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Provinces of Spain by share of population aged 65 and over

Zamora province had the highest share of population aged 65 and over of 52 provinces in 2024, at 32.2%. Melilla province had the lowest, at 12.2%. The median was 21% and the figure for Spain was 20.4%. Source: INE.

Highest32.2Zamora province
Lowest12.2Melilla province
Median2152 provinces
Spain20.4History

All provinces, 2024

CSVChart (SVG)

Zamora provinceZamora province: 32.2 %32.2Ourense provinceOurense province: 32.1 %32.1Lugo provinceLugo province: 30.1 %30.1León provinceLeón province: 29 %29Salamanca provinceSalamanca province: 28 %28Asturias provinceAsturias province: 28 %28Palencia provincePalencia province: 27.8 %27.8Ávila provinceÁvila province: 26.9 %26.9A Coruña provinceA Coruña province: 26 %26Soria provinceSoria province: 25.7 %25.7Burgos provinceBurgos province: 25.3 %25.3Cáceres provinceCáceres province: 24.8 %24.8Valladolid provinceValladolid province: 24.7 %24.7Teruel provinceTeruel province: 24.5 %24.5Pontevedra provincePontevedra province: 24.3 %24.3Biscay provinceBiscay province: 24.3 %24.3Cantabria provinceCantabria province: 24 %24Gipuzkoa provinceGipuzkoa province: 23.7 %23.7Segovia provinceSegovia province: 23.4 %23.4Cuenca provinceCuenca province: 23.3 %23.3Huesca provinceHuesca province: 23 %23Álava provinceÁlava province: 22.5 %22.5La Rioja provinceLa Rioja province: 22.1 %22.1Zaragoza provinceZaragoza province: 22 %22Ciudad Real provinceCiudad Real province: 21.4 %21.4Córdoba provinceCórdoba province: 21 %21Badajoz provinceBadajoz province: 21 %21Jaén provinceJaén province: 20.9 %20.9Alicante provinceAlicante province: 20.8 %20.8Navarre provinceNavarre province: 20.7 %20.7Albacete provinceAlbacete province: 20.3 %20.3Castellón provinceCastellón province: 20.1 %20.1Lleida provinceLleida province: 19.9 %19.9Tarragona provinceTarragona province: 19.9 %19.9Valencia provinceValencia province: 19.8 %19.8Barcelona provinceBarcelona province: 19.5 %19.5Granada provinceGranada province: 19.5 %19.5Girona provinceGirona province: 18.9 %18.9Santa Cruz de Tenerife provinceSanta Cruz de Tenerife province: 18.7 %18.7Cádiz provinceCádiz province: 18.6 %18.6Málaga provinceMálaga province: 18.6 %18.6Madrid provinceMadrid province: 18.6 %18.6Toledo provinceToledo province: 18.5 %18.5Huelva provinceHuelva province: 18.1 %18.1Seville provinceSeville province: 18 %18Las Palmas provinceLas Palmas province: 17 %17Guadalajara provinceGuadalajara province: 16.8 %16.8Murcia provinceMurcia province: 16.7 %16.7Balearic Islands provinceBalearic Islands province: 16.7 %16.7Almería provinceAlmería province: 16 %16Ceuta provinceCeuta province: 13.2 %13.2Melilla provinceMelilla province: 12.2 %12.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from INE. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Zamora province32.2+0.3 pts
2Ourense province32.1+0.2 pts
3Lugo province30.1+0.1 pts
4León province29+0.5 pts
5Salamanca province28+0.5 pts
6Asturias province28+0.4 pts
7Palencia province27.8+0.6 pts
8Ávila province26.9+0.3 pts
9A Coruña province26+0.3 pts
10Soria province25.7+0.3 pts
11Burgos province25.3+0.3 pts
12Cáceres province24.8+0.6 pts
13Valladolid province24.7+0.4 pts
14Teruel province24.5+0.3 pts
15Pontevedra province24.3+0.4 pts
16Biscay province24.3+0.3 pts
17Cantabria province24+0.5 pts
18Gipuzkoa province23.7+0.3 pts
19Segovia province23.4+0.3 pts
20Cuenca province23.3+0.3 pts
21Huesca province23+0.2 pts
22Álava province22.5+0.4 pts
23La Rioja province22.1+0.3 pts
24Zaragoza province22+0.2 pts
25Ciudad Real province21.4+0.4 pts
26Córdoba province21+0.5 pts
27Badajoz province21+0.5 pts
28Jaén province20.9+0.5 pts
29Alicante province20.80 pts
30Navarre province20.7+0.3 pts
31Albacete province20.3+0.4 pts
32Castellón province20.1+0.2 pts
33Lleida province19.9+0.2 pts
34Tarragona province19.9+0.3 pts
35Valencia province19.8+0.1 pts
36Barcelona province19.5+0.2 pts
37Granada province19.5+0.5 pts
38Girona province18.9+0.2 pts
39Santa Cruz de Tenerife province18.7+0.3 pts
40Cádiz province18.6+0.6 pts
41Málaga province18.6+0.3 pts
42Madrid province18.6+0.2 pts
43Toledo province18.5+0.3 pts
44Huelva province18.1+0.4 pts
45Seville province18+0.4 pts
46Las Palmas province17+0.4 pts
47Guadalajara province16.8+0.3 pts
48Murcia province16.7+0.3 pts
49Balearic Islands province16.7+0.2 pts
50Almería province16+0.4 pts
51Ceuta province13.2+0.4 pts
52Melilla province12.2+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.

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?

Zamora province, with 32.2% in 2024, according to INE.

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

Melilla province, with 12.2% in 2024.

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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