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Provinces of Spain by dependency ratio

Ourense province had the highest dependency ratio of 52 provinces in 2015, at 68.9%. Las Palmas province had the lowest, at 41.9%. The median was 54.2% and the figure for Spain was 52.8%. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest68.9Ourense province
Lowest41.9Las Palmas province
Median54.252 provinces
Spain52.8History

All provinces, 2015

CSVChart (SVG)

Ourense provinceOurense province: 68.9 %68.9Zamora provinceZamora province: 66.7 %66.7Lugo provinceLugo province: 64.1 %64.1Soria provinceSoria province: 62.6 %62.6Ávila provinceÁvila province: 61.9 %61.9Salamanca provinceSalamanca province: 61.3 %61.3Teruel provinceTeruel province: 60.4 %60.4León provinceLeón province: 59.4 %59.4Cuenca provinceCuenca province: 58.3 %58.3Gipuzkoa provinceGipuzkoa province: 58.2 %58.2Huesca provinceHuesca province: 57.5 %57.5Segovia provinceSegovia province: 57.2 %57.2Burgos provinceBurgos province: 56.9 %56.9A Coruña provinceA Coruña province: 56.8 %56.8Biscay provinceBiscay province: 56.6 %56.6Palencia provincePalencia province: 56.3 %56.3Asturias provinceAsturias province: 55.7 %55.7La Rioja provinceLa Rioja province: 55.6 %55.6Cáceres provinceCáceres province: 55.6 %55.6Navarre provinceNavarre province: 55.6 %55.6Zaragoza provinceZaragoza province: 55.3 %55.3Valladolid provinceValladolid province: 54.7 %54.7Álava provinceÁlava province: 54.3 %54.3Barcelona provinceBarcelona province: 54.3 %54.3Tarragona provinceTarragona province: 54.2 %54.2Alicante provinceAlicante province: 54.2 %54.2Lleida provinceLleida province: 54.2 %54.2Pontevedra provincePontevedra province: 53.9 %53.9Ciudad Real provinceCiudad Real province: 53.5 %53.5Toledo provinceToledo province: 53.4 %53.4Córdoba provinceCórdoba province: 53.2 %53.2Melilla provinceMelilla province: 53.2 %53.2Cantabria provinceCantabria province: 53.2 %53.2Girona provinceGirona province: 53.2 %53.2Castellón provinceCastellón province: 52.8 %52.8Jaén provinceJaén province: 52.6 %52.6Badajoz provinceBadajoz province: 52.5 %52.5Albacete provinceAlbacete province: 52.5 %52.5Valencia provinceValencia province: 52.3 %52.3Granada provinceGranada province: 51.4 %51.4Murcia provinceMurcia province: 51.2 %51.2Málaga provinceMálaga province: 50.9 %50.9Seville provinceSeville province: 50.9 %50.9Madrid provinceMadrid province: 50.8 %50.8Ceuta provinceCeuta province: 50.3 %50.3Guadalajara provinceGuadalajara province: 50.2 %50.2Huelva provinceHuelva province: 49.3 %49.3Cádiz provinceCádiz province: 49.1 %49.1Almería provinceAlmería province: 48.3 %48.3Balearic Islands provinceBalearic Islands province: 46.2 %46.2Santa Cruz de Tenerife provinceSanta Cruz de Tenerife province: 44.8 %44.8Las Palmas provinceLas Palmas province: 41.9 %41.9
%. Source: INE. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Ourense province68.9+1.3 pts
2Zamora province66.7+0.6 pts
3Lugo province64.1+0.7 pts
4Soria province62.6+0.3 pts
5Ávila province61.9+0.6 pts
6Salamanca province61.3+0.8 pts
7Teruel province60.4+0.3 pts
8León province59.4+0.7 pts
9Cuenca province58.3+0.2 pts
10Gipuzkoa province58.2+1.2 pts
11Huesca province57.5+0.5 pts
12Segovia province57.2+0.3 pts
13Burgos province56.9+1 pts
14A Coruña province56.8+1.2 pts
15Biscay province56.6+1.2 pts
16Palencia province56.3+0.9 pts
17Asturias province55.7+1.3 pts
18La Rioja province55.6+0.9 pts
19Cáceres province55.6+0.1 pts
20Navarre province55.6+0.9 pts
21Zaragoza province55.3+0.8 pts
22Valladolid province54.7+1.4 pts
23Álava province54.3+1.8 pts
24Barcelona province54.3+0.9 pts
25Tarragona province54.2+0.9 pts
26Alicante province54.2+0.8 pts
26Lleida province54.2+0.6 pts
28Pontevedra province53.9+1.2 pts
29Ciudad Real province53.5+0.2 pts
30Toledo province53.4+0.5 pts
31Córdoba province53.2+0.3 pts
31Melilla province53.2+0.4 pts
33Cantabria province53.2+1.1 pts
34Girona province53.2+0.8 pts
35Castellón province52.8+0.8 pts
36Jaén province52.60 pts
37Badajoz province52.5+0.3 pts
38Albacete province52.5+0.1 pts
39Valencia province52.3+0.8 pts
40Granada province51.4+0.2 pts
41Murcia province51.2+0.5 pts
42Málaga province50.9+0.7 pts
43Seville province50.9+0.6 pts
44Madrid province50.8+1.1 pts
45Ceuta province50.3+0.6 pts
46Guadalajara province50.2+0.6 pts
47Huelva province49.3+0.5 pts
48Cádiz province49.1+0.5 pts
49Almería province48.3+0.5 pts
50Balearic Islands province46.2+0.5 pts
51Santa Cruz de Tenerife province44.8+0.4 pts
52Las Palmas province41.9+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 68.9% in 2015, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Which province has the lowest dependency ratio?

Las Palmas province, with 41.9% in 2015.

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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