In 2024, Italy was the European country with the oldest population, recording a median age of 48.7 years, closely ahead of Bulgaria and Portugal, with 47 years. In general, almost all European countries have a median age above 40 years old. Only Azerbaijan, Turkey, Armenia, and Kosovo had a median age below 35 years old. Kosovo was the youngest territory of the continent in terms of median age.

The mean childbearing age in Europe was just over 30.7 years in 2025, compared with 26.4 years in 1979, which was the lowest fertility rate in the provided period.

In 2024, the average age of mothers in Ireland was **** years, the highest among countries in Europe. The country with the youngest average age was Bulgaria, at **** years.

This line chart displays median age (year) by date using the aggregation average, weighted by population in Europe. The data is about countries per year.

This bar chart displays median age (year) by currency using the aggregation average, weighted by population in Europe. The data is about countries.

This indicator presents the overall median age by sex.

This bar chart displays median age (year) by country full name using the aggregation average, weighted by population in Europe. The data is about countries.

This dataset is about countries in Europe. It has 44 rows. It features 3 columns: country full name, and median age.

Graph and download economic data for Working Age Population: Aged 15-24: All Persons for the European Union (LFWA24TTEUA647N) from 2005 to 2019 about EU, working-age, 15 to 24 years, Europe, and population.

In 2018, the average age of women at birth of first child in Italy was **** years, the oldest average age in Europe. Overall, seven European countries had an average age at or over the age of **, with Azerbaijan having the youngest average age of first childbirth, at **** years.

European Union Population: EU 27 excl UK: Age 5 to 9 data was reported at 22,342.857 Person th in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 22,369.512 Person th for 2022. European Union Population: EU 27 excl UK: Age 5 to 9 data is updated yearly, averaging 22,542.298 Person th from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2023, with 24 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 23,602.387 Person th in 2000 and a record low of 22,285.139 Person th in 2010. European Union Population: EU 27 excl UK: Age 5 to 9 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Eurostat. The data is categorized under Global Database’s European Union – Table EU.G001: Eurostat: Population.

Retirement Age Women in European Union increased to 64.43 Years in 2024 from 64.31 Years in 2023. This dataset provides - European Union Retirement Age Women - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Monaco is the country with the highest median age in the world. The population has a median age of around 57 years, which is around six years more than in Japan and Saint Pierre and Miquelon – the other countries that make up the top three. Southern European countries make up a large part of the top 20, with Italy, Slovenia, Greece, San Marino, Andorra, and Croatia all making the list. Low infant mortality means higher life expectancy Monaco and Japan also have the lowest infant mortality rates in the world, which contributes to the calculation of a higher life expectancy because fewer people are dying in the first years of life. Indeed, many of the nations with a high median age also feature on the list of countries with the highest average life expectancy, such as San Marino, Japan, Italy, and Lichtenstein. Demographics of islands and small countries Many smaller countries and island nations have populations with a high median age, such as Guernsey and the Isle of Man, which are both island territories within the British Isles. An explanation for this could be that younger people leave to seek work or education opportunities, while others choose to relocate there for retirement.

In 2023, Luxembourg had the youngest mean age of male drug overdose deaths in Europe at **** years, while Cyprus had the youngest mean age of female overdose deaths at ***years. On the other hand, Portugal had the oldest average age for male drug-related deaths, while Denmark had the oldest average age for female overdose deaths.

The largest share of transgender people in the European Union reported having realized that their gender assigned at birth did not match their gender identity between the ages of 10 and 14 years old in 2019. The majority of respondents realized that they were transgender before they were adults, with 12 percent realizing in early adulthood (18 to 24 years old). Around one in every ten trans people in Europe realized when they were in full adulthood.

This bar chart displays median age (year) by capital city using the aggregation average, weighted by population in Europe. The data is about countries per year.

This horizontal bar chart displays median age (year) by ISO 3 country code using the aggregation average, weighted by population in Europe. The data is about countries.

The European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC) collects timely and comparable multidimensional microdata on income, poverty, social exclusion and living conditions.

The EU-SILC collection is a key instrument for providing information required by the European Semester (_[1]) and the European Pillar of Social Rights, and the main source of data for microsimulation purposes and flash estimates of income distribution and poverty rates.

AROPE remains crucial to monitor European social policies, especially to monitor the EU 2030 target on poverty and social exclusion. For more information, please consult EU social indicators.

The EU-SILC instrument provides two types of data:

• Cross-sectional data pertaining to a given time or a certain time period with variables on income, poverty, social exclusion and other living conditions.
• Longitudinal data pertaining to individual-level changes over time, observed periodically over four‐or more year rotation scheme (Annex III (2) of 2019/1700).

EU-SILC collects:

• annual variables,
• three-yearly modules,
• six-yearly modules,
• ad-hoc new policy needs modules,
• optional variables.

The variables collected are grouped by topic and detailed topic and transmitted to Eurostat in four main files (D-File, H-File, R-File and P-file).

The domain ‘Income and Living Conditions’ covers the following topics: persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion, income inequality, income distribution and monetary poverty, living conditions, material deprivation, and EU-SILC ad-hoc modules, which are structured into collections of indicators on specific topics.

In 2023, in addition to annual data, in EU-SILC were collected: the three yearly module on labour market and housing, the six yearly module on intergenerational transmission of advantages and disadvantages, housing difficulties, and the ad hoc subject on households energy efficiency.

Starting from 2021 onwards, the EU quality reports use the structure of the Single Integrated Metadata Structure (SIMS).

_{([1]) The European Semester is the European Union’s framework for the coordination and surveillance of economic and social policies.}

European Union Population: EA 20: Age 40 to 44 data was reported at 23,277.608 Person th in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 23,317.910 Person th for 2022. European Union Population: EA 20: Age 40 to 44 data is updated yearly, averaging 23,297.759 Person th from Dec 2013 (Median) to 2023, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 25,043.987 Person th in 2013 and a record low of 23,202.260 Person th in 2021. European Union Population: EA 20: Age 40 to 44 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Eurostat. The data is categorized under Global Database’s European Union – Table EU.G001: Eurostat: Population.

The average age of the forest within a cell and the percent share of each individual age classAge classes in years: 1 = 0-20, 2 = 21-40, 3 = 41-60, 4 = 61-80, 5 = 81-100, 6 = 101-120, and 7 = 121-140, 8 = >140