Iceland vs Ireland: Age dependency breakdown
Iceland
23.0%
in 2023
Ireland
23.7%
in 2023
Iceland rank
73rd
Ireland rank
70th
Age dependency breakdown over time
- Iceland
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 23.7% against 23.0% in Iceland, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ireland ahead.
Iceland ranks 73rd and Ireland ranks 70th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 2 and Ireland in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 12.9% | 18.4% | 5.4% | Ireland |
| 1960s | 14.6% | 19.4% | 4.7% | Ireland |
| 1970s | 15.2% | 18.7% | 3.4% | Ireland |
| 1980s | 16.0% | 18.2% | 2.2% | Ireland |
| 1990s | 17.3% | 17.8% | 0.5% | Ireland |
| 2000s | 17.6% | 16.2% | 1.4% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 20.1% | 19.5% | 0.6% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 22.5% | 23.0% | 0.5% | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency breakdown, Iceland or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 23.7% against 23.0% in Iceland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in age dependency breakdown between Iceland and Ireland?
- 0.7%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Ireland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and Ireland rank globally for age dependency breakdown?
- Iceland ranks 73rd and Ireland ranks 70th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Age dependency breakdown. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).