Population in Ireland 578 indicators covering population for Ireland. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and group of citizenship 11.1% 2025 down 31.5% 18th Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by most frequent 24.3% 2020 down 26.1% 28th Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by educational 24.3% 2020 down 23.6% 26th Severe material deprivation rate by most frequent activity status 6.4% 2020 up 12.3% 24th Severe material deprivation rate by educational attainment level 6.6% 2020 up 20.0% 23rd Persons living in households with very low work intensity by group of 2.8% 2025 down 82.6% 19th Severe material deprivation rate for children by educational 32.3% 2020 up 99.4% 15th Children at risk of poverty or social exclusion by educational 82.1% 2020 up 12.6% 9th Population on 1 January by age, sex and educational attainment level 5.27 million Number 2023 up 9.8% 14th Non-household consumption volumes of gas by consumption bands 11.0% 2023 down 0.4% 16th Students in tertiary education - as % of 20-24 years old in the 88.8% 2024 up 20.7% 7th In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by group of country of birth 9.2% 2025 up 91.7% 12th Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by group of country of 24 Thousand persons 2025 up 9.1% 10th Population in private households by migration status and degree of 4,081 Thousand persons 2025 — 26th Population in private households by migration status, citizenship and 4,081 Thousand persons 2025 — 26th Population in private households by migration status, country of 4,081 Thousand persons 2025 — 26th Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of 0.1% 2020 down 66.7% 39th Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of 28 Thousand persons 2020 up 64.7% 37th Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of 0.5% 2020 up 66.7% 40th Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of 2.1% 2020 up 250.0% 30th Health workforce migration - historical data 25,959 Number 2021 up 38.0% 21st Level of disability (activity limitation) by sex, age and country of 9.6% 2025 up 638.5% 4th Students enrolled in STEM education fields - per thousand of 61.9 Per thousand inhabitants 2024 up 914.8% 23rd Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of 1.1% 2020 up 266.7% 40th Harmonised flows - internal database — Migration flows by category 21 Persons 2024 down 90.7% 13th Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of 1.2% 2020 up 500.0% 19th Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of 1.1% 2020 up 266.7% 20th Population density by other typologies 1,622 2023 up 10.1% 7th Households - reasons for not having internet access at home 0.9% 2019 down 66.1% 33rd Laying hens population - annual data 3,744 Thousand heads (animals) 2009 up 33.6% 27th Households - availability of computers 83.8% 2017 up 27.9% 18th Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by group of 15.1% 2020 down 32.3% 19th Severe material deprivation rate by group of citizenship 2.0% 2020 down 65.5% 15th Mean consumption expenditure per household by COICOP consumption 4,057 Purchasing power standard (PPS) per household 2020 up 0.4% 15th Household characteristics by age of the reference person 1,737 2020 down 70.5% 34th Causes of death - standardised death rate 1,007 Rate 2010 down 30.4% 30th Pig population 1,685 Thousand heads (animals) 1997 up 69.4% 19th Prison population 3,321 Number 2007 up 37.0% 34th ← Previous Page 10 of 10