Municipalities of Spain by dependency ratio
Getxo had the highest dependency ratio of 155 municipalities in 2023, at 67.7%. Santa Lucía de Tirajana had the lowest, at 36.1%. The median was 52.3% and the figure for Spain was 53.4%. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.
Top 40 municipalities, 2023
Full ranking
| Rank | Municipalities | 2023 (%) | Change on 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Getxo | 67.7 | +1.4 pts |
| 2 | Salamanca | 67.5 | -0 pts |
| 3 | León | 67.4 | 0 pts |
| 4 | Ferrol | 67.3 | +0.2 pts |
| 5 | Valladolid | 66.5 | +0.3 pts |
| 6 | Zamora | 65.1 | +1.2 pts |
| 7 | Torrelavega | 64.4 | +0.4 pts |
| 8 | Basauri | 63.9 | -0.2 pts |
| 9 | Palencia | 63.7 | +1 pts |
| 10 | Gijón | 63.3 | +0.4 pts |
| 11 | Ourense | 63.2 | -0.2 pts |
| 12 | Santander | 62.4 | +0.6 pts |
| 13 | Burgos | 62.3 | +0.7 pts |
| 14 | Avilés | 61.8 | +1 pts |
| 15 | Donostia/San Sebastián | 60.8 | +0.2 pts |
| 16 | A Coruña | 60.7 | -0.5 pts |
| 17 | Ponferrada | 60.7 | +0.9 pts |
| 18 | Segovia | 60.6 | +0.7 pts |
| 19 | Orihuela | 60.4 | -0 pts |
| 20 | Puertollano | 60.3 | +0.9 pts |
| 21 | Torrevieja | 59.6 | -0.4 pts |
| 22 | Oviedo | 59.5 | +0.4 pts |
| 23 | Cádiz | 59.4 | +0.5 pts |
| 23 | Vitoria-Gasteiz | 59.4 | +0.1 pts |
| 25 | Huesca | 59.3 | +0.2 pts |
| 26 | Santurtzi | 59.3 | -0.1 pts |
| 27 | Barakaldo | 59.2 | -0.1 pts |
| 28 | Leganés | 59.2 | -0.9 pts |
| 29 | Móstoles | 59.1 | +0.6 pts |
| 30 | Fuengirola | 59 | +0.3 pts |
| 31 | Alcorcón | 58.7 | -1.1 pts |
| 32 | Ávila | 58.5 | +0.7 pts |
| 33 | Logroño | 58.3 | +0.4 pts |
| 34 | Soria | 58.2 | 0 pts |
| 35 | Bilbao | 58.2 | -0.1 pts |
| 36 | Granada | 58.2 | +0.1 pts |
| 37 | Lugo | 58.1 | -0.1 pts |
| 38 | Pamplona/Iruña | 58 | -0.2 pts |
| 39 | Manresa | 57.9 | -0.7 pts |
| 40 | Vigo | 57.8 | +0.1 pts |
| 41 | Irun | 57.8 | +0.1 pts |
| 42 | Elda | 57.6 | +0.3 pts |
| 43 | Zaragoza | 57.5 | -0.3 pts |
| 44 | Santiago de Compostela | 57.4 | -0.4 pts |
| 45 | Sagunt/Sagunto | 56.7 | -0.2 pts |
| 46 | Siero | 56.6 | +1.1 pts |
| 47 | Teruel | 56.6 | +0.6 pts |
| 48 | Coslada | 56.5 | +2.4 pts |
| 49 | Pontevedra | 56.4 | +0.4 pts |
| 50 | Linares | 56.1 | +1.3 pts |
| 51 | Getafe | 56 | -0.1 pts |
| 52 | El Prat de Llobregat | 55.9 | -0.1 pts |
| 53 | Alcoi/Alcoy | 55.8 | -0 pts |
| 54 | Pozuelo de Alarcón | 55.7 | 0 pts |
| 55 | Reus | 55.6 | -0.6 pts |
| 56 | Talavera de la Reina | 55.5 | -0.1 pts |
| 57 | Benidorm | 55.4 | +0.9 pts |
| 58 | Badalona | 55 | -0.1 pts |
| 58 | Sant Boi de Llobregat | 55 | -0.3 pts |
| 60 | Majadahonda | 54.7 | -0 pts |
| 61 | Santa Coloma de Gramenet | 54.5 | -1.2 pts |
| 62 | Sabadell | 54.3 | -0.7 pts |
| 63 | Vilanova i la Geltrú | 54.3 | 0 pts |
| 64 | Córdoba | 54.3 | -0 pts |
| 65 | Cartagena | 54.2 | -0.2 pts |
| 66 | Sevilla | 54 | -0.2 pts |
| 67 | València | 53.8 | -0.6 pts |
| 68 | Huelva | 53.6 | -0.1 pts |
| 69 | Cerdanyola del Vallès | 53.6 | 0 pts |
| 70 | Cornellà de Llobregat | 53.5 | -0.7 pts |
| 71 | Toledo | 53.4 | +0.2 pts |
| 72 | Tarragona | 53.4 | -0.6 pts |
| 73 | Aranjuez | 53.1 | 0 pts |
| 74 | Mataró | 53 | -0.2 pts |
| 75 | Alacant/Alicante | 52.9 | -0.3 pts |
| 76 | Castelló de la Plana/Castellón de la Plana | 52.8 | -0.5 pts |
| 77 | Guadalajara | 52.6 | +0.2 pts |
| 78 | Granollers | 52.3 | 0 pts |
| 79 | Terrassa | 52.2 | -0.7 pts |
| 80 | Jaén | 52.1 | +0.1 pts |
| 81 | Cuenca | 52 | +0.7 pts |
| 82 | Alcobendas | 52 | -0.6 pts |
| 83 | Ciudad Real | 52 | +0.5 pts |
| 84 | Almería | 51.9 | -0 pts |
| 85 | Sant Cugat del Vallès | 51.9 | +0.2 pts |
| 86 | Algeciras | 51.9 | -0.4 pts |
| 87 | Lleida | 51.9 | -1.2 pts |
| 88 | Elx/Elche | 51.8 | +0.5 pts |
| 89 | Badajoz | 51.8 | -0 pts |
| 90 | Vélez-Málaga | 51.7 | -0.2 pts |
| 91 | Melilla | 51.7 | -0.5 pts |
| 92 | Alcalá de Henares | 51.7 | +0.2 pts |
| 93 | Paterna | 51.4 | -0.1 pts |
| 94 | San Fernando | 51.3 | +0.3 pts |
| 95 | Sanlúcar de Barrameda | 51.3 | +0.6 pts |
| 96 | Málaga | 51.2 | -0.4 pts |
| 97 | Cáceres | 51 | +0.2 pts |
| 98 | Barcelona | 51 | -1.3 pts |
| 99 | Gandia | 51 | -0.3 pts |
| 100 | L'Hospitalet de Llobregat | 50.9 | -1.8 pts |
| 101 | Viladecans | 50.9 | -0.6 pts |
| 102 | Vila-real | 50.9 | -0.2 pts |
| 103 | El Puerto de Santa María | 50.8 | +0.3 pts |
| 104 | Las Rozas de Madrid | 50.8 | -0.1 pts |
| 105 | Torrent | 50.7 | -0.1 pts |
| 106 | Jerez de la Frontera | 50.6 | -0 pts |
| 107 | La Línea de la Concepción | 50.5 | -0.4 pts |
| 108 | Madrid | 50.4 | -1 pts |
| 109 | Estepona | 50.3 | -0.6 pts |
| 110 | Mérida | 50.2 | +0.1 pts |
| 111 | Alcalá de Guadaíra | 50.2 | -1 pts |
| 112 | Utrera | 50.2 | +0.1 pts |
| 113 | Lorca | 50 | -0.1 pts |
| 114 | Albacete | 50 | -0.1 pts |
| 115 | Mollet del Vallès | 49.9 | -0.8 pts |
| 116 | Torremolinos | 49.9 | -0.6 pts |
| 117 | San Sebastián de los Reyes | 49.9 | -0.1 pts |
| 118 | Rubí | 49.8 | -0.3 pts |
| 119 | Parla | 49.8 | -0.4 pts |
| 120 | Murcia | 49.8 | -0.5 pts |
| 121 | Boadilla del Monte | 49.5 | -1 pts |
| 122 | Motril | 49.5 | -0 pts |
| 123 | Girona | 49.3 | -0.8 pts |
| 124 | Dos Hermanas | 48.6 | -0.3 pts |
| 125 | Mijas | 48.3 | +0.1 pts |
| 126 | Ceuta | 48.3 | -0.7 pts |
| 126 | Torrejón de Ardoz | 48.3 | -0.2 pts |
| 128 | Rincón de la Victoria | 48.1 | -0.5 pts |
| 129 | Molina de Segura | 48 | -0.4 pts |
| 130 | Benalmádena | 48 | -0.5 pts |
| 131 | Santa Cruz de Tenerife | 47.8 | -0.3 pts |
| 132 | Fuenlabrada | 47.5 | +1.7 pts |
| 133 | Marbella | 47.3 | -0.6 pts |
| 134 | Sant Vicent del Raspeig/San Vicente del Raspeig | 47.1 | -0 pts |
| 135 | Colmenar Viejo | 46.9 | 0 pts |
| 136 | Castelldefels | 46.7 | -0.5 pts |
| 137 | Arganda del Rey | 46.5 | +0.1 pts |
| 137 | Chiclana de la Frontera | 46.5 | -0.2 pts |
| 139 | Pinto | 46.5 | -0.4 pts |
| 140 | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria | 46.1 | -0 pts |
| 141 | Palma | 45.3 | -0.7 pts |
| 142 | Calvià | 44.7 | -0.4 pts |
| 143 | Collado Villalba | 44.2 | -0 pts |
| 144 | El Ejido | 43.6 | -0.5 pts |
| 145 | Rivas-Vaciamadrid | 43.5 | +0.7 pts |
| 146 | Valdemoro | 43.1 | -1 pts |
| 147 | San Cristóbal de La Laguna | 43 | +0.1 pts |
| 148 | Roquetas de Mar | 41.3 | -0.1 pts |
| 149 | San Bartolomé de Tirajana | 41 | +0.2 pts |
| 150 | Telde | 40.4 | -0.1 pts |
| 151 | Arona | 38.8 | -0.3 pts |
| 152 | Arrecife | 38.3 | -0.4 pts |
| 153 | Granadilla de Abona | 37.6 | -0.5 pts |
| 154 | Eivissa | 37.5 | -0.4 pts |
| 155 | Santa Lucía de Tirajana | 36.1 | -0.4 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.Use this data in your AI agent
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Which municipality has the highest dependency ratio?
Getxo, with 67.7% in 2023, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.
Which municipality has the lowest dependency ratio?
Santa Lucía de Tirajana, with 36.1% in 2023.
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.
Dependency ratio: other rankings
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