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Municipalities of Spain by dependency ratio

Salamanca had the highest dependency ratio of 155 municipalities in 2022, at 67.5%. Santa Lucía de Tirajana had the lowest, at 36.6%. The median was 52.9% and the figure for Spain was 53.6%. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest67.5Salamanca
Lowest36.6Santa Lucía de Tirajana
Median52.9155 municipalities
Spain53.6History

Top 40 municipalities, 2022

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SalamancaSalamanca: 67.5 %67.5LeónLeón: 67.4 %67.4FerrolFerrol: 67.1 %67.1GetxoGetxo: 66.3 %66.3ValladolidValladolid: 66.2 %66.2BasauriBasauri: 64.1 %64.1TorrelavegaTorrelavega: 64 %64ZamoraZamora: 63.9 %63.9OurenseOurense: 63.5 %63.5GijónGijón: 62.9 %62.9PalenciaPalencia: 62.7 %62.7SantanderSantander: 61.8 %61.8BurgosBurgos: 61.6 %61.6A CoruñaA Coruña: 61.2 %61.2AvilésAvilés: 60.8 %60.8Donostia/San SebastiánDonostia/San Sebastián: 60.6 %60.6OrihuelaOrihuela: 60.4 %60.4LeganésLeganés: 60.1 %60.1TorreviejaTorrevieja: 60 %60SegoviaSegovia: 59.9 %59.9AlcorcónAlcorcón: 59.9 %59.9PonferradaPonferrada: 59.8 %59.8PuertollanoPuertollano: 59.4 %59.4BarakaldoBarakaldo: 59.3 %59.3SanturtziSanturtzi: 59.3 %59.3Vitoria-GasteizVitoria-Gasteiz: 59.3 %59.3OviedoOviedo: 59.2 %59.2HuescaHuesca: 59.1 %59.1CádizCádiz: 58.8 %58.8FuengirolaFuengirola: 58.7 %58.7ManresaManresa: 58.5 %58.5MóstolesMóstoles: 58.5 %58.5BilbaoBilbao: 58.3 %58.3SoriaSoria: 58.2 %58.2LugoLugo: 58.2 %58.2Pamplona/IruñaPamplona/Iruña: 58.2 %58.2GranadaGranada: 58.1 %58.1LogroñoLogroño: 57.9 %57.9ZaragozaZaragoza: 57.8 %57.8Santiago de CompostelaSantiago de Compostela: 57.8 %57.8
%. Source: INE. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

Full ranking

RankMunicipalities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Salamanca67.5+1.1 pts
2León67.4+1.2 pts
3Ferrol67.1+0.7 pts
4Getxo66.3+1.4 pts
5Valladolid66.2+1.2 pts
6Basauri64.1n/a
7Torrelavega64+1.1 pts
8Zamora63.9+1.7 pts
9Ourense63.5+0.3 pts
10Gijón62.9+0.7 pts
11Palencia62.7+1.3 pts
12Santander61.8+0.8 pts
13Burgos61.6+0.9 pts
14A Coruña61.2+0.1 pts
15Avilés60.8+0.8 pts
16Donostia/San Sebastián60.6+0.7 pts
17Orihuela60.4-0.4 pts
18Leganés60.1-0.2 pts
19Torrevieja60-0.3 pts
20Segovia59.9+1 pts
21Alcorcón59.9-0.9 pts
22Ponferrada59.8+1.1 pts
23Puertollano59.4n/a
24Barakaldo59.3+0.1 pts
24Santurtzi59.3n/a
26Vitoria-Gasteiz59.3+0.7 pts
27Oviedo59.2+1.3 pts
28Huesca59.1+0.9 pts
29Cádiz58.8+0.5 pts
30Fuengirola58.7+0.9 pts
31Manresa58.5+0.5 pts
32Móstoles58.5+1.1 pts
33Bilbao58.3+0.5 pts
34Soria58.2+1.3 pts
35Lugo58.2+0.7 pts
36Pamplona/Iruña58.2+0.3 pts
37Granada58.1+1.1 pts
38Logroño57.9+0.7 pts
39Zaragoza57.8+0.7 pts
40Santiago de Compostela57.8+0.7 pts
41Ávila57.8+0.7 pts
42Vigo57.7+0.4 pts
43Irun57.7+0.2 pts
44Elda57.3+0.9 pts
45Sagunt/Sagunto56.9-0.2 pts
46Reus56.2-0.2 pts
47Getafe56.1-0.2 pts
48Pontevedra56+0.4 pts
49El Prat de Llobregat56+0.6 pts
49Teruel56+1.3 pts
51Alcoi/Alcoy55.9-0.2 pts
52Santa Coloma de Gramenet55.8-0.2 pts
53Pozuelo de Alarcón55.6+0.6 pts
54Talavera de la Reina55.5+0.2 pts
55Siero55.5+1.3 pts
56Sant Boi de Llobregat55.2+0.2 pts
57Badalona550 pts
58Sabadell55+0.2 pts
59Linares54.8+0.8 pts
60Majadahonda54.7+0.3 pts
61Benidorm54.5+2 pts
62València54.4-0.3 pts
63Cartagena54.4-0.1 pts
64Córdoba54.3+0.1 pts
65Vilanova i la Geltrú54.3+0.6 pts
66Sevilla54.2-0.2 pts
67Cornellà de Llobregat54.2-0.3 pts
68Coslada54.1+1.6 pts
69Tarragona54+0.9 pts
70Huelva53.70 pts
71Cerdanyola del Vallès53.6+0.7 pts
72Castelló de la Plana/Castellón de la Plana53.3+0.2 pts
73Toledo53.3+0.5 pts
74Mataró53.1+0.1 pts
75Alacant/Alicante53.10 pts
76Lleida53.1-0 pts
77Aranjuez53+0.2 pts
78Terrassa52.9-0.2 pts
79L'Hospitalet de Llobregat52.7-0.7 pts
80Alcobendas52.5+0.6 pts
81Guadalajara52.4+0.3 pts
82Algeciras52.3-0.1 pts
83Barcelona52.30 pts
84Granollers52.3+0.8 pts
85Melilla52.1-0.7 pts
86Jaén52.1+0.2 pts
87Almería52+0.6 pts
88Vélez-Málaga51.9-0.4 pts
89Badajoz51.8+0.3 pts
90Sant Cugat del Vallès51.8-0.3 pts
91Málaga51.6-0.1 pts
92Viladecans51.5-0.5 pts
93Paterna51.5+0.1 pts
94Alcalá de Henares51.4+0.4 pts
94Ciudad Real51.4+0.7 pts
96Madrid51.4-0.1 pts
97Cuenca51.4+0.4 pts
98Elx/Elche51.3+0.1 pts
99Gandia51.3+0.1 pts
100Alcalá de Guadaíra51.2-0.6 pts
101Vila-real51.1+0.1 pts
102San Fernando51+0.2 pts
103Estepona51-0.3 pts
104Las Rozas de Madrid50.9-0.1 pts
105Cáceres50.9+0.7 pts
106La Línea de la Concepción50.9-0.3 pts
107Torrent50.8-0.3 pts
108Sanlúcar de Barrameda50.7+0.2 pts
109Mollet del Vallès50.7+0.2 pts
110Jerez de la Frontera50.6-0.3 pts
111El Puerto de Santa María50.6-0 pts
112Boadilla del Monte50.5-0.9 pts
113Torremolinos50.4-0.1 pts
114Murcia50.3-0.1 pts
115Lorca50.2-0.2 pts
116Parla50.2+0.4 pts
117Mérida50.1+0.2 pts
118Utrera50.1-0.1 pts
119Rubí50.1-0.3 pts
120Albacete50.1+0.5 pts
121Girona50+0.1 pts
122San Sebastián de los Reyes50+0.8 pts
123Motril49.5+0.1 pts
124Ceuta49-0.9 pts
125Dos Hermanas48.90 pts
126Rincón de la Victoria48.6n/a
127Benalmádena48.50 pts
127Torrejón de Ardoz48.5-0 pts
129Molina de Segura48.4-0 pts
130Mijas48.2-0.2 pts
131Santa Cruz de Tenerife48.2-0 pts
132Marbella47.9+0.6 pts
133Sant Vicent del Raspeig/San Vicente del Raspeig47.1-0.4 pts
134Castelldefels47.1-0.2 pts
135Colmenar Viejo46.9+0.3 pts
136Pinto46.9-0.1 pts
137Chiclana de la Frontera46.7-0.2 pts
138Arganda del Rey46.5-0.1 pts
139Las Palmas de Gran Canaria46.10 pts
140Palma46+0.6 pts
141Fuenlabrada45.8+1.6 pts
142Calvià45.1+1.5 pts
143Collado Villalba44.3+0.2 pts
144El Ejido44.1-1.6 pts
145Valdemoro44.1-0.9 pts
146San Cristóbal de La Laguna42.9+0.4 pts
147Rivas-Vaciamadrid42.8+0.8 pts
148Roquetas de Mar41.4-0.8 pts
149San Bartolomé de Tirajana40.8+0.4 pts
150Telde40.5-0.3 pts
151Arona39.1+0.6 pts
152Arrecife38.7+0.4 pts
153Granadilla de Abona38.1+0.1 pts
154Eivissa37.9-0.1 pts
155Santa Lucía de Tirajana36.60 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?

Salamanca, with 67.5% in 2022, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Which municipality has the lowest dependency ratio?

Santa Lucía de Tirajana, with 36.6% in 2022.

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.

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