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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 2024, at 30%. Mayotte had the lowest, at 2.7%. The median was 21.7%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest30Chemnitz
Lowest2.7Mayotte
Median21.7244 regions

Top 40 regions, 2024

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ChemnitzChemnitz: 30 %30LiguriaLiguria: 29 %29LimousinLimousin: 28.2 %28.2IpeirosIpeiros: 28.1 %28.1AsturiasAsturias: 28 %28Sachsen-AnhaltSachsen-Anhalt: 28 %28Centro (PT)Centro (PT): 27.9 %27.9SeverozapadenSeverozapaden: 27.8 %27.8AlentejoAlentejo: 27.5 %27.5ThüringenThüringen: 27.5 %27.5Mecklenburg-VorpommernMecklenburg-Vorpommern: 27.4 %27.4Severen tsentralenSeveren tsentralen: 27.4 %27.4Friuli-Venezia GiuliaFriuli-Venezia Giulia: 27.2 %27.2Poitou-CharentesPoitou-Charentes: 27 %27UmbriaUmbria: 27 %27Castile and LeónCastile and León: 26.9 %26.9PeloponnisosPeloponnisos: 26.9 %26.9MoliseMolise: 26.8 %26.8SardegnaSardegna: 26.8 %26.8DresdenDresden: 26.7 %26.7Etelä-SuomiEtelä-Suomi: 26.7 %26.7GaliciaGalicia: 26.6 %26.6PiemontePiemonte: 26.6 %26.6ToscanaToscana: 26.5 %26.5Dytiki MakedoniaDytiki Makedonia: 26.3 %26.3MarcheMarche: 26.2 %26.2Sterea ElládaSterea Elláda: 26.2 %26.2Pohjois- ja Itä-SuomiPohjois- ja Itä-Suomi: 26.1 %26.1AuvergneAuvergne: 26 %26BourgogneBourgogne: 26 %26BrandenburgBrandenburg: 26 %26Oeste e Vale do TejoOeste e Vale do Tejo: 25.7 %25.7ThessaliaThessalia: 25.7 %25.7AbruzzoAbruzzo: 25.6 %25.6Basse-NormandieBasse-Normandie: 25.6 %25.6BasilicataBasilicata: 25.4 %25.4Limburg (NL)Limburg (NL): 25.4 %25.4CorseCorse: 25.3 %25.3Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’AosteValle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste: 25.3 %25.3Norra MellansverigeNorra Mellansverige: 25.2 %25.2
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankRegions2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Chemnitz30+0.2 pts
2Liguria29+0.1 pts
3Limousin Provisional28.2+0.3 pts
4Ipeiros28.1+0.1 pts
5Asturias28+0.4 pts
5Sachsen-Anhalt28+0.2 pts
7Centro (PT)27.9+0.1 pts
8Severozapaden27.8+0.3 pts
9Alentejo27.50 pts
9Thüringen27.5+0.4 pts
11Mecklenburg-Vorpommern27.4+0.4 pts
11Severen tsentralen27.4+0.3 pts
13Friuli-Venezia Giulia27.2+0.3 pts
14Poitou-Charentes Provisional27+0.6 pts
14Umbria27+0.3 pts
16Castile and León26.9+0.4 pts
16Peloponnisos26.9+0.4 pts
18Molise26.8+0.3 pts
18Sardegna26.8+0.6 pts
20Dresden26.7+0.2 pts
20Etelä-Suomi26.7+0.2 pts
22Galicia26.6+0.3 pts
22Piemonte26.6+0.2 pts
24Toscana26.5+0.3 pts
25Dytiki Makedonia26.3+0.6 pts
26Marche26.2+0.3 pts
26Sterea Elláda26.2+0.3 pts
28Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi26.1+0.3 pts
29Auvergne Provisional26+0.5 pts
29Bourgogne Provisional26+0.3 pts
29Brandenburg26+0.3 pts
32Oeste e Vale do Tejo25.7-0.1 pts
32Thessalia25.7+0.3 pts
34Abruzzo25.6+0.3 pts
34Basse-Normandie Provisional25.6+0.5 pts
36Basilicata25.4+0.5 pts
36Limburg (NL)25.4+0.4 pts
38Corse Provisional25.3+0.6 pts
38Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste25.3+0.3 pts
40Norra Mellansverige25.2+0.3 pts
41Languedoc-Roussillon Provisional25.1+0.5 pts
42Drenthe24.9+0.5 pts
42Saarland24.9+0.3 pts
42Zeeland24.9+0.3 pts
45Martinique Provisional24.8+0.8 pts
45Mellersta Norrland24.8+0.2 pts
47Emilia-Romagna24.7+0.2 pts
48Länsi-Suomi24.6+0.1 pts
49Prov. West-Vlaanderen24.5+0.3 pts
49Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Provisional24.5+0.4 pts
49Veneto24.5+0.4 pts
52Ionia Nisia24.4+0.6 pts
52Jadranska Hrvatska24.4+0.2 pts
54Åland24.2+0.4 pts
54Aquitaine Provisional24.2+0.3 pts
54Puglia24.2+0.4 pts
54Voreio Aigaio24.2-0.3 pts
54Yuzhen tsentralen24.2+0.3 pts
59Algarve24.1+0.2 pts
59Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki24.10 pts
59Bretagne Provisional24.1+0.4 pts
59Dytiki Elláda24.1+0.4 pts
59Panonska Hrvatska24.1+0.5 pts
64Calabria24+0.4 pts
64Cantabria24+0.5 pts
64Centre - Val de Loire Provisional24+0.3 pts
67Burgenland23.9+0.6 pts
68Basque Country23.8+0.3 pts
68Kassel23.8+0.2 pts
68Norte23.8+0.4 pts
68Sjælland23.8+0.2 pts
72Schleswig-Holstein23.7+0.1 pts
73Koblenz23.6+0.2 pts
73Lüneburg23.6+0.2 pts
73Oberfranken23.6+0.2 pts
73Provincia Autonoma di Trento23.6+0.4 pts
73Severoiztochen23.6+0.3 pts
73Yugoiztochen23.6+0.3 pts
79Braunschweig23.5+0.1 pts
79Kärnten23.5+0.4 pts
79Lombardia23.5+0.2 pts
82Lazio23.4+0.3 pts
83Kentriki Makedonia23.3+0.4 pts
83Övre Norrland23.3+0.1 pts
83Świętokrzyskie23.3+0.8 pts
86Sicilia23.2+0.3 pts
86Småland med öarna23.2+0.3 pts
86Unterfranken23.2+0.3 pts
89Champagne-Ardenne Provisional23.1+0.5 pts
89Dél-Dunántúl23.1+0.4 pts
89Friesland (NL)23.1+0.4 pts
92Hannover23+0.1 pts
92Leipzig23+0.1 pts
92Midi-Pyrénées Provisional23+0.3 pts
92Nordjylland23+0.4 pts
96Franche-Comté Provisional22.9+0.5 pts
96Guadeloupe Provisional22.9+1 pts
96Península de Setúbal22.9+0.2 pts
99Syddanmark22.7+0.3 pts
100Łódzkie22.6+0.6 pts
101Rheinhessen-Pfalz22.5+0.3 pts
102Aragon22.4+0.3 pts
102Arnsberg22.4+0.1 pts
102Dél-Alföld22.4+0.2 pts
102Extremadura22.4+0.6 pts
102Lorraine Provisional22.4+0.4 pts
102Vzhodna Slovenija22.4+0.4 pts
108Pays de la Loire Provisional22.3+0.4 pts
108Trier22.3+0.3 pts
110Prov. Limburg (BE)22.2+0.5 pts
111Gießen22.1+0.2 pts
111La Rioja22.1+0.3 pts
113Düsseldorf22+0.1 pts
114Attiki21.9+0.4 pts
114Niederbayern21.9+0.3 pts
114Střední Morava21.9+0.3 pts
114Zachodniopomorskie21.9+0.7 pts
118Detmold21.8+0.3 pts
118Grande Lisboa21.8+0.1 pts
118Weser-Ems21.8+0.3 pts
121Gelderland21.7+0.4 pts
121Lubelskie21.7+0.6 pts
121Opolskie21.7+0.7 pts
121Sjeverna Hrvatska21.7+0.3 pts
121Śląskie21.7+0.7 pts
126Freiburg21.6+0.2 pts
126Haute-Normandie Provisional21.6+0.4 pts
126Oberpfalz21.6+0.3 pts
126Steiermark21.6+0.4 pts
126Sud-Vest Oltenia Estimated21.6+0.4 pts
126Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas21.6+0.5 pts
132Münster21.5+0.2 pts
132Severovýchod21.5+0.2 pts
132Sud-Est Estimated21.5+0.4 pts
132Sud-Muntenia Estimated21.5+0.3 pts
136Dolnośląskie21.4+0.6 pts
136Karlsruhe21.4+0.3 pts
136Latvija21.4+0.4 pts
136Mittelfranken21.4+0.2 pts
136Schwaben21.4+0.2 pts
141Moravskoslezsko21.3+0.4 pts
141Niederösterreich21.3+0.4 pts
141Noord-Brabant21.3+0.3 pts
141Östra Mellansverige21.3+0.2 pts
145Nyugat-Dunántúl21.2+0.3 pts
146Jihozápad21.1+0.2 pts
146Tübingen21.1+0.2 pts
146Yugozapaden21.1+0.2 pts
146Zahodna Slovenija21.1+0.3 pts
150Köln21+0.2 pts
151Alsace Provisional20.9+0.5 pts
151Budapest20.9-0.3 pts
151Campania20.9+0.4 pts
151Groningen20.9+0.1 pts
151Kriti20.9+0.4 pts
151Lubuskie20.9+0.8 pts
151Região Autónoma da Madeira20.9+0.4 pts
158Közép-Dunántúl20.8+0.2 pts
158Kujawsko-pomorskie20.8+0.7 pts
158Severozápad20.8+0.2 pts
158Stuttgart20.8+0.2 pts
158Vest Estimated20.8+0.4 pts
163Bremen20.7-0.1 pts
163Észak-Magyarország20.7+0.3 pts
163Grad Zagreb20.70 pts
163Jihovýchod20.7+0.1 pts
163Navarre20.7+0.3 pts
163Overijssel20.7+0.4 pts
163Podlaskie20.7+0.6 pts
170Picardie Provisional20.6+0.4 pts
170Prov. Brabant wallon20.6+0.4 pts
170Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen20.6+0.2 pts
170Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen20.6+0.3 pts
174Darmstadt20.5+0.1 pts
174Eesti20.5+0.3 pts
174Västsverige20.5+0.2 pts
177Notio Aigaio20.4+0.4 pts
177Sydsverige20.4+0.2 pts
177Warmińsko-mazurskie20.4+0.8 pts
180Midtjylland20.3+0.3 pts
180Prov. Antwerpen20.3+0.3 pts
182Centru Estimated20.2+0.4 pts
182Mazowiecki regionalny20.2+0.7 pts
182Prov. Vlaams-Brabant20.2+0.3 pts
182Rhône-Alpes Provisional20.2+0.3 pts
182Valencian Community20.2+0.1 pts
187Salzburg20+0.3 pts
188Oberbayern19.9+0.2 pts
188Podkarpackie19.9+0.6 pts
188Prov. Namur19.9+0.3 pts
191Prov. Liège19.8+0.3 pts
191Západné Slovensko19.8+0.5 pts
193Castilla-La Mancha19.7+0.3 pts
193Oberösterreich19.7+0.4 pts
193Prov. Hainaut19.7+0.3 pts
196Észak-Alföld19.6+0.3 pts
197Catalonia19.5+0.1 pts
197Nord-Pas de Calais Provisional19.5+0.4 pts
199Tirol19.3+0.3 pts
200Berlin19.1-0.1 pts
201Pomorskie19+0.6 pts
202Noord-Holland18.9+0.2 pts
202Wielkopolskie18.9+0.5 pts
202Zuid-Holland18.9+0.2 pts
205Małopolskie18.8+0.5 pts
205Nord-Est Estimated18.8+0.3 pts
207Andalusia18.7+0.4 pts
207Nord-Vest Estimated18.7+0.3 pts
207Střední Čechy18.7+0.1 pts
210Community of Madrid18.6+0.2 pts
211Praha18.5-0.3 pts
211Stredné Slovensko18.5+0.6 pts
211Vorarlberg18.5+0.3 pts
211Warszawski stołeczny18.5+0.2 pts
215Bratislavský kraj18.4+0.3 pts
215Malta18.4-0.2 pts
217Helsinki-Uusimaa18.3+0.1 pts
218Utrecht18.1+0.3 pts
219Bucureşti-Ilfov Estimated18+0.2 pts
219Hamburg18-0.1 pts
221Pest17.90 pts
221Prov. Luxembourg (BE)17.9+0.3 pts
223Canary Islands17.8+0.3 pts
224Kýpros17.7+0.4 pts
225Região Autónoma dos Açores17.5+0.5 pts
225Sostinės regionas17.5+0.2 pts
227Hovedstaden17.40 pts
228Northern and Western17.3+0.3 pts
229Southern16.8+0.3 pts
230Balearic Islands16.7+0.2 pts
230Region of Murcia16.7+0.4 pts
232Stockholm16.6+0.2 pts
232Východné Slovensko16.6+0.5 pts
234Wien16.40 pts
235Ile-de-France Provisional16.2+0.3 pts
236Flevoland15.6+0.4 pts
237La Réunion Provisional15.1+0.6 pts
238Luxembourg15+0.1 pts
239Eastern and Midland13.9+0.2 pts
240Ceuta13.2+0.4 pts
241Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest12.90 pts
242Melilla12.2+0.5 pts
243Guyane Provisional7.3+0.4 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 30% in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Mayotte, with 2.7% in 2024.

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.

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