In 2024, the population of the Republic of Ireland was approximately 5.38 million, with approximately 1.5 million people living in County Dublin, the region with the highest population.

In 2022, the average age of mothers in the Republic of Ireland at maternity was 33.2 years, compared with 28.8 in 1977.

The total population in Ireland was estimated at 5.4 million people in 2025, according to the latest census figures and projections from Trading Economics. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Ireland Population - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

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Ireland IE: Population: Total data was reported at 4,813,608.000 Person in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 4,755,335.000 Person for 2016. Ireland IE: Population: Total data is updated yearly, averaging 3,536,158.500 Person from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4,813,608.000 Person in 2017 and a record low of 2,824,400.000 Person in 1961. Ireland IE: Population: Total data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ireland – Table IE.World Bank: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.; ; (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision. (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Reprot (various years), (5) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database, and (6) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme.; Sum; Relevance to gender indicator: disaggregating the population composition by gender will help a country in projecting its demand for social services on a gender basis.

Demographics data Ireland as of 2022 at electoral divisions level - 70+ attributes: gender, age bands, birthplace, occupants type, and more

Key information about Ireland population

• The Ireland population reached 5.4 million people in Apr 2024, compared with the previously reported figure of 5.3 million people in Apr 2023
• The data reached an all-time high of 5.4 million people in Apr 2024 and a record low of 2.8 million people in Apr 1961

• In the latest reports, Ireland Unemployment Rate dropped to 4.1 % in Jul 2023
• Monthly earnings of the Ireland population was 4,147.6 USD in Jun 2024
• Ireland Labour Force Participation Rate increased to 66.0 % in Jun 2024

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Population growth (annual %) in Ireland was reported at 1.3596 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Ireland - Population growth (annual %) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on September of 2025.

Population, female (% of total population) in Ireland was reported at 50.5 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Ireland - Population, female (% of total) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on August of 2025.

In 2024, there were 435,000 people aged between 40 and 44 in the Republic of Ireland, the most common age group among those provided in this year.

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Ireland: Population density, people per square km: The latest value from 2021 is 73 people per square km, an increase from 72 people per square km in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 456 people per square km, based on data from 196 countries. Historically, the average for Ireland from 1961 to 2021 is 54 people per square km. The minimum value, 41 people per square km, was reached in 1961 while the maximum of 73 people per square km was recorded in 2021.

Ireland IE: Population: Growth data was reported at 1.218 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.129 % for 2016. Ireland IE: Population: Growth data is updated yearly, averaging 0.813 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.891 % in 2007 and a record low of -0.428 % in 1988. Ireland IE: Population: Growth data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ireland – Table IE.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage . Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.; ; Derived from total population. Population source: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision, (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Reprot (various years), (5) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database, and (6) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme.; Weighted average;

National and subnational mid-year population estimates for the UK and its constituent countries by administrative area, age and sex (including components of population change, median age and population density).

Graph and download economic data for Infra-Annual Labor Statistics: Working-Age Population Total: From 15 to 64 Years for Ireland (LFWA64TTIEQ647S) from Q2 1999 to Q1 2025 about Ireland, working-age, 15 to 64 years, and population.

There were 3 978 300 Facebook users in Ireland in September 2024, which accounted for 76.9% of its entire population. The majority of them were women - 54.8%. People aged 25 to 34 were the largest user group (982 800). The highest difference between men and women occurs within people aged 35 to 44, where women lead by 387 000.

Ireland: Population growth, percent: The latest value from 2023 is 2.6 percent, an increase from 1.85 percent in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 1.15 percent, based on data from 196 countries. Historically, the average for Ireland from 1961 to 2023 is 0.99 percent. The minimum value, -0.43 percent, was reached in 1988 while the maximum of 2.89 percent was recorded in 2007.

Ireland Estimated Population: Age 25 to 44 data was reported at 1,395.200 Person th in 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1,398.100 Person th for 2017. Ireland Estimated Population: Age 25 to 44 data is updated yearly, averaging 895.400 Person th from Apr 1950 (Median) to 2018, with 69 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,448.700 Person th in 2011 and a record low of 613.600 Person th in 1966. Ireland Estimated Population: Age 25 to 44 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Statistics Office of Ireland. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ireland – Table IE.G001: Population: by Age.