Working-age population, aged 15-64, male in Ireland

Ireland: Working-age population, aged 15-64, male was 0.6% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.6%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
60th
of 109 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2007
All-time low
0.6%
in 1983
Years of data
16
1983–2016

Working-age population, aged 15-64, male in Ireland, 1983–2016

00.20.40.61983199920161983: 0.602 % of male population1984: 0.605 % of male population1985: 0.604 % of male population1986: 0.608 % of male population1987: 0.61 % of male population1989: 0.616 % of male population2004: 0.693 % of male population2005: 0.691 % of male population2006: 0.696 % of male population2007: 0.7 % of male population2008: 0.695 % of male population2009: 0.686 % of male population2013: 0.661 % of male population2014: 0.654 % of male population2015: 0.649 % of male population2016: 0.647 % of male population

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of male population.

Analysis

Ireland recorded 0.6% for working-age population, aged 15-64, male in 2016.

That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population, aged 15-64, male in Ireland peaked at 0.7% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1983.

That places Ireland 60th out of 109 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Working-age population, aged 15-64, male in Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population, aged 15-64, male (% of male population) in Ireland, 1983 to 2016.
Year % of male population Change
1983 0.6%
1984 0.6% +0.5%
1985 0.6% -0.2%
1986 0.6% +0.7%
1987 0.6% +0.3%
1989 0.6% +1.0%
2004 0.7% +12.5%
2005 0.7% -0.4%
2006 0.7% +0.7%
2007 0.7% +0.6%
2008 0.7% -0.6%
2009 0.7% -1.4%
2013 0.7% -3.6%
2014 0.7% -1.1%
2015 0.6% -0.8%
2016 0.6% -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 6
2000s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 6
2010s 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 4

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 57 Georgia 0.7% compare
  2. 58 El Salvador 0.6% compare
  3. 59 Kazakhstan 0.6% compare
  4. 61 Morocco 0.6% compare
  5. 62 Finland 0.6% compare
  6. 63 Philippines 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population, aged 15-64, male in Ireland?
Working-age population, aged 15-64, male in Ireland was 0.6% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population, aged 15-64, male recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2007.
What is the lowest working-age population, aged 15-64, male recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1983.
How does Ireland rank for working-age population, aged 15-64, male?
Ireland ranks 60th out of 109 countries with data for 2016.
Is working-age population, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ireland data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Working-age population, aged 15-64, male (% of male population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population, aged 15-64, male (% of male population)
Unit
% of male population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
109 places, 1,558 data points, 1970–2021
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