Municipalities of Spain by dependency ratio
Salamanca had the highest dependency ratio of 147 municipalities in 2017, at 65.3%. Arona had the lowest, at 36.3%. The median was 52.4% and the figure for Spain was 53.5%. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.
Top 40 municipalities, 2017
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| Rank | Municipalities | 2017 (%) | Change on 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salamanca | 65.3 | +0.9 pts |
| 2 | Ferrol | 63.4 | +0.8 pts |
| 3 | León | 63.3 | +1.1 pts |
| 4 | Valladolid | 62 | +1.3 pts |
| 5 | Ourense | 61.3 | +1.1 pts |
| 6 | Orihuela | 61.2 | -1.4 pts |
| 7 | Alcorcón | 61.2 | +1.2 pts |
| 8 | Getxo | 59.4 | +1.6 pts |
| 9 | Torrelavega | 59.3 | +1.6 pts |
| 10 | Gijón | 59.1 | +1.1 pts |
| 11 | Leganés | 59 | +1.6 pts |
| 12 | A Coruña | 58.7 | +0.8 pts |
| 13 | Pamplona/Iruña | 58.6 | +0.6 pts |
| 14 | Manresa | 58.4 | -0.1 pts |
| 15 | Donostia/San Sebastián | 58.1 | +0.8 pts |
| 16 | Torrevieja | 58 | +1.8 pts |
| 17 | Bilbao | 57.9 | +0.3 pts |
| 18 | Zamora | 57.7 | +0.7 pts |
| 19 | Santander | 57.7 | +1 pts |
| 20 | Burgos | 57.5 | +1.2 pts |
| 21 | Barakaldo | 57.3 | +0.4 pts |
| 22 | Irun | 57.2 | +0.3 pts |
| 23 | Segovia | 57.1 | +1.2 pts |
| 24 | Cornellà de Llobregat | 57 | 0 pts |
| 25 | Sagunt/Sagunto | 57 | +0.1 pts |
| 26 | Zaragoza | 56.6 | +0.7 pts |
| 27 | Santa Coloma de Gramenet | 56.5 | +0.6 pts |
| 28 | Avilés | 56.5 | +0.9 pts |
| 29 | Boadilla del Monte | 56.5 | |
| 30 | Huesca | 56.4 | +0.8 pts |
| 31 | Palencia | 56.4 | +1 pts |
| 32 | Soria | 56.2 | 0 pts |
| 33 | Vitoria-Gasteiz | 56.2 | +0.9 pts |
| 34 | Alcoi/Alcoy | 55.8 | +0.3 pts |
| 35 | Sabadell | 55.7 | +0.3 pts |
| 36 | Cádiz | 55.5 | +1.2 pts |
| 37 | Pozuelo de Alarcón | 55.4 | +0.9 pts |
| 38 | Ponferrada | 55.4 | +1 pts |
| 39 | Vigo | 55.3 | +0.9 pts |
| 40 | Reus | 55.2 | +0.6 pts |
| 41 | Fuengirola | 55.2 | -0.1 pts |
| 42 | Logroño | 55.2 | +0.6 pts |
| 43 | Granada | 54.9 | +0.9 pts |
| 44 | Getafe | 54.9 | +0.9 pts |
| 45 | Sant Boi de Llobregat | 54.8 | +0.6 pts |
| 46 | L'Hospitalet de Llobregat | 54.7 | -0.2 pts |
| 47 | Talavera de la Reina | 54.5 | +0.3 pts |
| 48 | Badalona | 54.3 | +0.8 pts |
| 48 | València | 54.3 | +0.7 pts |
| 50 | El Prat de Llobregat | 54.2 | +0.6 pts |
| 51 | Majadahonda | 54.2 | +1.3 pts |
| 52 | Cartagena | 54.1 | +0.5 pts |
| 53 | Terrassa | 53.9 | +0.2 pts |
| 54 | Tarragona | 53.9 | +0.3 pts |
| 55 | Teruel | 53.9 | +0.3 pts |
| 56 | Sevilla | 53.8 | +0.5 pts |
| 57 | Barcelona | 53.8 | -0.2 pts |
| 58 | Elda | 53.7 | +1 pts |
| 59 | Lugo | 53.7 | +0.5 pts |
| 60 | Madrid | 53.7 | -0.1 pts |
| 61 | Vilanova i la Geltrú | 53.6 | +0.2 pts |
| 62 | Ávila | 53.4 | +0.9 pts |
| 63 | Santiago de Compostela | 53.3 | +1.2 pts |
| 64 | Aranjuez | 53.3 | +0.3 pts |
| 65 | Pontevedra | 53.2 | +0.6 pts |
| 66 | Oviedo | 53.2 | +1 pts |
| 67 | Córdoba | 53.1 | +0.3 pts |
| 68 | Viladecans | 52.9 | +0.4 pts |
| 69 | Mataró | 52.9 | +0.4 pts |
| 70 | Sant Cugat del Vallès | 52.9 | +0.5 pts |
| 71 | Melilla | 52.5 | +0.4 pts |
| 72 | Alacant/Alicante | 52.5 | +0.5 pts |
| 73 | Castelló de la Plana/Castellón de la Plana | 52.4 | +1 pts |
| 74 | Huelva | 52.4 | +0.4 pts |
| 75 | Las Rozas de Madrid | 52 | +0.9 pts |
| 76 | Algeciras | 51.9 | +0.4 pts |
| 77 | Alcalá de Guadaíra | 51.9 | -0 pts |
| 78 | Estepona | 51.6 | +0.7 pts |
| 79 | Lleida | 51.5 | +0.7 pts |
| 80 | Mollet del Vallès | 51.4 | +0.2 pts |
| 81 | La Línea de la Concepción | 51.4 | +0.2 pts |
| 82 | Lorca | 51.2 | +0.4 pts |
| 83 | Málaga | 51.1 | +0.3 pts |
| 83 | Vélez-Málaga | 51.1 | +0.5 pts |
| 85 | Toledo | 51 | +0.9 pts |
| 86 | Cerdanyola del Vallès | 51 | +0.9 pts |
| 87 | Granollers | 50.9 | +0.6 pts |
| 88 | Jaén | 50.9 | +0.4 pts |
| 89 | Murcia | 50.8 | +0.2 pts |
| 90 | Vila-real | 50.8 | +0.1 pts |
| 91 | Linares | 50.8 | +0.7 pts |
| 92 | Jerez de la Frontera | 50.7 | +0.4 pts |
| 93 | Ceuta | 50.7 | +0.2 pts |
| 94 | Torrent | 50.6 | +0.7 pts |
| 95 | Siero | 50.6 | +0.9 pts |
| 96 | Guadalajara | 50.5 | +0.5 pts |
| 97 | Cuenca | 50.5 | +0.5 pts |
| 98 | Alcobendas | 50.5 | +1.1 pts |
| 99 | Girona | 50.4 | +0.4 pts |
| 100 | Almería | 50.3 | +0.7 pts |
| 101 | Rubí | 50.2 | +0.6 pts |
| 102 | Gandia | 50.1 | +0.8 pts |
| 103 | Elx/Elche | 50.1 | +0.6 pts |
| 104 | Paterna | 50 | +0.5 pts |
| 105 | Móstoles | 49.9 | +2.4 pts |
| 106 | Benidorm | 49.7 | +1.1 pts |
| 107 | Torremolinos | 49.7 | -0 pts |
| 108 | Badajoz | 49.7 | +0.6 pts |
| 109 | Mérida | 49.2 | +0.3 pts |
| 110 | San Fernando | 49 | +0.6 pts |
| 111 | El Puerto de Santa María | 48.9 | +0.5 pts |
| 112 | Motril | 48.9 | +0.1 pts |
| 113 | Alcalá de Henares | 48.8 | +1.1 pts |
| 113 | Mijas | 48.8 | -0.6 pts |
| 115 | Utrera | 48.8 | +0.7 pts |
| 116 | Ciudad Real | 48.8 | +1.4 pts |
| 117 | Benalmádena | 48.8 | +0.5 pts |
| 118 | Albacete | 48.6 | +0.4 pts |
| 119 | Dos Hermanas | 48.4 | +0.6 pts |
| 120 | Cáceres | 48.2 | +0.3 pts |
| 121 | Molina de Segura | 47.9 | +0.6 pts |
| 122 | Santa Cruz de Tenerife | 47.9 | +0.3 pts |
| 123 | Sant Vicent del Raspeig/San Vicente del Raspeig | 47.5 | +0.3 pts |
| 124 | Castelldefels | 47.5 | -0 pts |
| 125 | San Sebastián de los Reyes | 47.3 | +1.5 pts |
| 125 | Sanlúcar de Barrameda | 47.3 | +1 pts |
| 127 | Marbella | 47.1 | +0.2 pts |
| 128 | Chiclana de la Frontera | 46.9 | +0.4 pts |
| 129 | Valdemoro | 46.7 | +0.4 pts |
| 130 | Parla | 46.7 | +1.4 pts |
| 131 | Torrejón de Ardoz | 46.4 | +1.4 pts |
| 132 | Palma | 46.2 | +0.2 pts |
| 133 | Pinto | 46.2 | |
| 134 | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria | 45.5 | +0.1 pts |
| 135 | Arganda del Rey | 45.3 | +1.1 pts |
| 136 | Coslada | 44.5 | +2.6 pts |
| 137 | Collado Villalba | 44 | 0 pts |
| 138 | San Cristóbal de La Laguna | 41.8 | +0.4 pts |
| 139 | El Ejido | 41.3 | +0.6 pts |
| 140 | Telde | 41.1 | +0.1 pts |
| 141 | Roquetas de Mar | 40.6 | +0.1 pts |
| 142 | Rivas-Vaciamadrid | 39.5 | +0.8 pts |
| 143 | Arrecife | 38.5 | -0.1 pts |
| 144 | Fuenlabrada | 38.3 | +0.9 pts |
| 145 | Santa Lucía de Tirajana | 37.6 | -0.2 pts |
| 146 | San Bartolomé de Tirajana | 37.5 | +0.6 pts |
| 147 | Arona | 36.3 | -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. 8 municipalities with data in other periods have no value for 2017 and are left out rather than filled from another source. 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.Use this data in your AI agent
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Which municipality has the highest dependency ratio?
Salamanca, with 65.3% in 2017, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.
Which municipality has the lowest dependency ratio?
Arona, with 36.3% in 2017.
Where does this ranking come from?
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