Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth in Ireland
Ireland: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth was 0.1092 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in 2040. ▼ Falling
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth in Ireland, 2000–2040
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of population aged 15-29 years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth in Ireland is 0.1092 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years, measured in 2040. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of down 58.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth in Ireland peaked at 0.6797 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1092 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years, in 2040.
Ireland ranks 29th of 160 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4879 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | — |
| 2001 | 0.4926 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.497 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.5012 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.5051 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.5088 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.5067 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.5045 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.5022 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4999 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.4975 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.4931 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.4888 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.4845 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.4802 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.4759 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.5111 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 0.5489 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 0.5895 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 0.633 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 0.6797 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 0.619 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | -8.9% |
| 2022 | 0.5637 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | -8.9% |
| 2023 | 0.5132 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | -9.0% |
| 2024 | 0.4672 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | -9.0% |
| 2025 | 0.4252 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | -9.0% |
| 2026 | 0.3865 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | -9.1% |
| 2027 | 0.3512 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | -9.1% |
| 2028 | 0.319 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | -9.2% |
| 2029 | 0.2898 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | -9.2% |
| 2030 | 0.2631 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | -9.2% |
| 2040 | 0.1092 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | -58.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5006 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 0.4879 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 0.5088 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5203 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 0.4759 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 0.633 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4614 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 0.2898 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 0.6797 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 10 |
| 2030s | 0.2631 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 0.2631 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 0.2631 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 1 |
| 2040s | 0.1092 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 0.1092 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 0.1092 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 26 Burkina Faso 0.1279 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
- 27 Sierra Leone 0.1151 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
- 28 Chad 0.1092 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
- 30 Jordan 0.107 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
- 31 Bhutan 0.1042 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
- 32 Libya 0.101 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
More education data for Ireland
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 42,162 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 96.48 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 96.5% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth in Ireland?
- Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth in Ireland was 0.1092 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in 2040, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6797 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1092 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in 2040.
- How does Ireland rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth?
- Ireland ranks 29th out of 160 countries with data for 2040.
- Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth education profiles — Population with less than primary education (accelerated scenario). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. Table 38 shows the projected youth population in 2040 with different education levels, according to the medium and accelerated scenario as calculated by the Wittgenstein Centre for Demography and Global Human Capital in 2018.