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Municipalities of Spain by dependency ratio

Salamanca had the highest dependency ratio of 151 municipalities in 2021, at 66.5%. Santa Lucía de Tirajana had the lowest, at 36.5%. The median was 52.5% and the figure for Spain was 53.5%. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest66.5Salamanca
Lowest36.5Santa Lucía de Tirajana
Median52.5151 municipalities
Spain53.5History

Top 40 municipalities, 2021

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SalamancaSalamanca: 66.5 %66.5FerrolFerrol: 66.4 %66.4LeónLeón: 66.2 %66.2ValladolidValladolid: 65.1 %65.1GetxoGetxo: 64.9 %64.9OurenseOurense: 63.2 %63.2TorrelavegaTorrelavega: 62.9 %62.9ZamoraZamora: 62.2 %62.2GijónGijón: 62.2 %62.2PalenciaPalencia: 61.4 %61.4A CoruñaA Coruña: 61.1 %61.1SantanderSantander: 61 %61OrihuelaOrihuela: 60.8 %60.8AlcorcónAlcorcón: 60.7 %60.7BurgosBurgos: 60.7 %60.7TorreviejaTorrevieja: 60.3 %60.3LeganésLeganés: 60.3 %60.3AvilésAvilés: 60 %60Donostia/San SebastiánDonostia/San Sebastián: 59.8 %59.8BarakaldoBarakaldo: 59.2 %59.2SegoviaSegovia: 58.9 %58.9PonferradaPonferrada: 58.7 %58.7Vitoria-GasteizVitoria-Gasteiz: 58.6 %58.6CádizCádiz: 58.4 %58.4HuescaHuesca: 58.2 %58.2ManresaManresa: 58.1 %58.1OviedoOviedo: 57.9 %57.9Pamplona/IruñaPamplona/Iruña: 57.9 %57.9FuengirolaFuengirola: 57.9 %57.9BilbaoBilbao: 57.8 %57.8IrunIrun: 57.5 %57.5LugoLugo: 57.5 %57.5MóstolesMóstoles: 57.4 %57.4VigoVigo: 57.3 %57.3LogroñoLogroño: 57.2 %57.2ZaragozaZaragoza: 57.1 %57.1ÁvilaÁvila: 57.1 %57.1Sagunt/SaguntoSagunt/Sagunto: 57.1 %57.1Santiago de CompostelaSantiago de Compostela: 57.1 %57.1GranadaGranada: 57 %57
%. Source: INE. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

Full ranking

RankMunicipalities2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Salamanca66.5-0.5 pts
2Ferrol66.4+0.4 pts
3León66.2+0.3 pts
4Valladolid65.1+0.5 pts
5Getxo64.9+1.3 pts
6Ourense63.20 pts
7Torrelavega62.9+0.7 pts
8Zamora62.2+0.7 pts
9Gijón62.2+0.3 pts
10Palencia61.4+1.3 pts
11A Coruña61.1+0.5 pts
12Santander61+0.9 pts
13Orihuela60.8+0.2 pts
14Alcorcón60.7-1.5 pts
14Burgos60.7+0.8 pts
16Torrevieja60.3+0.4 pts
17Leganés60.3-0.5 pts
18Avilés60+0.6 pts
19Donostia/San Sebastián59.8+0.3 pts
20Barakaldo59.2+0.6 pts
21Segovia58.9+0.2 pts
22Ponferrada58.7+0.5 pts
23Vitoria-Gasteiz58.6+0.5 pts
24Cádiz58.4+0.4 pts
25Huesca58.2+0.3 pts
26Manresa58.1-0.1 pts
27Oviedo57.9+1.4 pts
27Pamplona/Iruña57.9-0.2 pts
29Fuengirola57.9+0.8 pts
30Bilbao57.8+0.3 pts
31Irun57.50 pts
32Lugo57.5+1.2 pts
33Móstoles57.4+1.4 pts
34Vigo57.3+0.5 pts
35Logroño57.2+0.5 pts
36Zaragoza57.1-0.1 pts
37Ávila57.1+0.7 pts
38Sagunt/Sagunto57.10 pts
38Santiago de Compostela57.1+0.8 pts
40Granada57+0.3 pts
41Soria56.9-0.4 pts
42Reus56.5+0.2 pts
43Elda56.4+0.6 pts
44Getafe56.3-0.1 pts
45Alcoi/Alcoy56-0.1 pts
46Santa Coloma de Gramenet55.9+0.2 pts
47Pontevedra55.6+0.6 pts
48El Prat de Llobregat55.4-0.1 pts
49Talavera de la Reina55.3-0.4 pts
50Sant Boi de Llobregat55.1+0.1 pts
51Pozuelo de Alarcón55.1-0.3 pts
52Badalona55+0.3 pts
53Sabadell54.8-0.4 pts
54València54.7+0.3 pts
55Teruel54.6+0.1 pts
56Cornellà de Llobregat54.5-0.6 pts
57Cartagena54.4+0.1 pts
58Majadahonda54.4-0.7 pts
59Sevilla54.4+0.2 pts
60Córdoba54.2+0.3 pts
61Siero54.2+0.6 pts
62Linares54+0.4 pts
63Huelva53.7+0.5 pts
63Vilanova i la Geltrú53.7-0.2 pts
65L'Hospitalet de Llobregat53.5+0.1 pts
66Terrassa53.1-0.2 pts
67Alacant/Alicante53.1-0.1 pts
68Castelló de la Plana/Castellón de la Plana53.1+0.6 pts
68Tarragona53.10 pts
70Lleida53.1+0.8 pts
71Mataró53.1-0.1 pts
72Cerdanyola del Vallès52.9+0.3 pts
73Melilla52.90 pts
74Aranjuez52.9-0.7 pts
75Toledo52.8+0.6 pts
76Benidorm52.5+1.7 pts
77Coslada52.4+1.1 pts
78Algeciras52.4-0 pts
79Vélez-Málaga52.4+0.4 pts
80Barcelona52.3+0.2 pts
81Sant Cugat del Vallès52.1-0.7 pts
82Guadalajara52+0.5 pts
83Viladecans52-0.6 pts
84Alcobendas520 pts
85Jaén51.9-0 pts
86Alcalá de Guadaíra51.8-0.4 pts
87Málaga51.6+0.1 pts
88Badajoz51.5+0.5 pts
89Madrid51.5-0.1 pts
90Granollers51.5+0.3 pts
91Almería51.4+0.4 pts
92Paterna51.4-0 pts
93Boadilla del Monte51.4-2 pts
94Estepona51.3-0.4 pts
95Gandia51.2+0.2 pts
96Elx/Elche51.2+0.5 pts
97La Línea de la Concepción51.1-0.4 pts
98Torrent51.1+0.1 pts
99Alcalá de Henares51+0.2 pts
100Cuenca51+0.1 pts
101Las Rozas de Madrid51-1 pts
101Vila-real51-0.1 pts
103Jerez de la Frontera50.9-0.4 pts
104San Fernando50.8+0.3 pts
105Ciudad Real50.8-0.2 pts
106El Puerto de Santa María50.60 pts
107Mollet del Vallès50.5-0.8 pts
107Torremolinos50.5+0.7 pts
109Sanlúcar de Barrameda50.5+0.5 pts
110Rubí50.4+0.2 pts
111Lorca50.3-0 pts
112Murcia50.30 pts
113Cáceres50.2+0.2 pts
114Utrera50.2+0.1 pts
115Girona49.9+0.4 pts
115Mérida49.9-0.3 pts
117Ceuta49.9-0.4 pts
118Parla49.8+1.1 pts
119Albacete49.6-0.1 pts
120Motril49.4-0.2 pts
121San Sebastián de los Reyes49.2+0.2 pts
122Dos Hermanas48.9-0.1 pts
123Torrejón de Ardoz48.5-0.2 pts
124Benalmádena48.5+0.5 pts
125Mijas48.4-0.9 pts
125Molina de Segura48.4+0.1 pts
127Santa Cruz de Tenerife48.2+0.1 pts
128Sant Vicent del Raspeig/San Vicente del Raspeig47.5-0.2 pts
129Castelldefels47.4-0.1 pts
130Marbella47.3-0.2 pts
131Pinto47-0.2 pts
132Chiclana de la Frontera46.9-0.2 pts
133Colmenar Viejo46.6-0.2 pts
134Arganda del Rey46.50 pts
135Las Palmas de Gran Canaria46+0.3 pts
136El Ejido45.8+1 pts
137Palma45.4+0.1 pts
138Valdemoro45-0.9 pts
139Fuenlabrada44.2+1.3 pts
140Collado Villalba44-0.5 pts
141Calvià43.6+1.4 pts
142San Cristóbal de La Laguna42.5+0.4 pts
143Roquetas de Mar42.2+0.5 pts
144Rivas-Vaciamadrid42+0.4 pts
145Telde40.8-0.3 pts
146San Bartolomé de Tirajana40.4+1.3 pts
147Arona38.5+1.7 pts
148Arrecife38.3+0.2 pts
149Eivissa38+0.8 pts
150Granadilla de Abona38+0.2 pts
151Santa Lucía de Tirajana36.5-0.1 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. 4 municipalities with data in other periods have no value for 2021 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 66.5% in 2021, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Which municipality has the lowest dependency ratio?

Santa Lucía de Tirajana, with 36.5% in 2021.

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. 4 municipalities have no value for 2021 and are not ranked.

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