Albania vs Ireland: Age dependency ratio
Albania
52.0%
in 2025
Ireland
52.2%
in 2025
Albania rank
137th
Ireland rank
134th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Albania
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 52.2% against 52.0% in Albania, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Albania ahead.
Albania ranks 137th and Ireland ranks 134th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 4 and Ireland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Albania | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 89.3% | 73.0% | 16.3% | Albania |
| 1970s | 80.4% | 72.0% | 8.4% | Albania |
| 1980s | 65.7% | 67.1% | 1.4% | Ireland |
| 1990s | 60.3% | 56.2% | 4.2% | Albania |
| 2000s | 54.1% | 46.8% | 7.3% | Albania |
| 2010s | 46.7% | 51.6% | 4.9% | Ireland |
| 2020s | 49.7% | 52.8% | 3.0% | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Albania or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 52.2% against 52.0% in Albania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Albania and Ireland?
- 0.2%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Ireland?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Albania and Ireland rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Albania ranks 137th and Ireland ranks 134th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio (% 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 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.