Provinces of Spain by average age

Name: Provinces of Spain by average age, 2017
Creator: Instituto Nacional de Estadística
License: INE reuse terms (attribution required)

Ourense province had the highest average age of 52 provinces in 2017, at 50.3 years. Melilla province had the lowest, at 35 years. The median was 43.1 years and the figure for Spain was 43 years. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest50.3Ourense province

Lowest35Melilla province

Median43.152 provinces

Spain43History

All provinces, 2017

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Provinces	2017 years	Change on 2016
1	Ourense province	50.3	+0.2
2	Zamora province	50.2	+0.3
3	Lugo province	49.6	+0.2
4	León province	48.4	+0.3
5	Asturias province	47.8	+0.3
6	Salamanca province	47.6	+0.3
7	Palencia province	47.6	+0.3
8	Soria province	47.2	+0.2
9	Ávila province	47.1	+0.3
10	A Coruña province	46.5	+0.3
11	Teruel province	46.2	+0.2
12	Burgos province	46.1	+0.3
13	Biscay province	45.6	+0.2
14	Cuenca province	45.5	+0.3
15	Cáceres province	45.5	+0.3
16	Segovia province	45.4	+0.3
17	Valladolid province	45.3	+0.3
18	Huesca province	45.2	+0.2
19	Cantabria province	45	+0.3
20	Pontevedra province	45	+0.3
21	Gipuzkoa province	44.6	+0.2
22	Zaragoza province	44.1	+0.2
23	La Rioja province	44	+0.3
24	Álava province	43.9	+0.2
25	Ciudad Real province	43.2	+0.3
26	Alicante province	43.1	+0.2
27	Lleida province	43.1	+0.2
28	Navarre province	43	+0.2
29	Albacete province	42.8	+0.3
30	Badajoz province	42.8	+0.3
31	Castellón province	42.8	+0.3
32	Jaén province	42.7	+0.3
32	Valencia province	42.7	+0.3
34	Córdoba province	42.7	+0.3
35	Barcelona province	42.6	+0.2
36	Santa Cruz de Tenerife province	42.4	+0.3
37	Tarragona province	42.3	+0.3
38	Madrid province	42	+0.2
39	Girona province	41.9	+0.2
40	Granada province	41.8	+0.3
41	Toledo province	41.7	+0.3
42	Málaga province	41.6	+0.3
43	Las Palmas province	41.2	+0.4
44	Guadalajara province	41.1	+0.2
45	Huelva province	41.1	+0.3
46	Balearic Islands province	41.1	+0.2
47	Cádiz province	40.9	+0.4
48	Seville province	40.7	+0.3
49	Murcia province	40.1	+0.3
50	Almería province	39.7	+0.3
51	Ceuta province	36.8	+0.2
52	Melilla province	35	+0.2

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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 50.3 years in 2017, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Which province has the lowest average age?

Melilla province, with 35 years in 2017.

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.