IE · 2018 · tps00198
Old-age-dependency ratio
Ireland, 2018
Old-age-dependency ratio
21.2
Ireland, 2018
▲ 2.9% vs 2017 (20.6)
Analysis
In 2018, Ireland's old-age-dependency ratio increased by 2.9% compared to 2017, reaching 21.2.
Ireland accounts for 68.8% of the EU-27 total of 30.8.
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 · 2018
#26 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
68.8%
EU-27: 30.8
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2014 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tps00198