Population, ages 12-16, male in Ireland

Ireland: Population, ages 12-16, male was 159,185 in 2015. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2015)
159,185
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
119th
of 191 countries
All-time high
177,500
in 1993
All-time low
141,927
in 2007
Years of data
26
1990–2015

Population, ages 12-16, male in Ireland, 1990–2015

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k1990200220151990: 176.8k1991: 177.0k1992: 177.4k1993: 177.5k1994: 177.0k1995: 175.4k1996: 172.8k1997: 169.4k1998: 165.3k1999: 161.1k2000: 157.2k2001: 153.7k2002: 150.5k2003: 147.7k2004: 145.4k2005: 143.7k2006: 142.5k2007: 141.9k2008: 142.0k2009: 142.7k2010: 144.1k2011: 146.2k2012: 148.8k2013: 152.0k2014: 155.5k2015: 159.2k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).

Analysis

The most recent figure for population, ages 12-16, male in Ireland is 159,185, measured in 2015.

That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, ages 12-16, male in Ireland peaked at 177,500 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 141,927, in 2007.

Ireland ranks 119th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 172,974 161,106 177,500 10
2000s 146,729 141,927 157,191 10
2010s 150,954 144,103 159,185 6

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 116 Denmark 174,828 compare
  2. 117 Panama 173,017 compare
  3. 118 Bulgaria 167,009 compare
  4. 120 United Arab Emirates 157,290 compare
  5. 121 Norway 156,102 compare
  6. 122 New Zealand 151,269 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places β†’

More education data for Ireland

All data for Ireland β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is population, ages 12-16, male in Ireland?
Population, ages 12-16, male in Ireland was 159,185 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
What is the highest population, ages 12-16, male recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 177,500 in 1993.
What is the lowest population, ages 12-16, male recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 141,927 in 2007.
How does Ireland rank for population, ages 12-16, male?
Ireland ranks 119th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, ages 12-16, male rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ireland data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived), published as part of Population, ages 12-16, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population, ages 12-16, male
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,786 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed

Population, ages 12-16, male is the total number of males age 12-16.