IE · 1973 · demo_pjangroup

Population on 1 January by age group and sex

Ireland, 1973

Population on 1 January by age group and sex
58,700
Ireland, 1973
▲ 1.4% vs 1972 (57,900)
Analysis

In 1973, Ireland's population on 1 january by age group and sex increased by 1.4% compared to 1972, reaching 58,700.

Ireland ranks 15th out of 21 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 3.0% (from 57,000 in 1968).

Source: Eurostat dataset demo_pjangroup, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 1973
#15 of 21
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