Ireland vs Uruguay: Old-age dependency ratio

Ireland

23.7%

in 2023

Uruguay

24.0%

in 2023

Ireland rank

70th

Uruguay rank

68th

Old-age dependency ratio over time

Uruguay currently reports 24.0% against 23.7% in Ireland, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ireland ahead.

Ireland ranks 70th and Uruguay ranks 68th of 236 regions.

Indicator: Old-age dependency ratio
Unit: %
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The number of people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).