Population, age 5, total in Ireland
Ireland: Population, age 5, total was 70,296 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 5, total in Ireland, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2015, population, age 5, total in Ireland stood at 70,296. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 5, total in Ireland peaked at 70,296 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 51,624, in 1998.
That places Ireland 117th 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 | 55,972 | 51,624 | 63,964 | 10 |
| 2000s | 57,395 | 52,071 | 64,969 | 10 |
| 2010s | 68,663 | 66,591 | 70,296 | 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 5, total in Ireland?
- Population, age 5, total in Ireland was 70,296 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 5, total recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 70,296 in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, age 5, total recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 51,624 in 1998.
- How does Ireland rank for population, age 5, total?
- Ireland ranks 117th out of 191 regions with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 5, total rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. 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, 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.