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Provinces of Spain by dependency ratio

Ourense province had the highest dependency ratio of 52 provinces in 2017, at 70.7%. Las Palmas province had the lowest, at 42.2%. The median was 54.8% and the figure for Spain was 53.5%. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest70.7Ourense province
Lowest42.2Las Palmas province
Median54.852 provinces
Spain53.5History

All provinces, 2017

CSVChart (SVG)

Ourense provinceOurense province: 70.7 %70.7Zamora provinceZamora province: 67.4 %67.4Lugo provinceLugo province: 65 %65Soria provinceSoria province: 62.7 %62.7Salamanca provinceSalamanca province: 62.4 %62.4Ávila provinceÁvila province: 62.3 %62.3León provinceLeón province: 60.8 %60.8Teruel provinceTeruel province: 60.6 %60.6Gipuzkoa provinceGipuzkoa province: 59.7 %59.7A Coruña provinceA Coruña province: 58.6 %58.6Burgos provinceBurgos province: 58.5 %58.5Cuenca provinceCuenca province: 58.1 %58.1Biscay provinceBiscay province: 57.9 %57.9Palencia provincePalencia province: 57.7 %57.7Huesca provinceHuesca province: 57.7 %57.7Asturias provinceAsturias province: 57.6 %57.6Segovia provinceSegovia province: 57.5 %57.5Valladolid provinceValladolid province: 57 %57Zaragoza provinceZaragoza province: 56.7 %56.7La Rioja provinceLa Rioja province: 56.6 %56.6Navarre provinceNavarre province: 56.5 %56.5Álava provinceÁlava province: 56.3 %56.3Cáceres provinceCáceres province: 55.8 %55.8Pontevedra provincePontevedra province: 55.4 %55.4Tarragona provinceTarragona province: 55.2 %55.2Alicante provinceAlicante province: 54.9 %54.9Cantabria provinceCantabria province: 54.8 %54.8Barcelona provinceBarcelona province: 54.7 %54.7Lleida provinceLleida province: 54.6 %54.6Girona provinceGirona province: 54 %54Toledo provinceToledo province: 54 %54Castellón provinceCastellón province: 53.9 %53.9Ciudad Real provinceCiudad Real province: 53.9 %53.9Melilla provinceMelilla province: 53.7 %53.7Córdoba provinceCórdoba province: 53.1 %53.1Valencia provinceValencia province: 53.1 %53.1Badajoz provinceBadajoz province: 52.8 %52.8Albacete provinceAlbacete province: 52.6 %52.6Jaén provinceJaén province: 52 %52Madrid provinceMadrid province: 51.9 %51.9Murcia provinceMurcia province: 51.8 %51.8Granada provinceGranada province: 51.6 %51.6Málaga provinceMálaga province: 51.5 %51.5Seville provinceSeville province: 51.5 %51.5Ceuta provinceCeuta province: 50.7 %50.7Guadalajara provinceGuadalajara province: 50.4 %50.4Cádiz provinceCádiz province: 49.8 %49.8Huelva provinceHuelva province: 49.8 %49.8Almería provinceAlmería province: 48.8 %48.8Balearic Islands provinceBalearic Islands province: 46.6 %46.6Santa Cruz de Tenerife provinceSanta Cruz de Tenerife province: 45.1 %45.1Las Palmas provinceLas Palmas province: 42.2 %42.2
%. Source: INE. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Ourense province70.7+0.8 pts
2Zamora province67.4+0.2 pts
3Lugo province65+0.3 pts
4Soria province62.7-0.3 pts
5Salamanca province62.4+0.5 pts
6Ávila province62.3+0.3 pts
7León province60.8+0.7 pts
8Teruel province60.60 pts
9Gipuzkoa province59.7+0.7 pts
10A Coruña province58.6+0.8 pts
11Burgos province58.5+0.7 pts
12Cuenca province58.1-0.1 pts
13Biscay province57.9+0.5 pts
14Palencia province57.7+0.7 pts
15Huesca province57.7+0.1 pts
16Asturias province57.6+0.9 pts
17Segovia province57.5+0.3 pts
18Valladolid province57+1 pts
19Zaragoza province56.7+0.6 pts
20La Rioja province56.6+0.5 pts
21Navarre province56.5+0.4 pts
22Álava province56.3+0.8 pts
23Cáceres province55.8+0.1 pts
24Pontevedra province55.4+0.6 pts
25Tarragona province55.2+0.5 pts
26Alicante province54.9+0.3 pts
27Cantabria province54.8+0.7 pts
28Barcelona province54.7+0.1 pts
29Lleida province54.6+0.2 pts
30Girona province54+0.3 pts
31Toledo province54+0.2 pts
32Castellón province53.9+0.5 pts
33Ciudad Real province53.9+0.2 pts
34Melilla province53.70 pts
35Córdoba province53.1+0.1 pts
36Valencia province53.1+0.3 pts
37Badajoz province52.8+0.3 pts
38Albacete province52.6-0.1 pts
39Jaén province52-0.2 pts
40Madrid province51.9+0.4 pts
41Murcia province51.8+0.2 pts
42Granada province51.6+0.2 pts
43Málaga province51.5+0.3 pts
44Seville province51.5+0.4 pts
45Ceuta province50.7+0.1 pts
46Guadalajara province50.4-0.2 pts
47Cádiz province49.8+0.4 pts
47Huelva province49.8+0.2 pts
49Almería province48.8+0.4 pts
50Balearic Islands province46.6+0.1 pts
51Santa Cruz de Tenerife province45.1+0.2 pts
52Las Palmas province42.2+0.1 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 70.7% in 2017, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Which province has the lowest dependency ratio?

Las Palmas province, with 42.2% in 2017.

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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