The current population of Ireland is 5,500,964 people, as of 2026 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 5,395,790 in 2024.
Population facts:
- Since 2006, population has increased from 4.27M people to 5.5M (28.7% growth in 20 years).
- For the last 20 years, Ireland has had an average growth rate of 1.44% per year.
- Ireland accounts for 0.07% of the world's population.
- Ireland is ranked 121/197 by population and was ranked 121st in 2006.
- Ireland is projected to reach 6.14M people in 2053.
Ireland population clock
Ireland
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World
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
5500964
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8280917972
|
| Population rank | 121/197 | N/A |
| Percent of world population | 0.07% | N/A |
| One net population change |
6.24 minutes
|
0.41 seconds
|
| One birth every |
9.61 minutes
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0.24 seconds
|
| One death every |
15 minutes
|
0.52 seconds
|
| Daily growth/decline | +231 | +213,016 |
| Annual growth/decline | +84,252 | +77,751,015 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.59% | +0.96% |
| Population growth rate rank | 68/197 | N/A |
| One migration net change every |
13.5 minutes
|
N/A |
| Annual migration change | +39,059 | N/A |
Ireland population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2,828,600 | - |
| 1961 | 2,824,400 | -0.15% |
| 1962 | 2,836,050 | 0.41% |
| 1963 | 2,852,650 | 0.59% |
| 1964 | 2,866,550 | 0.49% |
| 1965 | 2,877,300 | 0.38% |
| 1966 | 2,888,800 | 0.4% |
| 1967 | 2,902,450 | 0.47% |
| 1968 | 2,915,550 | 0.45% |
| 1969 | 2,932,650 | 0.59% |
| 1970 | 2,957,250 | 0.84% |
| 1971 | 2,992,050 | 1.18% |
| 1972 | 3,036,850 | 1.5% |
| 1973 | 3,085,950 | 1.62% |
| 1974 | 3,137,500 | 1.67% |
| 1975 | 3,189,550 | 1.66% |
| 1976 | 3,238,050 | 1.52% |
| 1977 | 3,282,200 | 1.36% |
| 1978 | 3,329,100 | 1.43% |
| 1979 | 3,373,750 | 1.34% |
| 1980 | 3,412,800 | 1.16% |
| 1981 | 3,453,000 | 1.18% |
| 1982 | 3,485,800 | 0.95% |
| 1983 | 3,510,600 | 0.71% |
| 1984 | 3,532,423 | 0.62% |
| 1985 | 3,538,082 | 0.16% |
| 1986 | 3,539,690 | 0.05% |
| 1987 | 3,540,057 | 0.01% |
| 1988 | 3,524,949 | -0.43% |
| 1989 | 3,511,009 | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 3,513,974 | 0.08% |
| 1991 | 3,534,235 | 0.58% |
| 1992 | 3,558,430 | 0.68% |
| 1993 | 3,576,261 | 0.5% |
| 1994 | 3,590,386 | 0.39% |
| 1995 | 3,608,841 | 0.51% |
| 1996 | 3,637,510 | 0.79% |
| 1997 | 3,674,171 | 1.01% |
| 1998 | 3,712,696 | 1.05% |
| 1999 | 3,754,786 | 1.13% |
| 2000 | 3,805,174 | 1.34% |
| 2001 | 3,866,243 | 1.6% |
| 2002 | 3,931,947 | 1.7% |
| 2003 | 3,996,521 | 1.64% |
| 2004 | 4,070,262 | 1.85% |
| 2005 | 4,159,914 | 2.2% |
| 2006 | 4,273,591 | 2.73% |
| 2007 | 4,398,942 | 2.93% |
| 2008 | 4,489,544 | 2.06% |
| 2009 | 4,535,375 | 1.02% |
| 2010 | 4,560,155 | 0.55% |
| 2011 | 4,580,084 | 0.44% |
| 2012 | 4,599,533 | 0.42% |
| 2013 | 4,623,816 | 0.53% |
| 2014 | 4,657,740 | 0.73% |
| 2015 | 4,701,957 | 0.95% |
| 2016 | 4,762,722 | 1.29% |
| 2017 | 4,827,445 | 1.36% |
| 2018 | 4,898,022 | 1.46% |
| 2019 | 4,976,456 | 1.6% |
| 2020 | 5,039,747 | 1.27% |
| 2021 | 5,110,585 | 1.41% |
| 2022 | 5,212,836 | 2% |
| 2023 | 5,311,538 | 1.89% |
| 2024 | 5,395,790 | 1.59% |
| 2025 | 5,450,228 | 1.01% |
| 2026 | 5,500,449 | 0.92% |
| 2027 | 5,547,627 | 0.86% |
| 2028 | 5,592,524 | 0.81% |
| 2029 | 5,634,478 | 0.75% |
| 2030 | 5,673,099 | 0.69% |
| 2031 | 5,709,621 | 0.64% |
| 2032 | 5,744,973 | 0.62% |
| 2033 | 5,778,467 | 0.58% |
| 2034 | 5,809,870 | 0.54% |
| 2035 | 5,839,208 | 0.5% |
| 2036 | 5,867,278 | 0.48% |
| 2037 | 5,895,280 | 0.48% |
| 2038 | 5,922,778 | 0.47% |
| 2039 | 5,948,562 | 0.44% |
| 2040 | 5,973,408 | 0.42% |
| 2041 | 5,997,971 | 0.41% |
| 2042 | 6,020,298 | 0.37% |
| 2043 | 6,040,050 | 0.33% |
| 2044 | 6,058,494 | 0.31% |
| 2045 | 6,075,441 | 0.28% |
| 2046 | 6,089,704 | 0.23% |
| 2047 | 6,102,050 | 0.2% |
| 2048 | 6,113,677 | 0.19% |
| 2049 | 6,123,367 | 0.16% |
| 2050 | 6,129,969 | 0.11% |
Ireland has a population of 5.5M as of 2026, compared to 4.76M in 2016, 4.27M in 2006, and 3.64M in 1996.
Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 1.55% per year. Ireland is ranked 77th out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2046) Ireland will have 6,089,704 people (10.7% growth) with a rank change from 121st to 120th.
By the year 2100, Ireland's population is projected to decline by 1.33% to 5.43M people.
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Ireland population statistics
|
Ireland
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 82.9 years | 73.8 years |
| Average age | 39.4 years | 33.8 years |
| Median age | 39.7 years | 31.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.5:50.5 | 50.3:49.7 |
| Fertility rate | 1.5 births per woman | 2.2 births per woman |
| Population density | 202.9 ppl/mi² | 141.6 ppl/mi² |
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