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

Ourense province had the highest age dependency ratio (ages 15 to 64 base) of 49 provinces in 2014, at 65.9%. Almería province had the lowest, at 45.5%. The median was 51.2% and the figure for Spain was 49.9%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest65.9Ourense province
Lowest45.5Almería province
Median51.249 provinces
Spain49.9History

All provinces, 2014

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Ourense provinceOurense province: 65.9 %65.9Zamora provinceZamora province: 64.1 %64.1Lugo provinceLugo province: 61.6 %61.6Soria provinceSoria province: 60.1 %60.1Ávila provinceÁvila province: 59.1 %59.1Salamanca provinceSalamanca province: 58.4 %58.4Teruel provinceTeruel province: 57.9 %57.9León provinceLeón province: 56.9 %56.9Cuenca provinceCuenca province: 55.8 %55.8Gipuzkoa provinceGipuzkoa province: 54.9 %54.9Huesca provinceHuesca province: 54.9 %54.9Segovia provinceSegovia province: 54.6 %54.6Burgos provinceBurgos province: 54 %54A Coruña provinceA Coruña province: 53.8 %53.8Palencia provincePalencia province: 53.7 %53.7Biscay provinceBiscay province: 53.6 %53.6Cáceres provinceCáceres province: 53.2 %53.2Asturias provinceAsturias province: 52.8 %52.8La Rioja provinceLa Rioja province: 52.6 %52.6Zaragoza provinceZaragoza province: 52.5 %52.5Navarre provinceNavarre province: 52.4 %52.4Lleida provinceLleida province: 51.5 %51.5Valladolid provinceValladolid province: 51.4 %51.4Barcelona provinceBarcelona province: 51.3 %51.3Alicante provinceAlicante province: 51.2 %51.2Tarragona provinceTarragona province: 51.1 %51.1Ciudad Real provinceCiudad Real province: 51 %51Pontevedra provincePontevedra province: 50.8 %50.8Álava provinceÁlava province: 50.7 %50.7Toledo provinceToledo province: 50.6 %50.6Córdoba provinceCórdoba province: 50.5 %50.5Cantabria provinceCantabria province: 50.3 %50.3Girona provinceGirona province: 50.2 %50.2Jaén provinceJaén province: 50.1 %50.1Albacete provinceAlbacete province: 50 %50Badajoz provinceBadajoz province: 50 %50Castellón provinceCastellón province: 49.8 %49.8Melilla provinceMelilla province: 49.7 %49.7Valencia provinceValencia province: 49.4 %49.4Granada provinceGranada province: 48.8 %48.8Murcia provinceMurcia province: 48.3 %48.3Málaga provinceMálaga province: 48.1 %48.1Seville provinceSeville province: 48 %48Madrid provinceMadrid province: 47.7 %47.7Guadalajara provinceGuadalajara province: 47.5 %47.5Ceuta provinceCeuta province: 47.1 %47.1Huelva provinceHuelva province: 46.6 %46.6Cádiz provinceCádiz province: 46.3 %46.3Almería provinceAlmería province: 45.5 %45.5
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2014 (%)
1Ourense province65.9
2Zamora province64.1
3Lugo province61.6
4Soria province60.1
5Ávila province59.1
6Salamanca province58.4
7Teruel province57.9
8León province56.9
9Cuenca province55.8
10Gipuzkoa province54.9
10Huesca province54.9
12Segovia province54.6
13Burgos province54
14A Coruña province53.8
15Palencia province53.7
16Biscay province53.6
17Cáceres province53.2
18Asturias province52.8
19La Rioja province52.6
20Zaragoza province52.5
21Navarre province52.4
22Lleida province51.5
23Valladolid province51.4
24Barcelona province51.3
25Alicante province51.2
26Tarragona province51.1
27Ciudad Real province51
28Pontevedra province50.8
29Álava province50.7
30Toledo province50.6
31Córdoba province50.5
32Cantabria province50.3
33Girona province50.2
34Jaén province50.1
35Albacete province50
35Badajoz province50
37Castellón province49.8
38Melilla province49.7
39Valencia province49.4
40Granada province48.8
41Murcia province48.3
42Málaga province48.1
43Seville province48
44Madrid province47.7
45Guadalajara province47.5
46Ceuta province47.1
47Huelva province46.6
48Cádiz province46.3
49Almería province45.5

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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 65.9% in 2014, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Almería province, with 45.5% in 2014.

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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