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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 2023, at 31.9%. Melilla province had the lowest, at 11.7%. The median was 20.6% and the figure for Spain was 20.1%. Source: INE.

Highest31.9Ourense province
Lowest11.7Melilla province
Median20.652 provinces
Spain20.1History

All provinces, 2023

CSVChart (SVG)

Ourense provinceOurense province: 31.9 %31.9Zamora provinceZamora province: 31.9 %31.9Lugo provinceLugo province: 30 %30León provinceLeón province: 28.5 %28.5Asturias provinceAsturias province: 27.6 %27.6Salamanca provinceSalamanca province: 27.5 %27.5Palencia provincePalencia province: 27.2 %27.2Ávila provinceÁvila province: 26.5 %26.5A Coruña provinceA Coruña province: 25.7 %25.7Soria provinceSoria province: 25.4 %25.4Burgos provinceBurgos province: 25 %25Valladolid provinceValladolid province: 24.4 %24.4Cáceres provinceCáceres province: 24.2 %24.2Teruel provinceTeruel province: 24.2 %24.2Biscay provinceBiscay province: 23.9 %23.9Pontevedra provincePontevedra province: 23.9 %23.9Cantabria provinceCantabria province: 23.5 %23.5Gipuzkoa provinceGipuzkoa province: 23.3 %23.3Segovia provinceSegovia province: 23.1 %23.1Cuenca provinceCuenca province: 23 %23Huesca provinceHuesca province: 22.7 %22.7Álava provinceÁlava province: 22.2 %22.2La Rioja provinceLa Rioja province: 21.8 %21.8Zaragoza provinceZaragoza province: 21.7 %21.7Ciudad Real provinceCiudad Real province: 20.9 %20.9Alicante provinceAlicante province: 20.7 %20.7Córdoba provinceCórdoba province: 20.5 %20.5Badajoz provinceBadajoz province: 20.5 %20.5Navarre provinceNavarre province: 20.4 %20.4Jaén provinceJaén province: 20.4 %20.4Albacete provinceAlbacete province: 19.9 %19.9Castellón provinceCastellón province: 19.9 %19.9Lleida provinceLleida province: 19.7 %19.7Valencia provinceValencia province: 19.7 %19.7Tarragona provinceTarragona province: 19.6 %19.6Barcelona provinceBarcelona province: 19.4 %19.4Granada provinceGranada province: 19 %19Girona provinceGirona province: 18.6 %18.6Madrid provinceMadrid province: 18.4 %18.4Santa Cruz de Tenerife provinceSanta Cruz de Tenerife province: 18.4 %18.4Málaga provinceMálaga province: 18.3 %18.3Toledo provinceToledo province: 18.2 %18.2Cádiz provinceCádiz province: 18.1 %18.1Huelva provinceHuelva province: 17.6 %17.6Seville provinceSeville province: 17.6 %17.6Las Palmas provinceLas Palmas province: 16.6 %16.6Balearic Islands provinceBalearic Islands province: 16.5 %16.5Guadalajara provinceGuadalajara province: 16.5 %16.5Murcia provinceMurcia province: 16.3 %16.3Almería provinceAlmería province: 15.6 %15.6Ceuta provinceCeuta province: 12.8 %12.8Melilla provinceMelilla province: 11.7 %11.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from INE. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Ourense province31.9+0.1 pts
2Zamora province31.9+0.3 pts
3Lugo province30+0.1 pts
4León province28.5+0.4 pts
5Asturias province27.6+0.4 pts
6Salamanca province27.5+0.2 pts
7Palencia province27.2+0.5 pts
8Ávila province26.5+0.2 pts
9A Coruña province25.7+0.2 pts
10Soria province25.4-0.1 pts
11Burgos province25+0.3 pts
12Valladolid province24.4+0.3 pts
13Cáceres province24.2+0.4 pts
14Teruel province24.2+0.1 pts
15Biscay province23.9+0.3 pts
16Pontevedra province23.9+0.3 pts
17Cantabria province23.5+0.4 pts
18Gipuzkoa province23.3+0.2 pts
19Segovia province23.1+0.2 pts
20Cuenca province230 pts
21Huesca province22.7+0.1 pts
22Álava province22.2+0.3 pts
23La Rioja province21.8+0.2 pts
24Zaragoza province21.7+0.1 pts
25Ciudad Real province20.9+0.4 pts
26Alicante province20.7+0.1 pts
27Córdoba province20.5+0.4 pts
28Badajoz province20.5+0.4 pts
29Navarre province20.4+0.2 pts
30Jaén province20.4+0.4 pts
31Albacete province19.9+0.3 pts
32Castellón province19.9+0.1 pts
33Lleida province19.70 pts
34Valencia province19.7+0.1 pts
35Tarragona province19.6+0.1 pts
36Barcelona province19.40 pts
37Granada province19+0.4 pts
38Girona province18.6+0.1 pts
39Madrid province18.4+0.1 pts
40Santa Cruz de Tenerife province18.4+0.3 pts
41Málaga province18.3+0.2 pts
42Toledo province18.2+0.2 pts
43Cádiz province18.1+0.5 pts
44Huelva province17.6+0.3 pts
45Seville province17.6+0.3 pts
46Las Palmas province16.6+0.3 pts
47Balearic Islands province16.5+0.1 pts
48Guadalajara province16.5+0.1 pts
49Murcia province16.3+0.2 pts
50Almería province15.6+0.2 pts
51Ceuta province12.8+0.3 pts
52Melilla province11.7+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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Questions

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

Ourense province, with 31.9% in 2023, according to INE.

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

Melilla province, with 11.7% in 2023.

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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