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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 244 regions in 2023, at 29.8%. Mayotte had the lowest, at 2.7%. The median was 21.3%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest29.8Chemnitz
Lowest2.7Mayotte
Median21.3244 regions

Top 40 regions, 2023

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ChemnitzChemnitz: 29.8 %29.8LiguriaLiguria: 28.9 %28.9IpeirosIpeiros: 28 %28LimousinLimousin: 27.9 %27.9Centro (PT)Centro (PT): 27.8 %27.8Sachsen-AnhaltSachsen-Anhalt: 27.8 %27.8AsturiasAsturias: 27.6 %27.6AlentejoAlentejo: 27.5 %27.5SeverozapadenSeverozapaden: 27.5 %27.5Severen tsentralenSeveren tsentralen: 27.1 %27.1ThüringenThüringen: 27.1 %27.1Mecklenburg-VorpommernMecklenburg-Vorpommern: 27 %27Friuli-Venezia GiuliaFriuli-Venezia Giulia: 26.9 %26.9UmbriaUmbria: 26.7 %26.7Castile and LeónCastile and León: 26.5 %26.5DresdenDresden: 26.5 %26.5Etelä-SuomiEtelä-Suomi: 26.5 %26.5MoliseMolise: 26.5 %26.5PeloponnisosPeloponnisos: 26.5 %26.5PiemontePiemonte: 26.4 %26.4Poitou-CharentesPoitou-Charentes: 26.4 %26.4GaliciaGalicia: 26.3 %26.3SardegnaSardegna: 26.2 %26.2ToscanaToscana: 26.2 %26.2MarcheMarche: 25.9 %25.9Sterea ElládaSterea Elláda: 25.9 %25.9Oeste e Vale do TejoOeste e Vale do Tejo: 25.8 %25.8Pohjois- ja Itä-SuomiPohjois- ja Itä-Suomi: 25.8 %25.8BourgogneBourgogne: 25.7 %25.7BrandenburgBrandenburg: 25.7 %25.7Dytiki MakedoniaDytiki Makedonia: 25.7 %25.7AuvergneAuvergne: 25.5 %25.5ThessaliaThessalia: 25.4 %25.4AbruzzoAbruzzo: 25.3 %25.3Basse-NormandieBasse-Normandie: 25.1 %25.1Limburg (NL)Limburg (NL): 25 %25Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’AosteValle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste: 25 %25BasilicataBasilicata: 24.9 %24.9Norra MellansverigeNorra Mellansverige: 24.9 %24.9CorseCorse: 24.7 %24.7
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankRegions2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Chemnitz Series break29.80 pts
2Liguria28.90 pts
3Ipeiros28+0.3 pts
4Limousin Provisional27.9+0.3 pts
5Centro (PT)27.8+0.2 pts
5Sachsen-Anhalt Series break27.8+0.2 pts
7Asturias27.6+0.5 pts
8Alentejo27.5+0.1 pts
8Severozapaden27.50 pts
10Severen tsentralen27.1+0.1 pts
10Thüringen Series break27.1+0.1 pts
12Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Series break27+0.7 pts
13Friuli-Venezia Giulia26.9+0.1 pts
14Umbria26.7+0.1 pts
15Castile and León26.5+0.3 pts
15Dresden Series break26.50 pts
15Etelä-Suomi26.5+0.3 pts
15Molise26.5+0.3 pts
15Peloponnisos26.5+0.3 pts
20Piemonte26.4+0.2 pts
20Poitou-Charentes Provisional26.4+0.3 pts
22Galicia26.3+0.2 pts
23Sardegna26.2+0.5 pts
23Toscana26.2+0.1 pts
25Marche25.9+0.2 pts
25Sterea Elláda25.9+0.2 pts
27Oeste e Vale do Tejo25.80 pts
27Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi25.8+0.4 pts
29Bourgogne Provisional25.7+0.3 pts
29Brandenburg Series break25.7+0.2 pts
29Dytiki Makedonia25.7+0.5 pts
32Auvergne Provisional25.5+0.3 pts
33Thessalia25.4+0.3 pts
34Abruzzo25.3+0.3 pts
35Basse-Normandie Provisional25.1+0.3 pts
36Limburg (NL)25+0.3 pts
36Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste25+0.3 pts
38Basilicata24.9+0.4 pts
38Norra Mellansverige24.9+0.2 pts
40Corse Provisional24.7+0.2 pts
41Languedoc-Roussillon Provisional24.6+0.2 pts
41Mellersta Norrland24.6+0.3 pts
41Saarland Series break24.6-0.1 pts
41Zeeland24.6+0.2 pts
45Emilia-Romagna24.5+0.1 pts
45Länsi-Suomi24.5+0.2 pts
45Voreio Aigaio24.5+0.1 pts
48Drenthe24.4+0.3 pts
49Jadranska Hrvatska24.2+0.3 pts
49Prov. West-Vlaanderen24.2+0.2 pts
51Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki24.1+0.1 pts
51Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Provisional24.1+0.2 pts
51Veneto24.1+0.3 pts
54Martinique Provisional24+0.7 pts
55Algarve23.90 pts
55Aquitaine Provisional23.9+0.3 pts
55Yuzhen tsentralen23.9+0.2 pts
58Åland23.8+0.4 pts
58Ionia Nisia23.8+0.5 pts
58Puglia23.8+0.4 pts
61Bretagne Provisional23.7+0.3 pts
61Centre - Val de Loire Provisional23.7+0.3 pts
61Dytiki Elláda23.7+0.3 pts
64Calabria23.6+0.4 pts
64Kassel Series break23.6+0.2 pts
64Panonska Hrvatska23.6+0.5 pts
64Schleswig-Holstein Series break23.6+0.1 pts
64Sjælland23.6+0.2 pts
69Basque Country23.5+0.3 pts
69Cantabria23.5+0.4 pts
71Braunschweig Series break23.4+0.2 pts
71Koblenz Series break23.40 pts
71Lüneburg Series break23.4+0.1 pts
71Norte23.4+0.5 pts
71Oberfranken Series break23.4+0.3 pts
76Burgenland23.3+0.3 pts
76Lombardia23.3+0.1 pts
76Severoiztochen23.3+0.1 pts
76Yugoiztochen23.3+0.2 pts
80Övre Norrland23.2+0.2 pts
80Provincia Autonoma di Trento23.2+0.3 pts
82Kärnten23.1+0.3 pts
82Lazio23.1+0.3 pts
84Hannover Series break22.9+0.1 pts
84Kentriki Makedonia22.9+0.2 pts
84Leipzig Series break22.9-0.2 pts
84Sicilia22.9+0.3 pts
84Småland med öarna22.9+0.1 pts
84Unterfranken Series break22.9+0.3 pts
90Dél-Dunántúl22.7+0.3 pts
90Friesland (NL)22.7+0.2 pts
90Midi-Pyrénées Provisional22.7+0.2 pts
90Península de Setúbal22.7+0.2 pts
94Champagne-Ardenne Provisional22.6+0.3 pts
94Nordjylland22.6+0.2 pts
96Świętokrzyskie Estimated22.5+0.6 pts
97Franche-Comté Provisional22.4+0.3 pts
97Syddanmark22.4+0.1 pts
99Arnsberg Series break22.30 pts
100Dél-Alföld22.2+0.2 pts
100Rheinhessen-Pfalz Series break22.2+0.1 pts
102Aragon22.1+0.1 pts
103Łódzkie Estimated22+0.5 pts
103Lorraine Provisional22+0.4 pts
103Trier Series break22+0.2 pts
103Vzhodna Slovenija22+0.4 pts
107Düsseldorf Series break21.9-0.1 pts
107Gießen Series break21.9+0.3 pts
107Guadeloupe Provisional21.9+1.1 pts
107Pays de la Loire Provisional21.9+0.3 pts
111Extremadura21.8+0.3 pts
111La Rioja21.8+0.3 pts
113Grande Lisboa21.7+0.1 pts
113Prov. Limburg (BE)21.7+0.3 pts
115Niederbayern Series break21.6+0.4 pts
115Střední Morava21.6+0.1 pts
117Attiki21.5+0.3 pts
117Detmold Series break21.5+0.1 pts
117Weser-Ems Series break21.5+0.2 pts
120Freiburg Series break21.4+0.1 pts
120Sjeverna Hrvatska21.4+0.3 pts
122Gelderland21.3+0.2 pts
122Münster Series break21.3+0.1 pts
122Oberpfalz Series break21.3+0.3 pts
122Severovýchod21.3-0.2 pts
126Budapest21.2-0.2 pts
126Haute-Normandie Provisional21.2+0.3 pts
126Mittelfranken Series break21.2+0.2 pts
126Schwaben Series break21.2+0.1 pts
126Steiermark21.2+0.2 pts
126Sud-Muntenia Estimated21.2+0.2 pts
126Sud-Vest Oltenia Estimated21.2+0.3 pts
126Zachodniopomorskie Estimated21.2+0.7 pts
134Karlsruhe Series break21.1+0.1 pts
134Lubelskie Estimated21.1+0.7 pts
134Östra Mellansverige21.1+0.1 pts
134Sud-Est Estimated21.1+0.4 pts
134Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas21.1+0.1 pts
139Latvija21+0.1 pts
139Noord-Brabant21+0.2 pts
139Opolskie Estimated21+0.5 pts
139Śląskie Estimated21+0.5 pts
143Jihozápad20.9-0.3 pts
143Moravskoslezsko20.9+0.1 pts
143Niederösterreich20.9+0.2 pts
143Nyugat-Dunántúl20.9+0.1 pts
143Tübingen Series break20.9+0.3 pts
143Yugozapaden20.90 pts
149Bremen Series break20.8-0.5 pts
149Dolnośląskie Estimated20.8+0.6 pts
149Groningen20.8+0.2 pts
149Köln Series break20.8+0.1 pts
149Zahodna Slovenija20.8+0.3 pts
154Grad Zagreb20.7+0.1 pts
155Jihovýchod20.6-0.2 pts
155Közép-Dunántúl20.6+0.3 pts
155Severozápad20.6-0.1 pts
155Stuttgart Series break20.6+0.1 pts
159Campania20.5+0.3 pts
159Kriti20.5+0.2 pts
159Região Autónoma da Madeira20.5+0.3 pts
162Alsace Provisional20.4+0.3 pts
162Darmstadt Series break20.4+0.1 pts
162Észak-Magyarország20.4+0.1 pts
162Navarre20.4+0.1 pts
162Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen20.4+0.2 pts
162Vest Estimated20.4+0.3 pts
168Overijssel20.3+0.2 pts
168Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen20.3+0.3 pts
168Västsverige20.3+0.1 pts
171Eesti20.2-0.2 pts
171Picardie Provisional20.2+0.3 pts
171Prov. Brabant wallon20.2+0.3 pts
171Sydsverige20.20 pts
175Kujawsko-pomorskie Estimated20.1+0.6 pts
175Lubuskie Estimated20.1+0.7 pts
175Podlaskie Estimated20.1+0.6 pts
175Valencian Community20.1+0.1 pts
179Midtjylland20+0.1 pts
179Notio Aigaio20+0.4 pts
179Prov. Antwerpen20+0.1 pts
182Prov. Vlaams-Brabant19.9+0.1 pts
182Rhône-Alpes Provisional19.9+0.2 pts
184Centru Estimated19.8+0.3 pts
185Oberbayern Series break19.70 pts
185Salzburg19.7+0.2 pts
187Prov. Namur19.6+0.3 pts
187Warmińsko-mazurskie Estimated19.6+0.7 pts
189Mazowiecki regionalny Estimated19.5+0.6 pts
189Prov. Liège19.5+0.2 pts
191Castilla-La Mancha19.4+0.2 pts
191Catalonia19.4+0.1 pts
191Prov. Hainaut19.4+0.2 pts
194Észak-Alföld19.3+0.1 pts
194Oberösterreich19.3+0.2 pts
194Podkarpackie Estimated19.3+0.6 pts
194Západné Slovensko19.3+0.5 pts
198Berlin Series break19.20 pts
199Nord-Pas de Calais Provisional19.1+0.3 pts
200Tirol19+0.2 pts
201Praha18.8-0.9 pts
202Noord-Holland18.7+0.2 pts
202Zuid-Holland18.7n/a
204Malta18.6-0.2 pts
204Střední Čechy18.6-0.3 pts
206Nord-Est Estimated18.5+0.2 pts
207Community of Madrid18.4+0.1 pts
207Nord-Vest Estimated18.4+0.2 pts
207Pomorskie Estimated18.4+0.4 pts
207Wielkopolskie Estimated18.4+0.6 pts
211Andalusia18.3+0.4 pts
211Małopolskie Estimated18.3+0.4 pts
211Warszawski stołeczny Estimated18.3+0.3 pts
214Helsinki-Uusimaa18.2+0.1 pts
214Vorarlberg18.2+0.2 pts
216Bratislavský kraj18.1+0.3 pts
216Hamburg Series break18.1-0.1 pts
218Pest17.9+0.2 pts
218Stredné Slovensko17.9+0.5 pts
220Bucureşti-Ilfov Estimated17.8+0.1 pts
220Utrecht17.8n/a
222Prov. Luxembourg (BE)17.6+0.2 pts
223Canary Islands17.5+0.3 pts
224Hovedstaden17.40 pts
225Kýpros17.3+0.2 pts
225Sostinės regionas17.3-0.2 pts
227Northern and Western170 pts
227Região Autónoma dos Açores17+0.2 pts
229Balearic Islands16.5+0.1 pts
229Southern16.5+0.2 pts
231Stockholm16.4+0.2 pts
231Wien16.4-0.2 pts
233Region of Murcia16.3+0.1 pts
234Východné Slovensko16.1+0.5 pts
235Ile-de-France Provisional15.9+0.2 pts
236Flevoland15.2+0.3 pts
237Luxembourg14.9+0.1 pts
238La Réunion Provisional14.5+0.6 pts
239Eastern and Midland13.7+0.3 pts
240Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest12.9-0.1 pts
241Ceuta12.8+0.3 pts
242Melilla11.7+0.5 pts
243Guyane Provisional6.9+0.2 pts
244Mayotte 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. 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 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Mayotte, with 2.7% in 2023.

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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.

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