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Provinces of Spain by dependency ratio

Ourense province had the highest dependency ratio of 52 provinces in 2023, at 73.1%. Las Palmas province had the lowest, at 42%. The median was 55.1% and the figure for Spain was 53.4%. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest73.1Ourense province
Lowest42Las Palmas province
Median55.152 provinces
Spain53.4History

All provinces, 2023

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Ourense provinceOurense province: 73.1 %73.1Zamora provinceZamora province: 71.5 %71.5Lugo provinceLugo province: 68.6 %68.6León provinceLeón province: 64.9 %64.9Salamanca provinceSalamanca province: 64.5 %64.5Palencia provincePalencia province: 63.7 %63.7Ávila provinceÁvila province: 63.7 %63.7Asturias provinceAsturias province: 62.9 %62.9Soria provinceSoria province: 62 %62Burgos provinceBurgos province: 61.7 %61.7A Coruña provinceA Coruña province: 61.5 %61.5Teruel provinceTeruel province: 61.3 %61.3Valladolid provinceValladolid province: 60.5 %60.5Gipuzkoa provinceGipuzkoa province: 60.3 %60.3Biscay provinceBiscay province: 59.1 %59.1Álava provinceÁlava province: 59.1 %59.1Huesca provinceHuesca province: 58.3 %58.3Cáceres provinceCáceres province: 58.1 %58.1Pontevedra provincePontevedra province: 57.9 %57.9Cantabria provinceCantabria province: 57.8 %57.8La Rioja provinceLa Rioja province: 57.6 %57.6Segovia provinceSegovia province: 57.5 %57.5Zaragoza provinceZaragoza province: 56.8 %56.8Navarre provinceNavarre province: 56.7 %56.7Cuenca provinceCuenca province: 56.1 %56.1Alicante provinceAlicante province: 55.2 %55.2Tarragona provinceTarragona province: 55 %55Ciudad Real provinceCiudad Real province: 54.6 %54.6Córdoba provinceCórdoba province: 54.2 %54.2Lleida provinceLleida province: 54.2 %54.2Castellón provinceCastellón province: 54 %54Badajoz provinceBadajoz province: 53.9 %53.9Girona provinceGirona province: 53.5 %53.5Toledo provinceToledo province: 53.3 %53.3Jaén provinceJaén province: 52.9 %52.9Valencia provinceValencia province: 52.6 %52.6Albacete provinceAlbacete province: 52.5 %52.5Barcelona provinceBarcelona province: 52.4 %52.4Granada provinceGranada province: 51.7 %51.7Melilla provinceMelilla province: 51.7 %51.7Málaga provinceMálaga province: 51.3 %51.3Seville provinceSeville province: 51.3 %51.3Murcia provinceMurcia province: 50.8 %50.8Madrid provinceMadrid province: 50.6 %50.6Cádiz provinceCádiz province: 50.5 %50.5Huelva provinceHuelva province: 49.5 %49.5Guadalajara provinceGuadalajara province: 49.1 %49.1Almería provinceAlmería province: 49 %49Ceuta provinceCeuta province: 48.3 %48.3Balearic Islands provinceBalearic Islands province: 46.1 %46.1Santa Cruz de Tenerife provinceSanta Cruz de Tenerife province: 45.2 %45.2Las Palmas provinceLas Palmas province: 42 %42
%. Source: INE. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Ourense province73.1+0.1 pts
2Zamora province71.5+0.9 pts
3Lugo province68.6+0.4 pts
4León province64.9+0.8 pts
5Salamanca province64.5+0.4 pts
6Palencia province63.7+1.2 pts
7Ávila province63.7+0.4 pts
8Asturias province62.9+0.7 pts
9Soria province62-0.2 pts
10Burgos province61.7+0.5 pts
11A Coruña province61.5+0.1 pts
12Teruel province61.3+0.5 pts
13Valladolid province60.5+0.3 pts
14Gipuzkoa province60.3-0.2 pts
15Biscay province59.1+0.2 pts
16Álava province59.1+0.1 pts
17Huesca province58.3+0.1 pts
18Cáceres province58.1+0.8 pts
19Pontevedra province57.9+0.2 pts
20Cantabria province57.8+0.4 pts
21La Rioja province57.60 pts
22Segovia province57.5+0.1 pts
23Zaragoza province56.8-0.3 pts
24Navarre province56.7-0.1 pts
25Cuenca province56.1-0.2 pts
26Alicante province55.2+0.1 pts
27Tarragona province55-0.5 pts
28Ciudad Real province54.6+0.3 pts
29Córdoba province54.2+0.2 pts
30Lleida province54.2-0.4 pts
31Castellón province54-0.4 pts
32Badajoz province53.9+0.3 pts
33Girona province53.5-0.3 pts
34Toledo province53.3-0.3 pts
35Jaén province52.9+0.4 pts
36Valencia province52.6-0.3 pts
37Albacete province52.50 pts
38Barcelona province52.4-0.7 pts
39Granada province51.7+0.1 pts
40Melilla province51.7-0.5 pts
41Málaga province51.3-0.3 pts
42Seville province51.3-0.3 pts
43Murcia province50.8-0.3 pts
44Madrid province50.6-0.5 pts
45Cádiz province50.5+0.1 pts
46Huelva province49.50 pts
47Guadalajara province49.1-0.5 pts
48Almería province49-0.1 pts
49Ceuta province48.3-0.7 pts
50Balearic Islands province46.1-0.6 pts
51Santa Cruz de Tenerife province45.2-0.2 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 73.1% in 2023, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Which province has the lowest dependency ratio?

Las Palmas province, with 42% in 2023.

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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