What is population, age 21, male in Ireland?

Population, age 21, male in Ireland was 28,973 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

What is the highest population, age 21, male recorded in Ireland?

The highest recorded value was 34,335 in 2003.

What is the lowest population, age 21, male recorded in Ireland?

The lowest recorded value was 28,591 in 1990.

How does Ireland rank for population, age 21, male?

Ireland ranks 128th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.

Is population, age 21, male rising or falling in Ireland?

Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Ireland data come from?

The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 21, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population, age 21, male in Ireland

Name: Population, age 21, male in Ireland
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Ireland: Population, age 21, male was 28,973 in 2015. ▬ Flat

Latest (2015)

28,973

Change on year

down 0.3%

World rank

128th

of 191 countries

All-time high

34,335

in 2003

All-time low

28,591

in 1990

Years of data

1990–2015

Population, age 21, male in Ireland, 1990–2015

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2015, population, age 21, male in Ireland stood at 28,973.

The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 21, male in Ireland peaked at 34,335 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 28,591, in 1990.

Ireland ranks 128th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	30,496	28,591	33,027	10
2000s	33,454	31,443	34,335	10
2010s	29,646	28,973	30,748	6

Countries ranked near Ireland

125 Panama 31,604 compare
126 Oman 30,148 compare
127 Albania 29,599 compare
129 Moldova 28,519 compare
130 Jamaica 27,999 compare
131 Namibia 27,552 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 21, male in Ireland?: Population, age 21, male in Ireland was 28,973 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 21, male recorded in Ireland?: The highest recorded value was 34,335 in 2003.
What is the lowest population, age 21, male recorded in Ireland?: The lowest recorded value was 28,591 in 1990.
How does Ireland rank for population, age 21, male?: Ireland ranks 128th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 21, male rising or falling in Ireland?: Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Ireland data come from?: The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 21, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Population, age 21, 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 21, male refers to the male population at the specified age.