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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 2017, at 68.9%. Almería province had the lowest, at 46.5%. The median was 52.9% and the figure for Spain was 51.2%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest68.9Ourense province
Lowest46.5Almería province
Median52.949 provinces
Spain51.2History

All provinces, 2017

CSVChart (SVG)

Ourense provinceOurense province: 68.9 %68.9Zamora provinceZamora province: 65.5 %65.5Lugo provinceLugo province: 63.3 %63.3Soria provinceSoria province: 60.4 %60.4Salamanca provinceSalamanca province: 60.3 %60.3Ávila provinceÁvila province: 60.1 %60.1León provinceLeón province: 58.9 %58.9Teruel provinceTeruel province: 58.3 %58.3Gipuzkoa provinceGipuzkoa province: 57.4 %57.4A Coruña provinceA Coruña province: 56.6 %56.6Burgos provinceBurgos province: 56.4 %56.4Asturias provinceAsturias province: 55.8 %55.8Biscay provinceBiscay province: 55.8 %55.8Cuenca provinceCuenca province: 55.8 %55.8Palencia provincePalencia province: 55.8 %55.8Huesca provinceHuesca province: 55.4 %55.4Segovia provinceSegovia province: 55.2 %55.2Valladolid provinceValladolid province: 54.9 %54.9Zaragoza provinceZaragoza province: 54.4 %54.4La Rioja provinceLa Rioja province: 54.3 %54.3Álava provinceÁlava province: 54.2 %54.2Navarre provinceNavarre province: 54 %54Cáceres provinceCáceres province: 53.6 %53.6Pontevedra provincePontevedra province: 53.3 %53.3Tarragona provinceTarragona province: 52.9 %52.9Cantabria provinceCantabria province: 52.8 %52.8Alicante provinceAlicante province: 52.5 %52.5Barcelona provinceBarcelona province: 52.4 %52.4Lleida provinceLleida province: 52.3 %52.3Girona provinceGirona province: 51.7 %51.7Castellón provinceCastellón province: 51.6 %51.6Ciudad Real provinceCiudad Real province: 51.6 %51.6Toledo provinceToledo province: 51.5 %51.5Valencia provinceValencia province: 50.9 %50.9Córdoba provinceCórdoba province: 50.7 %50.7Melilla provinceMelilla province: 50.5 %50.5Badajoz provinceBadajoz province: 50.4 %50.4Albacete provinceAlbacete province: 50.3 %50.3Madrid provinceMadrid province: 49.7 %49.7Jaén provinceJaén province: 49.6 %49.6Granada provinceGranada province: 49.2 %49.2Murcia provinceMurcia province: 49.2 %49.2Málaga provinceMálaga province: 49.1 %49.1Seville provinceSeville province: 49 %49Guadalajara provinceGuadalajara province: 48.1 %48.1Ceuta provinceCeuta province: 47.9 %47.9Huelva provinceHuelva province: 47.5 %47.5Cádiz provinceCádiz province: 47.4 %47.4Almería provinceAlmería province: 46.5 %46.5
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Ourense province68.9+0.8 pts
2Zamora province65.5+0.3 pts
3Lugo province63.3+0.4 pts
4Soria province60.4-0.1 pts
5Salamanca province60.3+0.5 pts
6Ávila province60.1+0.4 pts
7León province58.9+0.7 pts
8Teruel province58.3+0.1 pts
9Gipuzkoa province57.4+0.7 pts
10A Coruña province56.6+0.8 pts
11Burgos province56.4+0.8 pts
12Asturias province55.8+0.9 pts
12Biscay province55.8+0.5 pts
12Cuenca province55.80 pts
12Palencia province55.8+0.6 pts
16Huesca province55.40 pts
17Segovia province55.2+0.2 pts
18Valladolid province54.9+1 pts
19Zaragoza province54.4+0.5 pts
20La Rioja province54.3+0.4 pts
21Álava province54.2+0.8 pts
22Navarre province54+0.3 pts
23Cáceres province53.6+0.2 pts
24Pontevedra province53.3+0.6 pts
25Tarragona province52.9+0.5 pts
26Cantabria province52.8+0.7 pts
27Alicante province52.5+0.3 pts
28Barcelona province52.4+0.1 pts
29Lleida province52.3+0.1 pts
30Girona province51.7+0.4 pts
31Castellón province51.6+0.5 pts
31Ciudad Real province51.6+0.2 pts
33Toledo province51.5+0.2 pts
34Valencia province50.9+0.4 pts
35Córdoba province50.7+0.1 pts
36Melilla province50.5+0.1 pts
37Badajoz province50.4+0.2 pts
38Albacete province50.30 pts
39Madrid province49.7+0.4 pts
40Jaén province49.6-0.1 pts
41Granada province49.2+0.2 pts
41Murcia province49.2+0.1 pts
43Málaga province49.1+0.2 pts
44Seville province49+0.3 pts
45Guadalajara province48.10 pts
46Ceuta province47.9+0.1 pts
47Huelva province47.5+0.2 pts
48Cádiz province47.4+0.4 pts
49Almería province46.5+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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Which province has the highest age dependency ratio (ages 15 to 64 base)?

Ourense province, with 68.9% in 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Almería province, with 46.5% in 2017.

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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