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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 2024, at 70.9%. Ceuta province had the lowest, at 44.5%. The median was 53.8% and the figure for Spain was 50.7%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest70.9Ourense province
Lowest44.5Ceuta province
Median53.849 provinces
Spain50.7History

All provinces, 2024

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Ourense provinceOurense province: 70.9 %70.9Zamora provinceZamora province: 69.9 %69.9Lugo provinceLugo province: 66.7 %66.7León provinceLeón province: 63.6 %63.6Palencia provincePalencia province: 62.7 %62.7Salamanca provinceSalamanca province: 62.7 %62.7Ávila provinceÁvila province: 61.7 %61.7Asturias provinceAsturias province: 61.2 %61.2Soria provinceSoria province: 60.1 %60.1A Coruña provinceA Coruña province: 59.3 %59.3Burgos provinceBurgos province: 59.3 %59.3Teruel provinceTeruel province: 59 %59Valladolid provinceValladolid province: 58.2 %58.2Gipuzkoa provinceGipuzkoa province: 57.5 %57.5Biscay provinceBiscay province: 56.8 %56.8Álava provinceÁlava province: 56.6 %56.6Cáceres provinceCáceres province: 56.6 %56.6Huesca provinceHuesca province: 55.9 %55.9Cantabria provinceCantabria province: 55.7 %55.7Pontevedra provincePontevedra province: 55.7 %55.7Segovia provinceSegovia province: 55.3 %55.3La Rioja provinceLa Rioja province: 54.9 %54.9Cuenca provinceCuenca province: 54 %54Zaragoza provinceZaragoza province: 54 %54Navarre provinceNavarre province: 53.8 %53.8Ciudad Real provinceCiudad Real province: 52.4 %52.4Alicante provinceAlicante province: 52.1 %52.1Córdoba provinceCórdoba province: 52.1 %52.1Tarragona provinceTarragona province: 51.9 %51.9Badajoz provinceBadajoz province: 51.8 %51.8Lleida provinceLleida province: 51.2 %51.2Castellón provinceCastellón province: 51.1 %51.1Jaén provinceJaén province: 51 %51Girona provinceGirona province: 50.5 %50.5Albacete provinceAlbacete province: 50.4 %50.4Toledo provinceToledo province: 50.4 %50.4Granada provinceGranada province: 49.5 %49.5Valencia provinceValencia province: 49.5 %49.5Barcelona provinceBarcelona province: 49.3 %49.3Málaga provinceMálaga province: 48.4 %48.4Seville provinceSeville province: 48.2 %48.2Melilla provinceMelilla province: 48.1 %48.1Cádiz provinceCádiz province: 48 %48Murcia provinceMurcia province: 47.9 %47.9Madrid provinceMadrid province: 47.6 %47.6Huelva provinceHuelva province: 47 %47Almería provinceAlmería province: 46.6 %46.6Guadalajara provinceGuadalajara province: 46 %46Ceuta provinceCeuta province: 44.5 %44.5
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Ourense province70.9+0.1 pts
2Zamora province69.9+0.5 pts
3Lugo province66.7+0.2 pts
4León province63.6+0.9 pts
5Palencia province62.7+1.2 pts
5Salamanca province62.7+0.7 pts
7Ávila province61.7+0.5 pts
8Asturias province61.2+0.5 pts
9Soria province60.1+0.5 pts
10A Coruña province59.3+0.1 pts
10Burgos province59.3+0.1 pts
12Teruel province59+0.2 pts
13Valladolid province58.2+0.2 pts
14Gipuzkoa province57.5-0.1 pts
15Biscay province56.8+0.1 pts
16Álava province56.60 pts
16Cáceres province56.6+0.8 pts
18Huesca province55.90 pts
19Cantabria province55.7+0.3 pts
19Pontevedra province55.7+0.1 pts
21Segovia province55.3+0.1 pts
22La Rioja province54.9-0.1 pts
23Cuenca province54+0.1 pts
23Zaragoza province54-0.2 pts
25Navarre province53.8-0.3 pts
26Ciudad Real province52.4+0.3 pts
27Alicante province52.1-0.5 pts
27Córdoba province52.1+0.4 pts
29Tarragona province51.9-0.4 pts
30Badajoz province51.8+0.4 pts
31Lleida province51.2-0.4 pts
32Castellón province51.1-0.3 pts
33Jaén province51+0.6 pts
34Girona province50.5-0.4 pts
35Albacete province50.4+0.3 pts
35Toledo province50.4-0.1 pts
37Granada province49.5+0.4 pts
37Valencia province49.5-0.5 pts
39Barcelona province49.3-0.6 pts
40Málaga province48.4-0.3 pts
41Seville province48.2-0.3 pts
42Melilla province48.1-0.5 pts
43Cádiz province48+0.2 pts
44Murcia province47.9-0.1 pts
45Madrid province47.6-0.6 pts
46Huelva province47+0.1 pts
47Almería province46.6+0.1 pts
48Guadalajara province46-0.5 pts
49Ceuta province44.5-0.7 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 70.9% in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Ceuta province, with 44.5% in 2024.

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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