Population in Ireland

578 indicators covering population for Ireland.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Population aged 25-64 years 2,759 thousands 2025 up 10.3% 120th
General government total expenditure 137.55 billion current LCU 2025 up 80.0% 114th
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking 0.0% 2024 down 100.0% 151st
Share of urban population using at least basic sanitation facilities 87.8% 2024 down 0.1% 115th
Share of urban vs. rural population using at least basic sanitation 87.8% 2024 down 0.1% 115th
Share of the population using at least basic sanitation services 89.7% 2024 down 0.1% 143rd
Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities 96.6% 2024 down 0.0% 137th
Share of people practicing open defecation 0.0% 2024 — 133rd
Population growth 1.4% 2024 up 86.0% 79th
Rural population 35.2% 2024 down 6.4% 107th
DEC alternative conversion factor 0.9239 LCU per US$ 2024 up 22.7% 181st
Official exchange rate 0.9239 LCU per US$, period average 2024 up 22.7% 178th
GDP 533.44 billion current LCU 2024 up 165.6% 118th
GDP per capita 99,148 current LCU 2024 up 130.0% 108th
GDP 577.39 billion current US$ 2024 up 116.4% 25th
GDP per capita 107,316 current US$ 2024 up 87.4% 5th
GDP 461.52 billion constant LCU 2024 up 102.9% 109th
GDP deflator 115.58 base year varies by country 2024 up 30.9% 174th
GDP growth 1.2% 2024 down 86.9% 165th
GDP at market prices 492.37 billion constant 2010 US$ 2024 up 102.9% 27th
GNI 404.49 billion current LCU 2024 up 138.6% 120th
GNI per capita 75,181 current LCU 2024 up 106.5% 118th
GNI per capita, Atlas method 77,920 current US$ 2024 up 63.6% 9th
Share of the rural population using at least basic sanitation facilities 93.2% 2024 up 0.2% 72nd
Share of rural and urban population with access to clean fuels for cooking 100 2023 unchanged 1st
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP 0.1% 2024 down 60.4% 176th
Population growth rate 1.2% 2023 up 95.9% 102nd
Population 5.20 million people 2023 up 12.4% 122nd
Population: comparison of UN projections 5.20 million people 2023 up 12.4% 122nd
Birth rate 10.25 births per 1,000 people 2023 down 31.6% 164th
Number of births, by world region 53,268 births 2023 down 23.2% 131st
Annual change in population 86,614 people 2023 up 252.8% 93rd
Population 5.20 million people 2023 up 12.4% 123rd
Number of children under 15, by world region 988,244 people 2023 down 0.6% 122nd
Population by age group 5.20 million people 2023 up 12.4% 122nd
Life expectancy by sex 84.48 years 2023 up 1.7% 33rd
Total dependency ratio 52.8% 2023 up 2.7% 143rd
Youth dependency ratio 29.1% 2023 down 10.7% 136th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people 806,826 people 2023 up 40.2% 87th
Population by age group 806,826 people 2023 up 40.2% 87th
Population growth rate with and without migration 1.2% 2023 up 95.9% 102nd
Median age vs. births per woman 38.42 years 2023 up 11.0% 68th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people 806,826 people 2023 up 40.2% 87th
The global population hockey stick 5.20 million people 2023 up 12.4% 123rd
Number of births 53,268 births 2023 down 23.2% 131st
Population 5.20 million people 2023 up 12.4% 122nd
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people 988,244 people 2023 down 0.6% 122nd
Population 5.20 million people 2023 up 12.4% 123rd
Births, by age of mother 1 births 2023 — 120th
Population by age group 293,493 people 2023 down 16.4% 129th
Share of births by age of mother 1.3% 2023 down 34.1% 204th
Birth rate 10.25 births per 1,000 people 2023 down 31.6% 164th
Birth rate by women's age group 4.07 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 2023 down 58.0% 210th
Has the population peaked? 5.20 million people 2023 up 12.4% 122nd
Life expectancy at birth, total 82.86 years 2023 up 2.4% 26th
Fertility rate, total 1.5 births per woman 2023 down 22.3% 155th
Mortality rate, infant 3.4 per 1,000 live births 2023 up 3.0% 163rd
Total population by age 44.48 2023 up 40.2% 92nd
Population density of the capital city 3,813 people per km² 2100 down 1.1% 139th
Military personnel as a share of total population 0.2% 2022 down 28.4% 127th