Ireland - Age dependency ratio
Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population)
The latest value for Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) in Ireland was 54.82 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 72.95 in 1960 and 44.33 in 2005.
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.
Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 72.95 |
| 1961 | 72.94 |
| 1962 | 72.91 |
| 1963 | 72.82 |
| 1964 | 72.67 |
| 1965 | 72.48 |
| 1966 | 72.39 |
| 1967 | 72.14 |
| 1968 | 71.82 |
| 1969 | 71.63 |
| 1970 | 71.67 |
| 1971 | 71.20 |
| 1972 | 71.09 |
| 1973 | 71.19 |
| 1974 | 71.24 |
| 1975 | 71.12 |
| 1976 | 71.43 |
| 1977 | 71.35 |
| 1978 | 70.99 |
| 1979 | 70.55 |
| 1980 | 70.10 |
| 1981 | 69.91 |
| 1982 | 69.81 |
| 1983 | 69.65 |
| 1984 | 69.24 |
| 1985 | 68.49 |
| 1986 | 67.99 |
| 1987 | 67.13 |
| 1988 | 65.97 |
| 1989 | 64.64 |
| 1990 | 63.26 |
| 1991 | 61.32 |
| 1992 | 59.52 |
| 1993 | 57.78 |
| 1994 | 56.03 |
| 1995 | 54.30 |
| 1996 | 52.54 |
| 1997 | 50.87 |
| 1998 | 49.33 |
| 1999 | 48.04 |
| 2000 | 47.03 |
| 2001 | 46.04 |
| 2002 | 45.29 |
| 2003 | 44.76 |
| 2004 | 44.45 |
| 2005 | 44.33 |
| 2006 | 44.60 |
| 2007 | 44.98 |
| 2008 | 45.47 |
| 2009 | 46.03 |
| 2010 | 46.62 |
| 2011 | 47.92 |
| 2012 | 49.21 |
| 2013 | 50.50 |
| 2014 | 51.78 |
| 2015 | 53.05 |
| 2016 | 53.62 |
| 2017 | 54.11 |
| 2018 | 54.49 |
| 2019 | 54.73 |
| 2020 | 54.82 |
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population)
The value for Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) in Ireland was 22.57 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 22.57 in 2020 and a minimum value of 15.16 in 2004.
Definition: Age dependency ratio, old, is the ratio of older dependents--people 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.
Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 19.45 |
| 1961 | 19.49 |
| 1962 | 19.52 |
| 1963 | 19.51 |
| 1964 | 19.47 |
| 1965 | 19.38 |
| 1966 | 19.41 |
| 1967 | 19.41 |
| 1968 | 19.37 |
| 1969 | 19.30 |
| 1970 | 19.18 |
| 1971 | 19.02 |
| 1972 | 18.81 |
| 1973 | 18.61 |
| 1974 | 18.43 |
| 1975 | 18.30 |
| 1976 | 18.33 |
| 1977 | 18.36 |
| 1978 | 18.38 |
| 1979 | 18.34 |
| 1980 | 18.22 |
| 1981 | 18.29 |
| 1982 | 18.29 |
| 1983 | 18.25 |
| 1984 | 18.18 |
| 1985 | 18.10 |
| 1986 | 18.19 |
| 1987 | 18.27 |
| 1988 | 18.31 |
| 1989 | 18.29 |
| 1990 | 18.19 |
| 1991 | 17.96 |
| 1992 | 17.67 |
| 1993 | 17.36 |
| 1994 | 17.04 |
| 1995 | 16.75 |
| 1996 | 16.43 |
| 1997 | 16.12 |
| 1998 | 15.85 |
| 1999 | 15.63 |
| 2000 | 15.47 |
| 2001 | 15.33 |
| 2002 | 15.23 |
| 2003 | 15.18 |
| 2004 | 15.16 |
| 2005 | 15.17 |
| 2006 | 15.30 |
| 2007 | 15.45 |
| 2008 | 15.62 |
| 2009 | 15.84 |
| 2010 | 16.14 |
| 2011 | 16.73 |
| 2012 | 17.39 |
| 2013 | 18.10 |
| 2014 | 18.83 |
| 2015 | 19.58 |
| 2016 | 20.20 |
| 2017 | 20.81 |
| 2018 | 21.42 |
| 2019 | 22.01 |
| 2020 | 22.57 |
Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population)
The value for Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) in Ireland was 32.25 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 53.49 in 1960 and a minimum value of 29.15 in 2005.
Definition: Age dependency ratio, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.
Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 53.49 |
| 1961 | 53.45 |
| 1962 | 53.39 |
| 1963 | 53.31 |
| 1964 | 53.20 |
| 1965 | 53.09 |
| 1966 | 52.98 |
| 1967 | 52.73 |
| 1968 | 52.45 |
| 1969 | 52.34 |
| 1970 | 52.49 |
| 1971 | 52.19 |
| 1972 | 52.28 |
| 1973 | 52.58 |
| 1974 | 52.80 |
| 1975 | 52.81 |
| 1976 | 53.10 |
| 1977 | 52.98 |
| 1978 | 52.61 |
| 1979 | 52.21 |
| 1980 | 51.87 |
| 1981 | 51.62 |
| 1982 | 51.51 |
| 1983 | 51.40 |
| 1984 | 51.07 |
| 1985 | 50.39 |
| 1986 | 49.79 |
| 1987 | 48.86 |
| 1988 | 47.65 |
| 1989 | 46.35 |
| 1990 | 45.07 |
| 1991 | 43.36 |
| 1992 | 41.84 |
| 1993 | 40.42 |
| 1994 | 38.99 |
| 1995 | 37.54 |
| 1996 | 36.12 |
| 1997 | 34.75 |
| 1998 | 33.48 |
| 1999 | 32.40 |
| 2000 | 31.56 |
| 2001 | 30.72 |
| 2002 | 30.06 |
| 2003 | 29.59 |
| 2004 | 29.29 |
| 2005 | 29.15 |
| 2006 | 29.29 |
| 2007 | 29.54 |
| 2008 | 29.86 |
| 2009 | 30.19 |
| 2010 | 30.48 |
| 2011 | 31.18 |
| 2012 | 31.82 |
| 2013 | 32.40 |
| 2014 | 32.95 |
| 2015 | 33.48 |
| 2016 | 33.42 |
| 2017 | 33.29 |
| 2018 | 33.07 |
| 2019 | 32.73 |
| 2020 | 32.25 |
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Population
