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Provinces of Spain by share of population aged 65 and over, 2025

Zamora province had the highest share of population aged 65 and over of 52 provinces in 2025, at 32.7%. Melilla province had the lowest, at 12.7%. The median was 21.6% and the figure for Spain was 20.7%. Source: INE.

Highest32.7Zamora province
Lowest12.7Melilla province
Median21.652 provinces
Spain20.7History

All provinces, 2025

CSVChart (SVG)

Zamora provinceZamora province: 32.7 %32.7Ourense provinceOurense province: 32.3 %32.3Lugo provinceLugo province: 30.3 %30.3León provinceLeón province: 29.4 %29.4Salamanca provinceSalamanca province: 28.4 %28.4Asturias provinceAsturias province: 28.4 %28.4Palencia provincePalencia province: 28.2 %28.2Ávila provinceÁvila province: 27.2 %27.2A Coruña provinceA Coruña province: 26.3 %26.3Soria provinceSoria province: 26 %26Burgos provinceBurgos province: 25.6 %25.6Cáceres provinceCáceres province: 25.4 %25.4Valladolid provinceValladolid province: 25.1 %25.1Pontevedra provincePontevedra province: 24.7 %24.7Biscay provinceBiscay province: 24.7 %24.7Teruel provinceTeruel province: 24.7 %24.7Cantabria provinceCantabria province: 24.5 %24.5Gipuzkoa provinceGipuzkoa province: 24 %24Segovia provinceSegovia province: 23.8 %23.8Cuenca provinceCuenca province: 23.6 %23.6Huesca provinceHuesca province: 23.2 %23.2Álava provinceÁlava province: 22.9 %22.9La Rioja provinceLa Rioja province: 22.5 %22.5Zaragoza provinceZaragoza province: 22.2 %22.2Ciudad Real provinceCiudad Real province: 21.8 %21.8Córdoba provinceCórdoba province: 21.6 %21.6Badajoz provinceBadajoz province: 21.5 %21.5Jaén provinceJaén province: 21.5 %21.5Navarre provinceNavarre province: 21 %21Alicante provinceAlicante province: 21 %21Albacete provinceAlbacete province: 20.8 %20.8Castellón provinceCastellón province: 20.3 %20.3Tarragona provinceTarragona province: 20.1 %20.1Lleida provinceLleida province: 20.1 %20.1Valencia provinceValencia province: 20 %20Granada provinceGranada province: 19.9 %19.9Barcelona provinceBarcelona province: 19.7 %19.7Cádiz provinceCádiz province: 19.2 %19.2Girona provinceGirona province: 19.2 %19.2Santa Cruz de Tenerife provinceSanta Cruz de Tenerife province: 19.1 %19.1Málaga provinceMálaga province: 19 %19Madrid provinceMadrid province: 18.9 %18.9Toledo provinceToledo province: 18.8 %18.8Huelva provinceHuelva province: 18.5 %18.5Seville provinceSeville province: 18.4 %18.4Las Palmas provinceLas Palmas province: 17.4 %17.4Murcia provinceMurcia province: 17 %17Guadalajara provinceGuadalajara province: 17 %17Balearic Islands provinceBalearic Islands province: 16.8 %16.8Almería provinceAlmería province: 16.3 %16.3Ceuta provinceCeuta province: 13.7 %13.7Melilla provinceMelilla province: 12.7 %12.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from INE. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2025 (%)Change on 2024
1Zamora province32.7+0.4 pts
2Ourense province32.3+0.2 pts
3Lugo province30.3+0.1 pts
4León province29.4+0.4 pts
5Salamanca province28.4+0.4 pts
6Asturias province28.4+0.4 pts
7Palencia province28.2+0.4 pts
8Ávila province27.2+0.3 pts
9A Coruña province26.3+0.2 pts
10Soria province26+0.3 pts
11Burgos province25.6+0.3 pts
12Cáceres province25.4+0.6 pts
13Valladolid province25.1+0.4 pts
14Pontevedra province24.7+0.4 pts
15Biscay province24.7+0.4 pts
16Teruel province24.7+0.2 pts
17Cantabria province24.5+0.5 pts
18Gipuzkoa province24+0.4 pts
19Segovia province23.8+0.3 pts
20Cuenca province23.6+0.3 pts
21Huesca province23.2+0.3 pts
22Álava province22.9+0.3 pts
23La Rioja province22.5+0.4 pts
24Zaragoza province22.2+0.2 pts
25Ciudad Real province21.8+0.5 pts
26Córdoba province21.6+0.6 pts
27Badajoz province21.5+0.5 pts
28Jaén province21.5+0.5 pts
29Navarre province21+0.3 pts
30Alicante province21+0.2 pts
31Albacete province20.8+0.5 pts
32Castellón province20.3+0.2 pts
33Tarragona province20.1+0.2 pts
34Lleida province20.1+0.2 pts
35Valencia province20+0.2 pts
36Granada province19.9+0.5 pts
37Barcelona province19.7+0.2 pts
38Cádiz province19.2+0.6 pts
39Girona province19.2+0.3 pts
40Santa Cruz de Tenerife province19.1+0.4 pts
41Málaga province19+0.3 pts
42Madrid province18.9+0.3 pts
43Toledo province18.8+0.3 pts
44Huelva province18.5+0.4 pts
45Seville province18.4+0.4 pts
46Las Palmas province17.4+0.4 pts
47Murcia province17+0.4 pts
48Guadalajara province17+0.2 pts
49Balearic Islands province16.8+0.2 pts
50Almería province16.3+0.3 pts
51Ceuta province13.7+0.4 pts
52Melilla province12.7+0.5 pts

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About this ranking

Residents aged 65 or over as a percentage of total population. Spain: 1 January, INE annual census. United States: 1 July, Census Bureau population estimates. World Bank figures for other countries and the World refer to mid-year.

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Which province has the highest share of population aged 65 and over?

Zamora province, with 32.7% in 2025, according to INE.

Which province has the lowest share of population aged 65 and over?

Melilla province, with 12.7% in 2025.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Invokely, Población de 65 años y más entre población total (Censo anual, INE). Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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