Old-age dependency in Eastern and Midland
In Eastern and Midland there were 21.1 people aged 65 or over for every 100 people aged 15 to 64 in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2012.
Eastern and Midland, 2025
21.1
Change from 2024
+1.4%
Ireland, 2025
23.8 per 100
Position in 2025
268th of 294
Old-age dependency in Eastern and Midland over time
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People aged 65+ per 100 aged 15 to 64. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Eastern and Midland | Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21.1 per 100 | 23.8 per 100 |
| 2024 | 20.8 per 100 | 23.6 per 100 |
| 2023 | 20.4 per 100 | 23.2 per 100 |
| 2022 | 20.1 per 100 | 23.0 per 100 |
| 2021 | 19.7 per 100 | 22.5 per 100 |
| 2020 | 19.3 per 100 | 22.0 per 100 |
| 2019 | 18.9 per 100 | 21.5 per 100 |
| 2018 | 18.5 per 100 | 21.2 per 100 |
| 2017 | 18.2 per 100 | 20.6 per 100 |
| 2016 | 17.8 per 100 | 20.2 per 100 |
| 2015 | 17.5 per 100 | 19.7 per 100 |
| 2014 | 17.1 per 100 | 19.1 per 100 |
| 2013 | 16.6 per 100 | 18.6 per 100 |
| 2012 | 15.9 per 100 | 17.9 per 100 |
| 2011 | – | 17.2 per 100 |
| 2010 | – | 16.5 per 100 |
| 2009 | – | 16.0 per 100 |
| 2008 | – | 15.6 per 100 |
| 2007 | – | 15.7 per 100 |
| 2006 | – | 16.0 per 100 |
| 2005 | – | 16.3 per 100 |
| 2004 | – | 16.3 per 100 |
| 2003 | – | 16.4 per 100 |
| 2002 | – | 16.5 per 100 |
| 2001 | – | 16.6 per 100 |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.4% from 20.8 per 100 in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 17.5 per 100, the figure has changed by +20.6%.
- Among the 294 regions with data for 2025, Eastern and Midland has the 268th highest value.
- The figure for Ireland in 2025 was 23.8 per 100.