Autonomous communities of Spain by median age

Name: Autonomous communities of Spain by median age, 2017
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Asturias had the highest median age of 19 autonomous communities in 2017, at 48.8 years. Melilla had the lowest, at 34.1 years. The median was 43.2 years and the figure for Spain was 43.2 years. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest48.8Asturias

Lowest34.1Melilla

Median43.219 autonomous communities

Spain43.2History

All autonomous communities, 2017

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Autonomous communities	2017 years	Change on 2016
1	Asturias	48.8	+0.5
2	Castile and León	47.9	+0.5
3	Galicia	47.1	+0.4
4	Basque Country	45.9	+0.4
5	Cantabria	45.6	+0.5
6	Aragon	44.8	+0.4
7	La Rioja	44.3	+0.4
8	Extremadura	44.2	+0.5
9	Navarre	43.4	+0.3
10	Valencian Community	43.2	+0.4
11	Catalonia	42.7	+0.4
12	Castilla-La Mancha	42.6	+0.6
13	Canary Islands	42.2	+0.4
13	Community of Madrid	42.2	+0.4
15	Andalusia	41.5	+0.5
16	Balearic Islands	41	+0.3
17	Region of Murcia	40.2	+0.5
18	Ceuta	36.4	+0.2
19	Melilla	34.1	+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 autonomous communities 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 autonomous community has the highest median age?

Asturias, with 48.8 years in 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which autonomous community has the lowest median age?

Melilla, with 34.1 years in 2017.

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.