Population ages 15-64, female in Ireland

Ireland: Population ages 15-64, female was 1.81 million in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
1.81 million
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
116th
of 215 countries
All-time high
1.81 million
in 2025
All-time low
809,758
in 1961
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Population ages 15-64, female in Ireland, 1960–2025

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Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.

Analysis

In 2025, population ages 15-64, female in Ireland stood at 1.81 million. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population ages 15-64, female in Ireland peaked at 1.81 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 809,758, in 1961.

Ireland ranks 116th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 821,794 809,758 836,985 10
1970s 907,337 843,067 976,038 10
1980s 1.04 million 990,498 1.07 million 10
1990s 1.15 million 1.08 million 1.24 million 10
2000s 1.41 million 1.27 million 1.54 million 10
2010s 1.57 million 1.54 million 1.64 million 10
2020s 1.73 million 1.66 million 1.81 million 6

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 113 Lebanon 1.93 million compare
  2. 114 Denmark 1.88 million compare
  3. 115 Congo 1.85 million compare
  4. 117 Costa Rica 1.79 million compare
  5. 118 Norway 1.78 million compare
  6. 119 Slovakia 1.75 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population ages 15-64, female in Ireland?
Population ages 15-64, female in Ireland was 1.81 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
What is the highest population ages 15-64, female recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 1.81 million in 2025.
What is the lowest population ages 15-64, female recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 809,758 in 1961.
How does Ireland rank for population ages 15-64, female?
Ireland ranks 116th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
Is population ages 15-64, female rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ireland data come from?
The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 15-64, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population ages 15-64, female
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
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Female population between the ages 15 to 64. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.