IE · 2015 · tps00198
Old-age-dependency ratio
Ireland, 2015
Old-age-dependency ratio
19.7
Ireland, 2015
▲ 3.1% vs 2014 (19.1)
Analysis
In 2015, Ireland's old-age-dependency ratio increased by 3.1% compared to 2014, reaching 19.7.
Ireland accounts for 67.9% of the EU-27 total of 29.0.
Ireland ranks 27th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00198, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2015
#27 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2015
67.9%
EU-27: 29.0
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2014 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tps00198