Ireland - Dependency Ratio 2024
52.55
−0.26 from 2023
Ireland's dependency ratio was 52.55 in 2024, decreased +0.26 from 52.81 in 2023. This was the 86th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2024▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Qatar | 20.12 | 0.1% |
| 2nd | United Arab Emirates | 21.77 | -1.1% |
| 3rd | Kuwait | 27.10 | -1.4% |
| 4th | Bahrain | 29.15 | -0.3% |
| 5th | British Virgin Islands | 31.78 | -1.2% |
| 6th | Maldives | 31.98 | -0.9% |
| 7th | Cayman Islands | 33.66 | 1.9% |
| 8th | Singapore | 33.94 | 2.5% |
| 9th | Saudi Arabia | 36.55 | -0.7% |
| 10th | Jamaica | 36.82 | -0.4% |
| 11th | St. Lucia | 37.28 | -0.1% |
| 12th | Turks and Caicos Islands | 37.60 | 1.0% |
| 13th | Oman | 37.66 | -2.6% |
| 14th | Bhutan | 37.75 | -2.1% |
| 15th | Brunei Darussalam | 38.30 | 0.8% |
| 16th | Andorra | 38.56 | 0.8% |
| 17th | Macao SAR, China | 39.23 | 3.1% |
| 18th | Mauritius | 39.54 | 1.3% |
| 19th | Seychelles | 39.84 | 0.1% |
| 20th | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 41.00 | 0.3% |
| 21st | St. Kitts and Nevis | 41.67 | 1.9% |
| 22nd | Malaysia | 41.89 | -1.0% |
| 23rd | Antigua and Barbuda | 42.01 | 0.6% |
| 24th | Palau | 42.01 | 0.9% |
| 25th | Bahamas, The | 42.22 | -0.7% |
| 26th | Korea | 42.53 | 2.6% |
| 27th | Colombia | 42.96 | 0.4% |
| 28th | Thailand | 43.09 | 1.5% |
| 29th | Trinidad and Tobago | 43.14 | 1.2% |
| 30th | Azerbaijan | 43.61 | 0.1% |
| 31st | French Polynesia | 43.73 | -0.2% |
| 32nd | China | 44.24 | -1.1% |
| 33rd | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 44.26 | -0.4% |
| 34th | Cyprus | 44.28 | 1.5% |
| 35th | Brazil | 44.33 | 0.7% |
| 36th | Kosovo | 44.48 | -0.7% |
| 37th | Dominica | 44.57 | -0.1% |
| 38th | Costa Rica | 44.98 | -0.1% |
| 39th | Chile | 45.14 | 0.1% |
| 40th | Luxembourg | 45.46 | 1.5% |
| 41st | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 45.66 | 1.6% |
| 42nd | Belize | 46.20 | -1.1% |
| 43rd | Myanmar | 46.21 | 0.0% |
| 44th | Greenland | 46.22 | 3.3% |
| 45th | Grenada | 46.37 | -0.2% |
| 46th | Curaçao | 46.43 | 0.9% |
| 47th | Türkiye | 46.48 | -0.5% |
| 48th | Northern Mariana Islands | 46.53 | 2.0% |
| 49th | India | 46.56 | -1.0% |
| 50th | Cuba | 46.76 | 0.7% |
| 51st | Indonesia | 46.81 | -0.4% |
| 52nd | Viet Nam | 47.65 | 0.2% |
| 53rd | Cabo Verde | 47.94 | -2.4% |
| 54th | Libya | 48.00 | -1.8% |
| 55th | South Africa | 48.31 | -0.1% |
| 56th | New Caledonia | 48.66 | 0.5% |
| 57th | Mexico | 48.72 | -0.7% |
| 58th | Ecuador | 48.81 | -1.3% |
| 59th | Ukraine | 48.92 | 0.0% |
| 60th | Armenia | 49.12 | 0.8% |
| 61st | El Salvador | 49.15 | -1.1% |
| 62nd | Hong Kong SAR, China | 49.64 | 3.8% |
| 63rd | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 49.66 | -0.1% |
| 64th | Peru | 49.70 | -0.7% |
| 65th | Malta | 49.80 | 1.3% |
| 66th | Philippines | 50.06 | -2.3% |
| 67th | Iceland | 50.17 | 0.0% |
| 68th | Suriname | 50.46 | -0.1% |
| 69th | Tunisia | 50.53 | -0.1% |
| 70th | Fiji | 50.56 | -0.7% |
| 71st | Albania | 50.97 | 1.9% |
| 72nd | Morocco | 50.99 | -0.4% |
| 73rd | Barbados | 51.04 | 0.9% |
| 74th | Aruba | 51.29 | 1.6% |
| 75th | Syrian Arab Republic | 51.30 | -4.8% |
| 76th | Belarus | 51.43 | 1.0% |
| 77th | Argentina | 51.56 | -1.6% |
| 78th | Djibouti | 51.56 | -1.3% |
| 79th | Spain | 51.67 | 0.7% |
| 80th | Sri Lanka | 51.82 | 0.2% |
| 81st | Channel Islands | 52.05 | 0.8% |
| 82nd | Panama | 52.09 | -0.4% |
| 83rd | Nicaragua | 52.19 | -1.3% |
| 84th | Slovak Republic | 52.20 | 1.5% |
| 85th | Uruguay | 52.30 | -0.7% |
| 86th | Ireland | 52.55 | -0.5% |
| 87th | Russian Federation | 52.57 | 1.5% |
| 88th | Dominican Republic | 52.57 | -0.2% |
| 89th | Bangladesh | 52.64 | -0.9% |
| 90th | San Marino | 53.06 | 1.3% |
| 91st | Austria | 53.46 | 1.6% |
| 92nd | North Macedonia | 53.49 | 1.2% |
| 93rd | Lao PDR | 53.53 | -1.0% |
| 94th | Lithuania | 53.54 | 0.6% |
| 95th | Canada | 53.64 | 1.1% |
| 96th | Nepal | 53.69 | -0.6% |
| 97th | Poland | 53.73 | 1.3% |
| 98th | Switzerland | 53.77 | 1.5% |
| 99th | Norway | 53.78 | -0.3% |
| 100th | Liechtenstein | 53.82 | 2.1% |
| 101st | Honduras | 53.94 | -1.1% |
| 102nd | American Samoa | 53.97 | 0.0% |
| 103rd | Paraguay | 54.14 | -0.1% |
| 104th | Jordan | 54.30 | -1.5% |
| 105th | United States | 54.45 | 1.0% |
| 106th | Gibraltar | 54.47 | 0.0% |
| 107th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 54.48 | 1.8% |
| 108th | New Zealand | 54.59 | 0.6% |
| 109th | Bermuda | 54.68 | 2.5% |
| 110th | Hungary | 54.79 | 0.4% |
| 111th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 54.87 | -1.1% |
| 112th | Netherlands | 55.09 | 0.9% |
| 113th | Australia | 55.21 | 0.7% |
| 114th | Romania | 55.51 | 0.3% |
| 115th | Haiti | 55.99 | -1.3% |
| 116th | Guyana | 56.00 | 0.4% |
| 117th | Cambodia | 56.14 | -0.5% |
| 118th | Montenegro | 56.15 | 0.7% |
| 119th | Moldova | 56.25 | 1.7% |
| 120th | Turkmenistan | 56.34 | 0.4% |
| 121st | Botswana | 56.66 | -0.4% |
| 122nd | Czechia | 56.84 | 0.1% |
| 123rd | Lebanon | 57.05 | -0.9% |
| 124th | Puerto Rico (US) | 57.10 | 0.4% |
| 125th | Guatemala | 57.30 | -1.9% |
| 126th | Georgia | 57.32 | 0.3% |
| 127th | European Union | 57.38 | 0.8% |
| 128th | Slovenia | 57.45 | 1.0% |
| 129th | Bulgaria | 57.49 | 0.6% |
| 130th | Italy | 57.52 | 0.7% |
| 131st | Belgium | 57.61 | 0.5% |
| 132nd | Denmark | 57.64 | 0.4% |
| 133rd | United Kingdom | 57.94 | 0.2% |
| 134th | Algeria | 58.51 | -0.4% |
| 135th | Estonia | 58.57 | 0.2% |
| 136th | Papua New Guinea | 58.59 | -0.9% |
| 137th | Uzbekistan | 58.65 | 1.7% |
| 138th | Serbia | 58.72 | 1.3% |
| 139th | Germany | 59.00 | 1.7% |
| 140th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 59.01 | -1.2% |
| 141st | Croatia | 59.01 | 0.7% |
| 142nd | Latvia | 59.11 | 0.5% |
| 143rd | Greece | 59.13 | 0.4% |
| 144th | Mongolia | 59.57 | -0.7% |
| 145th | Portugal | 59.57 | 1.4% |
| 146th | Isle of Man | 59.68 | 0.6% |
| 147th | Eswatini | 60.29 | -0.9% |
| 148th | Faroe Islands | 60.52 | -0.8% |
| 149th | Sweden | 60.60 | -0.2% |
| 150th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 60.76 | -0.3% |
| 151st | Kyrgyz Republic | 61.35 | -0.3% |
| 152nd | Kazakhstan | 61.36 | 0.8% |
| 153rd | Lesotho | 62.27 | -1.6% |
| 154th | Finland | 62.68 | 0.1% |
| 155th | Guam | 62.83 | 1.9% |
| 156th | France | 63.00 | 0.5% |
| 157th | Kiribati | 63.75 | -0.5% |
| 158th | Timor-Leste | 63.76 | -2.6% |
| 159th | Marshall Islands | 64.24 | 0.1% |
| 160th | Virgin Islands (US) | 64.44 | 1.8% |
| 161st | Ghana | 65.36 | -1.2% |
| 162nd | Tuvalu | 65.60 | 3.1% |
| 163rd | St. Martin (French part) | 65.95 | 6.1% |
| 164th | Kenya | 66.12 | -2.3% |
| 165th | Israel | 66.56 | -0.3% |
| 166th | Iraq | 66.65 | -2.0% |
| 167th | Tajikistan | 66.98 | -0.2% |
| 168th | Gabon | 68.26 | -0.6% |
| 169th | Solomon Islands | 68.38 | -1.6% |
| 170th | Nauru | 68.43 | -0.9% |
| 171st | Namibia | 68.50 | -0.9% |
| 172nd | Pakistan | 69.39 | -1.1% |
| 173rd | Equatorial Guinea | 69.41 | -0.6% |
| 174th | Japan | 70.12 | 0.0% |
| 175th | Rwanda | 70.32 | -1.1% |
| 176th | Sierra Leone | 70.45 | -1.7% |
| 177th | Comoros | 71.21 | -1.1% |
| 178th | São Tomé and Principe | 71.61 | -1.7% |
| 179th | Senegal | 71.82 | -1.7% |
| 180th | West Bank and Gaza | 72.07 | -1.2% |
| 181st | South Sudan | 72.14 | -3.4% |
| 182nd | Guinea-Bissau | 72.35 | -1.7% |
| 183rd | Tonga | 72.77 | -0.4% |
| 184th | Eritrea | 73.43 | -2.0% |
| 185th | Vanuatu | 74.25 | -0.9% |
| 186th | Madagascar | 74.40 | -1.0% |
| 187th | Togo | 74.64 | -1.2% |
| 188th | Liberia | 74.93 | -1.8% |
| 189th | Malawi | 76.34 | -2.5% |
| 190th | Gambia, The | 76.45 | -1.5% |
| 191st | Zambia | 76.69 | -1.8% |
| 192nd | Congo, Republic of | 76.78 | -1.5% |
| 193rd | Côte d'Ivoire | 76.93 | -1.5% |
| 194th | Yemen, Republic of | 77.47 | -0.3% |
| 195th | Sudan | 77.85 | -0.4% |
| 196th | Nigeria | 78.77 | -1.8% |
| 197th | Cameroon | 79.33 | -1.2% |
| 198th | Samoa | 79.68 | -0.4% |
| 199th | Guinea | 79.71 | -1.3% |
| 200th | Burkina Faso | 80.03 | -2.3% |
| 201st | Zimbabwe | 80.10 | -1.9% |
| 202nd | Benin | 80.74 | -1.0% |
| 203rd | Afghanistan | 82.78 | -1.3% |
| 204th | Tanzania | 83.76 | -0.7% |
| 205th | Uganda | 84.27 | -1.4% |
| 206th | Mauritania | 84.98 | -1.2% |
| 207th | Angola | 89.41 | -0.7% |
| 208th | Burundi | 89.50 | -2.6% |
| 209th | Mozambique | 89.51 | -1.2% |
| 210th | Chad | 92.92 | -2.6% |
| 211th | Mali | 94.27 | -1.3% |
| 212th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 96.50 | -0.2% |
| 213th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 96.79 | -0.2% |
| 214th | Niger | 96.83 | -1.4% |
| 215th | Monaco | 98.57 | 0.4% |
| 216th | Central African Republic | 104.73 | -0.4% |
FAQ
What was Ireland's dependency ratio in 2024?▾
Ireland's dependency ratio in 2024 was 52.55. This ranked 86th globally.
How did Ireland's dependency ratio change in 2024?▾
Ireland's dependency ratio decreased by 0.5% in 2024 compared to 2023.
Which country had the highest dependency ratio in 2024?▾
Central African Republic had the highest dependency ratio in 2024 at 104.73.
What is the dependency ratio of Ireland in 2024?▾
The dependency ratio of Ireland in 2024 was 52.55. This ranked 86th globally.
How does 2024 compare to 2023 for Ireland's dependency ratio?▾
Ireland's dependency ratio went from 52.81 in 2023 to 52.55 in 2024, a 0.5% decrease.
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