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Provinces of Spain by dependency ratio, 2025

Ourense province had the highest dependency ratio of 52 provinces in 2025, at 73.4%. Las Palmas province had the lowest, at 42.1%. The median was 55.5% and the figure for Spain was 53.2%. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest73.4Ourense province
Lowest42.1Las Palmas province
Median55.552 provinces
Spain53.2History

All provinces, 2025

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Ourense provinceOurense province: 73.4 %73.4Zamora provinceZamora province: 73.2 %73.2Lugo provinceLugo province: 69.2 %69.2León provinceLeón province: 66.7 %66.7Palencia provincePalencia province: 66 %66Salamanca provinceSalamanca province: 65.6 %65.6Ávila provinceÁvila province: 65.2 %65.2Asturias provinceAsturias province: 64.1 %64.1Soria provinceSoria province: 62.9 %62.9Burgos provinceBurgos province: 62 %62A Coruña provinceA Coruña province: 61.7 %61.7Teruel provinceTeruel province: 61.6 %61.6Valladolid provinceValladolid province: 61.1 %61.1Gipuzkoa provinceGipuzkoa province: 60.2 %60.2Cáceres provinceCáceres province: 60 %60Biscay provinceBiscay province: 59.3 %59.3Álava provinceÁlava province: 59.1 %59.1Huesca provinceHuesca province: 58.6 %58.6Cantabria provinceCantabria province: 58.6 %58.6Pontevedra provincePontevedra province: 58.3 %58.3Segovia provinceSegovia province: 58.2 %58.2La Rioja provinceLa Rioja province: 57.8 %57.8Cuenca provinceCuenca province: 57.1 %57.1Zaragoza provinceZaragoza province: 56.4 %56.4Navarre provinceNavarre province: 56.4 %56.4Ciudad Real provinceCiudad Real province: 55.6 %55.6Córdoba provinceCórdoba province: 55.4 %55.4Badajoz provinceBadajoz province: 55 %55Alicante provinceAlicante province: 54.6 %54.6Tarragona provinceTarragona province: 54.3 %54.3Jaén provinceJaén province: 54.2 %54.2Lleida provinceLleida province: 53.6 %53.6Castellón provinceCastellón province: 53.6 %53.6Albacete provinceAlbacete province: 53.4 %53.4Toledo provinceToledo province: 53.3 %53.3Girona provinceGirona province: 52.8 %52.8Granada provinceGranada province: 52.5 %52.5Valencia provinceValencia province: 51.8 %51.8Barcelona provinceBarcelona province: 51.2 %51.2Cádiz provinceCádiz province: 51.1 %51.1Málaga provinceMálaga province: 51 %51Seville provinceSeville province: 50.8 %50.8Melilla provinceMelilla province: 50.8 %50.8Murcia provinceMurcia province: 50.6 %50.6Madrid provinceMadrid province: 49.8 %49.8Huelva provinceHuelva province: 49.6 %49.6Almería provinceAlmería province: 49.4 %49.4Guadalajara provinceGuadalajara province: 48.2 %48.2Ceuta provinceCeuta province: 47.2 %47.2Balearic Islands provinceBalearic Islands province: 45.3 %45.3Santa Cruz de Tenerife provinceSanta Cruz de Tenerife province: 45.2 %45.2Las Palmas provinceLas Palmas province: 42.1 %42.1
%. Source: INE. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2025 (%)Change on 2024
1Ourense province73.4+0.1 pts
2Zamora province73.2+1 pts
3Lugo province69.2+0.3 pts
4León province66.7+0.8 pts
5Palencia province66+1 pts
6Salamanca province65.6+0.4 pts
7Ávila province65.2+0.9 pts
8Asturias province64.1+0.5 pts
9Soria province62.9+0.3 pts
10Burgos province620 pts
11A Coruña province61.7-0.1 pts
12Teruel province61.6-0 pts
13Valladolid province61.1+0.3 pts
14Gipuzkoa province60.2-0 pts
15Cáceres province60+1 pts
16Biscay province59.3+0.1 pts
17Álava province59.1-0.2 pts
18Huesca province58.6+0.1 pts
19Cantabria province58.6+0.2 pts
20Pontevedra province58.3+0.1 pts
21Segovia province58.2+0.5 pts
22La Rioja province57.8+0.1 pts
23Cuenca province57.1+0.7 pts
24Zaragoza province56.4-0.2 pts
25Navarre province56.4-0.2 pts
26Ciudad Real province55.6+0.5 pts
27Córdoba province55.4+0.6 pts
28Badajoz province55+0.6 pts
29Alicante province54.6-0.2 pts
30Tarragona province54.3-0.5 pts
31Jaén province54.2+0.6 pts
32Lleida province53.6-0.3 pts
33Castellón province53.6-0.3 pts
34Albacete province53.4+0.5 pts
35Toledo province53.3-0 pts
36Girona province52.8-0.5 pts
37Granada province52.5+0.4 pts
38Valencia province51.8-0.4 pts
39Barcelona province51.2-0.7 pts
40Cádiz province51.1+0.3 pts
41Málaga province51-0.1 pts
42Seville province50.8-0.3 pts
43Melilla province50.8-0.7 pts
44Murcia province50.6-0.1 pts
45Madrid province49.8-0.3 pts
46Huelva province49.60 pts
47Almería province49.4+0.1 pts
48Guadalajara province48.2-0.6 pts
49Ceuta province47.2-0.4 pts
50Balearic Islands province45.3-0.2 pts
51Santa Cruz de Tenerife province45.2+0.1 pts
52Las Palmas province42.1+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 provinces 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=1490. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

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Questions

Which province has the highest dependency ratio?

Ourense province, with 73.4% in 2025, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Which province has the lowest dependency ratio?

Las Palmas province, with 42.1% in 2025.

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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