Old-age-dependency ratio

In 2024, Ireland's old-age-dependency ratio increased by 1.7% compared to 2023, reaching 23.6.

Ireland accounts for 69.6% of the EU-27 total of 33.9.

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 9.8% (from 21.5 in 2019).

Source: Eurostat dataset tps00198, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.