Population, ages 12-16, total in Ireland
Ireland: Population, ages 12-16, total was 310,119 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Population, ages 12-16, total in Ireland, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
Analysis
Ireland recorded 310,119 for population, ages 12-16, total in 2015.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, ages 12-16, total in Ireland peaked at 346,123 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 277,311, 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 337,352 | 314,377 | 346,123 | 10 |
| 2000s | 286,642 | 277,311 | 306,874 | 10 |
| 2010s | 294,371 | 281,292 | 310,119 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 117 Denmark 338,397 compare
- 118 Bulgaria 325,224 compare
- 120 Norway 305,310 compare
- 121 United Arab Emirates 301,765 compare
- 122 New Zealand 293,086 compare
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, ages 12-16, total in Ireland?
- Population, ages 12-16, total in Ireland was 310,119 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
- What is the highest population, ages 12-16, total recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 346,123 in 1993.
- What is the lowest population, ages 12-16, total recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 277,311 in 2007.
- How does Ireland rank for population, ages 12-16, total?
- Ireland ranks 119th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, ages 12-16, total rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. 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, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population, ages 12-16, total is the total population age 12-16.