Age composition in 2026:
🇷🇪 Réunion
🇮🇪 Ireland
| Réunion | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|
| Young Population | 20.15%178,632 | 17.65%945,355 |
| Working Age Population | 62.99%558,304 | 65.82%3,525,692 |
| Elderly Population | 16.85%149,358 | 16.54%885,898 |
In 2026, the median age is 39.4 years in Réunion and 40.2 years in Ireland.Ireland already reached Réunion’s current median age in 2023, about 3 years ahead in population aging.
The total population of Réunion peaks in 2049 at 941,556.The total population of Ireland peaks in 2053 at 5,977,055.
By 2050, the dependency ratio of Réunion will be 79.5%, and 26.73% of the population will be elderly.By 2050, the dependency ratio of Ireland will be 71.8%, and 26.14% of the population will be elderly.
| Réunion | Ireland | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Demographic dividend (dependency ratio below 50%) | 2002–2003 | 2000–2011 | |
| Aging society (65+ reaches 7%) | 2000 | 1950 or earlier | |
| Aged society (65+ reaches 14%) | 2022 3 years later | 2019 | |
| Super-aged society (65+ reaches 20%) | 2031 | 2036 5 years later |