IE · 2020 · tps00198
Old-age-dependency ratio
Ireland, 2020
Old-age-dependency ratio
22.0
Ireland, 2020
▲ 2.3% vs 2019 (21.5)
Analysis
In 2020, Ireland's old-age-dependency ratio increased by 2.3% compared to 2019, reaching 22.0.
Ireland accounts for 68.8% of the EU-27 total of 32.0.
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 11.7% (from 19.7 in 2015).
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00198, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2020
#26 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2020
68.8%
EU-27: 32.0
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2014 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tps00198