Provinces of Spain by median age

Name: Provinces of Spain by median age, 2021
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Zamora province had the highest median age of 49 provinces in 2021, at 53.3 years. Melilla province had the lowest, at 35.2 years. The median was 45.1 years and the figure for Spain was 44.6 years. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest53.3Zamora province

Lowest35.2Melilla province

Median45.149 provinces

Spain44.6History

All provinces, 2021

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Provinces	2021 years	Change on 2020
1	Zamora province	53.3	+0.3
2	Ourense province	52.5	+0.2
3	Lugo province	51.6	+0.3
4	León province	51.1	+0.3
5	Asturias province	50.4	+0.4
5	Palencia province	50.4	+0.2
7	Salamanca province	50.2	+0.4
8	Ávila province	49.6	+0.2
9	Soria province	49	+0.1
10	A Coruña province	48.4	+0.4
11	Burgos province	48.3	+0.3
12	Cáceres province	48.2	+0.4
13	Valladolid province	47.8	+0.4
14	Biscay province	47.7	+0.4
15	Teruel province	47.6	+0.1
16	Segovia province	47.4	+0.2
17	Cantabria province	47.3	+0.4
18	Cuenca province	47.1	+0.2
18	Pontevedra province	47.1	+0.5
20	Gipuzkoa province	46.7	+0.3
21	Huesca province	46.5	+0.3
22	Álava province	46	+0.4
23	La Rioja province	45.7	+0.3
23	Zaragoza province	45.7	+0.4
25	Ciudad Real province	45.1	+0.3
26	Alicante province	44.9	+0.4
26	Badajoz province	44.9	+0.4
26	Jaén province	44.9	+0.5
29	Córdoba province	44.8	+0.5
30	Albacete province	44.7	+0.3
30	Castellón province	44.7	+0.4
32	Valencia province	44.6	+0.4
33	Navarre province	44.5	+0.3
34	Lleida province	44.3	+0.3
35	Tarragona province	43.9	+0.4
36	Barcelona province	43.7	+0.3
37	Granada province	43.6	+0.4
38	Málaga province	43.5	+0.5
39	Cádiz province	43.4	+0.5
40	Madrid province	43.3	+0.3
41	Girona province	43.2	+0.3
42	Huelva province	43	+0.4
42	Toledo province	43	+0.3
44	Guadalajara province	42.8	+0.3
44	Seville province	42.8	+0.4
46	Murcia province	41.6	+0.4
47	Almería province	41.1	+0.5
48	Ceuta province	37.8	+0.4
49	Melilla province	35.2	+0.3

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 53.3 years in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which province has the lowest median age?

Melilla province, with 35.2 years 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 3 region (demo_r_pjanind3). Retrieved 2026-10-07.