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Provinces of Spain by dependency ratio

Ourense province had the highest dependency ratio of 52 provinces in 2016, at 70%. Las Palmas province had the lowest, at 42%. The median was 54.6% and the figure for Spain was 53.2%. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest70Ourense province
Lowest42Las Palmas province
Median54.652 provinces
Spain53.2History

All provinces, 2016

CSVChart (SVG)

Ourense provinceOurense province: 70 %70Zamora provinceZamora province: 67.2 %67.2Lugo provinceLugo province: 64.8 %64.8Soria provinceSoria province: 63 %63Ávila provinceÁvila province: 62.1 %62.1Salamanca provinceSalamanca province: 62 %62Teruel provinceTeruel province: 60.6 %60.6León provinceLeón province: 60.1 %60.1Gipuzkoa provinceGipuzkoa province: 59 %59Cuenca provinceCuenca province: 58.1 %58.1Burgos provinceBurgos province: 57.8 %57.8A Coruña provinceA Coruña province: 57.8 %57.8Huesca provinceHuesca province: 57.6 %57.6Biscay provinceBiscay province: 57.4 %57.4Segovia provinceSegovia province: 57.3 %57.3Palencia provincePalencia province: 57.1 %57.1Asturias provinceAsturias province: 56.7 %56.7Zaragoza provinceZaragoza province: 56.1 %56.1La Rioja provinceLa Rioja province: 56.1 %56.1Navarre provinceNavarre province: 56.1 %56.1Valladolid provinceValladolid province: 56 %56Cáceres provinceCáceres province: 55.7 %55.7Álava provinceÁlava province: 55.5 %55.5Tarragona provinceTarragona province: 54.7 %54.7Pontevedra provincePontevedra province: 54.7 %54.7Barcelona provinceBarcelona province: 54.6 %54.6Alicante provinceAlicante province: 54.5 %54.5Lleida provinceLleida province: 54.4 %54.4Cantabria provinceCantabria province: 54.1 %54.1Girona provinceGirona province: 53.7 %53.7Toledo provinceToledo province: 53.7 %53.7Melilla provinceMelilla province: 53.7 %53.7Ciudad Real provinceCiudad Real province: 53.7 %53.7Castellón provinceCastellón province: 53.4 %53.4Córdoba provinceCórdoba province: 53.1 %53.1Valencia provinceValencia province: 52.8 %52.8Albacete provinceAlbacete province: 52.7 %52.7Badajoz provinceBadajoz province: 52.5 %52.5Jaén provinceJaén province: 52.2 %52.2Murcia provinceMurcia province: 51.6 %51.6Granada provinceGranada province: 51.5 %51.5Madrid provinceMadrid province: 51.4 %51.4Málaga provinceMálaga province: 51.2 %51.2Seville provinceSeville province: 51.1 %51.1Ceuta provinceCeuta province: 50.6 %50.6Guadalajara provinceGuadalajara province: 50.6 %50.6Huelva provinceHuelva province: 49.6 %49.6Cádiz provinceCádiz province: 49.4 %49.4Almería provinceAlmería province: 48.4 %48.4Balearic Islands provinceBalearic Islands province: 46.4 %46.4Santa Cruz de Tenerife provinceSanta Cruz de Tenerife province: 44.9 %44.9Las Palmas provinceLas Palmas province: 42 %42
%. Source: INE. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Ourense province70+1 pts
2Zamora province67.2+0.5 pts
3Lugo province64.8+0.6 pts
4Soria province63+0.3 pts
5Ávila province62.1+0.2 pts
6Salamanca province62+0.7 pts
7Teruel province60.6+0.2 pts
8León province60.1+0.7 pts
9Gipuzkoa province59+0.8 pts
10Cuenca province58.1-0.2 pts
11Burgos province57.8+0.9 pts
12A Coruña province57.8+1 pts
13Huesca province57.60 pts
14Biscay province57.4+0.8 pts
15Segovia province57.3+0.1 pts
16Palencia province57.1+0.8 pts
17Asturias province56.7+1 pts
18Zaragoza province56.1+0.8 pts
19La Rioja province56.1+0.5 pts
20Navarre province56.1+0.5 pts
21Valladolid province56+1.3 pts
22Cáceres province55.7+0.1 pts
23Álava province55.5+1.1 pts
24Tarragona province54.7+0.6 pts
25Pontevedra province54.7+0.8 pts
26Barcelona province54.6+0.3 pts
27Alicante province54.5+0.4 pts
28Lleida province54.4+0.2 pts
29Cantabria province54.1+1 pts
30Girona province53.7+0.6 pts
31Toledo province53.7+0.3 pts
32Melilla province53.7+0.5 pts
33Ciudad Real province53.7+0.1 pts
34Castellón province53.4+0.6 pts
35Córdoba province53.1-0.2 pts
36Valencia province52.8+0.5 pts
37Albacete province52.7+0.2 pts
38Badajoz province52.5-0 pts
39Jaén province52.2-0.5 pts
40Murcia province51.6+0.3 pts
41Granada province51.50 pts
42Madrid province51.4+0.6 pts
43Málaga province51.2+0.3 pts
44Seville province51.1+0.2 pts
45Ceuta province50.6+0.4 pts
46Guadalajara province50.6+0.4 pts
47Huelva province49.6+0.3 pts
48Cádiz province49.4+0.3 pts
49Almería province48.4+0.1 pts
50Balearic Islands province46.4+0.3 pts
51Santa Cruz de Tenerife province44.9+0.1 pts
52Las Palmas province42+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 70% in 2016, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Which province has the lowest dependency ratio?

Las Palmas province, with 42% in 2016.

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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