# Age dependency ratio (ages 15 to 64 base) in West

Age dependency ratio (ages 15 to 64 base) in West was 54.8% in 2025. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

- Indicator id: `dependency_ratio_15_64`
- Place id: `ie-nuts-ie042`
- Unit: %
- Definition: Population aged 0 to 14 plus population aged 65 and over, divided by population aged 15 to 64, times 100, on 1 January (Eurostat).
- Note: Eurostat age bands. dependency_ratio (INE, Spain) splits the ages at 16, so values for Spanish places differ between the two.
- Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Population structure indicators by NUTS 2 and 3 region, age dependency ratio (demo_r_pjanind3) (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_pjanind3/default/table)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-09
- License: Eurostat reuse policy (commercial and non-commercial reuse, attribution required)
- Citation: Eurostat. Population structure indicators by NUTS 2 and 3 region, age dependency ratio (demo_r_pjanind3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_pjanind3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/dependency-ratio-15-64/west-ie042
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/dependency-ratio-15-64/west-ie042.csv
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=dependency_ratio_15_64&place=ie-nuts-ie042

| Period | % |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | 54.8 |
| 2024 | 56.4 |
| 2023 | 56.6 |
| 2022 | 57.3 |
| 2021 | 57.1 |
| 2020 | 57 |
| 2019 | 56.7 |
| 2018 | 56.6 |
| 2017 | 56.2 |
| 2016 | 55.9 |
| 2015 | 55.5 |
| 2014 | 54.6 |