Population in Ireland 578 indicators covering population for Ireland. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Children cared only by their parents by age group - % over the 54.0% 2025 up 11.3% 12th Standardised inflows of permanent-type migrants — Migration flows by 21 Persons 2024 down 90.7% 13th Population on 1 January by broad age group, sex and other typologies 1.56 million 2025 up 18.9% 19th Children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration 73.0% 2025 down 3.7% 15th At-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents 28.3% 2025 up 19.4% 27th Vaccination against influenza of population aged 65 and over 74.7% 2025 up 24.0% 2nd Persons by household composition and educational attainment level 238.1 Thousand persons 2025 up 35.1% 21st Adults by number of children, age of youngest child and household 459.4 Thousand persons 2025 up 15.9% 23rd Private households by household composition, number of children and 2,328 Thousand households 2025 up 34.9% 25th Persons per private household by household composition, number of 2.3 Person 2025 down 14.8% 18th Population connected to wastewater treatment plants 5,232 Thousand 2024 up 20.4% 23rd Live births by mother's age and citizenship 54,472 Number 2023 down 21.0% 25th Population by sex, age and other typologies 1,073 Thousand persons 2025 up 19.0% 17th Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by household type 35.8% 2024 up 91.4% 9th Distribution of population by number of years spent in poverty within 4.1% 2024 down 65.0% 38th Self-reported unmet needs for dental examination by sex, age, main 2.0% 2025 down 56.5% 33rd Self-reported unmet needs for medical examination by sex, age, main 5.5% 2025 up 48.6% 16th Population connected to public water supply 79.1% 2024 up 5.1% 32nd Persons subject to immigration law enforcement - per thousand persons 1.22 Number 2025 up 64.9% 6th Live births by mother's age and country of birth 53,158 Number 2024 down 21.0% 26th Distribution of population by group of country of birth and tenure 32.4% 2025 up 120.4% 40th Subjective poverty by educational attainment level 14.2% 2025 down 52.0% 24th Subjective poverty by most frequent activity status 14.2% 2025 down 52.7% 24th Share of urban population living in inadequate housing 5.3% 2025 up 12.8% 29th Short-term update of the projected population 5.55 million 2032 up 9.8% 22nd Deaths by age, sex and country of birth 35,030 Number 2024 up 19.8% 34th Health workforce migration 22,257 Number 2025 up 8.8% 21st Change of immigration status permits by reason and citizenship 27,048 Person 2025 up 569.2% 7th Immigration by age group, sex and country of birth 127,664 Number 2024 up 73.6% 17th Immigration by age, sex and group of country of birth 127,664 Number 2024 up 73.6% 17th Severe housing deprivation rate by household type 0.5% 2023 down 58.3% 44th People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age 23.5% 2025 up 79.4% 30th Total population living in a dwelling with a leaking roof, damp 21.2% 2023 up 48.3% 5th Material deprivation for the 'Housing' dimension, by household type 75.5% 2023 down 4.9% 40th Total population considering their dwelling as too dark 6.9% 2023 up 15.0% 12th Children (aged 0 to 17) living in households considering their 7.1% 2023 up 26.8% 14th Total population having neither a bath, nor a shower in their dwelling 0.1% 2020 down 88.9% 37th Total population not having indoor flushing toilet for the sole use 0.2% 2020 unchanged 36th Children (aged 0 to 17) not having indoor flushing toilet for the 0.0% 2020 down 100.0% 35th Total population having neither a bath, nor a shower, nor indoor 0.1% 2020 down 50.0% 32nd Live births by mother's age and educational attainment level 53,158 Number 2024 — 25th Persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree 99 Thousand 2025 down 57.2% 21st Disaggregated final energy consumption in households - calorific 16,696 Megajoule per tonne (net calorific value - NCV) 2024 — 30th Recent immigrants by country of birth 0.8% 2025 down 57.9% 13th Distribution of population by group of citizenship and tenure status 28.1% 2025 up 99.3% 31st Persons living in households with very low work intensity by level of 7.0% 2025 down 65.7% 17th Distribution of population by work intensity of the household 12.2% 2025 up 47.0% 21st In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by work intensity of the household 2.5% 2025 up 56.2% 38th Emigration by age group, sex and country of birth 58,077 Number 2024 down 35.1% 20th Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of 68.1% 2025 down 9.2% 14th Persons living in households with very low work intensity by age and 29.8 Thousand 2025 down 59.1% 15th Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of 45 Thousand persons 2025 up 28.6% 28th Population on 1 January by sex, citizenship and group of country of 5.44 million Number 2025 up 18.5% 22nd Live births by birth weight and duration of gestation 53,158 Number 2024 down 21.0% 24th Population on 1 January by sex, country of birth and group of 5.44 million Number 2025 up 18.5% 22nd Overcrowding rate by age, sex and group of country of birth 23.8% 2025 up 52.6% 14th Population on 1 January by age group, sex and level of human 5.44 million Number 2025 up 16.3% 25th Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and group of country of birth 14.7% 2025 down 1.3% 16th Population on 1 January by age group, sex and level of human 5.44 million Number 2025 up 16.3% 25th Live births by mother's age and activity status 53,158 Number 2024 down 21.0% 22nd ← Previous Page 8 of 10 Next →