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Ireland - Elderly Care and Dependency Ratios 24.67

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 217 economies tracked

Latest value

24.67 (2025)

Global rank

##61 of 217 economies

vs global median

1.9×

Growth since 1960

1.27×

Ranking Race — Elderly Care and Dependency Ratios

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#14#27#40#53#66#7919601970198019902000201020202025#4#612012 overtook Andorra2018 overtook Iceland
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Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2025. Ireland climbed from #4 to #61 (overtook Andorra). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Ireland ↓

Key Events — Ireland

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2012
Overtook Andorra in global rank auto
2018
Overtook Iceland in global rank auto

Elderly Care and Dependency Ratios, 1960-2025

World Bank WDI · Percentage · linear scale · ranking in the race above
19601975199020052020202515.6418.6521.6624.67
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