Median age of the population, by region

The age that divides the population of the region on 1 January into two halves of equal size.

Unit: Years Frequency: Annual Coverage: 294 regions and 37 countries and groups as reference 2000 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Highest in 2025 52.6 years Liguria Lowest in 2025 17.7 yearsp (provisional) Mayotte
Regions ranked for 2025 294 Updated by the source on 10 August 2026

294 regions have a value for 2025, the latest period in the data.

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Years. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Median age of the population, by region (years), 2001 to 2025
Period LiguriaNotio AigaioMayotte
2025 52.6 years 44.6 years 17.7 yearsp (provisional)
2024 52.3 years 44.2 years 17.7 yearsp (provisional)
2023 52.1 years 43.8 years 17.7 yearsp (provisional)
2022 51.9 years 43.3 years 17.7 yearsp (provisional)
2021 51.6 years 42.8 years 17.7 years
2020 51.4 years 42.3 years 17.7 years
2019 51.0 years 41.9 years 17.7 years
2018 50.7 years 41.6 years 17.7 yearsp (provisional)
2017 50.4 years 41.2 years 17.7 years
2016 50.0 years 40.9 years 17.7 years
2015 49.7 years 40.4 years 17.7 years
2014 49.2 years 39.8 years 17.6 years
2013 48.9 years 39.3 years –
2012 48.7 years 38.8 years –
2011 48.4 years 38.3 yearsb (break in time series) –
2010 48.2 years 37.9 years –
2009 48.0 years 37.5 years –
2008 48.0 years 37.1 years –
2007 47.8 years 36.8 years –
2006 47.6 years 36.4 years –
2005 47.5 years 36.3 years –
2004 47.5 years 36.0 years –
2003 47.6 years 35.7 years –
2002 47.4 years 35.3 years –
2001 47.2 years 38.6 years –

Flags: b break in time series; p provisional . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • Among the 294 regions with a value for 2025, the highest is Liguria (52.6 years) and the lowest Mayotte (17.7 years).
  • Half of the regions are above 44.6 years and half below.
  • From 2024 to 2025 the value rose in 238 regions and fell in 19.

About this measure

Definition
The age that divides the population of the region on 1 January into two halves of equal size.
Unit
Years
Frequency
Annual
Changes are shown as
Percent change

Source and dates

Original producer
Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
demo_r_pjanind2 · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A indic_de=MEDAGEPOP unit=YR
Observation period
2000 to 2025
Provider update
10 August 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat

All regions in 2025 Every value is for 2025, so the regions are compared at the same point in time.

  1. 1 Liguria 52.6 years
  2. 2 Chemnitz 52.1 years
  3. 3 Sardegna 51.7 years
  4. 4 Principado de Asturias 51.6 years
  5. 5 Friuli-Venezia Giulia 51.3 years
  6. 6 Sachsen-Anhalt 51.3 years
  7. 7 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 51.0 years
  8. 8 Molise 50.7 years
  9. 9 Severozapaden 50.7 years
  10. 10 Umbria 50.7 years
  11. 11 Castilla y León 50.6 years
  12. 12 Piemonte 50.6 years
  13. 13 Severen tsentralen 50.6 years
  14. 14 Toscana 50.6 years
  15. 15 Dytiki Makedonia 50.5 years
  16. 16 Thüringen 50.5 years
  17. 17 Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste 50.5 years
  18. 18 Jug 50.4 years
  19. 19 Martinique 50.3 yearsp (provisional)
  20. 20 Marche 50.2 years
  21. 21 Abruzzo 50.0 years
  22. 22 Galicia 50.0 years
  23. 23 Basilicata 49.9 years
  24. 24 Brandenburg 49.9 years
  25. 25 Peloponnisos 49.9 years
  26. 26 Centro 49.6 years
  27. 27 Veneto 49.6 years
  28. 28 Burgenland 49.3 years
  29. 29 Ipeiros 49.3 years
  30. 30 Limousin 49.3 yearsp (provisional)
  31. 31 Alentejo 49.2 years
  32. 32 Emilia-Romagna 49.2 years
  33. 33 Sterea Elláda 49.2 years
  34. 34 Cantabria 48.9 years
  35. 35 Lazio 48.9 years
  36. 36 Puglia 48.7 years
  37. 37 Thessalia 48.7 years
  38. 38 Ionia Nisia 48.5 years
  39. 39 Lombardia 48.5 years
  40. 40 País Vasco 48.3 years
  41. 41 Dresden 48.2 years
  42. 42 Ticino 48.2 years
  43. 43 Calabria 48.1 years
  44. 44 Guadeloupe 48.1 yearsp (provisional)
  45. 45 Poitou-Charentes 48.1 yearsp (provisional)
  46. 46 Provincia Autonoma di Trento 48.1 years
  47. 47 Saarland 48.1 years
  48. 48 Kärnten 48.0 years
  49. 49 Norte 48.0 years
  50. 50 Oeste e Vale do Tejo 48.0 years
  51. 51 Limburg 47.9 years
  52. 52 Drenthe 47.8 years
  53. 53 Extremadura 47.8 years
  54. 54 Yuzhen tsentralen 47.8 years
  55. 55 Lüneburg 47.7 years
  56. 56 Oberfranken 47.7 years
  57. 57 Sicilia 47.6 years
  58. 58 Dytiki Elláda 47.5 years
  59. 59 Schleswig-Holstein 47.5 years
  60. 60 Severoiztochen 47.5 years
  61. 61 Kentriki Makedonia 47.4 years
  62. 62 Auvergne 47.2 yearsp (provisional)
  63. 63 Koblenz 47.2 years
  64. 64 Panonska Hrvatska 47.2 years
  65. 65 Região Autónoma da Madeira 47.2 years
  66. 66 Zeeland 47.2 years
  67. 67 Kassel 47.1 years
  68. 68 Sjælland 47.1 years
  69. 69 Yugoiztochen 47.1 years
  70. 70 Aragón 47.0 years
  71. 71 Bourgogne 47.0 yearsp (provisional)
  72. 72 Corse 47.0 yearsp (provisional)
  73. 73 Dél-Dunántúl 47.0 years
  74. 74 La Rioja 47.0 years
  75. 75 Region Juzne i Istocne Srbije 47.0 years
  76. 76 Algarve 46.9 years
  77. 77 Etelä-Suomi 46.9 years
  78. 78 Attiki 46.7 years
  79. 79 Sud-Vest Oltenia 46.7 yearse (estimated)
  80. 80 Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki 46.5 years
  81. 81 Braunschweig 46.5 years
  82. 82 Region Sumadije i Zapadne Srbije 46.5 years
  83. 83 Unterfranken 46.5 years
  84. 84 Basse-Normandie 46.4 yearsp (provisional)
  85. 85 Jadranska Hrvatska 46.3 years
  86. 86 Vzhodna Slovenija 46.3 years
  87. 87 Hannover 46.2 years
  88. 88 Niederösterreich 46.2 years
  89. 89 Sud-Muntenia 46.2 yearse (estimated)
  90. 90 Dél-Alföld 46.1 years
  91. 91 Campania 46.0 years
  92. 92 Languedoc-Roussillon 46.0 yearsp (provisional)
  93. 93 Nyugat-Dunántúl 46.0 years
  94. 94 Prov. West-Vlaanderen 46.0 years
  95. 95 Trier 46.0 years
  96. 96 Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas 46.0 years
  97. 97 Innlandet 45.9 years
  98. 98 Niederbayern 45.9 years
  99. 99 Świętokrzyskie 45.8 years
  100. 100 Arnsberg 45.7 years
  101. 101 Canarias 45.7 years
  102. 102 Comunidad Foral de Navarra 45.7 years
  103. 103 Península de Setúbal 45.7 years
  104. 104 Rheinhessen-Pfalz 45.7 years
  105. 105 Sud-Est 45.7 yearse (estimated)
  106. 106 Åland 45.7 years
  107. 107 Comunitat Valenciana 45.6 years
  108. 108 Steiermark 45.6 years
  109. 109 Střední Morava 45.6 years
  110. 110 Aquitaine 45.5 yearsp (provisional)
  111. 111 Moravskoslezsko 45.5 years
  112. 112 Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi 45.5 years
  113. 113 Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur 45.5 yearsp (provisional)
  114. 114 Castilla-La Mancha 45.4 years
  115. 115 Friesland 45.4 years
  116. 116 Közép-Dunántúl 45.4 years
  117. 117 Oberpfalz 45.4 years
  118. 118 Opolskie 45.4 years
  119. 119 Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen 45.4 years
  120. 120 Weser-Ems 45.4 years
  121. 121 Bretagne 45.3 yearsp (provisional)
  122. 122 Liechtenstein 45.3 years
  123. 123 Düsseldorf 45.2 years
  124. 124 Norra Mellansverige 45.2 years
  125. 125 Detmold 45.1 years
  126. 126 Gießen 45.1 years
  127. 127 Prov. Limburg 45.1 years
  128. 128 Region Vojvodine 45.1 years
  129. 129 Severozápad 45.1 years
  130. 130 Łódzkie 45.1 years
  131. 131 Kriti 45.0 years
  132. 132 Mellersta Norrland 45.0 years
  133. 133 Münster 45.0 years
  134. 134 Západné Slovensko 45.0 years
  135. 135 Andalucía 44.9 years
  136. 136 Centre — Val de Loire 44.9 yearsp (provisional)
  137. 137 Grande Lisboa 44.9 years
  138. 138 Severovýchod 44.9 years
  139. 139 Vest 44.9 yearse (estimated)
  140. 140 Yugozapaden 44.9 years
  141. 141 Śląskie 44.9 years
  142. 142 Jihozápad 44.8 years
  143. 143 Sjeverna Hrvatska 44.8 years
  144. 144 Syddanmark 44.8 years
  145. 145 Zachodniopomorskie 44.8 years
  146. 146 Cataluña 44.6 years
  147. 147 Mittelfranken 44.6 years
  148. 148 Notio Aigaio 44.6 years
  149. 149 Schwaben 44.6 years
  150. 150 Zahodna Slovenija 44.6 years
  151. 151 Freiburg 44.4 years
  152. 152 Karlsruhe 44.4 years
  153. 153 Latvija 44.4 years
  154. 154 Lubelskie 44.4 years
  155. 155 Voreio Aigaio 44.4 years
  156. 156 Észak-Magyarország 44.4 years
  157. 157 Köln 44.3 years
  158. 158 Nordjylland 44.3 years
  159. 159 Comunidad de Madrid 44.2 years
  160. 160 Franche-Comté 44.2 yearsp (provisional)
  161. 161 Jihovýchod 44.2 years
  162. 162 Midi-Pyrénées 44.2 yearsp (provisional)
  163. 163 Tübingen 44.2 years
  164. 164 Darmstadt 44.1 years
  165. 165 Kujawsko-pomorskie 44.1 years
  166. 166 Leipzig 44.1 years
  167. 167 Lubuskie 44.1 years
  168. 168 Warmińsko-mazurskie 44.1 years
  169. 169 Budapest 44.0 years
  170. 170 Champagne-Ardenne 44.0 yearsp (provisional)
  171. 171 Gelderland 44.0 years
  172. 172 Lorraine 44.0 yearsp (provisional)
  173. 173 Stuttgart 44.0 years
  174. 174 Espace Mittelland 43.9 years
  175. 175 Länsi-Suomi 43.9 years
  176. 176 Dolnośląskie 43.8 years
  177. 177 Podlaskie 43.8 years
  178. 178 Salzburg 43.8 years
  179. 179 Oberösterreich 43.7 years
  180. 180 Noord-Brabant 43.6 years
  181. 181 Nordwestschweiz 43.6 years
  182. 182 Ostschweiz 43.6 years
  183. 183 Tirol 43.6 years
  184. 184 Beogradski region 43.5 years
  185. 185 Centru 43.5 yearse (estimated)
  186. 186 Região Autónoma dos Açores 43.5 years
  187. 187 Zentralschweiz 43.5 years
  188. 188 Észak-Alföld 43.5 years
  189. 189 Veri 43.4 years
  190. 190 Mazowiecki regionalny 43.3 years
  191. 191 Oberbayern 43.3 years
  192. 192 Pest 43.3 years
  193. 193 Prov. Brabant wallon 43.3 years
  194. 194 Stredné Slovensko 43.3 years
  195. 195 Illes Balears 43.2 years
  196. 196 Pays de la Loire 43.2 yearsp (provisional)
  197. 197 Podkarpackie 43.2 years
  198. 198 Střední Čechy 43.2 years
  199. 199 Alsace 43.1 yearsp (provisional)
  200. 200 Grad Zagreb 43.1 years
  201. 201 Bratislavský kraj 42.9 years
  202. 202 Eesti 42.9 years
  203. 203 Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen 42.9 years
  204. 204 Región de Murcia 42.9 years
  205. 205 Småland med öarna 42.9 years
  206. 206 Agder og Sør-Østlandet 42.8 years
  207. 207 Nord-Norge 42.8 years
  208. 208 Nord-Vest 42.8 yearse (estimated)
  209. 209 Overijssel 42.8 years
  210. 210 Haute-Normandie 42.7 yearsp (provisional)
  211. 211 Vorarlberg 42.7 years
  212. 212 Prov. Vlaams-Brabant 42.6 years
  213. 213 Kastamonu, Çankırı, Sinop 42.5 years
  214. 214 Picardie 42.4 yearsp (provisional)
  215. 215 Övre Norrland 42.4 years
  216. 216 Prov. Namur 42.3 years
  217. 217 Balıkesir, Çanakkale 42.2 years
  218. 218 Bremen 42.2 years
  219. 219 Prov. Hainaut 42.2 years
  220. 220 Wielkopolskie 42.2 years
  221. 221 Severna Makedonija 42.1 years
  222. 222 Bucureşti-Ilfov 42.0 yearse (estimated)
  223. 223 Prov. Antwerpen 42.0 years
  224. 224 Nord-Est 41.9 yearse (estimated)
  225. 225 Praha 41.9 years
  226. 226 Pomorskie 41.8 years
  227. 227 Prov. Liège 41.8 years
  228. 228 Małopolskie 41.7 years
  229. 229 Rhône-Alpes 41.6 yearsp (provisional)
  230. 230 Groningen 41.5 years
  231. 231 Warszawski stołeczny 41.5 years
  232. 232 Sostinės regionas 41.4 years
  233. 233 Zürich 41.4 years
  234. 234 Région lémanique 41.3 years
  235. 235 Berlin 41.2 years
  236. 236 Midtjylland 41.1 years
  237. 237 Noord-Holland 41.1 years
  238. 238 Sydsverige 41.1 years
  239. 239 Zonguldak, Karabük, Bartın 41.1 years
  240. 240 Östra Mellansverige 41.1 years
  241. 241 Hamburg 41.0 years
  242. 242 Kýpros 41.0 years
  243. 243 Västsverige 41.0 years
  244. 244 Zuid-Holland 40.9 years
  245. 245 Nord-Pas de Calais 40.8 yearsp (provisional)
  246. 246 Northern and Western 40.7 years
  247. 247 Prov. Luxembourg 40.6 years
  248. 248 Southern 40.6 years
  249. 249 Qender 40.5 years
  250. 250 Crna Gora 40.4 years
  251. 251 Helsinki-Uusimaa 40.4 years
  252. 252 Východné Slovensko 40.4 years
  253. 253 Trabzon, Ordu, Giresun, Rize, Artvin, Gümüşhane 40.3 years
  254. 254 Vestlandet 40.3 years
  255. 255 Trøndelag 40.1 years
  256. 256 Malta 40.0 years
  257. 257 Utrecht 40.0 years
  258. 258 Luxembourg 39.8 years
  259. 259 Oslo og Viken 39.6 years
  260. 260 Wien 39.6 years
  261. 261 Aydın, Denizli, Muğla 39.5 years
  262. 262 La Réunion 39.4 yearsp (provisional)
  263. 263 Stockholm 39.3 years
  264. 264 Ciudad de Ceuta 39.2 years
  265. 265 Samsun, Tokat, Çorum, Amasya 39.2 years
  266. 266 Flevoland 39.0 years
  267. 267 İzmir 39.0 years
  268. 268 Hovedstaden 38.8 years
  269. 269 Eastern and Midland 38.7 years
  270. 270 Ile de France 38.4 yearsp (provisional)
  271. 271 Manisa, Afyonkarahisar, Kütahya, Uşak 37.9 years
  272. 272 Tekirdağ, Edirne, Kırklareli 37.7 years
  273. 273 Ísland 37.2 years
  274. 274 Antalya, Isparta, Burdur 36.9 years
  275. 275 Bursa, Eskişehir, Bilecik 36.8 years
  276. 276 Ciudad de Melilla 36.7 years
  277. 277 Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest 36.1 years
  278. 278 Ankara 35.9 years
  279. 279 Kayseri, Sivas, Yozgat 35.4 years
  280. 280 Kırıkkale, Aksaray, Niğde, Nevşehir, Kırşehir 35.4 years
  281. 281 Kocaeli, Sakarya, Düzce, Bolu, Yalova 35.1 years
  282. 282 Adana, Mersin 34.7 years
  283. 283 Malatya, Elazığ, Bingöl, Tunceli 34.7 years
  284. 284 İstanbul 34.5 years
  285. 285 Konya, Karaman 33.5 years
  286. 286 Erzurum, Erzincan, Bayburt 31.9 years
  287. 287 Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, Osmaniye 31.8 years
  288. 288 Gaziantep, Adıyaman, Kilis 27.6 years
  289. 289 Guyane 27.4 yearsp (provisional)
  290. 290 Ağrı, Kars, Iğdır, Ardahan 27.2 years
  291. 291 Van, Muş, Bitlis, Hakkari 25.6 years
  292. 292 Mardin, Batman, Şırnak, Siirt 24.7 years
  293. 293 Şanlıurfa, Diyarbakır 23.7 years
  294. 294 Mayotte 17.7 yearsp (provisional)
  295. Albania 44.3 years
  296. Austria 43.8 years
  297. Belgium 42.1 years
  298. Bulgaria 47.3 years
  299. Croatia 45.5 years
  300. Cyprus 41.0 years
  301. Czechia 44.3 years
  302. Denmark 42.2 years
  303. Estonia 42.9 years
  304. Finland 43.5 years
  305. France 42.8 yearsp (provisional)
  306. Germany 45.5 years
  307. Greece 47.2 years
  308. Hungary 44.8 years
  309. Iceland 37.2 years
  310. Ireland 39.6 years
  311. Italy 49.1 years
  312. Latvia 44.4 years
  313. Liechtenstein 45.3 years
  314. Lithuania 44.3 years
  315. Luxembourg 39.8 years
  316. Malta 40.0 years
  317. Montenegro 40.4 years
  318. Netherlands 42.6 years
  319. North Macedonia 42.1 years
  320. Norway 40.8 years
  321. Poland 43.4 yearsep (estimated, provisional)
  322. Portugal 47.3 years
  323. Romania 44.1 yearse (estimated)
  324. Serbia 45.4 years
  325. Slovakia 43.0 years
  326. Slovenia 45.5 years
  327. Spain 45.8 years
  328. Sweden 41.2 years
  329. Switzerland 42.9 years
  330. Türkiye 34.4 years
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