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Median age in Madrid
2014 – 2025 · 12 data points
15 of 19 · Regions of Spain
Updated Oct 23, 2026
Source: Eurostat, 2014 – 2025
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Overview
6 figures
People
13 figures
Economy
14 figures
Housing
1 figure
Education
5 figures
Tourism
4 figures
Climate
1 figure
Latest value · 2025
44.2years
+0.2
since 2024
Regions of Spain · 2025
15 of 19
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015
+2.9
vs Spain
−1.6
Spain: 45.8 · 2025
Median age, 2014 – 2025 years · Madrid · Spain · World
+2.9 since 2015
25
30
35
40
45
50
2014
2018
2020
2022
2025
Madrid
Spain
World
Sources: Eurostat · United Nations, World Population Prospects, 2014 – 2025
Compared with Median age · years
Sources: Eurostat · United Nations, World Population Prospects
The series at a glance Madrid · 2014 – 2025
Latest value
44.2 · 2025
First value
40.8 · 2014
Highest
44.2 · 2025
Lowest
40.8 · 2014
Data points
12
By year
All years · 2014 – 2025
| Year | Madrid | Change | Spain | World |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 44.2 | +0.2 | 45.8 | — |
| 2024 | 44.0 | +0.1 | 45.6 | — |
| 2023 | 43.9 | +0.1 | 45.3 | 30.4 |
| 2022 | 43.8 | +0.5 | 45.1 | 30.1 |
| 2021 | 43.3 | +0.3 | 44.6 | 29.8 |
| 2020 | 43.0 | +0.2 | 44.2 | 29.6 |
| 2019 | 42.8 | +0.3 | 43.9 | 29.3 |
| 2018 | 42.5 | +0.3 | 43.6 | 29.0 |
| 2017 | 42.2 | +0.4 | 43.2 | 28.8 |
| 2016 | 41.8 | +0.5 | 42.8 | 28.5 |
| 2015 | 41.3 | +0.5 | 42.3 | 28.3 |
| 2014 | 40.8 | 41.8 | 28.1 |
Sources: Eurostat · United Nations, World Population Prospects, 2014 – 2025
Ranking · Regions of Spain
2021 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Median age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Principado de Asturias | 50.4 | |
| 2 | Castilla y León | 49.5 | |
| 3 | Galicia | 48.7 | |
| 4 | Cantabria | 47.3 | |
| 5 | País Vasco | 47.1 | |
| 6 | Aragón | 46.0 | |
| 7 | Extremadura | 46.0 | |
| 8 | La Rioja | 45.7 | |
| 9 | Comunitat Valenciana | 44.7 | |
| 10 | Comunidad Foral de Navarra | 44.5 | |
| 11 | Castilla-La Mancha | 44.1 | |
| 12 | Canarias | 44.1 | |
| 13 | Cataluña | 43.7 | |
| 14 | Comunidad de Madrid | 43.3 | |
| 15 | Andalucía | 43.3 | |
| 16 | Illes Balears | 42.2 | |
| 17 | Región de Murcia | 41.6 | |
| 18 | Ciudad de Ceuta | 37.8 | |
| 19 | Ciudad de Melilla | 35.2 |
Source: Eurostat, 2021
What it means
The age that splits residents into two equal halves — a quick read on whether a place is young or ageing.
How it is calculated
Half the residents are younger and half are older than this age, from census or population estimates by age.
People
Madrid in numbers
Population
7.1M
2025
Population growth
1.03%
2025 · Spain
Population density
886
2024
Children under 15
13.3%
2025
Residents 65 and over
18.9%
2025
Life expectancy
85.7
2024
Births per woman
1.10
2024 · Spain
Birth rate
7.2
2024
Infant mortality
2.6
2024 · Spain
Net migration
14.6
2024
Born abroad
18.5%
2024 · Spain
Urban population
80.5%
2025 · Spain