Population ages 50-54, male in Ireland

Ireland: Population ages 50-54, male was 187,802 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
187,802
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
106th
of 215 countries
All-time high
187,802
in 2025
All-time low
75,094
in 1981
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Population ages 50-54, male in Ireland, 1960–2025

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Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.

Analysis

In 2025, population ages 50-54, male in Ireland stood at 187,802. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 28.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population ages 50-54, male in Ireland peaked at 187,802 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 75,094, in 1981.

That places Ireland 106th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 83,283 79,823 86,342 10
1970s 78,546 75,275 80,900 10
1980s 75,712 75,094 77,154 10
1990s 92,031 78,631 111,129 10
2000s 122,524 114,160 132,082 10
2010s 145,126 134,474 156,546 10
2020s 174,106 160,285 187,802 6

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 103 Singapore 191,880 compare
  2. 104 Norway 191,636 compare
  3. 105 Rwanda 188,766 compare
  4. 107 Guinea 187,336 compare
  5. 108 Turkmenistan 182,623 compare
  6. 109 Zimbabwe 178,080 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population ages 50-54, male in Ireland?
Population ages 50-54, male in Ireland was 187,802 in 2025, according to World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.
What is the highest population ages 50-54, male recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 187,802 in 2025.
What is the lowest population ages 50-54, male recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 75,094 in 1981.
How does Ireland rank for population ages 50-54, male?
Ireland ranks 106th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
Is population ages 50-54, male rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ireland data come from?
The figures come from World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, published as part of Population ages 50-54, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population ages 50-54, male
Source
World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
260 places, 17,130 data points, 1960–2025
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Male population between the ages 50 to 54.