Ireland Population (LIVE)

5,310,248

Ireland Population (1950 - 2025)

Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)

The current population of Ireland is 5,309,942 as of Wednesday, July 16, 2025 based on Worldometer’s elaboration of the latest United Nations data¹.
Ireland 2025 population is estimated at 5,308,039 people at mid-year.
Ireland population is equivalent to 0.064% of the total world population.
Ireland ranks number 125 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
The population density in Ireland is 77 per Km² (200 people per mi²).
The total land area is 68,890 Km² (26,599 sq. miles).
62.07% of the population is urban (3,294,830 people in 2025)
The median age in Ireland is 39 years.

1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Ireland (2025 and historical)

Year	Population	Yearly % Change	Yearly Change	Migrants (net)	Median Age	Fertility Rate	Density (P/Km²)	Urban Pop %	Urban Population	Country's Share of World Pop	World Population	Ireland Global Rank
2025	5,308,039	1.01%	53,022	35,417	39	1.6	77	62.1%	3,294,830	0.064%	8,231,613,070	125
2024	5,255,017	1.12%	58,387	39,059	38.7	1.6	76	62%	3,257,857	0.064%	8,161,972,572	124
2023	5,196,630	1.69%	86,614	43,873	38.4	1.6	75	62%	3,221,262	0.064%	8,091,734,930	122
2022	5,110,016	1.27%	63,705	93,535	38	1.59	74	62.3%	3,184,815	0.064%	8,021,407,192	123
2020	4,982,606	1.16%	56,024	15,746	37.3	1.65	72	62.4%	3,111,336	0.063%	7,887,001,292	125
2015	4,702,487	0.62%	28,681	13,376	35.4	1.86	68	62.5%	2,939,375	0.063%	7,470,491,872	121
2010	4,559,080	1.87%	80,759	−26,974	33.3	2.06	66	62.5%	2,847,514	0.065%	7,021,732,148	119
2005	4,155,284	1.79%	70,540	63,983	32.4	1.86	60	61.3%	2,547,885	0.063%	6,586,970,132	122
2000	3,802,585	1.04%	38,378	31,298	31.5	1.89	55	59.9%	2,276,738	0.062%	6,171,702,993	126
1995	3,610,697	0.54%	19,336	10,019	29.9	1.84	52	58.6%	2,116,050	0.063%	5,758,878,982	124
1990	3,514,018	−0.1%	−3,451	−8,203	28.2	2.11	51	57.8%	2,031,946	0.066%	5,327,803,110	124
1985	3,531,271	0.67%	23,206	−16,178	26.3	2.49	51	56.8%	2,006,170	0.073%	4,868,943,465	116
1980	3,415,240	1.44%	47,024	−2,876	25.5	3.21	50	55.7%	1,900,678	0.077%	4,447,606,236	113
1975	3,180,119	1.44%	43,743	13,828	25.4	3.37	46	53.7%	1,707,788	0.078%	4,070,735,277	112
1970	2,961,403	0.61%	17,650	−8,892	26.2	3.85	43	51.1%	1,512,629	0.080%	3,694,683,794	109
1965	2,873,153	0.32%	9,093	−14,016	27.6	4.04	42	46%	1,322,242	0.086%	3,334,533,703	107
1960	2,827,689	−0.5%	−14,370	−38,492	29.1	3.75	41	45.1%	1,275,146	0.094%	3,015,470,894	103
1955	2,899,538	−0.09%	−2,623	−42,416	29.2	3.37	42	43.7%	1,267,440	0.11%	2,740,213,792	95

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Ireland Population Forecast

Year	Population	Yearly % Change	Yearly Change	Migrants (net)	Median Age	Fertility Rate	Density (P/Km²)	Urban Pop %	Urban Population	Country's Share of World Pop	World Population	Ireland Global Rank
2030	5,525,093	0.8%	43,411	21,907	39.9	1.6	80	63.1%	3,484,384	0.064%	8,569,124,911	124
2035	5,686,868	0.58%	32,355	12,894	40.5	1.6	83	64.9%	3,690,823	0.064%	8,885,210,181	123
2040	5,817,570	0.46%	26,140	10,681	41	1.6	84	67.3%	3,914,878	0.063%	9,177,190,203	124
2045	5,916,936	0.34%	19,873	6,002	41.8	1.6	86	70%	4,142,854	0.063%	9,439,639,668	121
2050	5,970,042	0.18%	10,621	3,518	42.9	1.6	87	72.9%	4,354,062	0.062%	9,664,378,587	121

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Ireland Demographics

Main Page: Demographics of Ireland

Life Expectancy

82.7 years

(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)

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Infant Mortality Rate

2.6

(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)

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Deaths under age 5

3.1

(per 1,000 live births)

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Notes

The Ireland Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of Ireland delivered by Worldometer’s RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of Ireland (1950 - 2025) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2025.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2025. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.

Yearly % Change: For 2025: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025). For all other years: latest year annual percentage change equivalent assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period, calculated through reverse compounding.

Yearly Change: For 2025: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025). For all other years: average annual numerical change over the preceding five year period.

Migrants (net): The average annual number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants over the preceding five year period (running from July 1 to June 30 of the initial and final years), or subsequent five year period (for 2016 data). A negative number means that there are more emigrants than immigrants.

Median Age: age that divides the population into two numerically equal groups: half of the people are older than the median age indicated and half are younger. This parameter provides an indication of age distribution.

Fertility Rate: (Total Fertility Rate, or TFR), it is expressed as children per woman. It is calculated as the average number of children an average woman will have during her reproductive period (15 to 49 years old) based on the current fertility rates of every age group in the country, and assuming she is not subject to mortality.

Density (P/Km²): (Population Density) Population per square Kilometer (Km²).

Urban Pop % : Urban population as a percentage of total population.

Urban Population: Population living in areas classified as urban according to the criteria used by each country.

Country’s Share of World Pop: Total population in the country as a percentage of total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

World Population: Total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Global Rank: Position held by Ireland in the list of all countries worldwide ranked by population (from the highest population to the lowest population) as of July 1 of the year indicated.