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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 2022, at 70.7%. Ceuta province had the lowest, at 46%. The median was 54% and the figure for Spain was 51.1%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest70.7Ourense province
Lowest46Ceuta province
Median5449 provinces
Spain51.1History

All provinces, 2022

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Ourense provinceOurense province: 70.7 %70.7Zamora provinceZamora province: 68.5 %68.5Lugo provinceLugo province: 66.3 %66.3León provinceLeón province: 62 %62Salamanca provinceSalamanca province: 61.8 %61.8Ávila provinceÁvila province: 60.9 %60.9Palencia provincePalencia province: 60.3 %60.3Asturias provinceAsturias province: 60 %60Soria provinceSoria province: 59.9 %59.9A Coruña provinceA Coruña province: 59.1 %59.1Burgos provinceBurgos province: 58.8 %58.8Teruel provinceTeruel province: 58.5 %58.5Gipuzkoa provinceGipuzkoa province: 57.8 %57.8Valladolid provinceValladolid province: 57.7 %57.7Biscay provinceBiscay province: 56.6 %56.6Álava provinceÁlava province: 56.5 %56.5Huesca provinceHuesca province: 55.8 %55.8Pontevedra provincePontevedra province: 55.4 %55.4Cáceres provinceCáceres province: 55.1 %55.1Cantabria provinceCantabria province: 55 %55La Rioja provinceLa Rioja province: 55 %55Segovia provinceSegovia province: 54.9 %54.9Zaragoza provinceZaragoza province: 54.6 %54.6Navarre provinceNavarre province: 54.1 %54.1Cuenca provinceCuenca province: 54 %54Tarragona provinceTarragona province: 52.8 %52.8Alicante provinceAlicante province: 52.5 %52.5Lleida provinceLleida province: 52.1 %52.1Ciudad Real provinceCiudad Real province: 51.8 %51.8Castellón provinceCastellón province: 51.7 %51.7Córdoba provinceCórdoba province: 51.4 %51.4Girona provinceGirona province: 51.2 %51.2Badajoz provinceBadajoz province: 51.1 %51.1Toledo provinceToledo province: 50.8 %50.8Barcelona provinceBarcelona province: 50.6 %50.6Valencia provinceValencia province: 50.4 %50.4Albacete provinceAlbacete province: 50 %50Jaén provinceJaén province: 50 %50Granada provinceGranada province: 49 %49Málaga provinceMálaga province: 49 %49Melilla provinceMelilla province: 48.9 %48.9Madrid provinceMadrid province: 48.7 %48.7Seville provinceSeville province: 48.7 %48.7Murcia provinceMurcia province: 48.3 %48.3Cádiz provinceCádiz province: 47.7 %47.7Guadalajara provinceGuadalajara province: 47 %47Huelva provinceHuelva province: 47 %47Almería provinceAlmería province: 46.5 %46.5Ceuta provinceCeuta province: 46 %46
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Ourense province70.7+0.3 pts
2Zamora province68.5+0.8 pts
3Lugo province66.3+0.7 pts
4León province62+0.9 pts
5Salamanca province61.8+0.7 pts
6Ávila province60.9+0.3 pts
7Palencia province60.3+1.1 pts
8Asturias province60+0.9 pts
9Soria province59.9+0.4 pts
10A Coruña province59.1+0.4 pts
11Burgos province58.8+0.6 pts
12Teruel province58.5+0.4 pts
13Gipuzkoa province57.8+0.2 pts
14Valladolid province57.7+0.6 pts
15Biscay province56.6+0.4 pts
16Álava province56.5+0.4 pts
17Huesca province55.80 pts
18Pontevedra province55.4+0.3 pts
19Cáceres province55.1+0.5 pts
20Cantabria province55+0.4 pts
20La Rioja province55+0.2 pts
22Segovia province54.9+0.3 pts
23Zaragoza province54.6+0.4 pts
24Navarre province54.1+0.1 pts
25Cuenca province54-0.1 pts
26Tarragona province52.80 pts
27Alicante province52.5+0.1 pts
28Lleida province52.1-0.1 pts
29Ciudad Real province51.8+0.1 pts
30Castellón province51.7-0.2 pts
31Córdoba province51.4+0.1 pts
32Girona province51.20 pts
33Badajoz province51.1+0.1 pts
34Toledo province50.8-0.1 pts
35Barcelona province50.6-0.1 pts
36Valencia province50.4-0.2 pts
37Albacete province50-0.1 pts
37Jaén province50+0.2 pts
39Granada province49+0.2 pts
39Málaga province49+0.1 pts
41Melilla province48.9-0.9 pts
42Madrid province48.70 pts
42Seville province48.7-0.3 pts
44Murcia province48.3-0.3 pts
45Cádiz province47.7-0.2 pts
46Guadalajara province47-0.2 pts
46Huelva province47-0.4 pts
48Almería province46.5-0.3 pts
49Ceuta province46-0.8 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 70.7% in 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Ceuta province, with 46% in 2022.

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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