Municipalities in Alicante province by dependency ratio

Name: Municipalities in Alicante province by dependency ratio, 2018
Creator: Instituto Nacional de Estadística
License: INE reuse terms (attribution required)

Orihuela had the highest dependency ratio of 8 municipalities in 2018, at 61.5%. Sant Vicent del Raspeig/San Vicente del Raspeig had the lowest, at 47.6%. The median was 53.8% and the figure for Alicante province was 55.1%. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest61.5Orihuela

Lowest47.6Sant Vicent del Raspeig/San Vicente del Raspeig

Median53.88 municipalities

Alicante province55.1History

All municipalities, 2018

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%. Source: INE. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

Full ranking

Rank	Municipalities	2018 (%)	Change on 2017
1	Orihuela	61.5	+0.2 pts
2	Torrevieja	59.5	+1.4 pts
3	Alcoi/Alcoy	56.2	+0.5 pts
4	Elda	54.5	+0.8 pts
5	Alacant/Alicante	53	+0.5 pts
6	Elx/Elche	50.6	+0.5 pts
7	Benidorm	50.4	+0.6 pts
8	Sant Vicent del Raspeig/San Vicente del Raspeig	47.6	+0.1 pts

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About this ranking

Population under 16 plus population 65 and over, divided by population aged 16 to 64, times 100.

Spain only, from INE. For EU countries and regions use dependency_ratio_15_64, which splits the ages at 15.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the municipalities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE). Indicadores demográficos básicos: tasa de dependencia (tablas 1419, 1453, 1490 y 30735). https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=30735. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

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Questions

Which municipality has the highest dependency ratio?

Orihuela, with 61.5% in 2018, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Which municipality has the lowest dependency ratio?

Sant Vicent del Raspeig/San Vicente del Raspeig, with 47.6% in 2018.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Indicadores demográficos básicos: tasa de dependencia (tablas 1419, 1453, 1490 y 30735). Retrieved 2026-10-07.