Median age of the population by NUTS 1 region

113 European regions compared for 2025. Eurostat data.

First in the ranking
51.1 years
Sachsen-Anhalt · Germany
Median region
44.2 years
of 113 regions
Last in the ranking
25.1 years
Güneydoğu Anadolu · Türkiye

How to read it

Across European NUTS 1 regions the values range from 25.1 years (Güneydoğu Anadolu) to 51.1 years (Sachsen-Anhalt).

Differences between regions of one country are often larger than differences between countries - which is why regions are compared across Europe, not only at home.

Population structure indicators by NUTS 3 region
Year · Median age of population

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Ranking

2025
Share of the highest value
1Sachsen-AnhaltGermany51.1
2Mecklenburg-VorpommernGermany50.9
3ThüringenGermany50.4
4NoroesteSpain50.2
5BrandenburgGermany49.9
6Centro (IT)Italy49.7
7Nord-OvestItaly49.4
8Nord-EstItaly49.4
9Kentriki ElládaGreece48.7
10Severna i Yugoiztochna BulgariaBulgaria48.7
11IsoleItaly48.6
12SachsenGermany48.4
13SaarlandGermany48.1
14Centro (ES)Spain48.1
15SudItaly47.7
16Voreia ElládaGreece47.7
17Schleswig-HolsteinGermany47.5
18NoresteSpain47.4
19ContinentePortugal47.3
20Região Autónoma da MadeiraPortugal47.1
21CorseFrance47.0
22Nouvelle-AquitaineFrance46.7
23AttikiGreece46.7
24Srbija - jugSerbia46.6
25SüdösterreichAustria46.3
26NiedersachsenGermany46.3
27Rheinland-PfalzGermany46.3
28Yugozapadna i Yuzhna tsentralna BulgariaBulgaria46.0
29DunántúlHungary46.0
30Macroregiunea PatruRomania45.8
31Bourgogne-Franche-ComtéFrance45.8
32ÅlandFinland45.7
33CanariasSpain45.7
34Provence-Alpes-Côte d’AzurFrance45.5
35HrvatskaCroatia45.5
36SlovenijaSlovenia45.5
37Makroregion centralnyPoland45.4
38BretagneFrance45.3
39LiechtensteinLiechtenstein45.3
40Centre — Val de LoireFrance45.0
41Nordrhein-WestfalenGermany45.0
42OccitanieFrance45.0
43EsteSpain44.8
44Zuid-NederlandNetherlands44.8
45HessenGermany44.8
46Nisia Aigaiou, KritiGreece44.8
47Noord-NederlandNetherlands44.8
48BayernGermany44.7
49Alföld és ÉszakHungary44.6
50SurSpain44.4
51LietuvaLithuania44.4
52LatvijaLatvia44.4
53ShqipëriaAlbania44.3
54NormandieFrance44.3
55Norra SverigeSweden44.3
56Srbija - severSerbia44.3
57ČeskoCzechia44.2
58Comunidad de MadridSpain44.2
59Baden-WürttembergGermany44.2
60Makroregion południowo-zachodniPoland44.2
61Macroregiunea TreiRomania44.1
62Makroregion wschodniPoland43.9
63Grand EstFrance43.7
64Makroregion południowyPoland43.6
65Manner-SuomiFinland43.6
66Közép-MagyarországHungary43.6
67WestösterreichAustria43.6
68Macroregiunea DoiRomania43.5
69Região Autónoma dos AçoresPortugal43.4
70Vlaams GewestBelgium43.4
71Pays de la LoireFrance43.2
72Makroregion północno-zachodniPoland43.2
73Makroregion północnyPoland43.1
74Macroregiunea UnuRomania43.0
75SlovenskoSlovakia43.0
76EestiEstonia43.0
77OstösterreichAustria43.0
78Schweiz/Suisse/SvizzeraSwitzerland42.9
79Oost-NederlandNetherlands42.9
80Auvergne-Rhône-AlpesFrance42.5
81BremenGermany42.2
82Makroregion województwo mazowieckiePoland42.2
83DanmarkDenmark42.1
84Severna MakedonijaNorth Macedonia42.1
85Région wallonneBelgium42.1
86Södra SverigeSweden41.4
87Hauts-de-FranceFrance41.3
88BerlinGermany41.3
89West-NederlandNetherlands41.1
90KýprosCyprus41.0
91HamburgGermany41.0
92NorgeNorway40.9
93Crna GoraMontenegro40.5
94Doğu KaradenizTürkiye40.3
95Batı KaradenizTürkiye40.2
96MaltaMalta40.0
97Östra SverigeSweden40.0
98Batı MarmaraTürkiye39.8
99LuxembourgLuxembourg39.8
100IrelandIreland39.6
101EgeTürkiye38.8
102Ile de FranceFrance38.4
103ÍslandIceland37.4
104RUP FR — Régions Ultrapériphériques FrançaisesFrance37.2
105Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk GewestBelgium36.1
106Doğu MarmaraTürkiye35.9
107Orta AnadoluTürkiye35.4
108Batı AnadoluTürkiye35.3
109AkdenizTürkiye34.6
110İstanbulTürkiye34.5
111Kuzeydoğu AnadoluTürkiye29.4
112Ortadoğu AnadoluTürkiye29.0
113Güneydoğu AnadoluTürkiye25.1
© European Union, source: Eurostat · dataset demo_r_pjanind3 · 2025 Source and licence

The ranking is for the latest period in which most regions have a value; the most recent year is often published by only some countries.