No. Workers to Each Elderly Dependent: Ireland


The number of workers to each elderly dependent data for Ireland provides a crucial perspective on demographic aging, quantifying the number of individuals of working age (15-64 years old) available to support each elderly person.

A low figure means those of working age, and the overall economy, face a greater burden in supporting the aging population.

The number of workers to each elderly dependent in Ireland was 4.1 workers per elderly dependent in 2025.

Data source: World Bank, Washington D.C. and calculations by World Economics Research


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Qatar 27.0 66.7 100.0 66.7 50.0 47.6 27.0
United Arab Emirates 45.5 66.7 58.8 52.6 45.5 35.7 38.5
Zambia 16.4 16.9 28.6 30.3 28.6 25.0 13.2
Oman 15.2 22.2 26.3 27.8 27.0 25.0 11.2
Kuwait 30.3 34.5 41.7 18.9 25.0 21.3 11.4
Uganda 20.0 15.9 25.0 25.6 24.4 22.7 15.2
Chad 13.5 14.3 21.7 24.4 24.4 23.3 18.2
Saudi Arabia 18.2 27.8 29.4 28.6 23.8 20.0 8.8
Afghanistan 20.0 22.2 21.3 22.7 22.7 21.7 15.9
Central African Republic 13.2 17.5 27.8 22.2 22.2 21.7 29.4
Yemen, Rep. 16.1 16.1 19.6 22.2 22.2 20.8 12.3
Malawi 18.2 13.2 13.9 20.0 22.2 22.2 13.2
Mali 18.2 13.3 17.9 20.0 21.7 23.3 17.2
Cote d'Ivoire 21.3 20.4 23.3 22.2 21.3 20.4 13.0
Burundi 15.9 17.2 23.3 20.8 20.8 21.7 13.5
Burkina Faso 17.2 14.5 19.2 20.8 20.8 20.4 13.9
Kenya 20.4 22.7 25.6 20.8 20.0 18.5 11.6
Cameroon 13.3 13.9 17.9 19.6 20.0 19.2 13.2
Niger 32.3 23.8 20.0 19.6 19.6 19.2 17.5
Mozambique 17.9 16.9 19.2 18.5 19.6 21.3 17.5
Bahrain 18.5 30.3 35.7 23.3 19.2 15.6 8.8
Congo, Rep. 14.5 15.6 20.8 20.0 18.5 16.7 11.2
Nigeria 16.7 16.4 17.5 18.2 18.5 18.5 14.3
Angola 17.9 23.3 19.2 19.2 18.2 17.5 14.9
Guinea-Bissau 12.7 9.5 18.9 18.9 18.2 17.5 11.5
Sierra Leone 13.5 13.5 16.4 18.2 17.9 17.2 12.0
Tanzania 20.0 16.9 18.5 17.9 17.9 18.5 13.7
Gambia 20.0 12.7 20.0 20.0 17.9 15.9 12.2
Togo 17.2 17.5 20.4 18.5 17.5 16.7 11.8
Benin 10.2 13.9 17.2 17.9 17.5 16.9 13.0
Papua New Guinea 50.0 25.6 22.2 20.0 17.5 14.9 9.1
Ethiopia 18.9 18.5 18.9 18.5 17.5 15.9 12.0
Liberia 18.9 17.5 16.4 17.2 17.2 16.9 13.0
Mauritania 18.9 16.7 14.9 16.1 16.7 16.4 13.2
Sudan 18.9 17.9 20.4 18.5 16.7 15.2 11.9
Madagascar 14.3 17.5 20.0 17.9 16.7 15.6 11.8
Congo, Dem. Rep 18.9 18.5 16.4 16.4 16.4 16.4 16.7
Guinea 14.1 12.5 14.3 15.9 16.1 15.9 13.9
Senegal 19.6 16.9 15.2 15.9 16.1 15.6 10.8
Ghana 14.5 20.0 16.9 17.2 16.1 14.1 8.7
Lesotho 13.2 12.8 13.9 15.9 15.9 16.4 11.6
Zimbabwe 15.2 16.1 17.2 15.2 15.9 18.2 11.8
Namibia 12.0 15.6 17.5 16.7 15.6 14.1 9.4
Botswana 11.4 16.1 18.5 16.1 15.6 14.5 8.9
Tajikistan 11.9 14.9 18.9 18.5 14.7 12.0 8.3
Rwanda 16.9 21.3 20.0 16.4 14.7 14.3 10.4
Gabon 7.5 9.0 13.9 14.9 14.5 13.7 8.8
Eswatini 16.9 20.0 19.6 15.9 14.5 13.9 9.2
Honduras 16.1 15.9 19.2 15.9 14.3 12.8 6.6
Jordan 14.9 22.2 17.5 16.1 13.7 11.0 5.4
Pakistan 18.5 15.4 15.4 14.5 13.7 12.8 10.1
Laos 17.5 15.2 15.9 15.2 13.5 11.9 6.9
Haiti 14.5 14.1 15.4 14.3 13.5 12.5 8.1
Turkmenistan 11.4 15.6 17.5 17.2 13.3 10.5 6.1
Comoros 12.7 12.0 12.8 12.8 13.2 13.3 9.7
Libya 13.7 20.0 16.4 14.1 13.2 10.5 4.0
Guatemala 22.7 15.4 14.5 13.5 12.8 11.9 7.1
Egypt 13.9 14.3 15.9 13.2 12.0 10.8 6.7
Philippines 22.2 19.6 18.2 13.7 11.8 10.1 6.2
Mongolia 8.4 14.3 17.9 14.7 11.6 9.3 5.1
Nicaragua 19.6 18.2 13.9 12.5 11.6 10.1 5.2
Bolivia 12.8 13.7 11.0 11.2 11.2 10.4 6.8
Bhutan 23.3 18.9 12.8 11.8 11.0 10.0 4.4
Kyrgyzstan 10.8 11.9 14.7 12.0 10.4 8.7 6.5
Uzbekistan 8.8 16.1 13.9 12.2 10.3 8.5 6.1
Cambodia 17.9 17.5 16.1 11.6 10.1 8.6 5.6
Brunei 18.5 24.4 20.8 13.0 10.0 7.9 3.4
Nepal 17.2 15.2 12.5 10.5 9.9 9.4 6.3
Bangladesh 17.2 15.4 14.7 11.1 9.8 8.8 4.9
South Africa 15.2 14.7 12.5 11.0 9.8 8.6 6.0
Paraguay 12.5 14.5 12.5 10.5 9.6 8.3 5.3
Cabo Verde 9.0 10.6 12.8 11.0 9.5 7.9 4.1
Algeria 13.5 16.9 13.9 10.8 9.3 7.9 3.9
India 14.9 14.3 12.8 10.5 9.3 8.1 4.6
Guyana 13.7 14.9 13.7 10.8 9.2 7.9 6.0
Myanmar 14.5 13.2 12.7 10.5 9.1 7.9 5.0
Indonesia 17.5 14.9 11.2 10.2 9.0 7.6 4.3
Malaysia 19.2 16.7 13.5 10.3 8.8 7.5 4.0
Jamaica 8.1 7.8 11.2 10.1 8.5 6.9 3.5
Suriname 11.2 18.9 10.9 9.4 8.1 6.7 4.3
El Salvador 15.4 19.6 9.1 8.5 8.1 7.4 4.7
Dominican Republic 17.9 16.4 12.7 9.6 8.0 6.8 4.3
Mexico 18.2 13.9 10.5 8.8 7.9 6.8 3.9
Ecuador 13.2 15.6 10.8 8.7 7.9 6.8 3.8
Morocco 15.9 18.5 12.7 9.4 7.9 6.7 3.9
Azerbaijan 12.5 15.6 12.2 10.1 7.6 5.8 3.6
Vietnam 9.7 10.2 11.5 9.0 7.1 5.8 3.2
Peru 12.2 16.1 8.8 7.5 7.1 6.3 3.6
Kazakhstan 12.3 10.9 10.5 8.3 6.8 5.9 4.5
Colombia 17.9 15.4 11.4 8.3 6.8 5.5 3.2
Panama 15.4 13.9 10.3 7.9 6.8 5.8 3.4
Tunisia 14.5 13.9 10.6 8.1 6.7 5.6 3.1
Türkiye 11.4 12.5 9.3 7.6 6.5 5.4 2.8
Lebanon 10.6 14.5 11.4 6.9 6.1 5.4 3.9
Brazil 18.5 14.7 10.3 7.2 6.0 5.0 2.8
Bahamas, The 16.1 12.5 7.4 6.3 5.8 4.9 3.0
Costa Rica 16.1 13.2 9.2 6.6 5.4 4.4 2.5
Trinidad and Tobago 12.8 13.7 11.8 6.8 5.4 4.4 2.6
Sri Lanka 14.7 11.0 9.0 6.2 5.3 4.6 3.1
Argentina 9.6 7.1 6.1 5.5 5.3 5.0 3.2
Singapore 17.2 13.0 10.8 6.6 5.2 4.2 2.4
Mauritius 15.2 12.2 10.0 6.3 5.1 4.0 2.4
Israel 9.2 6.5 6.3 5.0 4.7 4.6 3.9
Chile 14.7 10.6 6.8 5.5 4.7 4.0 2.3
China 14.9 12.3 8.4 5.5 4.7 3.8 1.9
Cyprus 7.4 6.8 6.3 5.2 4.6 4.1 2.3
Armenia 11.6 12.8 6.5 5.5 4.6 3.7 2.6
Thailand 18.2 16.7 8.3 5.5 4.3 3.5 2.0
Luxembourg 5.2 5.2 4.9 4.8 4.3 3.7 2.3
Iceland 6.7 6.1 5.5 4.6 4.2 3.7 2.6
Ireland 5.2 5.4 6.0 4.5 4.0 3.7 2.2
Uruguay 7.0 5.4 4.5 4.2 4.0 3.8 2.7
Georgia 8.0 7.4 4.9 4.3 4.0 3.6 3.0
Moldova 9.9 7.6 6.7 4.6 3.8 3.4 2.8
Albania 10.9 11.5 6.2 4.6 3.7 3.1 2.2
New Zealand 7.0 6.0 5.1 4.2 3.7 3.2 2.5
Russia 8.6 6.7 5.7 4.3 3.7 3.3 2.5
Belarus 7.0 6.2 5.1 4.3 3.6 3.2 2.2
Australia 7.5 6.1 5.0 4.0 3.5 3.2 2.5
Ukraine 7.2 5.5 4.8 4.0 3.5 3.2 2.1
North Macedonia 11.8 9.3 6.0 4.1 3.5 3.1 2.2
United States 6.4 5.4 5.3 4.1 3.5 3.1 2.6
Slovak Republic 6.9 6.3 5.8 4.0 3.4 3.0 1.9
Korea, Rep. 16.1 14.1 6.6 4.5 3.4 2.7 1.3
Norway 4.9 4.0 4.4 3.7 3.4 3.1 2.2
Taiwan 20.4 11.1 6.8 4.5 3.4 2.7 1.4
Malta 7.2 6.3 4.6 3.7 3.2 3.0 2.0
United Kingdom 4.8 4.1 4.0 3.4 3.2 3.0 2.4
Canada 7.8 6.1 4.9 3.7 3.2 2.8 2.4
Romania 7.6 6.3 4.3 3.4 3.2 3.2 2.1
Switzerland 5.7 4.7 4.0 3.5 3.2 2.7 1.9
Lithuania 6.2 6.1 3.8 3.3 3.1 2.8 2.1
Poland 7.9 6.4 5.3 3.7 3.1 2.9 1.8
Netherlands 6.1 5.4 4.4 3.4 3.1 2.7 2.3
Austria 4.4 4.5 3.8 3.5 3.1 2.6 1.8
Hungary 5.8 5.0 4.2 3.3 3.0 3.0 2.1
Spain 6.5 4.9 4.0 3.4 3.0 2.6 1.5
Belgium 4.7 4.5 3.8 3.3 3.0 2.7 2.1
Czechia 5.5 5.3 4.5 3.1 3.0 2.8 1.9
Denmark 5.3 4.3 4.0 3.2 3.0 2.7 2.3
Sweden 4.8 3.6 3.6 3.1 3.0 2.8 2.3
Estonia 5.6 5.7 3.9 3.1 2.9 2.7 1.9
Bulgaria 7.0 5.1 3.8 2.9 2.8 2.7 1.9
Slovenia 6.9 6.4 4.2 3.2 2.8 2.5 1.7
Latvia 5.5 5.7 3.7 3.1 2.8 2.6 2.0
Bosnia and Herzegovina 13.0 10.4 4.6 3.3 2.8 2.4 1.6
Hong Kong 13.7 8.1 5.6 3.7 2.8 2.2 1.0
France 4.9 4.7 3.9 3.0 2.7 2.5 2.1
Serbia 7.8 6.1 3.9 3.0 2.7 2.5 2.0
Croatia 7.1 5.9 3.7 2.9 2.7 2.4 1.8
Germany 4.6 4.7 3.2 2.9 2.6 2.3 1.9
Greece 6.1 4.9 3.5 2.8 2.6 2.4 1.5
Finland 7.2 5.0 3.8 2.7 2.5 2.4 2.1
Italy 5.8 4.6 3.2 2.7 2.5 2.2 1.4
Portugal 6.5 4.9 3.6 2.8 2.5 2.2 1.6
Japan 9.9 5.7 2.7 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.4

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