Population of Ireland (2025)

Ireland population

5,292,487

Births this year: 616,275 Births today 79
Deaths this year 276,261 Deaths today 35

Ireland Population by Religions(2011 est)

Region Name Percents Number
Roman Catholic 84.7% 4,194,745 people
Church of Ireland 2.7% 133,717 people
other Christian 2.7% 133,717 people
Muslim 1.1% 54,477 people
other 1.7% 84,192 people
unspecified 1.5% 74,287 people
none 5.7% 282,291 people

Ireland Population by Ethnic groups (2011 est)

Ethnic groups Name Percents Number
Irish 84.5% 4,184,840 people
other white 9.8% 485,342 people
Asian 1.9% 94,097 people
black 1.4% 69,335 people
mixed and other 0.9% 44,572 people
unspecified 1.6% 79,240 people

Ireland population by Age group

Age Both Sexes Population Male Population Female Population Both Sexes (%) Male (%) Female (%) Sex ratio (female/male)
Total 5,048,457 2,521,816 2,526,641 100 100 100 99.8
00-04 293,652 150,388 143,264 5.8 6 5.7 105
05-09 320,940 165,087 155,853 6.4 6.5 6.2 105.9
10-14 355,417 183,695 171,722 7 7.3 6.8 107
15-19 358,555 185,046 173,509 7.1 7.3 6.9 106.6
20-24 320,635 164,210 156,425 6.4 6.5 6.2 105
25-29 281,226 143,577 137,649 5.6 5.7 5.4 104.3
30-34 264,663 135,119 129,544 5.2 5.4 5.1 104.3
35-39 302,398 150,734 151,664 6 6 6 99.4
40-44 367,614 180,579 187,035 7.3 7.2 7.4 96.5
45-49 383,025 190,230 192,795 7.6 7.5 7.6 98.7
50-54 365,742 183,397 182,345 7.2 7.3 7.2 100.6
55-59 303,644 152,100 151,544 6 6 6 100.4
60-64 292,123 145,405 146,718 5.8 5.8 5.8 99.1
65-69 244,038 119,641 124,397 4.8 4.7 4.9 96.2
70-74 219,455 106,303 113,152 4.3 4.2 4.5 93.9
75-79 176,128 83,048 93,080 3.5 3.3 3.7 89.2
80-84 108,097 48,411 59,686 2.1 1.9 2.4 81.1
85-89 59,393 24,126 35,267 1.2 1 1.4 68.4
90-94 24,049 8,702 15,347 0.5 0.3 0.6 56.7
95-99 6,517 1,785 4,732 0.1 0.1 0.2 37.7
100+ 1,146 233 913 0 0 0 25.5

Ireland Age structure and Population pyramid

Ireland Age structure and Population pyramid

Ireland Sex ratio

Ireland Sex ratio

Ireland Dependency ratios

Chart working age in Ireland

Ireland Population (1950 - 2025)

Year Population Yearly %
Change		 Yearly
Change		 Sex ratio Density
(P/Km²)
2024 5,015,516 0.67 33,488 99.81 72.80
2023 4,982,028 0.70 34,421 99.80 72.32
2022 4,947,607 0.73 35,860 99.80 71.82
2021 4,911,747 0.77 37,455 99.80 71.30
2020 4,874,292 0.84 40,454 99.79 70.75
2019 4,833,838 0.90 42,993 99.77 70.17
2018 4,790,845 0.88 41,692 99.76 69.54
2017 4,749,153 0.75 35,160 99.73 68.94
2016 4,713,993 0.54 25,528 99.70 68.43
2015 4,688,465 0.28 13,301 99.65 68.06
2014 4,675,164 0.08 3,901 99.57 67.86
2013 4,671,263 0.07 3,395 99.48 67.81
2012 4,667,868 0.33 15,154 99.39 67.76
2011 4,652,714 0.77 35,380 99.34 67.54
2010 4,617,334 1.29 58,731 99.33 67.02
2005 4,203,700 9.43 362,126 99.77 61.02
2000 3,841,574 5.38 196,241 98.93 55.76
1995 3,645,333 2.31 82,227 98.73 52.92
1990 3,563,106 0.08 2,881 99.15 51.72
1985 3,560,225 3.76 129,147 100.11 51.68
1980 3,431,078 7.87 250,273 100.95 49.81
1975 3,180,805 7.92 233,466 100.98 46.17
1970 2,947,339 3.16 90,235 100.84 42.78
1965 2,857,104 1.35 38,045 100.95 41.47
1960 2,819,059 -2.76 -79,996 101.22 40.92
1955 2,899,055 -0.48 -14,038 102.57 42.08
1950 2,913,093 103.56 42.29
Chart population Ireland Population (1950 - 2025)