{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"ie-youth-dependency-ratio","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ie-youth-dependency-ratio","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ie-youth-dependency-ratio/","title":"Ireland Youth Dependency Ratio (2025)","description":"Ireland's Youth Dependency Ratio: 28.1 ratio: population under 15 per 100 persons aged 15–64 in 2025, -2.4% YoY. Eurostat (DEMO_PJANIND), 2005–2025.","domain":"demo","category":"Demographics","keywords":["Demographics","Eurostat","Ireland","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Ireland","temporal_coverage":"2005/2025","unit":"ratio: population under 15 per 100 persons aged 15–64","last_updated":"2026-07-27","last_updated_text":"27 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Ireland Youth Dependency Ratio","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/DEMO_PJANIND/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2005–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"21"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Ireland"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"27 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Ireland (2025)","value":"28.1","unit":"ratio: population under 15 per 100 persons aged 15–64","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-2.4% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-2.4%","unit":"ratio: population under 15 per 100 persons aged 15–64"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"21","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Ireland Youth Dependency Ratio"}],"observation_count":21,"observations":[{"period":"2005","value":30.4},{"period":"2006","value":29.9},{"period":"2007","value":29.4},{"period":"2008","value":29.6},{"period":"2009","value":30.1},{"period":"2010","value":30.9},{"period":"2011","value":31.6},{"period":"2012","value":32.5},{"period":"2013","value":33.2},{"period":"2014","value":32.6},{"period":"2015","value":32.6},{"period":"2016","value":32.4},{"period":"2017","value":32.2},{"period":"2018","value":31.9},{"period":"2019","value":31.5},{"period":"2020","value":31},{"period":"2021","value":30.5},{"period":"2022","value":30.1},{"period":"2023","value":29.5},{"period":"2024","value":28.8},{"period":"2025","value":28.1}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"ratio: population under 15 per 100 persons aged 15–64"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"28.1","yoyChange":"-2.4%"},{"year":"2024","value":"28.8","yoyChange":"-2.4%"},{"year":"2023","value":"29.5","yoyChange":"-2.0%"},{"year":"2022","value":"30.1","yoyChange":"-1.3%"},{"year":"2021","value":"30.5","yoyChange":"-1.6%"},{"year":"2020","value":"31.0","yoyChange":"-1.6%"},{"year":"2019","value":"31.5","yoyChange":"-1.3%"},{"year":"2018","value":"31.9","yoyChange":"-0.9%"},{"year":"2017","value":"32.2","yoyChange":"-0.6%"},{"year":"2016","value":"32.4","yoyChange":"-0.6%"},{"year":"2015","value":"32.6","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2014","value":"32.6","yoyChange":"-1.8%"},{"year":"2013","value":"33.2","yoyChange":"+2.2%"},{"year":"2012","value":"32.5","yoyChange":"+2.8%"},{"year":"2011","value":"31.6","yoyChange":"+2.3%"},{"year":"2010","value":"30.9","yoyChange":"+2.7%"},{"year":"2009","value":"30.1","yoyChange":"+1.7%"},{"year":"2008","value":"29.6","yoyChange":"+0.7%"},{"year":"2007","value":"29.4","yoyChange":"-1.7%"},{"year":"2006","value":"29.9","yoyChange":"-1.6%"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the youth dependency ratio (under-15 population per 100 working-age persons) in Ireland from 2005 to present. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2005–2025 (21 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 33.2 ratio: population under 15 per 100 persons aged 15–64 in 2013 and reached its lowest recorded value of 28.1 in 2025. The latest reading of 28.1 in 2025 represents a change of -2.4%."}]}