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Provinces of Spain by dependency ratio

Ourense province had the highest dependency ratio of 52 provinces in 2022, at 73%. Las Palmas province had the lowest, at 42.2%. The median was 55.3% and the figure for Spain was 53.6%. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest73Ourense province
Lowest42.2Las Palmas province
Median55.352 provinces
Spain53.6History

All provinces, 2022

CSVChart (SVG)

Ourense provinceOurense province: 73 %73Zamora provinceZamora province: 70.6 %70.6Lugo provinceLugo province: 68.3 %68.3León provinceLeón province: 64.2 %64.2Salamanca provinceSalamanca province: 64.1 %64.1Ávila provinceÁvila province: 63.3 %63.3Palencia provincePalencia province: 62.5 %62.5Asturias provinceAsturias province: 62.2 %62.2Soria provinceSoria province: 62.2 %62.2A Coruña provinceA Coruña province: 61.3 %61.3Burgos provinceBurgos province: 61.2 %61.2Teruel provinceTeruel province: 60.9 %60.9Gipuzkoa provinceGipuzkoa province: 60.5 %60.5Valladolid provinceValladolid province: 60.2 %60.2Álava provinceÁlava province: 59 %59Biscay provinceBiscay province: 58.9 %58.9Huesca provinceHuesca province: 58.2 %58.2Pontevedra provincePontevedra province: 57.7 %57.7La Rioja provinceLa Rioja province: 57.5 %57.5Cantabria provinceCantabria province: 57.4 %57.4Cáceres provinceCáceres province: 57.4 %57.4Segovia provinceSegovia province: 57.3 %57.3Zaragoza provinceZaragoza province: 57.1 %57.1Navarre provinceNavarre province: 56.8 %56.8Cuenca provinceCuenca province: 56.3 %56.3Tarragona provinceTarragona province: 55.5 %55.5Alicante provinceAlicante province: 55.1 %55.1Lleida provinceLleida province: 54.6 %54.6Castellón provinceCastellón province: 54.3 %54.3Ciudad Real provinceCiudad Real province: 54.3 %54.3Córdoba provinceCórdoba province: 54 %54Girona provinceGirona province: 53.8 %53.8Badajoz provinceBadajoz province: 53.5 %53.5Toledo provinceToledo province: 53.5 %53.5Barcelona provinceBarcelona province: 53.1 %53.1Valencia provinceValencia province: 52.9 %52.9Jaén provinceJaén province: 52.5 %52.5Albacete provinceAlbacete province: 52.5 %52.5Melilla provinceMelilla province: 52.1 %52.1Granada provinceGranada province: 51.6 %51.6Málaga provinceMálaga province: 51.6 %51.6Seville provinceSeville province: 51.5 %51.5Murcia provinceMurcia province: 51.1 %51.1Madrid provinceMadrid province: 51.1 %51.1Cádiz provinceCádiz province: 50.5 %50.5Guadalajara provinceGuadalajara province: 49.6 %49.6Huelva provinceHuelva province: 49.4 %49.4Almería provinceAlmería province: 49.1 %49.1Ceuta provinceCeuta province: 49 %49Balearic Islands provinceBalearic Islands province: 46.7 %46.7Santa Cruz de Tenerife provinceSanta Cruz de Tenerife province: 45.4 %45.4Las Palmas provinceLas Palmas province: 42.2 %42.2
%. Source: INE. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Ourense province73+0.5 pts
2Zamora province70.6+0.9 pts
3Lugo province68.3+0.7 pts
4León province64.2+1 pts
5Salamanca province64.1+0.7 pts
6Ávila province63.3+0.3 pts
7Palencia province62.5+1.2 pts
8Asturias province62.2+1 pts
9Soria province62.2+0.3 pts
10A Coruña province61.3+0.4 pts
11Burgos province61.2+0.6 pts
12Teruel province60.9+0.5 pts
13Gipuzkoa province60.5+0.3 pts
14Valladolid province60.2+0.7 pts
15Álava province59+0.5 pts
16Biscay province58.9+0.5 pts
17Huesca province58.2+0.1 pts
18Pontevedra province57.7+0.4 pts
19La Rioja province57.5+0.3 pts
20Cantabria province57.4+0.4 pts
21Cáceres province57.4+0.4 pts
22Segovia province57.3+0.3 pts
23Zaragoza province57.1+0.5 pts
24Navarre province56.8+0.3 pts
25Cuenca province56.3-0.1 pts
26Tarragona province55.5+0.1 pts
27Alicante province55.1+0.3 pts
28Lleida province54.6-0 pts
29Castellón province54.3-0 pts
30Ciudad Real province54.3+0.1 pts
31Córdoba province54+0.2 pts
32Girona province53.8+0.1 pts
33Badajoz province53.5+0.1 pts
34Toledo province53.5-0.1 pts
35Barcelona province53.1-0 pts
36Valencia province52.9-0.2 pts
37Jaén province52.5+0.3 pts
38Albacete province52.5+0.1 pts
39Melilla province52.1-0.7 pts
40Granada province51.6+0.3 pts
41Málaga province51.6+0.1 pts
42Seville province51.5-0.2 pts
43Murcia province51.1-0.1 pts
44Madrid province51.1+0.1 pts
45Cádiz province50.5-0.1 pts
46Guadalajara province49.6-0.1 pts
47Huelva province49.4-0.4 pts
48Almería province49.1-0.1 pts
49Ceuta province49-0.9 pts
50Balearic Islands province46.7+0.5 pts
51Santa Cruz de Tenerife province45.4+0.3 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 73% in 2022, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Which province has the lowest dependency ratio?

Las Palmas province, with 42.2% in 2022.

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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