Ireland vs Slovakia: Age dependency ratio
Ireland
52.2%
in 2025
Slovakia
52.9%
in 2025
Ireland rank
134th
Slovakia rank
130th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Ireland
- Slovakia
How they compare
Slovakia currently reports 52.9% against 52.2% in Ireland, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 134th and Slovakia ranks 130th of 218 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 73.0% | 61.5% | 11.5% | Ireland |
| 1970s | 72.0% | 56.9% | 15.1% | Ireland |
| 1980s | 67.1% | 56.3% | 10.8% | Ireland |
| 1990s | 56.2% | 50.9% | 5.3% | Ireland |
| 2000s | 46.8% | 40.9% | 5.9% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 51.6% | 42.0% | 9.5% | Ireland |
| 2020s | 52.8% | 50.8% | 2.0% | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Ireland or Slovakia?
- Slovakia, at 52.9% against 52.2% in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Ireland and Slovakia?
- 0.7%, with Slovakia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Slovakia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and Slovakia rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Ireland ranks 134th and Slovakia ranks 130th 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.