IE · 2016 · tps00198
Old-age-dependency ratio
Ireland, 2016
Old-age-dependency ratio
20.2
Ireland, 2016
▲ 2.5% vs 2015 (19.7)
Analysis
In 2016, Ireland's old-age-dependency ratio increased by 2.5% compared to 2015, reaching 20.2.
Ireland accounts for 68.2% of the EU-27 total of 29.6.
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 · 2016
#27 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
68.2%
EU-27: 29.6
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2014 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tps00198