Population ages 0-14 in Ireland
Ireland: Population ages 0-14 was 18.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 0-14 in Ireland, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 0-14 in Ireland is 18.1%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14 in Ireland peaked at 31.2% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 18.1%, in 2025.
Ireland ranks 139th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 0-14 in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 30.9% | — |
| 1961 | 31.0% | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 30.9% | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 30.9% | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 30.9% | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 31.1% | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 31.1% | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 31.1% | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 31.1% | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 31.1% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 31.1% | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 31.2% | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 31.2% | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 31.2% | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 31.2% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 31.1% | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 31.0% | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 30.9% | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 30.7% | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 30.5% | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 30.4% | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 30.3% | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 30.1% | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 29.9% | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 29.6% | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 29.3% | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 28.9% | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 28.5% | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 28.1% | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 27.6% | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 27.1% | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 26.6% | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 26.0% | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 25.5% | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 24.9% | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 24.2% | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 23.6% | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 23.0% | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 22.5% | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 22.1% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 21.8% | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 21.4% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 21.1% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 21.0% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 20.8% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 20.6% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 20.4% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 20.3% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 20.5% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 20.7% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 21.1% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 21.4% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 21.5% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 21.5% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 21.4% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 21.3% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 21.2% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 20.9% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 20.7% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 20.4% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 20.1% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 19.8% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 19.5% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 19.0% | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 18.6% | -2.4% |
| 2025 | 18.1% | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31.0% | 30.9% | 31.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 31.0% | 30.5% | 31.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 29.3% | 27.6% | 30.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.5% | 22.1% | 27.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.9% | 20.3% | 21.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.1% | 20.4% | 21.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.2% | 18.1% | 20.1% | 6 |
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More education data for Ireland
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 223,493 (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 102,720 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -6.21 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 247,231 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.9368 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 35,618 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,544 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 134,541 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.1981 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14 in Ireland?
- Population ages 0-14 in Ireland was 18.1% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 0-14 recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 31.2% in 1971.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14 recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.1% in 2025.
- How does Ireland rank for population ages 0-14?
- Ireland ranks 139th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14 rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division, published as part of Population ages 0-14 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.