# Youth dependency ratio — Ireland
> Latest: 27.54% (2025). Change: -0.8 pp vs 2024.
- Unit: %
- Frequency: Annual · Coverage: 1960–2025
- Data updated: 2026-10-08
- Source: World Bank — SP.POP.DPND.YG — https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.DPND.YG
- License: CC BY 4.0
- Interactive chart: https://econdash.org/chart/youth-dependency-ratio/IRL
## Recent values
| Year | Value |
| :--- | :--- |
| 2021 | 30.31% |
| 2022 | 29.76% |
| 2023 | 29.06% |
| 2024 | 28.31% |
| 2025 | 27.54% |
## How to cite
APA: World Bank. (2025). Youth dependency ratio — Ireland [Data set]. Retrieved October 23, 2026, from EconDash: https://econdash.org/chart/youth-dependency-ratio/IRL. Original source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.DPND.YG
## Full data
Full time series: https://econdash.org/docs/agent-payments (free API trial for core indicators of 10 major economies; otherwise an API key or pay per call)