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Municipalities of Spain by dependency ratio

Salamanca had the highest dependency ratio of 150 municipalities in 2019, at 66.6%. Arona had the lowest, at 36.8%. The median was 52.6% and the figure for Spain was 53.8%. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest66.6Salamanca
Lowest36.8Arona
Median52.6150 municipalities
Spain53.8History

Top 40 municipalities, 2019

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SalamancaSalamanca: 66.6 %66.6FerrolFerrol: 65.3 %65.3LeónLeón: 65 %65ValladolidValladolid: 64 %64OurenseOurense: 63 %63AlcorcónAlcorcón: 62.6 %62.6GetxoGetxo: 62.5 %62.5TorrelavegaTorrelavega: 61.5 %61.5OrihuelaOrihuela: 61.5 %61.5GijónGijón: 61.4 %61.4LeganésLeganés: 60.7 %60.7ZamoraZamora: 60.6 %60.6A CoruñaA Coruña: 60.1 %60.1TorreviejaTorrevieja: 59.7 %59.7SantanderSantander: 59.5 %59.5Donostia/San SebastiánDonostia/San Sebastián: 59.3 %59.3BurgosBurgos: 59.2 %59.2PalenciaPalencia: 58.8 %58.8AvilésAvilés: 58.4 %58.4Pamplona/IruñaPamplona/Iruña: 58.4 %58.4BarakaldoBarakaldo: 58.4 %58.4ManresaManresa: 58.3 %58.3SegoviaSegovia: 58.1 %58.1BilbaoBilbao: 58 %58IrunIrun: 57.7 %57.7Vitoria-GasteizVitoria-Gasteiz: 57.7 %57.7CádizCádiz: 57.5 %57.5Sagunt/SaguntoSagunt/Sagunto: 57.4 %57.4PonferradaPonferrada: 57.4 %57.4HuescaHuesca: 57.4 %57.4SoriaSoria: 57.3 %57.3ZaragozaZaragoza: 57.3 %57.3FuengirolaFuengirola: 56.8 %56.8LogroñoLogroño: 56.5 %56.5VigoVigo: 56.5 %56.5ReusReus: 56.3 %56.3GranadaGranada: 56.2 %56.2Santa Coloma de GramenetSanta Coloma de Gramenet: 56.2 %56.2Alcoi/AlcoyAlcoi/Alcoy: 56.2 %56.2GetafeGetafe: 56.1 %56.1
%. Source: INE. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

Full ranking

RankMunicipalities2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Salamanca66.6+0.4 pts
2Ferrol65.3+0.7 pts
3León65+0.7 pts
4Valladolid64+1 pts
5Ourense63+0.7 pts
6Alcorcón62.6+0.2 pts
7Getxo62.5+1.6 pts
8Torrelavega61.5+0.9 pts
9Orihuela61.50 pts
10Gijón61.4+1.1 pts
11Leganés60.7+0.5 pts
12Zamora60.6+1.1 pts
13A Coruña60.1+0.5 pts
14Torrevieja59.7+0.3 pts
15Santander59.5+0.7 pts
16Donostia/San Sebastián59.3+0.3 pts
17Burgos59.2+0.9 pts
18Palencia58.8+1 pts
19Avilés58.4+0.9 pts
20Pamplona/Iruña58.4-0.3 pts
21Barakaldo58.4+0.4 pts
22Manresa58.3-0.4 pts
23Segovia58.1+0.4 pts
24Bilbao58-0.2 pts
25Irun57.7+0.3 pts
26Vitoria-Gasteiz57.7+0.5 pts
27Cádiz57.5+0.7 pts
28Sagunt/Sagunto57.4-0.2 pts
29Ponferrada57.4+0.9 pts
30Huesca57.4+0.2 pts
31Soria57.3+0.7 pts
32Zaragoza57.3-0.1 pts
33Fuengirola56.8+1.1 pts
34Logroño56.5+0.6 pts
34Vigo56.5+0.4 pts
36Reus56.3+0.3 pts
37Granada56.2+0.5 pts
38Santa Coloma de Gramenet56.2-0.2 pts
39Alcoi/Alcoy56.2-0.1 pts
40Getafe56.1+0.4 pts
41Pozuelo de Alarcón55.8+0.1 pts
42Cornellà de Llobregat55.8-1.2 pts
43Lugo55.7+0.9 pts
44Sabadell55.7-0.1 pts
45Santiago de Compostela55.6+0.9 pts
46Oviedo55.5+1.1 pts
47Ávila55.4+0.8 pts
48Boadilla del Monte55.3-0.6 pts
48Elda55.3+0.8 pts
48Talavera de la Reina55.3+0.1 pts
51El Prat de Llobregat55.3+0.4 pts
52Sant Boi de Llobregat55.2-0.1 pts
53Majadahonda55+0.4 pts
54Badalona54.8+0.1 pts
55Pontevedra54.7+0.6 pts
56Teruel54.7+0.4 pts
57València54.6+0.1 pts
58Móstoles54.5+2 pts
59Cartagena54.50 pts
60Sevilla54.3+0.1 pts
61Aranjuez54.2+0.3 pts
62L'Hospitalet de Llobregat53.9-0.7 pts
63Vilanova i la Geltrú53.9-0.1 pts
64Córdoba53.8+0.5 pts
65Terrassa53.7-0.3 pts
66Tarragona53.6-0.6 pts
67Mataró53.4-0.1 pts
68Barcelona53.2-0.6 pts
69Huelva53.1+0.3 pts
70Alacant/Alicante53.1+0.1 pts
71Viladecans53.1-0.1 pts
72Castelló de la Plana/Castellón de la Plana52.9+0.2 pts
73Sant Cugat del Vallès52.9+0.1 pts
74Cerdanyola del Vallès52.6+0.6 pts
75Madrid52.6-0.6 pts
76Melilla52.6-0.1 pts
77Siero52.6+0.9 pts
78Algeciras52.5+0.1 pts
79Linares52.4+0.5 pts
80Alcalá de Guadaíra52.30 pts
81Las Rozas de Madrid52.3-0.3 pts
81Lleida52.3+0.2 pts
83Toledo51.9+0.1 pts
84Granollers51.8+0.3 pts
85La Línea de la Concepción51.8+0.2 pts
86Alcobendas51.8+0.4 pts
86Vélez-Málaga51.8+0.2 pts
88Estepona51.7+0.2 pts
89Málaga51.70 pts
90Jaén51.6+0.3 pts
91Torrent51.5+0.1 pts
92Guadalajara51.4+0.5 pts
93Mollet del Vallès51.4-0.2 pts
94Jerez de la Frontera51.3+0.2 pts
95Cuenca51.1-0.2 pts
96Vila-real51.1-0.1 pts
97Paterna51+0.4 pts
98Gandia50.9+0.2 pts
99Almería50.9+0.3 pts
100Elx/Elche50.8+0.2 pts
101Benidorm50.8+0.4 pts
102Badajoz50.7+0.4 pts
103Murcia50.6-0.2 pts
104Ceuta50.6-0.1 pts
105Lorca50.6-0.5 pts
106Rubí50.5-0 pts
107Alcalá de Henares50.5+0.6 pts
108El Puerto de Santa María50.4+0.7 pts
109Ciudad Real50.3+0.9 pts
110Torremolinos50.2+0.1 pts
111San Fernando50.2+0.6 pts
112Girona50.1-0.4 pts
113Mérida50.1+0.3 pts
114Cáceres50+0.7 pts
115Utrera49.9+0.8 pts
116Motril49.8+0.3 pts
117Mijas49.8-0.3 pts
118Coslada49.6+2.4 pts
119Albacete49.5+0.4 pts
120Sanlúcar de Barrameda49.5+1 pts
121Dos Hermanas49.2+0.2 pts
122San Sebastián de los Reyes49+0.5 pts
123Parla48.8+0.9 pts
124Torrejón de Ardoz48.5+0.8 pts
125Molina de Segura48.4+0.2 pts
126Santa Cruz de Tenerife48-0 pts
127Castelldefels47.8+0.1 pts
128Sant Vicent del Raspeig/San Vicente del Raspeig47.6-0 pts
129Marbella47.5+0.2 pts
130Benalmádena47.4-0.2 pts
131Chiclana de la Frontera47.4+0.2 pts
132Pinto47.3+0.2 pts
133Colmenar Viejo46.8n/a
134Valdemoro46.5-0.3 pts
135Arganda del Rey46.3+0.5 pts
136Palma45.8-0.4 pts
137Las Palmas de Gran Canaria45.8+0.1 pts
138Collado Villalba44.3+0.2 pts
139El Ejido43.7+1 pts
140Calvià42.5n/a
141San Cristóbal de La Laguna42-0 pts
142Fuenlabrada41.6+1.4 pts
143Rivas-Vaciamadrid41.3+1 pts
144Telde41.3-0 pts
145Roquetas de Mar41.2+0.2 pts
146San Bartolomé de Tirajana38.5+0.2 pts
147Granadilla de Abona38n/a
148Arrecife38-0.6 pts
149Santa Lucía de Tirajana37-0.4 pts
150Arona36.8+0.2 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. 5 municipalities with data in other periods have no value for 2019 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.

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Questions

Which municipality has the highest dependency ratio?

Salamanca, with 66.6% in 2019, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Which municipality has the lowest dependency ratio?

Arona, with 36.8% in 2019.

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. 5 municipalities have no value for 2019 and are not ranked.

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