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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 2020, at 70.3%. Almería province had the lowest, at 46.9%. The median was 54% and the figure for Spain was 51.3%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest70.3Ourense province
Lowest46.9Almería province
Median5449 provinces
Spain51.3History

All provinces, 2020

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Ourense provinceOurense province: 70.3 %70.3Zamora provinceZamora province: 67.5 %67.5Lugo provinceLugo province: 65.1 %65.1Salamanca provinceSalamanca province: 61.3 %61.3Ávila provinceÁvila province: 61.1 %61.1León provinceLeón province: 60.9 %60.9Soria provinceSoria province: 60.3 %60.3Asturias provinceAsturias province: 58.6 %58.6Palencia provincePalencia province: 58.5 %58.5A Coruña provinceA Coruña province: 58.4 %58.4Teruel provinceTeruel province: 58.3 %58.3Burgos provinceBurgos province: 58.2 %58.2Gipuzkoa provinceGipuzkoa province: 57.7 %57.7Valladolid provinceValladolid province: 57 %57Biscay provinceBiscay province: 56.1 %56.1Huesca provinceHuesca province: 56.1 %56.1Álava provinceÁlava province: 55.8 %55.8Segovia provinceSegovia province: 55.4 %55.4Cuenca provinceCuenca province: 54.9 %54.9La Rioja provinceLa Rioja province: 54.8 %54.8Pontevedra provincePontevedra province: 54.8 %54.8Cáceres provinceCáceres province: 54.7 %54.7Zaragoza provinceZaragoza province: 54.5 %54.5Cantabria provinceCantabria province: 54.4 %54.4Navarre provinceNavarre province: 54 %54Tarragona provinceTarragona province: 53 %53Alicante provinceAlicante province: 52.4 %52.4Lleida provinceLleida province: 52.4 %52.4Ciudad Real provinceCiudad Real province: 52.3 %52.3Castellón provinceCastellón province: 52 %52Toledo provinceToledo province: 51.5 %51.5Girona provinceGirona province: 51.4 %51.4Barcelona provinceBarcelona province: 51.3 %51.3Córdoba provinceCórdoba province: 51.3 %51.3Badajoz provinceBadajoz province: 51 %51Valencia provinceValencia province: 50.8 %50.8Albacete provinceAlbacete province: 50.5 %50.5Melilla provinceMelilla province: 50.3 %50.3Jaén provinceJaén province: 49.9 %49.9Seville provinceSeville province: 49.3 %49.3Granada provinceGranada province: 49.2 %49.2Málaga provinceMálaga province: 49.2 %49.2Madrid provinceMadrid province: 49.1 %49.1Murcia provinceMurcia province: 48.7 %48.7Cádiz provinceCádiz province: 48 %48Guadalajara provinceGuadalajara province: 47.8 %47.8Huelva provinceHuelva province: 47.4 %47.4Ceuta provinceCeuta province: 47.3 %47.3Almería provinceAlmería province: 46.9 %46.9
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Ourense province70.3+0.3 pts
2Zamora province67.5+0.6 pts
3Lugo province65.1+0.5 pts
4Salamanca province61.3+0.2 pts
5Ávila province61.1+0.2 pts
6León province60.9+0.7 pts
7Soria province60.3-0.3 pts
8Asturias province58.6+0.8 pts
9Palencia province58.5+0.9 pts
10A Coruña province58.4+0.4 pts
11Teruel province58.3-0.3 pts
12Burgos province58.2+0.5 pts
13Gipuzkoa province57.7-0.1 pts
14Valladolid province57+0.5 pts
15Biscay province56.1-0.2 pts
15Huesca province56.10 pts
17Álava province55.8+0.3 pts
18Segovia province55.4+0.1 pts
19Cuenca province54.9-0.4 pts
20La Rioja province54.80 pts
20Pontevedra province54.8+0.3 pts
22Cáceres province54.7+0.3 pts
23Zaragoza province54.5-0.2 pts
24Cantabria province54.4+0.3 pts
25Navarre province54-0.1 pts
26Tarragona province53-0.3 pts
27Alicante province52.4-0.2 pts
27Lleida province52.4-0.2 pts
29Ciudad Real province52.3-0.2 pts
30Castellón province520 pts
31Toledo province51.5-0.2 pts
32Girona province51.4-0.3 pts
33Barcelona province51.3-0.6 pts
33Córdoba province51.3+0.1 pts
35Badajoz province51+0.1 pts
36Valencia province50.8-0.3 pts
37Albacete province50.5-0.1 pts
38Melilla province50.3+0.1 pts
39Jaén province49.90 pts
40Seville province49.3-0.2 pts
41Granada province49.2-0.1 pts
41Málaga province49.2-0.1 pts
43Madrid province49.1-0.5 pts
44Murcia province48.7-0.4 pts
45Cádiz province480 pts
46Guadalajara province47.8-0.1 pts
47Huelva province47.4-0.1 pts
48Ceuta province47.3-0.3 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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Questions

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

Ourense province, with 70.3% in 2020, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Almería province, with 46.9% in 2020.

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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