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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 2015, at 67%. Almería province had the lowest, at 45.9%. The median was 52% and the figure for Spain was 50.6%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest67Ourense province
Lowest45.9Almería province
Median5249 provinces
Spain50.6History

All provinces, 2015

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Ourense provinceOurense province: 67 %67Zamora provinceZamora province: 64.8 %64.8Lugo provinceLugo province: 62.4 %62.4Soria provinceSoria province: 60.4 %60.4Ávila provinceÁvila province: 59.6 %59.6Salamanca provinceSalamanca province: 59.1 %59.1Teruel provinceTeruel province: 58.3 %58.3León provinceLeón province: 57.5 %57.5Gipuzkoa provinceGipuzkoa province: 56 %56Cuenca provinceCuenca province: 55.9 %55.9Huesca provinceHuesca province: 55.3 %55.3A Coruña provinceA Coruña province: 55 %55Segovia provinceSegovia province: 54.9 %54.9Burgos provinceBurgos province: 54.8 %54.8Biscay provinceBiscay province: 54.6 %54.6Palencia provincePalencia province: 54.4 %54.4Asturias provinceAsturias province: 54 %54Cáceres provinceCáceres province: 53.4 %53.4La Rioja provinceLa Rioja province: 53.4 %53.4Navarre provinceNavarre province: 53.2 %53.2Zaragoza provinceZaragoza province: 53.2 %53.2Valladolid provinceValladolid province: 52.8 %52.8Álava provinceÁlava province: 52.3 %52.3Barcelona provinceBarcelona province: 52.1 %52.1Lleida provinceLleida province: 52 %52Alicante provinceAlicante province: 51.9 %51.9Pontevedra provincePontevedra province: 51.9 %51.9Tarragona provinceTarragona province: 51.9 %51.9Cantabria provinceCantabria province: 51.3 %51.3Ciudad Real provinceCiudad Real province: 51.2 %51.2Toledo provinceToledo province: 51 %51Girona provinceGirona province: 50.9 %50.9Córdoba provinceCórdoba province: 50.8 %50.8Castellón provinceCastellón province: 50.6 %50.6Melilla provinceMelilla province: 50.3 %50.3Albacete provinceAlbacete province: 50.2 %50.2Badajoz provinceBadajoz province: 50.2 %50.2Valencia provinceValencia province: 50.1 %50.1Jaén provinceJaén province: 50 %50Granada provinceGranada province: 49 %49Madrid provinceMadrid province: 48.8 %48.8Murcia provinceMurcia province: 48.8 %48.8Málaga provinceMálaga province: 48.6 %48.6Seville provinceSeville province: 48.6 %48.6Guadalajara provinceGuadalajara province: 48 %48Ceuta provinceCeuta province: 47.4 %47.4Huelva provinceHuelva province: 47 %47Cádiz provinceCádiz province: 46.7 %46.7Almería provinceAlmería province: 45.9 %45.9
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Ourense province67+1.1 pts
2Zamora province64.8+0.7 pts
3Lugo province62.4+0.8 pts
4Soria province60.4+0.3 pts
5Ávila province59.6+0.5 pts
6Salamanca province59.1+0.7 pts
7Teruel province58.3+0.4 pts
8León province57.5+0.6 pts
9Gipuzkoa province56+1.1 pts
10Cuenca province55.9+0.1 pts
11Huesca province55.3+0.4 pts
12A Coruña province55+1.2 pts
13Segovia province54.9+0.3 pts
14Burgos province54.8+0.8 pts
15Biscay province54.6+1 pts
16Palencia province54.4+0.7 pts
17Asturias province54+1.2 pts
18Cáceres province53.4+0.2 pts
18La Rioja province53.4+0.8 pts
20Navarre province53.2+0.8 pts
20Zaragoza province53.2+0.7 pts
22Valladolid province52.8+1.4 pts
23Álava province52.3+1.6 pts
24Barcelona province52.1+0.8 pts
25Lleida province52+0.5 pts
26Alicante province51.9+0.7 pts
26Pontevedra province51.9+1.1 pts
26Tarragona province51.9+0.8 pts
29Cantabria province51.3+1 pts
30Ciudad Real province51.2+0.2 pts
31Toledo province51+0.4 pts
32Girona province50.9+0.7 pts
33Córdoba province50.8+0.3 pts
34Castellón province50.6+0.8 pts
35Melilla province50.3+0.6 pts
36Albacete province50.2+0.2 pts
36Badajoz province50.2+0.2 pts
38Valencia province50.1+0.7 pts
39Jaén province50-0.1 pts
40Granada province49+0.2 pts
41Madrid province48.8+1.1 pts
41Murcia province48.8+0.5 pts
43Málaga province48.6+0.5 pts
43Seville province48.6+0.6 pts
45Guadalajara province48+0.5 pts
46Ceuta province47.4+0.3 pts
47Huelva province47+0.4 pts
48Cádiz province46.7+0.4 pts
49Almería province45.9+0.4 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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Questions

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

Ourense province, with 67% in 2015, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Almería province, with 45.9% in 2015.

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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