Population, age 24, total in Ireland
Ireland: Population, age 24, total was 60,077 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 24, total in Ireland, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 60,077 for population, age 24, total in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 24, total in Ireland peaked at 70,606 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 50,111, in 1991.
That places Ireland 128th out of 191 regions with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54,322 | 50,111 | 60,911 | 10 |
| 2000s | 68,151 | 62,725 | 70,606 | 10 |
| 2010s | 64,403 | 60,077 | 67,843 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 24, total in Ireland?
- Population, age 24, total in Ireland was 60,077 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 24, total recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 70,606 in 2006.
- What is the lowest population, age 24, total recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 50,111 in 1991.
- How does Ireland rank for population, age 24, total?
- Ireland ranks 128th out of 191 regions with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 24, total rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. 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 24, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.