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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 2022, at 31.9%. Melilla province had the lowest, at 11.2%. The median was 20.4% and the figure for Spain was 20%. Source: INE.

Highest31.9Ourense province
Lowest11.2Melilla province
Median20.452 provinces
Spain20History

All provinces, 2022

CSVChart (SVG)

Ourense provinceOurense province: 31.9 %31.9Zamora provinceZamora province: 31.6 %31.6Lugo provinceLugo province: 29.9 %29.9León provinceLeón province: 28.1 %28.1Salamanca provinceSalamanca province: 27.2 %27.2Asturias provinceAsturias province: 27.1 %27.1Palencia provincePalencia province: 26.7 %26.7Ávila provinceÁvila province: 26.3 %26.3A Coruña provinceA Coruña province: 25.5 %25.5Soria provinceSoria province: 25.5 %25.5Burgos provinceBurgos province: 24.7 %24.7Teruel provinceTeruel province: 24.1 %24.1Valladolid provinceValladolid province: 24.1 %24.1Cáceres provinceCáceres province: 23.8 %23.8Biscay provinceBiscay province: 23.7 %23.7Pontevedra provincePontevedra province: 23.6 %23.6Gipuzkoa provinceGipuzkoa province: 23.1 %23.1Cantabria provinceCantabria province: 23.1 %23.1Cuenca provinceCuenca province: 23 %23Segovia provinceSegovia province: 22.9 %22.9Huesca provinceHuesca province: 22.6 %22.6Álava provinceÁlava province: 21.9 %21.9Zaragoza provinceZaragoza province: 21.6 %21.6La Rioja provinceLa Rioja province: 21.5 %21.5Alicante provinceAlicante province: 20.6 %20.6Ciudad Real provinceCiudad Real province: 20.6 %20.6Navarre provinceNavarre province: 20.3 %20.3Córdoba provinceCórdoba province: 20.1 %20.1Badajoz provinceBadajoz province: 20.1 %20.1Jaén provinceJaén province: 20 %20Castellón provinceCastellón province: 19.8 %19.8Lleida provinceLleida province: 19.7 %19.7Albacete provinceAlbacete province: 19.7 %19.7Valencia provinceValencia province: 19.6 %19.6Tarragona provinceTarragona province: 19.5 %19.5Barcelona provinceBarcelona province: 19.3 %19.3Granada provinceGranada province: 18.6 %18.6Girona provinceGirona province: 18.6 %18.6Madrid provinceMadrid province: 18.3 %18.3Málaga provinceMálaga province: 18.2 %18.2Santa Cruz de Tenerife provinceSanta Cruz de Tenerife province: 18.1 %18.1Toledo provinceToledo province: 18.1 %18.1Cádiz provinceCádiz province: 17.6 %17.6Huelva provinceHuelva province: 17.3 %17.3Seville provinceSeville province: 17.3 %17.3Balearic Islands provinceBalearic Islands province: 16.4 %16.4Guadalajara provinceGuadalajara province: 16.4 %16.4Las Palmas provinceLas Palmas province: 16.3 %16.3Murcia provinceMurcia province: 16.2 %16.2Almería provinceAlmería province: 15.4 %15.4Ceuta provinceCeuta province: 12.5 %12.5Melilla provinceMelilla province: 11.2 %11.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from INE. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Ourense province31.9+0.3 pts
2Zamora province31.6+0.5 pts
3Lugo province29.9+0.3 pts
4León province28.1+0.5 pts
5Salamanca province27.2+0.5 pts
6Asturias province27.1+0.6 pts
7Palencia province26.7+0.6 pts
8Ávila province26.3+0.4 pts
9A Coruña province25.5+0.3 pts
10Soria province25.5+0.3 pts
11Burgos province24.7+0.5 pts
12Teruel province24.1+0.2 pts
13Valladolid province24.1+0.5 pts
14Cáceres province23.8+0.4 pts
15Biscay province23.7+0.4 pts
16Pontevedra province23.6+0.4 pts
17Gipuzkoa province23.1+0.4 pts
18Cantabria province23.1+0.5 pts
19Cuenca province23+0.1 pts
20Segovia province22.9+0.4 pts
21Huesca province22.6+0.2 pts
22Álava province21.9+0.4 pts
23Zaragoza province21.6+0.3 pts
24La Rioja province21.5+0.3 pts
25Alicante province20.6+0.4 pts
26Ciudad Real province20.6+0.3 pts
27Navarre province20.3+0.3 pts
28Córdoba province20.1+0.4 pts
29Badajoz province20.1+0.3 pts
30Jaén province20+0.4 pts
31Castellón province19.8+0.2 pts
32Lleida province19.7+0.2 pts
33Albacete province19.7+0.2 pts
34Valencia province19.6+0.2 pts
35Tarragona province19.5+0.3 pts
36Barcelona province19.3+0.3 pts
37Granada province18.6+0.4 pts
38Girona province18.6+0.3 pts
39Madrid province18.3+0.3 pts
40Málaga province18.2+0.4 pts
41Santa Cruz de Tenerife province18.1+0.5 pts
42Toledo province18.1+0.2 pts
43Cádiz province17.6+0.4 pts
44Huelva province17.3+0.2 pts
45Seville province17.3+0.3 pts
46Balearic Islands province16.4+0.4 pts
47Guadalajara province16.4+0.3 pts
48Las Palmas province16.3+0.5 pts
49Murcia province16.2+0.2 pts
50Almería province15.4+0.2 pts
51Ceuta province12.5+0.2 pts
52Melilla province11.2+0.4 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?

Ourense province, with 31.9% in 2022, according to INE.

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

Melilla province, with 11.2% in 2022.

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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