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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 2021, at 70.4%. Ceuta province had the lowest, at 46.8%. The median was 54% and the figure for Spain was 51.1%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest70.4Ourense province
Lowest46.8Ceuta province
Median5449 provinces
Spain51.1History

All provinces, 2021

CSVChart (SVG)

Ourense provinceOurense province: 70.4 %70.4Zamora provinceZamora province: 67.7 %67.7Lugo provinceLugo province: 65.6 %65.6León provinceLeón province: 61.1 %61.1Salamanca provinceSalamanca province: 61.1 %61.1Ávila provinceÁvila province: 60.6 %60.6Soria provinceSoria province: 59.5 %59.5Palencia provincePalencia province: 59.2 %59.2Asturias provinceAsturias province: 59.1 %59.1A Coruña provinceA Coruña province: 58.7 %58.7Burgos provinceBurgos province: 58.2 %58.2Teruel provinceTeruel province: 58.1 %58.1Gipuzkoa provinceGipuzkoa province: 57.6 %57.6Valladolid provinceValladolid province: 57.1 %57.1Biscay provinceBiscay province: 56.2 %56.2Álava provinceÁlava province: 56.1 %56.1Huesca provinceHuesca province: 55.8 %55.8Pontevedra provincePontevedra province: 55.1 %55.1La Rioja provinceLa Rioja province: 54.8 %54.8Cáceres provinceCáceres province: 54.6 %54.6Cantabria provinceCantabria province: 54.6 %54.6Segovia provinceSegovia province: 54.6 %54.6Zaragoza provinceZaragoza province: 54.2 %54.2Cuenca provinceCuenca province: 54.1 %54.1Navarre provinceNavarre province: 54 %54Tarragona provinceTarragona province: 52.8 %52.8Alicante provinceAlicante province: 52.4 %52.4Lleida provinceLleida province: 52.2 %52.2Castellón provinceCastellón province: 51.9 %51.9Ciudad Real provinceCiudad Real province: 51.7 %51.7Córdoba provinceCórdoba province: 51.3 %51.3Girona provinceGirona province: 51.2 %51.2Badajoz provinceBadajoz province: 51 %51Toledo provinceToledo province: 50.9 %50.9Barcelona provinceBarcelona province: 50.7 %50.7Valencia provinceValencia province: 50.6 %50.6Albacete provinceAlbacete province: 50.1 %50.1Jaén provinceJaén province: 49.8 %49.8Melilla provinceMelilla province: 49.8 %49.8Seville provinceSeville province: 49 %49Málaga provinceMálaga province: 48.9 %48.9Granada provinceGranada province: 48.8 %48.8Madrid provinceMadrid province: 48.7 %48.7Murcia provinceMurcia province: 48.6 %48.6Cádiz provinceCádiz province: 47.9 %47.9Huelva provinceHuelva province: 47.4 %47.4Guadalajara provinceGuadalajara province: 47.2 %47.2Almería provinceAlmería province: 46.8 %46.8Ceuta provinceCeuta province: 46.8 %46.8
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Ourense province70.4+0.1 pts
2Zamora province67.7+0.2 pts
3Lugo province65.6+0.5 pts
4León province61.1+0.2 pts
4Salamanca province61.1-0.2 pts
6Ávila province60.6-0.5 pts
7Soria province59.5-0.8 pts
8Palencia province59.2+0.7 pts
9Asturias province59.1+0.5 pts
10A Coruña province58.7+0.3 pts
11Burgos province58.20 pts
12Teruel province58.1-0.2 pts
13Gipuzkoa province57.6-0.1 pts
14Valladolid province57.1+0.1 pts
15Biscay province56.2+0.1 pts
16Álava province56.1+0.3 pts
17Huesca province55.8-0.3 pts
18Pontevedra province55.1+0.3 pts
19La Rioja province54.80 pts
20Cáceres province54.6-0.1 pts
20Cantabria province54.6+0.2 pts
20Segovia province54.6-0.8 pts
23Zaragoza province54.2-0.3 pts
24Cuenca province54.1-0.8 pts
25Navarre province540 pts
26Tarragona province52.8-0.2 pts
27Alicante province52.40 pts
28Lleida province52.2-0.2 pts
29Castellón province51.9-0.1 pts
30Ciudad Real province51.7-0.6 pts
31Córdoba province51.30 pts
32Girona province51.2-0.2 pts
33Badajoz province510 pts
34Toledo province50.9-0.6 pts
35Barcelona province50.7-0.6 pts
36Valencia province50.6-0.2 pts
37Albacete province50.1-0.4 pts
38Jaén province49.8-0.1 pts
38Melilla province49.8-0.5 pts
40Seville province49-0.3 pts
41Málaga province48.9-0.3 pts
42Granada province48.8-0.4 pts
43Madrid province48.7-0.4 pts
44Murcia province48.6-0.1 pts
45Cádiz province47.9-0.1 pts
46Huelva province47.40 pts
47Guadalajara province47.2-0.6 pts
48Almería province46.8-0.1 pts
48Ceuta province46.8-0.5 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 70.4% in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Ceuta province, with 46.8% in 2021.

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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