Aruba vs Ireland: Age dependency ratio
Aruba
52.2%
in 2025
Ireland
52.2%
in 2025
Aruba rank
135th
Ireland rank
134th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Aruba
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 52.2% against 52.2% in Aruba, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Aruba ahead.
Aruba ranks 135th and Ireland ranks 134th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Aruba averaged higher in 1 and Ireland in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Aruba | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 77.4% | 73.0% | 4.4% | Aruba |
| 1970s | 63.7% | 72.0% | 8.3% | Ireland |
| 1980s | 50.7% | 67.1% | 16.4% | Ireland |
| 1990s | 47.8% | 56.2% | 8.3% | Ireland |
| 2000s | 43.0% | 46.8% | 3.8% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 44.7% | 51.6% | 6.9% | Ireland |
| 2020s | 50.3% | 52.8% | 2.4% | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Aruba or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 52.2% against 52.2% in Aruba as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Aruba and Ireland?
- 0.0%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and Ireland?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Aruba and Ireland rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Aruba ranks 135th 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.