Autonomous communities of Spain by average age

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

Asturias had the highest average age of 19 autonomous communities in 2017, at 47.8 years. Melilla had the lowest, at 35 years. The median was 42.9 years and the figure for Spain was 43 years. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest47.8Asturias

Lowest35Melilla

Median42.919 autonomous communities

Spain43History

All autonomous communities, 2017

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Autonomous communities	2017 years	Change on 2016
1	Asturias	47.8	+0.3
2	Castile and León	47	+0.3
3	Galicia	46.8	+0.3
4	Basque Country	45	+0.2
4	Cantabria	45	+0.3
6	Aragon	44.5	+0.2
7	La Rioja	44	+0.3
8	Extremadura	43.8	+0.3
9	Navarre	43	+0.2
10	Valencian Community	42.9	+0.3
11	Castilla-La Mancha	42.6	+0.3
12	Catalonia	42.6	+0.2
13	Community of Madrid	42	+0.2
14	Canary Islands	41.8	+0.3
15	Andalusia	41.3	+0.3
16	Balearic Islands	41.1	+0.2
17	Region of Murcia	40.1	+0.3
18	Ceuta	36.8	+0.2
19	Melilla	35	+0.2

Other periods

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 autonomous communities 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=3198. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

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Questions

Which autonomous community has the highest average age?

Asturias, with 47.8 years in 2017, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Which autonomous community has the lowest average age?

Melilla, 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.