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Provinces of Spain by share of population aged 65 and over

Ourense province had the highest share of population aged 65 and over of 52 provinces in 2021, at 31.6%. Melilla province had the lowest, at 10.8%. The median was 20.1% and the figure for Spain was 19.6%. Source: INE.

Highest31.6Ourense province
Lowest10.8Melilla province
Median20.152 provinces
Spain19.6History

All provinces, 2021

CSVChart (SVG)

Ourense provinceOurense province: 31.6 %31.6Zamora provinceZamora province: 31.1 %31.1Lugo provinceLugo province: 29.6 %29.6León provinceLeón province: 27.6 %27.6Salamanca provinceSalamanca province: 26.8 %26.8Asturias provinceAsturias province: 26.6 %26.6Palencia provincePalencia province: 26.1 %26.1Ávila provinceÁvila province: 25.9 %25.9Soria provinceSoria province: 25.2 %25.2A Coruña provinceA Coruña province: 25.2 %25.2Burgos provinceBurgos province: 24.2 %24.2Teruel provinceTeruel province: 23.9 %23.9Valladolid provinceValladolid province: 23.6 %23.6Cáceres provinceCáceres province: 23.4 %23.4Biscay provinceBiscay province: 23.3 %23.3Pontevedra provincePontevedra province: 23.2 %23.2Cuenca provinceCuenca province: 22.9 %22.9Gipuzkoa provinceGipuzkoa province: 22.7 %22.7Cantabria provinceCantabria province: 22.6 %22.6Segovia provinceSegovia province: 22.5 %22.5Huesca provinceHuesca province: 22.4 %22.4Álava provinceÁlava province: 21.4 %21.4Zaragoza provinceZaragoza province: 21.3 %21.3La Rioja provinceLa Rioja province: 21.2 %21.2Ciudad Real provinceCiudad Real province: 20.3 %20.3Alicante provinceAlicante province: 20.2 %20.2Navarre provinceNavarre province: 19.9 %19.9Badajoz provinceBadajoz province: 19.8 %19.8Córdoba provinceCórdoba province: 19.8 %19.8Jaén provinceJaén province: 19.6 %19.6Castellón provinceCastellón province: 19.6 %19.6Lleida provinceLleida province: 19.5 %19.5Albacete provinceAlbacete province: 19.4 %19.4Valencia provinceValencia province: 19.4 %19.4Tarragona provinceTarragona province: 19.2 %19.2Barcelona provinceBarcelona province: 19.1 %19.1Girona provinceGirona province: 18.3 %18.3Granada provinceGranada province: 18.2 %18.2Madrid provinceMadrid province: 18 %18Toledo provinceToledo province: 17.9 %17.9Málaga provinceMálaga province: 17.8 %17.8Santa Cruz de Tenerife provinceSanta Cruz de Tenerife province: 17.6 %17.6Cádiz provinceCádiz province: 17.2 %17.2Huelva provinceHuelva province: 17.1 %17.1Seville provinceSeville province: 17 %17Guadalajara provinceGuadalajara province: 16.1 %16.1Balearic Islands provinceBalearic Islands province: 16 %16Murcia provinceMurcia province: 16 %16Las Palmas provinceLas Palmas province: 15.8 %15.8Almería provinceAlmería province: 15.2 %15.2Ceuta provinceCeuta province: 12.3 %12.3Melilla provinceMelilla province: 10.8 %10.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from INE. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2021 (%)
1Ourense province31.6
2Zamora province31.1
3Lugo province29.6
4León province27.6
5Salamanca province26.8
6Asturias province26.6
7Palencia province26.1
8Ávila province25.9
9Soria province25.2
10A Coruña province25.2
11Burgos province24.2
12Teruel province23.9
13Valladolid province23.6
14Cáceres province23.4
15Biscay province23.3
16Pontevedra province23.2
17Cuenca province22.9
18Gipuzkoa province22.7
19Cantabria province22.6
20Segovia province22.5
21Huesca province22.4
22Álava province21.4
23Zaragoza province21.3
24La Rioja province21.2
25Ciudad Real province20.3
26Alicante province20.2
27Navarre province19.9
28Badajoz province19.8
29Córdoba province19.8
30Jaén province19.6
31Castellón province19.6
32Lleida province19.5
33Albacete province19.4
34Valencia province19.4
35Tarragona province19.2
36Barcelona province19.1
37Girona province18.3
38Granada province18.2
39Madrid province18
40Toledo province17.9
41Málaga province17.8
42Santa Cruz de Tenerife province17.6
43Cádiz province17.2
44Huelva province17.1
45Seville province17
46Guadalajara province16.1
47Balearic Islands province16
48Murcia province16
49Las Palmas province15.8
50Almería province15.2
51Ceuta province12.3
52Melilla province10.8

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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.

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.

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Questions

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

Ourense province, with 31.6% in 2021, according to INE.

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

Melilla province, with 10.8% in 2021.

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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