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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 2016, at 68.1%. Almería province had the lowest, at 46.1%. The median was 52.4% and the figure for Spain was 50.9%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest68.1Ourense province
Lowest46.1Almería province
Median52.449 provinces
Spain50.9History

All provinces, 2016

CSVChart (SVG)

Ourense provinceOurense province: 68.1 %68.1Zamora provinceZamora province: 65.2 %65.2Lugo provinceLugo province: 62.9 %62.9Soria provinceSoria province: 60.5 %60.5Salamanca provinceSalamanca province: 59.8 %59.8Ávila provinceÁvila province: 59.7 %59.7León provinceLeón province: 58.2 %58.2Teruel provinceTeruel province: 58.2 %58.2Gipuzkoa provinceGipuzkoa province: 56.7 %56.7A Coruña provinceA Coruña province: 55.8 %55.8Cuenca provinceCuenca province: 55.8 %55.8Burgos provinceBurgos province: 55.6 %55.6Huesca provinceHuesca province: 55.4 %55.4Biscay provinceBiscay province: 55.3 %55.3Palencia provincePalencia province: 55.2 %55.2Segovia provinceSegovia province: 55 %55Asturias provinceAsturias province: 54.9 %54.9La Rioja provinceLa Rioja province: 53.9 %53.9Valladolid provinceValladolid province: 53.9 %53.9Zaragoza provinceZaragoza province: 53.9 %53.9Navarre provinceNavarre province: 53.7 %53.7Álava provinceÁlava province: 53.4 %53.4Cáceres provinceCáceres province: 53.4 %53.4Pontevedra provincePontevedra province: 52.7 %52.7Tarragona provinceTarragona province: 52.4 %52.4Barcelona provinceBarcelona province: 52.3 %52.3Alicante provinceAlicante province: 52.2 %52.2Lleida provinceLleida province: 52.2 %52.2Cantabria provinceCantabria province: 52.1 %52.1Ciudad Real provinceCiudad Real province: 51.4 %51.4Girona provinceGirona province: 51.3 %51.3Toledo provinceToledo province: 51.3 %51.3Castellón provinceCastellón province: 51.1 %51.1Córdoba provinceCórdoba province: 50.6 %50.6Valencia provinceValencia province: 50.5 %50.5Melilla provinceMelilla province: 50.4 %50.4Albacete provinceAlbacete province: 50.3 %50.3Badajoz provinceBadajoz province: 50.2 %50.2Jaén provinceJaén province: 49.7 %49.7Madrid provinceMadrid province: 49.3 %49.3Murcia provinceMurcia province: 49.1 %49.1Granada provinceGranada province: 49 %49Málaga provinceMálaga province: 48.9 %48.9Seville provinceSeville province: 48.7 %48.7Guadalajara provinceGuadalajara province: 48.1 %48.1Ceuta provinceCeuta province: 47.8 %47.8Huelva provinceHuelva province: 47.3 %47.3Cádiz provinceCádiz province: 47 %47Almería provinceAlmería province: 46.1 %46.1
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Ourense province68.1+1.1 pts
2Zamora province65.2+0.4 pts
3Lugo province62.9+0.5 pts
4Soria province60.5+0.1 pts
5Salamanca province59.8+0.7 pts
6Ávila province59.7+0.1 pts
7León province58.2+0.7 pts
7Teruel province58.2-0.1 pts
9Gipuzkoa province56.7+0.7 pts
10A Coruña province55.8+0.8 pts
10Cuenca province55.8-0.1 pts
12Burgos province55.6+0.8 pts
13Huesca province55.4+0.1 pts
14Biscay province55.3+0.7 pts
15Palencia province55.2+0.8 pts
16Segovia province55+0.1 pts
17Asturias province54.9+0.9 pts
18La Rioja province53.9+0.5 pts
18Valladolid province53.9+1.1 pts
18Zaragoza province53.9+0.7 pts
21Navarre province53.7+0.5 pts
22Álava province53.4+1.1 pts
22Cáceres province53.40 pts
24Pontevedra province52.7+0.8 pts
25Tarragona province52.4+0.5 pts
26Barcelona province52.3+0.2 pts
27Alicante province52.2+0.3 pts
27Lleida province52.2+0.2 pts
29Cantabria province52.1+0.8 pts
30Ciudad Real province51.4+0.2 pts
31Girona province51.3+0.4 pts
31Toledo province51.3+0.3 pts
33Castellón province51.1+0.5 pts
34Córdoba province50.6-0.2 pts
35Valencia province50.5+0.4 pts
36Melilla province50.4+0.1 pts
37Albacete province50.3+0.1 pts
38Badajoz province50.20 pts
39Jaén province49.7-0.3 pts
40Madrid province49.3+0.5 pts
41Murcia province49.1+0.3 pts
42Granada province490 pts
43Málaga province48.9+0.3 pts
44Seville province48.7+0.1 pts
45Guadalajara province48.1+0.1 pts
46Ceuta province47.8+0.4 pts
47Huelva province47.3+0.3 pts
48Cádiz province47+0.3 pts
49Almería province46.1+0.2 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 68.1% in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Almería province, with 46.1% in 2016.

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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