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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 2019, at 70%. Almería province had the lowest, at 46.9%. The median was 54.1% and the figure for Spain was 51.5%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest70Ourense province
Lowest46.9Almería province
Median54.149 provinces
Spain51.5History

All provinces, 2019

CSVChart (SVG)

Ourense provinceOurense province: 70 %70Zamora provinceZamora province: 66.9 %66.9Lugo provinceLugo province: 64.6 %64.6Salamanca provinceSalamanca province: 61.1 %61.1Ávila provinceÁvila province: 60.9 %60.9Soria provinceSoria province: 60.6 %60.6León provinceLeón province: 60.2 %60.2Teruel provinceTeruel province: 58.6 %58.6A Coruña provinceA Coruña province: 58 %58Asturias provinceAsturias province: 57.8 %57.8Gipuzkoa provinceGipuzkoa province: 57.8 %57.8Burgos provinceBurgos province: 57.7 %57.7Palencia provincePalencia province: 57.6 %57.6Valladolid provinceValladolid province: 56.5 %56.5Biscay provinceBiscay province: 56.3 %56.3Huesca provinceHuesca province: 56.1 %56.1Álava provinceÁlava province: 55.5 %55.5Cuenca provinceCuenca province: 55.3 %55.3Segovia provinceSegovia province: 55.3 %55.3La Rioja provinceLa Rioja province: 54.8 %54.8Zaragoza provinceZaragoza province: 54.7 %54.7Pontevedra provincePontevedra province: 54.5 %54.5Cáceres provinceCáceres province: 54.4 %54.4Cantabria provinceCantabria province: 54.1 %54.1Navarre provinceNavarre province: 54.1 %54.1Tarragona provinceTarragona province: 53.3 %53.3Alicante provinceAlicante province: 52.6 %52.6Lleida provinceLleida province: 52.6 %52.6Ciudad Real provinceCiudad Real province: 52.5 %52.5Castellón provinceCastellón province: 52 %52Barcelona provinceBarcelona province: 51.9 %51.9Girona provinceGirona province: 51.7 %51.7Toledo provinceToledo province: 51.7 %51.7Córdoba provinceCórdoba province: 51.2 %51.2Valencia provinceValencia province: 51.1 %51.1Badajoz provinceBadajoz province: 50.9 %50.9Albacete provinceAlbacete province: 50.6 %50.6Melilla provinceMelilla province: 50.2 %50.2Jaén provinceJaén province: 49.9 %49.9Madrid provinceMadrid province: 49.6 %49.6Seville provinceSeville province: 49.5 %49.5Granada provinceGranada province: 49.3 %49.3Málaga provinceMálaga province: 49.3 %49.3Murcia provinceMurcia province: 49.1 %49.1Cádiz provinceCádiz province: 48 %48Guadalajara provinceGuadalajara province: 47.9 %47.9Ceuta provinceCeuta province: 47.6 %47.6Huelva provinceHuelva province: 47.5 %47.5Almería provinceAlmería province: 46.9 %46.9
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Ourense province70+0.3 pts
2Zamora province66.9+0.6 pts
3Lugo province64.6+0.7 pts
4Salamanca province61.1+0.4 pts
5Ávila province60.9+0.3 pts
6Soria province60.6+0.1 pts
7León province60.2+0.6 pts
8Teruel province58.60 pts
9A Coruña province58+0.5 pts
10Asturias province57.8+0.9 pts
10Gipuzkoa province57.80 pts
12Burgos province57.7+0.7 pts
13Palencia province57.6+0.9 pts
14Valladolid province56.5+0.6 pts
15Biscay province56.3+0.1 pts
16Huesca province56.1+0.3 pts
17Álava province55.5+0.4 pts
18Cuenca province55.3-0.4 pts
18Segovia province55.3-0.1 pts
20La Rioja province54.80 pts
21Zaragoza province54.7-0.2 pts
22Pontevedra province54.5+0.5 pts
23Cáceres province54.4+0.4 pts
24Cantabria province54.1+0.5 pts
24Navarre province54.1-0.2 pts
26Tarragona province53.30 pts
27Alicante province52.6-0.2 pts
27Lleida province52.6-0.1 pts
29Ciudad Real province52.5+0.4 pts
30Castellón province520 pts
31Barcelona province51.9-0.4 pts
32Girona province51.7-0.3 pts
32Toledo province51.7-0.1 pts
34Córdoba province51.2+0.3 pts
35Valencia province51.10 pts
36Badajoz province50.9+0.1 pts
37Albacete province50.6+0.1 pts
38Melilla province50.2-0.5 pts
39Jaén province49.9+0.1 pts
40Madrid province49.6-0.2 pts
41Seville province49.5+0.2 pts
42Granada province49.30 pts
42Málaga province49.3-0.1 pts
44Murcia province49.1-0.1 pts
45Cádiz province48+0.2 pts
46Guadalajara province47.9-0.2 pts
47Ceuta province47.6-0.4 pts
48Huelva province47.5-0.1 pts
49Almería province46.90 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 70% in 2019, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Almería province, with 46.9% in 2019.

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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