Provinces of Spain by median age

Name: Provinces of Spain by median age, 2016
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Zamora province had the highest median age of 49 provinces in 2016, at 51.1 years. Melilla province had the lowest, at 33.8 years. The median was 43.1 years and the figure for Spain was 42.8 years. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest51.1Zamora province

Lowest33.8Melilla province

Median43.149 provinces

Spain42.8History

All provinces, 2016

CSV Chart (SVG)

years. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

Full ranking

Rank	Provinces	2016 years	Change on 2015
1	Zamora province	51.1	+0.5
2	Ourense province	51	+0.4
3	Lugo province	50.1	+0.3
4	León province	48.9	+0.6
5	Palencia province	48.5	+0.5
6	Asturias province	48.3	+0.4
7	Salamanca province	48	+0.6
8	Ávila province	47.6	+0.5
8	Soria province	47.6	+0.5
10	A Coruña province	46.4	+0.4
10	Burgos province	46.4	+0.5
10	Teruel province	46.4	+0.4
13	Biscay province	46.1	+0.3
14	Cáceres province	45.8	+0.5
15	Segovia province	45.5	+0.4
15	Valladolid province	45.5	+0.5
17	Cuenca province	45.4	+0.5
18	Huesca province	45.2	+0.4
19	Cantabria province	45.1	+0.5
19	Gipuzkoa province	45.1	+0.3
21	Pontevedra province	44.6	+0.5
22	Álava province	44.2	+0.3
23	Zaragoza province	44	+0.5
24	La Rioja province	43.9	+0.5
25	Alicante province	43.1	+0.4
25	Navarre province	43.1	+0.4
27	Lleida province	42.8	+0.4
28	Ciudad Real province	42.7	+0.5
28	Valencia province	42.7	+0.5
30	Castellón province	42.6	+0.6
31	Albacete province	42.5	+0.6
31	Badajoz province	42.5	+0.4
31	Córdoba province	42.5	+0.5
31	Jaén province	42.5	+0.5
35	Barcelona province	42.4	+0.4
36	Tarragona province	42	+0.5
37	Girona province	41.8	+0.4
37	Madrid province	41.8	+0.5
39	Granada province	41.5	+0.5
39	Málaga province	41.5	+0.5
41	Toledo province	41	+0.6
42	Cádiz province	40.8	+0.6
42	Guadalajara province	40.8	+0.5
44	Huelva province	40.7	+0.6
45	Seville province	40.5	+0.5
46	Murcia province	39.7	+0.4
47	Almería province	39.1	+0.4
48	Ceuta province	36.2	+0.4
49	Melilla province	33.8	+0.2

Other periods

About this ranking

Age that divides the resident population into two halves of equal size. Spain and the EU: on 1 January. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

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 3 region (demo_r_pjanind3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_pjanind3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

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Questions

Which province has the highest median age?

Zamora province, with 51.1 years in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which province has the lowest median age?

Melilla province, with 33.8 years in 2016.

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 3 region (demo_r_pjanind3). Retrieved 2026-10-07.