What is population, age 5, male in Ireland?

Population, age 5, male in Ireland was 36,282 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

What is the highest population, age 5, male recorded in Ireland?

The highest recorded value was 36,282 in 2015.

What is the lowest population, age 5, male recorded in Ireland?

The lowest recorded value was 26,518 in 1998.

How does Ireland rank for population, age 5, male?

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

Is population, age 5, male rising or falling in Ireland?

Over the last ten years it is up 23.1%. 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 5, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population, age 5, male in Ireland

Name: Population, age 5, male in Ireland
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Ireland: Population, age 5, male was 36,282 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)

36,282

Change on year

up 0.4%

World rank

117th

of 191 countries

All-time high

36,282

in 2015

All-time low

26,518

in 1998

Years of data

1990–2015

Population, age 5, male in Ireland, 1990–2015

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population, age 5, male in Ireland is 36,282, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 23.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 5, male in Ireland peaked at 36,282 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 26,518, in 1998.

Ireland ranks 117th of 191 countries on this measure, 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	28,734	26,518	32,846	10
2000s	29,502	26,775	33,367	10
2010s	35,475	34,209	36,282	6

Countries ranked near Ireland

114 Lebanon 37,252 compare
115 Guinea-Bissau 36,826 compare
116 Switzerland 36,717 compare
118 Panama 35,066 compare
119 Bulgaria 33,305 compare
120 Hong Kong 31,919 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 5, male in Ireland?: Population, age 5, male in Ireland was 36,282 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 5, male recorded in Ireland?: The highest recorded value was 36,282 in 2015.
What is the lowest population, age 5, male recorded in Ireland?: The lowest recorded value was 26,518 in 1998.
How does Ireland rank for population, age 5, male?: Ireland ranks 117th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 5, male rising or falling in Ireland?: Over the last ten years it is up 23.1%. 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 5, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Population, age 5, 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 5, male refers to the male population at the specified age.