Belgium vs Ireland: Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population)
Side-by-side comparison from World Bank Open Data.
In , Belgium's Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) was 32.40, compared to Ireland's 24.24. That makes Belgium's value 33.7% higher than Ireland's.
Belgium
Rank #26 of 217 globally
- Latest (2024)
- 32.40
- Year-over-year
- +2.2%
- 10-year change
- +17.3%
- Peak
- 32.40 (2024)
- Trough
- 25.84 (2008)
Ireland
Rank #61 of 217 globally
- Latest (2024)
- 24.24
- Year-over-year
- +2.1%
- 10-year change
- +24.6%
- Peak
- 24.24 (2024)
- Trough
- 15.64 (2007)
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Source: World Bank Open Data (SP.POP.DPND.OL), CC BY 4.0.