Ireland vs Luxembourg: Age dependency ratio, old
Ireland
24.7%
in 2025
Luxembourg
23.1%
in 2025
Ireland rank
61st
Luxembourg rank
63rd
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Ireland
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 24.7% against 23.1% in Luxembourg, a difference of 1.6%.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Luxembourg's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 61st and Luxembourg ranks 63rd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 2 and Luxembourg in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.4% | 17.1% | 2.3% | Ireland |
| 1970s | 18.7% | 19.6% | 1.0% | Luxembourg |
| 1980s | 18.2% | 19.3% | 1.1% | Luxembourg |
| 1990s | 17.8% | 20.3% | 2.6% | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 16.2% | 20.8% | 4.6% | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 19.5% | 20.5% | 1.0% | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 23.5% | 21.9% | 1.6% | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Ireland or Luxembourg?
- Ireland, at 24.7% against 23.1% in Luxembourg as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Ireland and Luxembourg?
- 1.6%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Luxembourg?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and Luxembourg rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Ireland ranks 61st and Luxembourg ranks 63rd of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.