What is population, age 2, male in Ireland?

Population, age 2, male in Ireland was 35,599 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

What is the highest population, age 2, male recorded in Ireland?

The highest recorded value was 35,913 in 2013.

What is the lowest population, age 2, male recorded in Ireland?

The lowest recorded value was 25,921 in 1996.

How does Ireland rank for population, age 2, male?

Ireland ranks 117th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.

Is population, age 2, male rising or falling in Ireland?

Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Ireland data come from?

The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 2, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population, age 2, male in Ireland

Name: Population, age 2, male in Ireland
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Ireland: Population, age 2, male was 35,599 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)

35,599

Change on year

down 0.6%

World rank

117th

of 191 countries

All-time high

35,913

in 2013

All-time low

25,921

in 1996

Years of data

1990–2015

Population, age 2, male in Ireland, 1990–2015

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

Ireland recorded 35,599 for population, age 2, male in 2015.

That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 2, male in Ireland peaked at 35,913 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 25,921, in 1996.

That places Ireland 117th out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	26,871	25,921	29,272	10
2000s	31,055	27,281	34,854	10
2010s	35,722	35,386	35,913	6

Countries ranked near Ireland

114 United Arab Emirates 38,324 compare
115 Lebanon 37,094 compare
116 Switzerland 36,834 compare
118 Panama 34,969 compare
119 Oman 32,519 compare
120 Bulgaria 31,594 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 2, male in Ireland?: Population, age 2, male in Ireland was 35,599 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 2, male recorded in Ireland?: The highest recorded value was 35,913 in 2013.
What is the lowest population, age 2, male recorded in Ireland?: The lowest recorded value was 25,921 in 1996.
How does Ireland rank for population, age 2, male?: Ireland ranks 117th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 2, male rising or falling in Ireland?: Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ireland data come from?: The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 2, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Population, age 2, 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 2, male refers to the male population at the specified age.