskie Estimated20.5+0.5 pts
151Śląskie Estimated20.5+0.5 pts
151Stuttgart20.5+0.2 pts
151Zachodniopomorskie Estimated20.5+0.7 pts
151Zahodna Slovenija20.5+0.4 pts
156Eesti20.4+0.1 pts
156Lubelskie Estimated20.4+0.4 pts
158Darmstadt20.3+0.1 pts
158Észak-Magyarország20.3+0.2 pts
158Közép-Dunántúl20.3+0.2 pts
158Kriti20.3+0.2 pts
158Navarre20.3+0.4 pts
163Campania20.2+0.3 pts
163Dolnośląskie Estimated20.2+0.5 pts
163Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen20.2+0.2 pts
163Região Autónoma da Madeira20.2+0.5 pts
163Sydsverige20.2+0.1 pts
163Västsverige20.2+0.2 pts
169Alsace20.1+0.3 pts
169Overijssel20.1+0.3 pts
169Vest Estimated20.1+1.1 pts
172Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen20+0.3 pts
172Valencian Community20+0.3 pts
174Midtjylland19.9+0.2 pts
174Picardie19.9+0.3 pts
174Prov. Antwerpen19.9+0.2 pts
174Prov. Brabant wallon19.9+0.3 pts
178Prov. Vlaams-Brabant19.8+0.2 pts
179Oberbayern19.7+0.1 pts
179Praha19.7-0.2 pts
179Rhône-Alpes19.7+0.2 pts
182Notio Aigaio19.6+0.4 pts
183Centru Estimated19.5+0.5 pts
183Kujawsko-pomorskie Estimated19.5+0.5 pts
183Podlaskie Estimated19.5+0.4 pts
183Salzburg19.5+0.3 pts
187Lubuskie Estimated19.4+0.6 pts
188Catalonia19.3+0.3 pts
188Prov. Liège19.3+0.2 pts
188Prov. Namur19.3+0.3 pts
191Berlin19.2-0.1 pts
191Castilla-La Mancha19.2+0.2 pts
191Észak-Alföld19.2+0.4 pts
191Prov. Hainaut19.2+0.2 pts
195Oberösterreich19.1+0.2 pts
196Mazowiecki regionalny Estimated18.9+0.4 pts
196Střední Čechy18.9+0.1 pts
196Warmińsko-mazurskie Estimated18.9+0.6 pts
199Malta18.8+0.3 pts
199Nord-Pas de Calais18.8+0.3 pts
199Tirol18.8+0.4 pts
199Západné Slovensko18.8+0.3 pts
203Podkarpackie Estimated18.7+0.3 pts
204Noord-Holland18.5+0.2 pts
205Community of Madrid18.3+0.3 pts
205Nord-Est Estimated18.3-0.2 pts
207Hamburg18.20 pts
207Nord-Vest Estimated18.2+0.1 pts
209Helsinki-Uusimaa18.1+0.2 pts
210Pomorskie Estimated18+0.4 pts
210Vorarlberg18+0.2 pts
210Warszawski stołeczny Estimated18+0.2 pts
213Andalusia17.9+0.3 pts
213Małopolskie Estimated17.9+0.3 pts
215Bratislavský kraj17.8+0.3 pts
215Wielkopolskie Estimated17.8+0.4 pts
217Bucureşti-Ilfov Estimated17.7+0.9 pts
217Pest17.7-0.1 pts
219Sostinės regionas17.5-0.1 pts
220Hovedstaden17.4+0.1 pts
220Prov. Luxembourg (BE)17.4+0.1 pts
220Stredné Slovensko17.4+0.3 pts
223Canary Islands17.2+0.6 pts
224Kýpros17.1+0.2 pts
225Northern and Western17+0.4 pts
226Região Autónoma dos Açores16.8+0.5 pts
227Wien16.6+0.1 pts
228Balearic Islands16.4+0.4 pts
229Southern16.3+0.3 pts
230Region of Murcia16.2+0.2 pts
230Stockholm16.2+0.2 pts
232Ile-de-France15.7+0.2 pts
233Východné Slovensko15.6+0.3 pts
234Flevoland14.9+0.4 pts
235Luxembourg14.8+0.2 pts
236La Réunion13.9+0.6 pts
237Eastern and Midland13.4+0.3 pts
238Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest130 pts
239Ceuta12.5+0.2 pts
240Melilla11.2+0.4 pts
241Guyane6.7+0.4 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 2022 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 29.8% in 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Mayotte, with 2.7% in 2022.

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 2022 and are not ranked.

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