Survival ages across the population in Ireland
Ireland: Survival ages across the population was 34 years in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Survival ages across the population in Ireland, 1950–2022
Source: Alvarez & Vaupel (2023); Human Mortality Database (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 34 years for survival ages across the population in 2022. That is the highest value across all 73 years on record.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival ages across the population in Ireland peaked at 34 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.28 years, in 1950.
That places Ireland 16th out of 41 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.365 years | 0.28 years | 0.47 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.31 years | 0.55 years | 3.14 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.45 years | 3.73 years | 13.53 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.67 years | 15.28 years | 21.04 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.31 years | 21.29 years | 23.48 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.83 years | 22.21 years | 26.89 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.96 years | 27.83 years | 32.06 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.27 years | 32.71 years | 34 years | 3 |
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More population data for Ireland
- World population growth -0.5% (2100)
- Population density 76.73 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 217,052 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.5% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.47 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.47 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 124,730 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.47 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 1.6 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 1.59 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival ages across the population in Ireland?
- Survival ages across the population in Ireland was 34 years in 2022, according to Alvarez & Vaupel (2023); Human Mortality Database (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest survival ages across the population recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 34 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest survival ages across the population recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.28 years in 1950.
- How does Ireland rank for survival ages across the population?
- Ireland ranks 16th out of 41 countries with data for 2022.
- Is survival ages across the population rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Alvarez & Vaupel (2023); Human Mortality Database (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Survival ages across the population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The age until which the 1st percentile (99% of the population) of the population would survive until, if they experienced the same age-specific death rates throughout their whole lives as the age-specific death rates seen in that particular year.