Robert Troy
Question:728. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons on disability allowance and invalidity benefit; and the percentage of the population. [63792/25]
View answerTuesday, 18 November 2025
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There were 172,106 recipients of Disability Allowance in October 2025. The represents 3.2% of the total population, based an estimated 5,458,000 people from CSO's Population and Migration estimates. 4,073,700 people are estimated to be aged between 15 and 74 years old; Disability Allowance represents 4.2% of this target population.
Disability Allowance
|
Age Group |
Estimated Population 2025 |
Disability Allowance |
Proportion (%) |
|
Age 0-14 |
1,000,100 |
0 |
0 |
|
Age 15-24 |
696,600 |
31,237 |
4.5 |
|
Age 25-34 |
673,900 |
24,210 |
3.6 |
|
Age 35-44 |
819,600 |
28,045 |
3.4 |
|
Age 45-54 |
777,600 |
38,729 |
5.0 |
|
Age 55-64 |
629,500 |
47,372 |
7.5 |
|
Age 65-74 |
476,500 |
2,513 |
0.5 |
|
Age 75-84 |
288,700 |
0 |
0 |
|
Age 85+ |
96,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total |
5,458,500 |
172,106 |
3.2 % |
There were 54,634 For Invalidity Pension recipients in October 2025. This represents 1% of the population, using the most recent data from the CSO's Population and Migration estimates. 4,073,700 people are estimated to be aged between 15 and 74 years old; Invalidity Pension represents 1.3% of this population.
Invalidity Pension
|
Age Group |
Estimated Population 2025 |
Invalidity Pension |
Proportion (%) |
|
Age 0-14 |
1,000,100 |
0 |
0 |
|
Age 15-24 |
696,600 |
0 |
0 |
|
Age 25-34 |
673,900 |
257 |
0 |
|
Age 35-44 |
819,600 |
4,456 |
0.5 |
|
Age 45-54 |
777,600 |
13,510 |
1.7 |
|
Age 55-64 |
629,500 |
33,616 |
5.3 |
|
Age 65-74 |
476,500 |
2,795 |
0.6 |
|
Age 75-84 |
288,700 |
0 |
0 |
|
Age 85+ |
96,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total |
5,458,500 |
54,634 |
1.0% |
Annual population estimates are available from the CSO at data.cso.ie/table/pea01.