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Dependency ratios

Ireland — 13 years of data

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Historical Values
Year Value
2013 total dependency ratio: 50.8 % youth dependency ratio: 32.6 % elderly dependency ratio: 18.2 % potential support ratio: 5.5 (2013)
2014 total dependency ratio: 51.4 % youth dependency ratio: 32.7 % elderly dependency ratio: 18.7 % potential support ratio: 5.4 (2014 est.)
2015 total dependency ratio: 53.7% | youth dependency ratio: 33.5% | elderly dependency ratio: 20.2% | potential support ratio: 5% (2015 est.)
2016 total dependency ratio: 53.7% | youth dependency ratio: 33.5% | elderly dependency ratio: 20.2% | potential support ratio: 5% (2015 est.)
2017 total dependency ratio: 53.8 | youth dependency ratio: 33.4 | elderly dependency ratio: 20.3 | potential support ratio: 4.9 (2015 est.)
2018 total dependency ratio: 53.8 (2015 est.) | youth dependency ratio: 33.4 (2015 est.) | elderly dependency ratio: 20.3 (2015 est.) | potential support ratio: 4.9 (2015 est.)
2019 total dependency ratio: 53.8 (2015 est.) | youth dependency ratio: 33.4 (2015 est.) | elderly dependency ratio: 20.3 (2015 est.) | potential support ratio: 4.9 (2015 est.)
2020 total dependency ratio: 54.8 | youth dependency ratio: 32.3 | elderly dependency ratio: 22.6 | potential support ratio: 4.4 (2020 est.)
2021 total dependency ratio: 54.8 youth dependency ratio: 32.3 elderly dependency ratio: 22.6 potential support ratio: 4.4 (2020 est.)
2022 total dependency ratio: 53.2 youth dependency ratio: 30.5 elderly dependency ratio: 22.7 potential support ratio: 4.4 (2021 est.)
2023 total dependency ratio: 53.2 youth dependency ratio: 30.5 elderly dependency ratio: 22.7 potential support ratio: 4.4 (2021 est.)
2024 total dependency ratio: 53.2 youth dependency ratio: 30.5 elderly dependency ratio: 22.7 potential support ratio: 4.4 (2021 est.)
2025 total dependency ratio: 52.6 (2024 est.) youth dependency ratio: 28.5 (2024 est.) elderly dependency ratio: 24.1 (2024 est.) potential support ratio: 4.1 (2024 est.)