Population, age 16, female in Ireland
Ireland: Population, age 16, female was 28,679 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Population, age 16, female in Ireland, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, age 16, female in Ireland is 28,679, measured in 2015.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 16, female in Ireland peaked at 33,900 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 27,221, in 2010.
Ireland ranks 121st of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33,383 | 32,060 | 33,900 | 10 |
| 2000s | 29,008 | 27,268 | 31,487 | 10 |
| 2010s | 27,670 | 27,221 | 28,679 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More education data for Ireland
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 96.5% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers 42,162 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.6 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.6% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 16, female in Ireland?
- Population, age 16, female in Ireland was 28,679 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 16, female recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 33,900 in 1993.
- What is the lowest population, age 16, female recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 27,221 in 2010.
- How does Ireland rank for population, age 16, female?
- Ireland ranks 121st out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 16, female rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 16, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age population, female refers to female population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.