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     Forecast Categories for Ireland
     Population
     Health
     Education
     Social/Human
     Economy
     Energy
     Environment
     International Politics
     Domestic Government

Population Forecast for Ireland -
Population - Million People - -
     2024: 5.102
     2030: 5.261
     2060: 5.714
Population growth rate - Annual Percent - -
     2024: 0.482
     2030: 0.508
     2060: 0.000
Crude birthrate - per Thousand - -
     2024: 10.65
     2030: 10.87
     2060: 9.717
Crude death rate - per Thousand - -
     2024: 7.123
     2030: 7.697
     2060: 11.45
Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births - Deaths per Thousand Live Births - -
     2024: 2.308
     2030: 1.879
     2060: 0.976
Life expectancy - Total - Years - -
     2024: 82.40
     2030: 83.31
     2060: 86.05
Life expectancy - Male - Years - -
     2024: 80.26
     2030: 81.14
     2060: 83.73
Life expectancy - Female - Years - -
     2024: 84.49
     2030: 85.43
     2060: 88.30
Total fertility rate (births per woman over lifetime) - Births per Woman - -
     2024: 1.682
     2030: 1.733
     2060: 1.790
HIV infection, rate, percentage of adult population - Percent - -
     2024: 0.138
     2030: 0.123
     2060: 0.040
Population, aged 0 to 5 - Million People - -
     2024: 0.294
     2030: 0.279
     2060: 0.277
Population, aged 15 years or less - Million People - -
     2024: 0.971
     2030: 0.889
     2060: 0.865
Population, aged 15 to 65 - Million People - -
     2024: 3.331
     2030: 3.434
     2060: 3.360
Population, aged more than 65 years - Million People - -
     2024: 0.800
     2030: 0.938
     2060: 1.489
Population in urban areas - Million People - -
     2024: 3.376
     2030: 3.643
     2060: 4.375
Labor participation rate - Ratio - -
     2024: 0.499
     2030: 0.493
     2060: 0.456
Female share of the labor force - Percent of Labor Force - -
     2024: 47.22
     2030: 48.24
     2060: 49.82

Health Forecast for Ireland -
Obesity Rate - Total - Percent of Adults 30 Years and Older - -
     2024: 17.43
     2030: 17.79
     2060: 17.51
Smoking Rate (Adults 30+) - Total - Percent of Adults - -
     2024: 23.15
     2030: 22.96
     2060: 21.82
Malnourished children (under 5) as percent - Percent of All Children - -
     2024: 1.968
     2030: 1.919
     2060: 1.904
Malnourished children as percent, Smith and Haddad Formulation - Percent of Population - -
     2024: 2.911
     2030: 2.276
     2060: 5.430
Malnourished population as percent - Percent of Population - -
     2024: 0.001
     2030: 0.000
     2060: 0.002

Education Forecast for Ireland -
Education, primary, enrollment rate, gross - Total - Enrollment Rate - -
     2024: 103.7
     2030: 102.2
     2060: 100.0
Education, primary, enrollment rate, net - Total - Percent of Children Enrolled - -
     2024: 98.07
     2030: 99.96
     2060: 100.0
Education, Lower Secondary, gross enrollment (% of age group) - Total - Percent - -
     2024: 107.0
     2030: 112.0
     2060: 101.7
Education, Upper Secondary, gross enrollment (% of age group) - Total - Percent - -
     2024: 130.6
     2030: 127.6
     2060: 105.7
Education, tertiary, gross enrolment rate - Total - Percent - -
     2024: 80.57
     2030: 83.59
     2060: 86.23
Education, years obtained by population 25+ - Total - Years Completed - -
     2024: 13.31
     2030: 13.71
     2060: 15.10
Literacy, percentage of population, 15 and older - Percent of Population 15 and Older - -
     2024: 100.0
     2030: 100.0
     2060: 100.0

Social/Human Forecast for Ireland
Population with income less than $2.15 per day, log normal computation (in 2017 US Dollars) - Million People - -
     2024: 0.000
     2030: 0.000
     2060: 0.000
Population with income less than $3.65 per day, log normal computation (in 2017 US Dollars) - Million People - -
     2024: 0.000
     2030: 0.000
     2060: 0.000
Human development index, UN Development Program's measure - Index - -
     2024: 1.000
     2030: 1.000
     2060: 1.000
Human poverty index 1, UN Development Program's measure - Index - -
     2024: 1.488
     2030: 1.379
     2060: 0.938
Calories per capita available - Total - Kilocalories per Person per Day - -
     2024: 3,826
     2030: 3,855
     2060: 3,833
Traditional/Secular-Rational index - Total - Index - -
     2024: -0.906
     2030: -0.740
     2060: -0.021
Survival/self-expression index - Total - Index - -
     2024: 1.233
     2030: 1.364
     2060: 1.784

Economy Forecast for Ireland
Gross domestic product at PPP - Billion 2017 Dollars - -
     2024: 617.0
     2030: 775.9
     2060: 1,283
Gross domestic product - Billion 2017 Dollars - -
     2024: 570.9
     2030: 721.4
     2060: 1,222
GDP per capita at PPP (2011 Thousand US Dollars) - Thousand 2011 Dollars - -
     2024: 120.9
     2030: 147.5
     2060: 224.6
Domestic GINI index of inequality (larger is more unequal, from 0 to 1) - Index - -
     2024: 0.302
     2030: 0.300
     2060: 0.288
Globalization level index, base years values from 0-100 (highest) - Index - -
     2024: 68.67
     2030: 65.09
     2060: 57.86
Knowledge society index; base year 0-100 (better) - Index - -
     2024: 71.77
     2030: 74.40
     2060: 77.40

Energy Forecast for Ireland
Energy production - Oil - Billion Barrels Oil Equivalent - -
     2024: 0.073
     2030: 0.055
     2060: 0.006

Environment Forecast for Ireland
Annual carbon emissions from fossil fuels - Billion Tons - -
     2024: 0.013
     2030: 0.013
     2060: 0.001

International Politics Forecast for Ireland
Diplomacy, Military, and Economic (DiME) Power Index - Index - -
     2024: 1.144
     2030: 1.302
     2060: 1.079

Domestic Government Forecast for Ireland
Freedom House freedom indicator (higher is more democratic;2-14;reversed from Freedom House) - Index - -
     2024: 14.00
     2030: 14.00
     2060: 14.00
Democracy, Polity index (Range: 0-20; higher is better) - Index - -
     2024: 20.00
     2030: 20.00
     2060: 20.00
Government corruption perception, based on TI (higher is less corrupt) - Index - -
     2024: 10.00
     2030: 10.00
     2060: 10.00
Government effectiveness (quality), factor score; higher is better - Index - -
     2024: 4.047
     2030: 4.212
     2060: 4.591
Economic freedom, Fraser Institute/Econ Freedom Network freedom indicator (higher more free) - Index - -
     2024: 8.389
     2030: 8.491
     2060: 8.707