Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 20-24, total in Ireland
Ireland: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 20-24, total was 288 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 20-24, total in Ireland, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 20-24, total in Ireland stood at 288.
The figure is down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 20-24, total in Ireland peaked at 329 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 159, in 1960.
That places Ireland 114th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 20-24, total in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 159 | — |
| 1965 | 185 | +16.4% |
| 1970 | 211 | +14.1% |
| 1975 | 244 | +15.6% |
| 1980 | 269 | +10.2% |
| 1985 | 289 | +7.4% |
| 1990 | 268 | -7.3% |
| 1995 | 291 | +8.6% |
| 2000 | 329 | +13.1% |
| 2005 | 327 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 288 | -11.9% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 288 is below the median for high income countries, which is 450, 64% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 288 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 588, 49% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 172 | 159 | 185 | 2 |
| 1970s | 227.5 | 211 | 244 | 2 |
| 1980s | 279 | 269 | 289 | 2 |
| 1990s | 279.5 | 268 | 291 | 2 |
| 2000s | 328 | 327 | 329 | 2 |
| 2010s | 288 | 288 | 288 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More education data for Ireland
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.47 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.19 (2022)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 32,531 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,942 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 52,745 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 49,975 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 456,625 (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 548,873 (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.49 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 20-24, total in Ireland?
- Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 20-24, total in Ireland was 288 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 20-24, total recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 329 in 2000.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 20-24, total recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 159 in 1960.
- How does Ireland rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 20-24, total?
- Ireland ranks 114th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 20-24, total rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 20-24, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in thousands, age 20-24, total is the total population of 20-24 year olds in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.