Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Ireland
Ireland: Population ages 0-14, total, per capita was 0.181 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Ireland, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Ireland is 0.181 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Ireland peaked at 0.3118 units per person in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.181 units per person, in 2025.
That places Ireland 139th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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, total, per capita in Ireland, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.309 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.3096 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 0.3088 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.3086 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.3094 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.3106 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.3114 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.3111 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.3105 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.3106 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.3114 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.3118 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.3116 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.3116 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.3117 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.3111 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.31 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.3087 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.307 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.3052 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.3038 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.3025 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.301 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.2992 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.2964 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.2926 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.2887 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.2847 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.2805 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.276 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.2708 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.2656 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.2605 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.255 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.2488 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.242 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.2356 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.2299 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.2251 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.2213 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.2178 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.2142 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.2113 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2096 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2081 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.2061 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2039 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.203 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2045 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2075 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2109 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2136 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2149 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.215 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2144 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2132 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2115 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2094 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.207 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2041 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.201 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1981 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1946 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1902 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 0.1856 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2025 | 0.181 units per person | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.31 units per person | 0.3086 units per person | 0.3114 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.31 units per person | 0.3052 units per person | 0.3118 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2925 units per person | 0.276 units per person | 0.3038 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2455 units per person | 0.2213 units per person | 0.2708 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2086 units per person | 0.203 units per person | 0.2178 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2114 units per person | 0.2041 units per person | 0.215 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1917 units per person | 0.181 units per person | 0.201 units per person | 6 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -4.76 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.89 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,122 (2090)
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- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -0.8762 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 1.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.3307 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Ireland?
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Ireland was 0.181 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 0-14, total, per capita recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3118 units per person in 1971.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14, total, per capita recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.181 units per person in 2025.
- How does Ireland rank for population ages 0-14, total, per capita?
- Ireland ranks 139th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14, total, per capita 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 0-14, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 0-14, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population ages 0-14, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 0-14, total Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Population ages 0-14, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.