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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Thursday, 11 Dec 1958

Vol. 171 No. 14

Written Answers. - Age Estimates of Children.

*48.

asked the Taoiseach if he will give an estimate in respect of each of the ten years commencing in 1956 of the number of children who have reached or will reach the age of (a) 14 years, (b) 16 years and (c) 18 years.

The following table gives estimates of the number of children who have reached or will reach the age of 14 years in each of the years 1956 to 1965. The main reduction in numbers in any such group from 14 to 16 and from 16 to 18 years is believed to be due to emigration, rather than to mortality, and since it is not possible to estimate the numbers emigrating at these ages, reliable figures cannot be given in respect of (b) and (c) of the Deputy's question.

ESTIMATED number of persons reaching 14 years of age in 1956 to 1965.

Year

Number

Year

Number

1956

53,100

1961

59,100

1957

54,800

1962

58,700

1958

55,700

1963

58,100

1959

58,100

1964

57,900

1960

58,900

1965

55,000

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