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Provinces of Spain by dependency ratio

Ourense province had the highest dependency ratio of 52 provinces in 2018, at 71.6%. Las Palmas province had the lowest, at 42.3%. The median was 55.4% and the figure for Spain was 53.8%. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest71.6Ourense province
Lowest42.3Las Palmas province
Median55.452 provinces
Spain53.8History

All provinces, 2018

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Ourense provinceOurense province: 71.6 %71.6Zamora provinceZamora province: 68.3 %68.3Lugo provinceLugo province: 65.7 %65.7Salamanca provinceSalamanca province: 62.9 %62.9Ávila provinceÁvila province: 62.8 %62.8Soria provinceSoria province: 62.7 %62.7León provinceLeón province: 61.6 %61.6Teruel provinceTeruel province: 60.7 %60.7Gipuzkoa provinceGipuzkoa province: 60.2 %60.2A Coruña provinceA Coruña province: 59.4 %59.4Burgos provinceBurgos province: 59.2 %59.2Palencia provincePalencia province: 58.7 %58.7Asturias provinceAsturias province: 58.7 %58.7Biscay provinceBiscay province: 58.4 %58.4Cuenca provinceCuenca province: 58.1 %58.1Valladolid provinceValladolid province: 58.1 %58.1Huesca provinceHuesca province: 58 %58Segovia provinceSegovia province: 57.7 %57.7Álava provinceÁlava province: 57.3 %57.3Zaragoza provinceZaragoza province: 57.2 %57.2La Rioja provinceLa Rioja province: 57.1 %57.1Navarre provinceNavarre province: 56.8 %56.8Cáceres provinceCáceres province: 56.2 %56.2Pontevedra provincePontevedra province: 56.2 %56.2Tarragona provinceTarragona province: 55.8 %55.8Cantabria provinceCantabria province: 55.7 %55.7Alicante provinceAlicante province: 55.1 %55.1Lleida provinceLleida province: 55 %55Barcelona provinceBarcelona province: 54.7 %54.7Castellón provinceCastellón province: 54.4 %54.4Ciudad Real provinceCiudad Real province: 54.3 %54.3Girona provinceGirona province: 54.3 %54.3Toledo provinceToledo province: 54.3 %54.3Melilla provinceMelilla province: 53.9 %53.9Valencia provinceValencia province: 53.4 %53.4Córdoba provinceCórdoba province: 53.3 %53.3Badajoz provinceBadajoz province: 53.1 %53.1Albacete provinceAlbacete province: 52.9 %52.9Jaén provinceJaén province: 52.2 %52.2Madrid provinceMadrid province: 52.1 %52.1Seville provinceSeville province: 51.8 %51.8Murcia provinceMurcia province: 51.8 %51.8Málaga provinceMálaga province: 51.7 %51.7Granada provinceGranada province: 51.7 %51.7Ceuta provinceCeuta province: 50.8 %50.8Guadalajara provinceGuadalajara province: 50.5 %50.5Cádiz provinceCádiz province: 50.2 %50.2Huelva provinceHuelva province: 50 %50Almería provinceAlmería province: 49.2 %49.2Balearic Islands provinceBalearic Islands province: 46.6 %46.6Santa Cruz de Tenerife provinceSanta Cruz de Tenerife province: 45.2 %45.2Las Palmas provinceLas Palmas province: 42.3 %42.3
%. Source: INE. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Ourense province71.6+0.9 pts
2Zamora province68.3+0.9 pts
3Lugo province65.7+0.6 pts
4Salamanca province62.9+0.5 pts
5Ávila province62.8+0.5 pts
6Soria province62.70 pts
7León province61.6+0.8 pts
8Teruel province60.7+0.1 pts
9Gipuzkoa province60.2+0.5 pts
10A Coruña province59.4+0.9 pts
11Burgos province59.2+0.7 pts
12Palencia province58.7+1 pts
13Asturias province58.7+1.1 pts
14Biscay province58.4+0.5 pts
15Cuenca province58.10 pts
16Valladolid province58.1+1.1 pts
17Huesca province58+0.3 pts
18Segovia province57.7+0.1 pts
19Álava province57.3+1 pts
20Zaragoza province57.2+0.5 pts
21La Rioja province57.1+0.5 pts
22Navarre province56.8+0.3 pts
23Cáceres province56.2+0.4 pts
24Pontevedra province56.2+0.8 pts
25Tarragona province55.8+0.5 pts
26Cantabria province55.7+0.9 pts
27Alicante province55.1+0.3 pts
28Lleida province55+0.4 pts
29Barcelona province54.7-0 pts
30Castellón province54.4+0.5 pts
31Ciudad Real province54.3+0.5 pts
31Girona province54.3+0.3 pts
33Toledo province54.3+0.3 pts
34Melilla province53.9+0.2 pts
35Valencia province53.4+0.3 pts
36Córdoba province53.3+0.2 pts
37Badajoz province53.1+0.3 pts
38Albacete province52.9+0.2 pts
39Jaén province52.2+0.2 pts
40Madrid province52.1+0.2 pts
41Seville province51.8+0.3 pts
42Murcia province51.8-0 pts
43Málaga province51.7+0.2 pts
44Granada province51.7+0.1 pts
45Ceuta province50.8+0.1 pts
46Guadalajara province50.5+0.1 pts
47Cádiz province50.2+0.4 pts
48Huelva province50+0.2 pts
49Almería province49.2+0.4 pts
50Balearic Islands province46.6+0.1 pts
51Santa Cruz de Tenerife province45.2+0.1 pts
52Las Palmas province42.3+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 71.6% in 2018, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Which province has the lowest dependency ratio?

Las Palmas province, with 42.3% in 2018.

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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