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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 2023, at 70.8%. Ceuta province had the lowest, at 45.2%. The median was 53.9% and the figure for Spain was 50.9%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest70.8Ourense province
Lowest45.2Ceuta province
Median53.949 provinces
Spain50.9History

All provinces, 2023

CSVChart (SVG)

Ourense provinceOurense province: 70.8 %70.8Zamora provinceZamora province: 69.4 %69.4Lugo provinceLugo province: 66.5 %66.5León provinceLeón province: 62.7 %62.7Salamanca provinceSalamanca province: 62 %62Palencia provincePalencia province: 61.5 %61.5Ávila provinceÁvila province: 61.2 %61.2Asturias provinceAsturias province: 60.7 %60.7Soria provinceSoria province: 59.6 %59.6A Coruña provinceA Coruña province: 59.2 %59.2Burgos provinceBurgos province: 59.2 %59.2Teruel provinceTeruel province: 58.8 %58.8Valladolid provinceValladolid province: 58 %58Gipuzkoa provinceGipuzkoa province: 57.6 %57.6Biscay provinceBiscay province: 56.7 %56.7Álava provinceÁlava province: 56.6 %56.6Huesca provinceHuesca province: 55.9 %55.9Cáceres provinceCáceres province: 55.8 %55.8Pontevedra provincePontevedra province: 55.6 %55.6Cantabria provinceCantabria province: 55.4 %55.4Segovia provinceSegovia province: 55.2 %55.2La Rioja provinceLa Rioja province: 55 %55Zaragoza provinceZaragoza province: 54.2 %54.2Navarre provinceNavarre province: 54.1 %54.1Cuenca provinceCuenca province: 53.9 %53.9Alicante provinceAlicante province: 52.6 %52.6Tarragona provinceTarragona province: 52.3 %52.3Ciudad Real provinceCiudad Real province: 52.1 %52.1Córdoba provinceCórdoba province: 51.7 %51.7Lleida provinceLleida province: 51.6 %51.6Badajoz provinceBadajoz province: 51.4 %51.4Castellón provinceCastellón province: 51.4 %51.4Girona provinceGirona province: 50.9 %50.9Toledo provinceToledo province: 50.5 %50.5Jaén provinceJaén province: 50.4 %50.4Albacete provinceAlbacete province: 50.1 %50.1Valencia provinceValencia province: 50 %50Barcelona provinceBarcelona province: 49.9 %49.9Granada provinceGranada province: 49.1 %49.1Málaga provinceMálaga province: 48.7 %48.7Melilla provinceMelilla province: 48.6 %48.6Seville provinceSeville province: 48.5 %48.5Madrid provinceMadrid province: 48.2 %48.2Murcia provinceMurcia province: 48 %48Cádiz provinceCádiz province: 47.8 %47.8Huelva provinceHuelva province: 46.9 %46.9Almería provinceAlmería province: 46.5 %46.5Guadalajara provinceGuadalajara province: 46.5 %46.5Ceuta provinceCeuta province: 45.2 %45.2
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Ourense province70.8+0.1 pts
2Zamora province69.4+0.9 pts
3Lugo province66.5+0.2 pts
4León province62.7+0.7 pts
5Salamanca province62+0.2 pts
6Palencia province61.5+1.2 pts
7Ávila province61.2+0.3 pts
8Asturias province60.7+0.7 pts
9Soria province59.6-0.3 pts
10A Coruña province59.2+0.1 pts
10Burgos province59.2+0.4 pts
12Teruel province58.8+0.3 pts
13Valladolid province58+0.3 pts
14Gipuzkoa province57.6-0.2 pts
15Biscay province56.7+0.1 pts
16Álava province56.6+0.1 pts
17Huesca province55.9+0.1 pts
18Cáceres province55.8+0.7 pts
19Pontevedra province55.6+0.2 pts
20Cantabria province55.4+0.4 pts
21Segovia province55.2+0.3 pts
22La Rioja province550 pts
23Zaragoza province54.2-0.4 pts
24Navarre province54.10 pts
25Cuenca province53.9-0.1 pts
26Alicante province52.6+0.1 pts
27Tarragona province52.3-0.5 pts
28Ciudad Real province52.1+0.3 pts
29Córdoba province51.7+0.3 pts
30Lleida province51.6-0.5 pts
31Badajoz province51.4+0.3 pts
31Castellón province51.4-0.3 pts
33Girona province50.9-0.3 pts
34Toledo province50.5-0.3 pts
35Jaén province50.4+0.4 pts
36Albacete province50.1+0.1 pts
37Valencia province50-0.4 pts
38Barcelona province49.9-0.7 pts
39Granada province49.1+0.1 pts
40Málaga province48.7-0.3 pts
41Melilla province48.6-0.3 pts
42Seville province48.5-0.2 pts
43Madrid province48.2-0.5 pts
44Murcia province48-0.3 pts
45Cádiz province47.8+0.1 pts
46Huelva province46.9-0.1 pts
47Almería province46.50 pts
47Guadalajara province46.5-0.5 pts
49Ceuta province45.2-0.8 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 70.8% in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Ceuta province, with 45.2% in 2023.

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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