Provinces of Spain by average age

Name: Provinces of Spain by average age, 2016
Creator: Instituto Nacional de Estadística
License: INE reuse terms (attribution required)

Ourense province had the highest average age of 52 provinces in 2016, at 50.1 years. Melilla province had the lowest, at 34.9 years. The median was 42.9 years and the figure for Spain was 42.7 years. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest50.1Ourense province

Lowest34.9Melilla province

Median42.952 provinces

Spain42.7History

All provinces, 2016

CSV Chart (SVG)

years. Source: INE. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

Full ranking

Rank	Provinces	2016 years	Change on 2015
1	Ourense province	50.1	+0.3
2	Zamora province	49.9	+0.3
3	Lugo province	49.4	+0.2
4	León province	48.1	+0.3
5	Asturias province	47.5	+0.3
6	Palencia province	47.3	+0.3
7	Salamanca province	47.3	+0.3
8	Soria province	47	+0.2
9	Ávila province	46.8	+0.3
10	A Coruña province	46.2	+0.3
11	Teruel province	46	+0.2
12	Burgos province	45.8	+0.3
13	Biscay province	45.4	+0.2
14	Cuenca province	45.2	+0.3
15	Cáceres province	45.1	+0.3
16	Segovia province	45.1	+0.3
17	Huesca province	45	+0.2
18	Valladolid province	45	+0.3
19	Cantabria province	44.7	+0.3
20	Pontevedra province	44.7	+0.3
21	Gipuzkoa province	44.4	+0.2
22	Zaragoza province	43.9	+0.3
23	Álava province	43.8	+0.2
24	La Rioja province	43.7	+0.3
25	Alicante province	42.9	+0.2
25	Ciudad Real province	42.9	+0.3
27	Lleida province	42.9	+0.2
28	Navarre province	42.8	+0.2
29	Albacete province	42.5	+0.3
30	Badajoz province	42.5	+0.3
31	Barcelona province	42.5	+0.2
31	Castellón province	42.5	+0.3
31	Valencia province	42.5	+0.3
34	Jaén province	42.4	+0.3
35	Córdoba province	42.4	+0.3
36	Santa Cruz de Tenerife province	42.1	+0.3
37	Tarragona province	42	+0.3
38	Madrid province	41.8	+0.2
39	Girona province	41.7	+0.2
40	Granada province	41.5	+0.3
41	Toledo province	41.4	+0.3
42	Málaga province	41.3	+0.3
43	Balearic Islands province	40.9	+0.2
43	Guadalajara province	40.9	+0.2
45	Las Palmas province	40.9	+0.4
46	Huelva province	40.8	+0.3
47	Cádiz province	40.5	+0.4
48	Seville province	40.4	+0.3
49	Murcia province	39.9	+0.3
50	Almería province	39.4	+0.2
51	Ceuta province	36.6	+0.3
52	Melilla province	34.9	+0.1

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About this ranking

Mean age of the resident population on 1 January.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the provinces are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE). Indicadores demográficos básicos: edad media de la población (tablas 3197, 3198, 3199 y 30699). https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=3199. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

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Questions

Which province has the highest average age?

Ourense province, with 50.1 years in 2016, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Which province has the lowest average age?

Melilla province, with 34.9 years in 2016.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Indicadores demográficos básicos: edad media de la población (tablas 3197, 3198, 3199 y 30699). Retrieved 2026-10-07.