Dominican Republic vs Ireland: Age dependency ratio
Dominican Republic
52.4%
in 2025
Ireland
52.2%
in 2025
Dominican Republic rank
132nd
Ireland rank
134th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Dominican Republic
- Ireland
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 52.4% against 52.2% in Ireland, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Dominican Republic ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 132nd and Ireland ranks 134th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 6 and Ireland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 107.1% | 73.0% | 34.1% | Dominican Republic |
| 1970s | 95.7% | 72.0% | 23.7% | Dominican Republic |
| 1980s | 80.1% | 67.1% | 13.0% | Dominican Republic |
| 1990s | 70.4% | 56.2% | 14.2% | Dominican Republic |
| 2000s | 61.5% | 46.8% | 14.7% | Dominican Republic |
| 2010s | 54.0% | 51.6% | 2.5% | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 52.6% | 52.8% | 0.2% | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Dominican Republic or Ireland?
- Dominican Republic, at 52.4% against 52.2% in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Dominican Republic and Ireland?
- 0.2%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Ireland?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Dominican Republic and Ireland rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Dominican Republic ranks 132nd 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.