Share of population aged 65+ by NUTS 1 region

113 European regions compared for 2025. Eurostat data.

First in the ranking

28.5 %

Sachsen-Anhalt · Germany

Median region

21.3 %

of 113 regions

Last in the ranking

5.5 %

Güneydoğu Anadolu · Türkiye

How to read it

Across European NUTS 1 regions the values range from 5.5 % (Güneydoğu Anadolu) to 28.5 % (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
Percentage · Proportion of population aged 65 years and more

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Ranking

2025


1	Sachsen-Anhalt	Germany	28.5
2	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	Germany	28.0
3	Thüringen	Germany	28.0
4	Sachsen	Germany	27.2
5	Noroeste	Spain	26.9
6	Brandenburg	Germany	26.5
7	Kentriki Elláda	Greece	25.9
8	Nouvelle-Aquitaine	France	25.9
9	Corse	France	25.8
10	Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria	Bulgaria	25.6
11	Saarland	Germany	25.4
12	Centro (IT)	Italy	25.3
13	Nord-Ovest	Italy	25.2
14	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté	France	25.1
15	Nord-Est	Italy	25.0
16	Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur	France	24.9
17	Norra Sverige	Sweden	24.8
18	Continente	Portugal	24.6
19	Isole	Italy	24.6
20	Åland	Finland	24.5
21	Bretagne	France	24.5
22	Voreia Elláda	Greece	24.5
23	Centre — Val de Loire	France	24.3
24	Occitanie	France	24.3
25	Srbija - jug	Serbia	24.1
26	Schleswig-Holstein	Germany	24.0
27	Normandie	France	23.8
28	Centro (ES)	Spain	23.7
29	Manner-Suomi	Finland	23.6
30	Sud	Italy	23.5
31	Makroregion centralny	Poland	23.4
32	Rheinland-Pfalz	Germany	23.3
33	Hrvatska	Croatia	23.3
34	Noord-Nederland	Netherlands	23.2
35	Niedersachsen	Germany	23.2
36	Noreste	Spain	23.1
37	Zuid-Nederland	Netherlands	22.9
38	Südösterreich	Austria	22.7
39	Pays de la Loire	France	22.6
40	Yugozapadna i Yuzhna tsentralna Bulgaria	Bulgaria	22.5
41	Grand Est	France	22.5
42	Attiki	Greece	22.3
43	Slovenija	Slovenia	22.1
44	Dunántúl	Hungary	22.0
45	Nordrhein-Westfalen	Germany	22.0
46	Makroregion południowo-zachodni	Poland	22.0
47	Latvija	Latvia	21.9
48	Vlaams Gewest	Belgium	21.7
49	Hessen	Germany	21.7
50	Nisia Aigaiou, Kriti	Greece	21.6
51	Macroregiunea Patru	Romania	21.6
52	Bayern	Germany	21.6
53	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes	France	21.5
54	Baden-Württemberg	Germany	21.5
55	Makroregion wschodni	Poland	21.4
56	Srbija - sever	Serbia	21.4
57	Região Autónoma da Madeira	Portugal	21.3
58	Shqipëria	Albania	21.2
59	Södra Sverige	Sweden	21.2
60	Alföld és Észak	Hungary	21.1
61	Oost-Nederland	Netherlands	21.0
62	Danmark	Denmark	20.9
63	Eesti	Estonia	20.9
64	Makroregion południowy	Poland	20.9
65	Lietuva	Lithuania	20.9
66	Bremen	Germany	20.8
67	Liechtenstein	Liechtenstein	20.7
68	Česko	Czechia	20.7
69	Makroregion północno-zachodni	Poland	20.6
70	Makroregion północny	Poland	20.5
71	Macroregiunea Doi	Romania	20.2
72	Hauts-de-France	France	20.2
73	Macroregiunea Trei	Romania	20.1
74	Région wallonne	Belgium	20.1
75	Westösterreich	Austria	20.0
76	Este	Spain	19.7
77	Macroregiunea Unu	Romania	19.7
78	Közép-Magyarország	Hungary	19.6
79	Makroregion województwo mazowieckie	Poland	19.5
80	Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera	Switzerland	19.5
81	Ostösterreich	Austria	19.3
82	West-Nederland	Netherlands	19.3
83	Berlin	Germany	19.2
84	Norge	Norway	19.0
85	Comunidad de Madrid	Spain	18.9
86	Slovensko	Slovakia	18.8
87	Östra Sverige	Sweden	18.8
88	Sur	Spain	18.7
89	Severna Makedonija	North Macedonia	18.6
90	Malta	Malta	18.4
91	Kýpros	Cyprus	18.3
92	Canarias	Spain	18.2
93	Hamburg	Germany	18.0
94	Região Autónoma dos Açores	Portugal	17.9
95	Crna Gora	Montenegro	17.2
96	Ile de France	France	16.4
97	Doğu Karadeniz	Türkiye	16.3
98	Batı Karadeniz	Türkiye	16.1
99	Ísland	Iceland	15.9
100	RUP FR — Régions Ultrapériphériques Françaises	France	15.8
101	Ireland	Ireland	15.7
102	Luxembourg	Luxembourg	15.2
103	Batı Marmara	Türkiye	15.0
104	Ege	Türkiye	13.6
105	Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest	Belgium	13.0
106	Orta Anadolu	Türkiye	12.3
107	Doğu Marmara	Türkiye	11.0
108	Batı Anadolu	Türkiye	10.6
109	Akdeniz	Türkiye	10.4
110	Kuzeydoğu Anadolu	Türkiye	9.5
111	İstanbul	Türkiye	8.3
112	Ortadoğu Anadolu	Türkiye	8.1
113	Güneydoğu Anadolu	Türkiye	5.5

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.