Ireland—Age Dependency Ratio (%)
Category: PeopleSource: World Bank World Development Indicators ↗Global Rank: #134 of 217Series years: 2000–2025
Latest Value
52.2%
2025
YoY Change
-0.6%
2024 → 2025
Global Rank
#134
of 217 countries
Maximum
53.1%
2020
Minimum
45.1%
2007
CAGR
+0.2%
26 years
Last
52.2%
Previous
52.5%
Highest
53.1%
Lowest
45.1%
Unit
% of working-age population
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
Ireland's age dependency ratio (%) was 52.2% in 2025, ranking #134 out of 217 countries. This represents a -0.6% change from 2024. Over the past 26 years, the highest recorded value was 53.1% (2020) and the lowest was 45.1% (2007). Data sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Ireland — Age Dependency Ratio (%): 52.2163425670995 % of working-age population for reference year 2025. Source: World Bank (World Development Indicators). Reference year does not establish final observed status; publisher vintage is not verified here.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 52.2% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 52.5% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 52.8% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 52.9% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 53.0% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 53.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 53.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 53.0% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 52.9% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 52.8% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 52.5% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 52.0% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 51.4% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 50.5% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 49.4% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 48.1% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 46.7% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 45.6% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 45.1% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 45.5% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 46.2% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 46.8% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 47.2% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 47.6% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 48.3% | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 49.2% |
Top Countries — Age Dependency Ratio (%)
| # | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central African Republic | 103.6% | 2025 |
| 2 | Monaco | 99.1% | 2025 |
| 3 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 96.7% | 2025 |
| 4 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 96.2% | 2025 |
| 5 | Niger | 95.5% | 2025 |
| 6 | Mali | 92.9% | 2025 |
| 7 | Chad | 92.6% | 2025 |
| 8 | Angola | 88.7% | 2025 |
| 9 | Mozambique | 88.3% | 2025 |
| 10 | Burundi | 87.0% | 2025 |
About This Indicator
Definition
Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.
Methodology
Data compiled by World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division; Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
Unit
% of working-age population