# NUTS 3 areas of Portugal by share of population aged 65 and over, 2025

All 26 values come from Eurostat, European Commission for 2025, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `population_65_plus_share`
- Unit: %
- Definition: 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.
- Source: Eurostat, European Commission, 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
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/population-65-plus/portugal-provinces
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/rankings/population-65-plus/portugal-provinces.csv

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Alto Tâmega e Barroso | 36.6 |
| 2 | Terras de Trás-os-Montes | 34.7 |
| 3 | Beiras e Serra da Estrela | 33.6 |
| 4 | Beira Baixa | 33.1 |
| 5 | Douro | 30.3 |
| 6 | Alto Alentejo | 29.7 |
| 7 | Alto Minho | 29.2 |
| 8 | Viseu Dão Lafões | 29 |
| 9 | Médio Tejo | 28.7 |
| 10 | Região de Coimbra | 28.4 |
| 11 | Alentejo Central | 27.1 |
| 12 | Baixo Alentejo | 27 |
| 13 | Alentejo Litoral | 26.6 |
| 14 | Região de Leiria | 25.8 |
| 15 | Lezíria do Tejo | 25.4 |
| 16 | Algarve | 24.2 |
| 16 | Oeste | 24.2 |
| 16 | Região de Aveiro | 24.2 |
| 19 | Área Metropolitana do Porto | 23.5 |
| 20 | Ave | 23.1 |
| 21 | Península de Setúbal | 22.9 |
| 22 | Grande Lisboa | 22 |
| 23 | Tâmega e Sousa | 21.4 |
| 24 | Cávado | 21.3 |
| 24 | Região Autónoma da Madeira | 21.3 |
| 26 | Região Autónoma dos Açores | 17.9 |