IE · 2023 · tps00198
Old-age-dependency ratio
Ireland, 2023
Old-age-dependency ratio
23.2
Ireland, 2023
▲ 0.9% vs 2022 (23.0)
Analysis
In 2023, Ireland's old-age-dependency ratio increased by 0.9% compared to 2022, reaching 23.2.
Ireland accounts for 69.5% of the EU-27 total of 33.4.
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 9.4% (from 21.2 in 2018).
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00198, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2023
#26 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2023
69.5%
EU-27: 33.4
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2014 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tps00198