IE · 2017 · tps00198
Old-age-dependency ratio
Ireland, 2017
Old-age-dependency ratio
20.6
Ireland, 2017
▲ 2.0% vs 2016 (20.2)
Analysis
In 2017, Ireland's old-age-dependency ratio increased by 2.0% compared to 2016, reaching 20.6.
Ireland accounts for 68.2% of the EU-27 total of 30.2.
Ireland ranks 26th 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 · 2017
#26 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
68.2%
EU-27: 30.2
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2014 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tps00198