Provinces of Spain by average age

Name: Provinces of Spain by average age, 2021
Creator: Instituto Nacional de Estadística
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Zamora province had the highest average age of 52 provinces in 2021, at 51.2 years. Melilla province had the lowest, at 36.1 years. The median was 43.9 years and the figure for Spain was 43.8 years. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest51.2Zamora province

Lowest36.1Melilla province

Median43.952 provinces

Spain43.8History

All provinces, 2021

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Provinces	2021 years	Change on 2020
1	Zamora province	51.2	+0.1
2	Ourense province	51	+0.1
3	Lugo province	50.3	+0.2
4	León province	49.4	+0.2
5	Asturias province	48.9	+0.2
6	Salamanca province	48.5	+0.1
7	Palencia province	48.4	+0.1
8	Ávila province	47.9	+0.1
9	Soria province	47.5	-0
10	A Coruña province	47.5	+0.3
11	Burgos province	46.9	+0.2
12	Cáceres province	46.7	+0.2
13	Teruel province	46.5	0
14	Valladolid province	46.4	+0.2
15	Biscay province	46.3	+0.2
16	Pontevedra province	46.2	+0.3
17	Cuenca province	46.1	+0.1
18	Cantabria province	46.1	+0.3
19	Segovia province	46.1	0
20	Huesca province	45.6	+0.1
21	Gipuzkoa province	45.4	+0.2
22	Álava province	44.8	+0.3
23	La Rioja province	44.7	+0.2
23	Zaragoza province	44.7	+0.1
25	Ciudad Real province	44.3	+0.1
26	Badajoz province	43.9	+0.3
26	Jaén province	43.9	+0.3
28	Alicante province	43.9	+0.3
29	Albacete province	43.9	+0.2
29	Córdoba province	43.9	+0.3
31	Castellón province	43.7	+0.3
32	Valencia province	43.7	+0.3
33	Lleida province	43.6	+0.1
34	Santa Cruz de Tenerife province	43.5	+0.4
35	Navarre province	43.5	+0.2
36	Barcelona province	43.1	+0.2
37	Tarragona province	43.1	+0.2
38	Granada province	42.9	+0.2
39	Madrid province	42.7	+0.2
40	Las Palmas province	42.6	+0.4
41	Málaga province	42.6	+0.3
42	Girona province	42.5	+0.2
43	Toledo province	42.4	+0.1
44	Cádiz province	42.3	+0.4
45	Huelva province	42.3	+0.3
46	Seville province	41.9	+0.3
47	Guadalajara province	41.9	+0.1
48	Balearic Islands province	41.8	+0.3
49	Murcia province	41	+0.3
50	Almería province	40.6	+0.3
51	Ceuta province	38	+0.3
52	Melilla province	36.1	+0.3

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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?

Zamora province, with 51.2 years in 2021, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Which province has the lowest average age?

Melilla province, with 36.1 years in 2021.

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.