What is population, age 8, total in Ireland?

Population, age 8, total in Ireland was 69,148 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

What is the highest population, age 8, total recorded in Ireland?

The highest recorded value was 69,148 in 2015.

What is the lowest population, age 8, total recorded in Ireland?

The lowest recorded value was 53,282 in 2002.

How does Ireland rank for population, age 8, total?

Ireland ranks 116th out of 191 regions with data for 2015.

Is population, age 8, total rising or falling in Ireland?

Over the last ten years it is up 25.8%. 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 8, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population, age 8, total in Ireland

Name: Population, age 8, total in Ireland
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Ireland: Population, age 8, total was 69,148 in 2015. ▬ Flat

Latest (2015)

69,148

Change on year

up 3.1%

Rank

116th

of 191 regions

All-time high

69,148

in 2015

All-time low

53,282

in 2002

Years of data

1990–2015

Population, age 8, total in Ireland, 1990–2015

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population, age 8, total in Ireland is 69,148, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 25.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 8, total in Ireland peaked at 69,148 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 53,282, in 2002.

Ireland ranks 116th of 191 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	60,656	54,347	67,847	10
2000s	55,704	53,282	61,018	10
2010s	65,776	62,682	69,148	5

Countries ranked near Ireland

113 Switzerland 73,056 compare
114 Lebanon 72,417 compare
115 United Arab Emirates 70,641 compare
117 Panama 68,827 compare
118 Bulgaria 66,750 compare
119 Guinea-Bissau 65,408 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 8, total in Ireland?: Population, age 8, total in Ireland was 69,148 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 8, total recorded in Ireland?: The highest recorded value was 69,148 in 2015.
What is the lowest population, age 8, total recorded in Ireland?: The lowest recorded value was 53,282 in 2002.
How does Ireland rank for population, age 8, total?: Ireland ranks 116th out of 191 regions with data for 2015.
Is population, age 8, total rising or falling in Ireland?: Over the last ten years it is up 25.8%. 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 8, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Population, age 8, 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.