More than 10 million people over 65 years old are called to the polls in the general elections on the next November 29, which represents a group close to 30% of the resident census in Spain. Pensions have been placed at the center of the pre-campaign, with leaders of the PP and Vox questioning the future sustainability of the public benefits system.
At the same time, this Saturday a demonstration of pensioners has been called in Madrid to demand a 6% increase in pensions in 2027, with the aim of compensating for the loss of purchasing power resulting from the rising cost of living.
According to data from the Electoral Census Office, compiled by Europa Press, of the 35,958,711 people residing in Spain with the right to vote, 10,182,154, 28%, are over 65 years old.
This figure would be added to those who exceed that age and live abroad, although the National Institute of Statistics does not detail by age the 2,769,645 registered in the Census of Resident Absent Voters (CERA).
Profile of pensioner voters
Within the 10,182,154 pensioner voters residing in national territory, 5,719,335 are women, 56.1%, while 4,462,821, 43.8%, are men.
If these data are compared with those of the general elections of July 23, 2023, the number of pensioners registered in Spain has increased by 72,223 people, 0.7%, rising from 10,109,931 to the current 10,182,154.
Andalusia is the autonomous community with the most voters in this age group, with 1,665,642 registered in the census. Next are Catalonia, with 1,590,701, the Community of Madrid, with 1,354,087 voters, and the Valencian Community, with 1,033,850 people. By constituencies, Madrid leads the list, with 1,354,087 voters over 65 years old, followed by Barcelona, with 1,171,538, Valencia, with 554,765, and Seville, with 381,787.