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Provinces of Spain by dependency ratio

Ourense province had the highest dependency ratio of 52 provinces in 2024, at 73.3%. Las Palmas province had the lowest, at 41.9%. The median was 54.9% and the figure for Spain was 53.3%. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest73.3Ourense province
Lowest41.9Las Palmas province
Median54.952 provinces
Spain53.3History

All provinces, 2024

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Ourense provinceOurense province: 73.3 %73.3Zamora provinceZamora province: 72.2 %72.2Lugo provinceLugo province: 68.9 %68.9León provinceLeón province: 65.9 %65.9Salamanca provinceSalamanca province: 65.2 %65.2Palencia provincePalencia province: 65 %65Ávila provinceÁvila province: 64.3 %64.3Asturias provinceAsturias province: 63.6 %63.6Soria provinceSoria province: 62.6 %62.6Burgos provinceBurgos province: 62 %62A Coruña provinceA Coruña province: 61.7 %61.7Teruel provinceTeruel province: 61.6 %61.6Valladolid provinceValladolid province: 60.8 %60.8Gipuzkoa provinceGipuzkoa province: 60.2 %60.2Álava provinceÁlava province: 59.3 %59.3Biscay provinceBiscay province: 59.3 %59.3Cáceres provinceCáceres province: 59.1 %59.1Huesca provinceHuesca province: 58.5 %58.5Cantabria provinceCantabria province: 58.3 %58.3Pontevedra provincePontevedra province: 58.2 %58.2Segovia provinceSegovia province: 57.8 %57.8La Rioja provinceLa Rioja province: 57.7 %57.7Navarre provinceNavarre province: 56.6 %56.6Zaragoza provinceZaragoza province: 56.6 %56.6Cuenca provinceCuenca province: 56.4 %56.4Ciudad Real provinceCiudad Real province: 55.1 %55.1Alicante provinceAlicante province: 54.8 %54.8Córdoba provinceCórdoba province: 54.8 %54.8Tarragona provinceTarragona province: 54.8 %54.8Badajoz provinceBadajoz province: 54.4 %54.4Lleida provinceLleida province: 53.9 %53.9Castellón provinceCastellón province: 53.8 %53.8Jaén provinceJaén province: 53.6 %53.6Toledo provinceToledo province: 53.3 %53.3Girona provinceGirona province: 53.3 %53.3Albacete provinceAlbacete province: 52.9 %52.9Valencia provinceValencia province: 52.2 %52.2Granada provinceGranada province: 52.1 %52.1Barcelona provinceBarcelona province: 51.9 %51.9Melilla provinceMelilla province: 51.5 %51.5Seville provinceSeville province: 51.2 %51.2Málaga provinceMálaga province: 51.1 %51.1Cádiz provinceCádiz province: 50.8 %50.8Murcia provinceMurcia province: 50.7 %50.7Madrid provinceMadrid province: 50.1 %50.1Huelva provinceHuelva province: 49.6 %49.6Almería provinceAlmería province: 49.3 %49.3Guadalajara provinceGuadalajara province: 48.8 %48.8Ceuta provinceCeuta province: 47.6 %47.6Balearic Islands provinceBalearic Islands province: 45.6 %45.6Santa Cruz de Tenerife provinceSanta Cruz de Tenerife province: 45.1 %45.1Las Palmas provinceLas Palmas province: 41.9 %41.9
%. Source: INE. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Ourense province73.3+0.3 pts
2Zamora province72.2+0.7 pts
3Lugo province68.9+0.2 pts
4León province65.9+0.9 pts
5Salamanca province65.2+0.8 pts
6Palencia province65+1.2 pts
7Ávila province64.3+0.6 pts
8Asturias province63.6+0.7 pts
9Soria province62.6+0.6 pts
10Burgos province62+0.3 pts
11A Coruña province61.7+0.3 pts
12Teruel province61.6+0.3 pts
13Valladolid province60.8+0.3 pts
14Gipuzkoa province60.2-0 pts
15Álava province59.3+0.2 pts
16Biscay province59.3+0.2 pts
17Cáceres province59.1+0.9 pts
18Huesca province58.5+0.2 pts
19Cantabria province58.3+0.5 pts
20Pontevedra province58.2+0.3 pts
21Segovia province57.8+0.3 pts
22La Rioja province57.7+0.1 pts
23Navarre province56.6-0.1 pts
24Zaragoza province56.6-0.2 pts
25Cuenca province56.4+0.2 pts
26Ciudad Real province55.1+0.5 pts
27Alicante province54.8-0.4 pts
28Córdoba province54.8+0.6 pts
29Tarragona province54.8-0.2 pts
30Badajoz province54.4+0.6 pts
31Lleida province53.9-0.3 pts
32Castellón province53.8-0.1 pts
33Jaén province53.6+0.7 pts
34Toledo province53.30 pts
35Girona province53.3-0.2 pts
36Albacete province52.9+0.4 pts
37Valencia province52.2-0.5 pts
38Granada province52.1+0.4 pts
39Barcelona province51.9-0.5 pts
40Melilla province51.5-0.2 pts
41Seville province51.2-0.1 pts
42Málaga province51.1-0.2 pts
43Cádiz province50.8+0.3 pts
44Murcia province50.7-0 pts
45Madrid province50.1-0.5 pts
46Huelva province49.6+0.1 pts
47Almería province49.3+0.3 pts
48Guadalajara province48.8-0.3 pts
49Ceuta province47.6-0.7 pts
50Balearic Islands province45.6-0.5 pts
51Santa Cruz de Tenerife province45.1-0.1 pts
52Las Palmas province41.9-0 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 73.3% in 2024, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Which province has the lowest dependency ratio?

Las Palmas province, with 41.9% in 2024.

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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