What is population, age 21, total in Ireland?

Population, age 21, total in Ireland was 56,740 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

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

The highest recorded value was 67,630 in 2003.

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

The lowest recorded value was 55,319 in 1990.

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

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

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

Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. 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, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population, age 21, total in Ireland

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

Ireland: Population, age 21, total was 56,740 in 2015. ▬ Flat

Latest (2015)

56,740

Change on year

down 1.7%

Rank

128th

of 191 regions

All-time high

67,630

in 2003

All-time low

55,319

in 1990

Years of data

1990–2015

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

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

Ireland recorded 56,740 for population, age 21, total in 2015.

The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 21, total in Ireland peaked at 67,630 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 55,319, in 1990.

That places Ireland 128th out of 191 regions with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	59,673	55,319	65,019	10
2000s	66,042	62,428	67,630	10
2010s	58,796	56,740	61,056	5

Countries ranked near Ireland

125 Panama 62,018 compare
126 Oman 58,001 compare
127 Albania 57,947 compare
129 Moldova 55,431 compare
130 Namibia 55,053 compare
131 Jamaica 54,560 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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)

All data for Ireland →

Frequently asked questions

What is population, age 21, total in Ireland?: Population, age 21, total in Ireland was 56,740 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 21, total recorded in Ireland?: The highest recorded value was 67,630 in 2003.
What is the lowest population, age 21, total recorded in Ireland?: The lowest recorded value was 55,319 in 1990.
How does Ireland rank for population, age 21, total?: Ireland ranks 128th out of 191 regions with data for 2015.
Is population, age 21, total rising or falling in Ireland?: Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. 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, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Population, age 21, total
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 4,605 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.