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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 2018, at 69.7%. Almería province had the lowest, at 46.9%. The median was 53.6% and the figure for Spain was 51.5%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest69.7Ourense province
Lowest46.9Almería province
Median53.649 provinces
Spain51.5History

All provinces, 2018

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Ourense provinceOurense province: 69.7 %69.7Zamora provinceZamora province: 66.3 %66.3Lugo provinceLugo province: 63.9 %63.9Salamanca provinceSalamanca province: 60.7 %60.7Ávila provinceÁvila province: 60.6 %60.6Soria provinceSoria province: 60.5 %60.5León provinceLeón province: 59.6 %59.6Teruel provinceTeruel province: 58.6 %58.6Gipuzkoa provinceGipuzkoa province: 57.8 %57.8A Coruña provinceA Coruña province: 57.5 %57.5Burgos provinceBurgos province: 57 %57Asturias provinceAsturias province: 56.9 %56.9Palencia provincePalencia province: 56.7 %56.7Biscay provinceBiscay province: 56.2 %56.2Valladolid provinceValladolid province: 55.9 %55.9Huesca provinceHuesca province: 55.8 %55.8Cuenca provinceCuenca province: 55.7 %55.7Segovia provinceSegovia province: 55.4 %55.4Álava provinceÁlava province: 55.1 %55.1Zaragoza provinceZaragoza province: 54.9 %54.9La Rioja provinceLa Rioja province: 54.8 %54.8Navarre provinceNavarre province: 54.3 %54.3Cáceres provinceCáceres province: 54 %54Pontevedra provincePontevedra province: 54 %54Cantabria provinceCantabria province: 53.6 %53.6Tarragona provinceTarragona province: 53.3 %53.3Alicante provinceAlicante province: 52.8 %52.8Lleida provinceLleida province: 52.7 %52.7Barcelona provinceBarcelona province: 52.3 %52.3Ciudad Real provinceCiudad Real province: 52.1 %52.1Castellón provinceCastellón province: 52 %52Girona provinceGirona province: 52 %52Toledo provinceToledo province: 51.8 %51.8Valencia provinceValencia province: 51.1 %51.1Córdoba provinceCórdoba province: 50.9 %50.9Badajoz provinceBadajoz province: 50.8 %50.8Melilla provinceMelilla province: 50.7 %50.7Albacete provinceAlbacete province: 50.5 %50.5Jaén provinceJaén province: 49.8 %49.8Madrid provinceMadrid province: 49.8 %49.8Málaga provinceMálaga province: 49.4 %49.4Granada provinceGranada province: 49.3 %49.3Seville provinceSeville province: 49.3 %49.3Murcia provinceMurcia province: 49.2 %49.2Guadalajara provinceGuadalajara province: 48.1 %48.1Ceuta provinceCeuta province: 48 %48Cádiz provinceCádiz province: 47.8 %47.8Huelva provinceHuelva province: 47.6 %47.6Almería provinceAlmería province: 46.9 %46.9
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Ourense province69.7+0.8 pts
2Zamora province66.3+0.8 pts
3Lugo province63.9+0.6 pts
4Salamanca province60.7+0.4 pts
5Ávila province60.6+0.5 pts
6Soria province60.5+0.1 pts
7León province59.6+0.7 pts
8Teruel province58.6+0.3 pts
9Gipuzkoa province57.8+0.4 pts
10A Coruña province57.5+0.9 pts
11Burgos province57+0.6 pts
12Asturias province56.9+1.1 pts
13Palencia province56.7+0.9 pts
14Biscay province56.2+0.4 pts
15Valladolid province55.9+1 pts
16Huesca province55.8+0.4 pts
17Cuenca province55.7-0.1 pts
18Segovia province55.4+0.2 pts
19Álava province55.1+0.9 pts
20Zaragoza province54.9+0.5 pts
21La Rioja province54.8+0.5 pts
22Navarre province54.3+0.3 pts
23Cáceres province54+0.4 pts
23Pontevedra province54+0.7 pts
25Cantabria province53.6+0.8 pts
26Tarragona province53.3+0.4 pts
27Alicante province52.8+0.3 pts
28Lleida province52.7+0.4 pts
29Barcelona province52.3-0.1 pts
30Ciudad Real province52.1+0.5 pts
31Castellón province52+0.4 pts
31Girona province52+0.3 pts
33Toledo province51.8+0.3 pts
34Valencia province51.1+0.2 pts
35Córdoba province50.9+0.2 pts
36Badajoz province50.8+0.4 pts
37Melilla province50.7+0.2 pts
38Albacete province50.5+0.2 pts
39Jaén province49.8+0.2 pts
39Madrid province49.8+0.1 pts
41Málaga province49.4+0.3 pts
42Granada province49.3+0.1 pts
42Seville province49.3+0.3 pts
44Murcia province49.20 pts
45Guadalajara province48.10 pts
46Ceuta province48+0.1 pts
47Cádiz province47.8+0.4 pts
48Huelva province47.6+0.1 pts
49Almería province46.9+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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Which province has the highest age dependency ratio (ages 15 to 64 base)?

Ourense province, with 69.7% in 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Almería province, with 46.9% in 2018.

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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