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Provinces of Spain by age dependency ratio (ages 15 to 64 base), 2025

Ourense province had the highest age dependency ratio (ages 15 to 64 base) of 49 provinces in 2025, at 71%. Ceuta province had the lowest, at 44.2%. The median was 53.6% and the figure for Spain was 50.7%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest71Ourense province
Lowest44.2Ceuta province
Median53.649 provinces
Spain50.7History

All provinces, 2025

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Ourense provinceOurense province: 71 %71Zamora provinceZamora province: 71 %71Lugo provinceLugo province: 67 %67León provinceLeón province: 64.4 %64.4Palencia provincePalencia province: 63.6 %63.6Salamanca provinceSalamanca province: 63.3 %63.3Ávila provinceÁvila province: 62.5 %62.5Asturias provinceAsturias province: 61.7 %61.7Soria provinceSoria province: 60.4 %60.4Burgos provinceBurgos province: 59.4 %59.4A Coruña provinceA Coruña province: 59.3 %59.3Teruel provinceTeruel province: 59 %59Valladolid provinceValladolid province: 58.5 %58.5Cáceres provinceCáceres province: 57.6 %57.6Gipuzkoa provinceGipuzkoa province: 57.5 %57.5Biscay provinceBiscay province: 56.9 %56.9Álava provinceÁlava province: 56.5 %56.5Huesca provinceHuesca province: 56.1 %56.1Cantabria provinceCantabria province: 56 %56Pontevedra provincePontevedra province: 55.9 %55.9Segovia provinceSegovia province: 55.8 %55.8La Rioja provinceLa Rioja province: 55.1 %55.1Cuenca provinceCuenca province: 54.8 %54.8Zaragoza provinceZaragoza province: 53.9 %53.9Navarre provinceNavarre province: 53.6 %53.6Ciudad Real provinceCiudad Real province: 53 %53Córdoba provinceCórdoba province: 52.9 %52.9Badajoz provinceBadajoz province: 52.4 %52.4Alicante provinceAlicante province: 52 %52Jaén provinceJaén province: 51.7 %51.7Tarragona provinceTarragona province: 51.6 %51.6Castellón provinceCastellón province: 51 %51Albacete provinceAlbacete province: 50.9 %50.9Lleida provinceLleida province: 50.9 %50.9Toledo provinceToledo province: 50.5 %50.5Girona provinceGirona province: 50.1 %50.1Granada provinceGranada province: 50 %50Valencia provinceValencia province: 49.3 %49.3Barcelona provinceBarcelona province: 48.7 %48.7Cádiz provinceCádiz province: 48.5 %48.5Málaga provinceMálaga province: 48.5 %48.5Seville provinceSeville province: 48.1 %48.1Murcia provinceMurcia province: 47.9 %47.9Melilla provinceMelilla province: 47.6 %47.6Madrid provinceMadrid province: 47.4 %47.4Huelva provinceHuelva province: 47.1 %47.1Almería provinceAlmería province: 46.8 %46.8Guadalajara provinceGuadalajara province: 45.5 %45.5Ceuta provinceCeuta province: 44.2 %44.2
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2025 (%)Change on 2024
1Ourense province71+0.1 pts
1Zamora province71+1.1 pts
3Lugo province67+0.3 pts
4León province64.4+0.8 pts
5Palencia province63.6+0.9 pts
6Salamanca province63.3+0.6 pts
7Ávila province62.5+0.8 pts
8Asturias province61.7+0.5 pts
9Soria province60.4+0.3 pts
10Burgos province59.4+0.1 pts
11A Coruña province59.30 pts
12Teruel province590 pts
13Valladolid province58.5+0.3 pts
14Cáceres province57.6+1 pts
15Gipuzkoa province57.50 pts
16Biscay province56.9+0.1 pts
17Álava province56.5-0.1 pts
18Huesca province56.1+0.2 pts
19Cantabria province56+0.3 pts
20Pontevedra province55.9+0.2 pts
21Segovia province55.8+0.5 pts
22La Rioja province55.1+0.2 pts
23Cuenca province54.8+0.8 pts
24Zaragoza province53.9-0.1 pts
25Navarre province53.6-0.2 pts
26Ciudad Real province53+0.6 pts
27Córdoba province52.9+0.8 pts
28Badajoz province52.4+0.6 pts
29Alicante province52-0.1 pts
30Jaén province51.7+0.7 pts
31Tarragona province51.6-0.3 pts
32Castellón province51-0.1 pts
33Albacete province50.9+0.5 pts
33Lleida province50.9-0.3 pts
35Toledo province50.5+0.1 pts
36Girona province50.1-0.4 pts
37Granada province50+0.5 pts
38Valencia province49.3-0.2 pts
39Barcelona province48.7-0.6 pts
40Cádiz province48.5+0.5 pts
40Málaga province48.5+0.1 pts
42Seville province48.1-0.1 pts
43Murcia province47.90 pts
44Melilla province47.6-0.5 pts
45Madrid province47.4-0.2 pts
46Huelva province47.1+0.1 pts
47Almería province46.8+0.2 pts
48Guadalajara province45.5-0.5 pts
49Ceuta province44.2-0.3 pts

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About this ranking

Population aged 0 to 14 plus population aged 65 and over, divided by population aged 15 to 64, times 100, on 1 January (Eurostat).

Eurostat age bands. dependency_ratio (INE, Spain) splits the ages at 16, so values for Spanish places differ between the two.

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

Eurostat. Population structure indicators by NUTS 2 and 3 region, age dependency ratio (demo_r_pjanind3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_pjanind3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Which province has the highest age dependency ratio (ages 15 to 64 base)?

Ourense province, with 71% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which province has the lowest age dependency ratio (ages 15 to 64 base)?

Ceuta province, with 44.2% in 2025.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Population structure indicators by NUTS 2 and 3 region, age dependency ratio (demo_r_pjanind3). Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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