What is population, age 18, male in Ireland?

Population, age 18, male in Ireland was 29,293 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

What is the highest population, age 18, male recorded in Ireland?

The highest recorded value was 34,315 in 1997.

What is the lowest population, age 18, male recorded in Ireland?

The lowest recorded value was 28,647 in 2012.

How does Ireland rank for population, age 18, male?

Ireland ranks 126th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.

Is population, age 18, male rising or falling in Ireland?

Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. 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 18, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population, age 18, male in Ireland

Name: Population, age 18, male in Ireland
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Ireland: Population, age 18, male was 29,293 in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)

29,293

Change on year

up 1.3%

World rank

126th

of 191 countries

All-time high

34,315

in 1997

All-time low

28,647

in 2012

Years of data

1990–2015

Population, age 18, male in Ireland, 1990–2015

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2015, population, age 18, male in Ireland stood at 29,293.

The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 18, male in Ireland peaked at 34,315 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 28,647, in 2012.

Ireland ranks 126th of 191 countries on this measure, 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	34,039	33,532	34,315	10
2000s	31,497	29,192	33,847	10
2010s	28,865	28,647	29,293	6

Countries ranked near Ireland

123 New Zealand 30,984 compare
124 Slovakia 30,355 compare
125 Oman 30,354 compare
127 Jamaica 27,558 compare
128 Albania 27,523 compare
129 Georgia 27,048 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 18, male in Ireland?: Population, age 18, male in Ireland was 29,293 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 18, male recorded in Ireland?: The highest recorded value was 34,315 in 1997.
What is the lowest population, age 18, male recorded in Ireland?: The lowest recorded value was 28,647 in 2012.
How does Ireland rank for population, age 18, male?: Ireland ranks 126th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 18, male rising or falling in Ireland?: Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. 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 18, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Population, age 18, 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 18, male refers to the male population at the specified age.