Autonomous communities of Spain by median age

Name: Autonomous communities of Spain by median age, 2021
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Asturias had the highest median age of 19 autonomous communities in 2021, at 50.4 years. Melilla had the lowest, at 35.2 years. The median was 44.5 years and the figure for Spain was 44.6 years. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest50.4Asturias

Lowest35.2Melilla

Median44.519 autonomous communities

Spain44.6History

All autonomous communities, 2021

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Autonomous communities	2021 years	Change on 2020
1	Asturias	50.4	+0.4
2	Castile and León	49.5	+0.3
3	Galicia	48.7	+0.4
4	Cantabria	47.3	+0.4
5	Basque Country	47.1	+0.3
6	Aragon	46	+0.3
6	Extremadura	46	+0.3
8	La Rioja	45.7	+0.3
9	Valencian Community	44.7	+0.4
10	Navarre	44.5	+0.3
11	Canary Islands	44.1	+0.6
11	Castilla-La Mancha	44.1	+0.3
13	Catalonia	43.7	+0.3
14	Andalusia	43.3	+0.5
14	Community of Madrid	43.3	+0.3
16	Balearic Islands	42.2	+0.4
17	Region of Murcia	41.6	+0.4
18	Ceuta	37.8	+0.4
19	Melilla	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 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 50.4 years in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which autonomous community has the lowest median age?

Melilla, 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.