Old-age-dependency ratio in Ireland, 2024
Old-age-dependency ratio in 2024: Annual value — 23.6 %. Comparison with the previous year and position in the series history. Official data — Eurostat.
Old-age-dependency ratio in 2024
- Value: 23.6 %
- Change vs 2023: +0.4 % (+1.72 %)
- Position in history: above the 12-year average (average — 21.7 %)
- Series maximum — 23.8 % in 2025
- Series minimum — 19.1 % in 2014 (10 years ago)
- Value date: 1 January 2024
- Source: Eurostat
Dynamics over neighbouring years
| Year | Value, % |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 20.2 |
| 2017 | 20.6 |
| 2018 | 21.2 |
| 2019 | 21.5 |
| 2020 | 22 |
| 2021 | 22.5 |
| 2022 | 23 |
| 2023 | 23.2 |
| 2024 | 23.6 |
| 2025 | 23.8 |
Full history and interactive chart
Complete series for Ireland — on the Old-age-dependency ratio page.
Other years
- Old-age-dependency ratio in 2014
- Old-age-dependency ratio in 2015
- Old-age-dependency ratio in 2016
- Old-age-dependency ratio in 2017
- Old-age-dependency ratio in 2018
- Old-age-dependency ratio in 2019
- Old-age-dependency ratio in 2020
- Old-age-dependency ratio in 2021
- Old-age-dependency ratio in 2022
- Old-age-dependency ratio in 2023
- Old-age-dependency ratio in 2025