What is population, age 16, male in Ireland?

Population, age 16, male in Ireland was 30,274 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

What is the highest population, age 16, male recorded in Ireland?

The highest recorded value was 35,568 in 1993.

What is the lowest population, age 16, male recorded in Ireland?

The lowest recorded value was 28,435 in 2009.

How does Ireland rank for population, age 16, male?

Ireland ranks 124th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.

Is population, age 16, male rising or falling in Ireland?

Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population, age 16, male in Ireland

Name: Population, age 16, male in Ireland
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Ireland: Population, age 16, male was 30,274 in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)

30,274

Change on year

up 2.1%

World rank

124th

of 191 countries

All-time high

35,568

in 1993

All-time low

28,435

in 2009

Years of data

1990–2015

Population, age 16, male in Ireland, 1990–2015

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

Ireland recorded 30,274 for population, age 16, male in 2015.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 16, male in Ireland peaked at 35,568 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 28,435, in 2009.

That places Ireland 124th out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	35,055	33,714	35,568	10
2000s	30,290	28,435	33,093	10
2010s	29,152	28,438	30,274	6

Countries ranked near Ireland

121 Singapore 30,574 compare
122 New Zealand 30,328 compare
123 Finland 30,287 compare
125 Oman 29,649 compare
126 Slovakia 28,095 compare
127 Jamaica 27,540 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

More education data for Ireland

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)
School enrollment, primary 96.5% (2022)
Primary education, teachers 42,162 (2023)
Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.6 (2024)
School enrollment, primary, female 97.6% (2022)

All data for Ireland →

Frequently asked questions

What is population, age 16, male in Ireland?: Population, age 16, male in Ireland was 30,274 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 16, male recorded in Ireland?: The highest recorded value was 35,568 in 1993.
What is the lowest population, age 16, male recorded in Ireland?: The lowest recorded value was 28,435 in 2009.
How does Ireland rank for population, age 16, male?: Ireland ranks 124th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 16, male rising or falling in Ireland?: Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Population, age 16, male
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 4,786 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Population, age 16, male refers to the male population at the specified age.