Share of children, working-age adults, and older people in Ireland
Ireland: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people was 988,244 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people in Ireland, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children, working-age adults, and older people in Ireland is 988,244 people, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children, working-age adults, and older people in Ireland peaked at 1.05 million people in 1983 and was at its lowest, 827,599 people, in 2001.
Ireland ranks 122nd of 236 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 851,971 people | 833,603 people | 870,527 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 890,134 people | 873,688 people | 913,502 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 979,371 people | 922,140 people | 1.03 million people | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.02 million people | 969,010 people | 1.05 million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 886,373 people | 830,446 people | 951,758 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 864,517 people | 827,599 people | 940,687 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 995,194 people | 961,431 people | 1.01 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 994,983 people | 988,244 people | 1.00 million people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More population data for Ireland
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.5% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 217,052 people (2100)
- Population density 76.73 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.5% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.47 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 124,730 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.47 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.47 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 0.3% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.6 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children, working-age adults, and older people in Ireland?
- Share of children, working-age adults, and older people in Ireland was 988,244 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 million people in 1983.
- What is the lowest share of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 827,599 people in 2001.
- How does Ireland rank for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Ireland ranks 122nd out of 236 regions with data for 2023.
- Is share of children, working-age adults, and older people rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-14.