IE · 2022 · tps00198
Old-age-dependency ratio
Ireland, 2022
Old-age-dependency ratio
23.0
Ireland, 2022
▲ 2.2% vs 2021 (22.5)
Analysis
In 2022, Ireland's old-age-dependency ratio increased by 2.2% compared to 2021, reaching 23.0.
Ireland accounts for 69.5% of the EU-27 total of 33.1.
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 20.6 in 2017).
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00198, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2022
#26 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2022
69.5%
EU-27: 33.1
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2014 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tps00198