Provinces of Spain by dependency ratio

Name: Provinces of Spain by dependency ratio, 2020
Creator: Instituto Nacional de Estadística
License: INE reuse terms (attribution required)

Ourense province had the highest dependency ratio of 52 provinces in 2020, at 72.4%. Las Palmas province had the lowest, at 42%. The median was 55.3% and the figure for Spain was 53.7%. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest72.4Ourense province

Lowest42Las Palmas province

Median55.352 provinces

Spain53.7History

All provinces, 2020

CSV Chart (SVG)

%. Source: INE. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

Full ranking

Rank	Provinces	2020 (%)	Change on 2019
1	Ourense province	72.4	+0.2 pts
2	Zamora province	69.5	+0.5 pts
3	Lugo province	67	+0.6 pts
4	Salamanca province	63.6	+0.3 pts
5	Ávila province	63.4	+0.3 pts
6	León province	63	+0.6 pts
7	Soria province	62.6	-0.4 pts
8	Teruel province	60.6	-0.3 pts
9	Asturias province	60.6	+0.8 pts
10	Palencia province	60.5	+0.9 pts
11	A Coruña province	60.5	+0.5 pts
12	Burgos province	60.5	+0.7 pts
13	Gipuzkoa province	60.3	-0.1 pts
14	Valladolid province	59.3	+0.5 pts
15	Biscay province	58.4	-0.1 pts
16	Huesca province	58.4	+0.1 pts
17	Álava province	58.2	+0.4 pts
18	Segovia province	57.6	+0.1 pts
19	La Rioja province	57.4	0 pts
20	Cuenca province	57.2	-0.4 pts
21	Pontevedra province	57	+0.4 pts
22	Cáceres province	57	+0.4 pts
23	Zaragoza province	56.9	-0.2 pts
24	Cantabria province	56.7	+0.4 pts
25	Navarre province	56.6	-0.1 pts
26	Tarragona province	55.6	-0.2 pts
27	Alicante province	54.9	-0.1 pts
28	Lleida province	54.8	-0.2 pts
29	Ciudad Real province	54.7	-0.1 pts
30	Castellón province	54.4	-0 pts
31	Toledo province	54.2	-0.1 pts
32	Girona province	54	-0.3 pts
33	Barcelona province	53.8	-0.5 pts
34	Córdoba province	53.8	+0.1 pts
35	Badajoz province	53.4	+0.1 pts
36	Melilla province	53.3	-0.1 pts
36	Valencia province	53.3	-0.3 pts
38	Albacete province	52.8	-0.1 pts
39	Jaén province	52.4	0 pts
40	Seville province	51.9	-0.1 pts
41	Málaga province	51.7	-0 pts
42	Granada province	51.7	-0 pts
43	Madrid province	51.5	-0.5 pts
44	Murcia province	51.4	-0.3 pts
45	Cádiz province	50.6	0 pts
46	Ceuta province	50.4	-0.3 pts
47	Guadalajara province	50.3	-0.2 pts
48	Huelva province	49.8	-0.1 pts
49	Almería province	49.3	0 pts
50	Balearic Islands province	46.1	-0.2 pts
51	Santa Cruz de Tenerife province	45	-0.1 pts
52	Las Palmas province	42	-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 72.4% in 2020, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Which province has the lowest dependency ratio?

Las Palmas province, with 42% in 2020.

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.