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Population aged 0 to 14 in Ireland

Population aged 0 to 14 in Ireland was 19% in 2023, according to the World Bank. That is down 0.4 pts from 2022. That is the 1st highest of 27 EU countries in 2023.

202319%
Change on 2022-0.4 pts
Rank1st of 27EU countries ranked
Series high31.21971
Series low192023

Population aged 0 to 14 in Ireland, 1960 to 2023

1520253035196019731986199920122025203820501960: 30.9 %1961: 31 %1962: 30.9 %1963: 30.9 %1964: 30.9 %1965: 31.1 %1966: 31.1 %1967: 31.1 %1968: 31.1 %1969: 31.1 %1970: 31.1 %1971: 31.2 %1972: 31.2 %1973: 31.2 %1974: 31.2 %1975: 31.1 %1976: 31 %1977: 30.9 %1978: 30.7 %1979: 30.5 %1980: 30.4 %1981: 30.3 %1982: 30.1 %1983: 29.9 %1984: 29.6 %1985: 29.3 %1986: 28.9 %1987: 28.5 %1988: 28.1 %1989: 27.6 %1990: 27.1 %1991: 26.6 %1992: 26 %1993: 25.5 %1994: 24.9 %1995: 24.2 %1996: 23.6 %1997: 23 %1998: 22.5 %1999: 22.1 %2000: 21.8 %2001: 21.4 %2002: 21.1 %2003: 21 %2004: 20.8 %2005: 20.6 %2006: 20.4 %2007: 20.3 %2008: 20.5 %2009: 20.7 %2010: 21.1 %2011: 21.4 %2012: 21.5 %2013: 21.5 %2014: 21.4 %2015: 21.3 %2016: 21.2 %2017: 20.9 %2018: 20.7 %2019: 20.4 %2020: 20.1 %2021: 19.8 %2022: 19.5 %2023: 19 %2024 (projection): 18.6 %2025 (projection): 18.1 %2026 (projection): 17.6 %2027 (projection): 17.2 %2028 (projection): 16.9 %2029 (projection): 16.6 %2030 (projection): 16.3 %2031 (projection): 16 %2032 (projection): 15.8 %2033 (projection): 15.6 %2034 (projection): 15.4 %2035 (projection): 15.3 %2036 (projection): 15.2 %2037 (projection): 15.1 %2038 (projection): 15.1 %2039 (projection): 15.2 %2040 (projection): 15.2 %2041 (projection): 15.3 %2042 (projection): 15.4 %2043 (projection): 15.4 %2044 (projection): 15.5 %2045 (projection): 15.6 %2046 (projection): 15.6 %2047 (projection): 15.7 %2048 (projection): 15.7 %2049 (projection): 15.7 %2050 (projection): 15.6 %
%. Source: World Bank, Population ages 0-14, % of total population (SP.POP.0014.TO.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-11, published 2026-10-08. The dashed line from 2024 to 2050 is a projection by World Bank (2026-07-01 edition), not a measured value.
All 64 values
Period%
202319
202219.5
202119.8
202020.1
201920.4
201820.7
201720.9
201621.2
201521.3
201421.4
201321.5
201221.5
201121.4
201021.1
200920.7
200820.5
200720.3
200620.4
200520.6
200420.8
200321
200221.1
200121.4
200021.8
199922.1
199822.5
199723
199623.6
199524.2
199424.9
199325.5
199226
199126.6
199027.1
198927.6
198828.1
198728.5
198628.9
198529.3
198429.6
198329.9
198230.1
198130.3
198030.4
197930.5
197830.7
197730.9
197631
197531.1
197431.2
197331.2
197231.2
197131.2
197031.1
196931.1
196831.1
196731.1
196631.1
196531.1
196430.9
196330.9
196230.9
196131
196030.9

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Definition

Residents aged 0 to 14 as a percentage of total population, at mid-year.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Population ages 0-14, % of total population (SP.POP.0014.TO.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.0014.TO.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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What is the population aged 0 to 14 in Ireland?

Population aged 0 to 14 in Ireland was 19% in 2023, according to the World Bank. That is down 0.4 pts from 2022. That is the 1st highest of 27 EU countries in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Population ages 0-14, % of total population (SP.POP.0014.TO.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-11.

What was the highest population aged 0 to 14 in Ireland?

31.2% in 1971, the highest value since 1960 in this series.

Population aged 0 to 14 elsewhere in European Union (27)

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