IE · 2019 · tps00198
Old-age-dependency ratio
Ireland, 2019
Old-age-dependency ratio
21.5
Ireland, 2019
▲ 1.4% vs 2018 (21.2)
Analysis
In 2019, Ireland's old-age-dependency ratio increased by 1.4% compared to 2018, reaching 21.5.
Ireland accounts for 68.5% of the EU-27 total of 31.4.
Ireland ranks 26th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 12.6% (from 19.1 in 2014).
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00198, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2019
#26 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2019
68.5%
EU-27: 31.4
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2014 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tps00198