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Provinces of Spain by dependency ratio

Ourense province had the highest dependency ratio of 52 provinces in 2014, at 67.7%. Las Palmas province had the lowest, at 41.7%. The median was 53.3% and the figure for Spain was 52%. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest67.7Ourense province
Lowest41.7Las Palmas province
Median53.352 provinces
Spain52History

All provinces, 2014

CSVChart (SVG)

Ourense provinceOurense province: 67.7 %67.7Zamora provinceZamora province: 66.1 %66.1Lugo provinceLugo province: 63.4 %63.4Soria provinceSoria province: 62.4 %62.4Ávila provinceÁvila province: 61.2 %61.2Salamanca provinceSalamanca province: 60.5 %60.5Teruel provinceTeruel province: 60.1 %60.1León provinceLeón province: 58.7 %58.7Cuenca provinceCuenca province: 58.1 %58.1Huesca provinceHuesca province: 57 %57Gipuzkoa provinceGipuzkoa province: 57 %57Segovia provinceSegovia province: 56.8 %56.8Burgos provinceBurgos province: 56 %56A Coruña provinceA Coruña province: 55.6 %55.6Cáceres provinceCáceres province: 55.5 %55.5Biscay provinceBiscay province: 55.4 %55.4Palencia provincePalencia province: 55.4 %55.4La Rioja provinceLa Rioja province: 54.8 %54.8Navarre provinceNavarre province: 54.7 %54.7Zaragoza provinceZaragoza province: 54.5 %54.5Asturias provinceAsturias province: 54.4 %54.4Lleida provinceLleida province: 53.6 %53.6Barcelona provinceBarcelona province: 53.4 %53.4Alicante provinceAlicante province: 53.4 %53.4Ciudad Real provinceCiudad Real province: 53.3 %53.3Tarragona provinceTarragona province: 53.3 %53.3Valladolid provinceValladolid province: 53.2 %53.2Córdoba provinceCórdoba province: 53 %53Toledo provinceToledo province: 52.9 %52.9Melilla provinceMelilla province: 52.8 %52.8Pontevedra provincePontevedra province: 52.7 %52.7Jaén provinceJaén province: 52.6 %52.6Álava provinceÁlava province: 52.6 %52.6Albacete provinceAlbacete province: 52.4 %52.4Girona provinceGirona province: 52.4 %52.4Badajoz provinceBadajoz province: 52.3 %52.3Cantabria provinceCantabria province: 52.1 %52.1Castellón provinceCastellón province: 52 %52Valencia provinceValencia province: 51.5 %51.5Granada provinceGranada province: 51.2 %51.2Murcia provinceMurcia province: 50.7 %50.7Málaga provinceMálaga province: 50.3 %50.3Seville provinceSeville province: 50.3 %50.3Ceuta provinceCeuta province: 49.7 %49.7Madrid provinceMadrid province: 49.7 %49.7Guadalajara provinceGuadalajara province: 49.6 %49.6Huelva provinceHuelva province: 48.8 %48.8Cádiz provinceCádiz province: 48.5 %48.5Almería provinceAlmería province: 47.7 %47.7Balearic Islands provinceBalearic Islands province: 45.7 %45.7Santa Cruz de Tenerife provinceSanta Cruz de Tenerife province: 44.4 %44.4Las Palmas provinceLas Palmas province: 41.7 %41.7
%. Source: INE. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Ourense province67.7+1.1 pts
2Zamora province66.1+0.8 pts
3Lugo province63.4+0.7 pts
4Soria province62.4+0.4 pts
5Ávila province61.2+0.7 pts
6Salamanca province60.5+0.7 pts
7Teruel province60.1+0.4 pts
8León province58.7+0.8 pts
9Cuenca province58.1+0.3 pts
10Huesca province57+0.8 pts
11Gipuzkoa province57+1.5 pts
12Segovia province56.8+0.6 pts
13Burgos province56+1.1 pts
14A Coruña province55.6+1.3 pts
15Cáceres province55.5+0.1 pts
16Biscay province55.4+1.6 pts
17Palencia province55.4+0.9 pts
18La Rioja province54.8+1.2 pts
19Navarre province54.7+1.1 pts
20Zaragoza province54.5+1.1 pts
21Asturias province54.4+1.4 pts
22Lleida province53.6+1 pts
23Barcelona province53.4+1.4 pts
24Alicante province53.4+1 pts
25Ciudad Real province53.3+0.5 pts
26Tarragona province53.3+1.3 pts
27Valladolid province53.2+1.6 pts
28Córdoba province53+0.5 pts
29Toledo province52.9+0.8 pts
30Melilla province52.8+0.7 pts
31Pontevedra province52.7+1.2 pts
32Jaén province52.6+0.3 pts
33Álava province52.6+1.7 pts
34Albacete province52.4+0.5 pts
35Girona province52.4+1.2 pts
36Badajoz province52.3+0.4 pts
37Cantabria province52.1+1.3 pts
38Castellón province52+1.4 pts
39Valencia province51.5+1.2 pts
40Granada province51.2+0.4 pts
41Murcia province50.7+0.8 pts
42Málaga province50.3+0.9 pts
43Seville province50.3+0.8 pts
44Ceuta province49.7+0.5 pts
45Madrid province49.7+1.5 pts
46Guadalajara province49.6+0.8 pts
47Huelva province48.8+0.7 pts
48Cádiz province48.5+0.7 pts
49Almería province47.7+1 pts
50Balearic Islands province45.7+0.8 pts
51Santa Cruz de Tenerife province44.4+0.3 pts
52Las Palmas province41.7+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 67.7% in 2014, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Which province has the lowest dependency ratio?

Las Palmas province, with 41.7% in 2014.

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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