Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2019) |
Date | 04 Nov 2021 |
As of 2021, the population of Ireland is projected at 4.98 million, up by 0.91% compared with 4.94 million in 2020. Ireland is ranked 124th in terms of population and 117th in terms of population growth rate.
There are 58.22 thousand births in Ireland in 2021. That is 160 per day, which is ranked 131st. The crude birth rate is 11.74 per 1000 people. There are 31.31 thousand deaths in Ireland in 2021. That is 86 per day, which is ranked 128th. The crude death rate is 6.31 per 1000 people.
3.15 million people are living in urban areas, which is 63.91% of Ireland population. Ireland is ranked 117th in terms of urbanization.
The Sex Ratio in Ireland in 2021 is 98.66 males per 100 females. There are 2.47 million males and 2.51 million females in Ireland. The percentage of female population is 50.34% compare to 49.66% male population. Ireland has 33.58 thousand more females than males. Ireland is at 99th position out of 201 countries/territories in terms of female to male ratio.
Year | Population | Growth (%) |
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1950 | 2,912,682 | - |
1955 | 2,873,410 | -0.55 |
1960 | 2,791,390 | -0.35 |
1965 | 2,823,644 | 0.41 |
1970 | 2,908,430 | 0.96 |
1975 | 3,137,181 | 1.69 |
1980 | 3,384,760 | 1.28 |
1985 | 3,510,978 | 0.36 |
1990 | 3,510,881 | 0.04 |
1995 | 3,592,180 | 0.68 |
2000 | 3,783,095 | 1.38 |
2005 | 4,141,218 | 2.05 |
2010 | 4,554,330 | 1.33 |
2015 | 4,652,420 | 0.55 |
2016 | 4,695,790 | 0.93 |
2017 | 4,753,281 | 1.22 |
2018 | 4,818,694 | 1.38 |
2019 | 4,882,498 | 1.32 |
2020 | 4,937,796 | 1.13 |
2021 | 4,982,904 | 0.91 |
Year | Total | Crude(per 1000) | ||
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Death | Birth | Crude death | Crude birth | |
1950 | 38,687 | 66,520 | 13.24 | 22.77 |
1955 | 35,293 | 60,258 | 12.35 | 21.09 |
1960 | 33,534 | 59,686 | 11.93 | 21.24 |
1965 | 33,041 | 60,611 | 11.71 | 21.48 |
1970 | 33,094 | 65,647 | 11.29 | 22.37 |
1975 | 33,300 | 72,115 | 10.61 | 22.98 |
1980 | 32,639 | 72,051 | 9.69 | 21.40 |
1985 | 31,732 | 63,336 | 9.09 | 18.14 |
1990 | 30,924 | 52,099 | 8.77 | 14.77 |
1995 | 30,812 | 49,831 | 8.55 | 13.84 |
2000 | 29,942 | 55,464 | 7.87 | 14.57 |
2005 | 27,869 | 65,981 | 6.71 | 15.86 |
2010 | 27,981 | 72,113 | 6.22 | 16.07 |
2015 | 28,677 | 67,050 | 6.10 | 14.26 |
2020 | 30,579 | 59,325 | 6.22 | 12.08 |
2021 | 31,312 | 58,218 | 6.31 | 11.74 |
Year | Population | Urbanization | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Urban | Rural | growth rate (%) | Urban (%) | |
1950 | 1,167,804 | 1,745,289 | - | 40.088 |
1955 | 1,267,440 | 1,632,344 | 1.32 | 43.708 |
1960 | 1,275,146 | 1,546,964 | 0.14 | 45.184 |
1965 | 1,322,242 | 1,537,713 | 0.90 | 46.233 |
1970 | 1,512,629 | 1,437,369 | 3.32 | 51.276 |
1975 | 1,707,788 | 1,476,338 | 2.34 | 53.634 |
1980 | 1,900,678 | 1,534,275 | 1.90 | 55.333 |
1985 | 2,006,170 | 1,558,789 | 0.66 | 56.275 |
1990 | 2,031,946 | 1,537,311 | 0.28 | 56.929 |
1995 | 2,116,050 | 1,535,495 | 1.06 | 57.949 |
2000 | 2,276,738 | 1,572,038 | 1.82 | 59.155 |
2005 | 2,547,885 | 1,665,092 | 2.51 | 60.477 |
2010 | 2,847,514 | 1,779,414 | 1.62 | 61.542 |
2015 | 2,939,375 | 1,760,732 | 0.61 | 62.538 |
2020 | 3,111,336 | 1,776,656 | 1.24 | 63.653 |
2021 | 3,148,202 | 1,777,637 | 1.18 | 63.912 |
Age group | Male | Female | Total | M per 100 F | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Persons | Share (%) | ||||
00-04 | 156,302 | 147,190 | 303,492 | 6.09 | 106.191 |
05-09 | 181,879 | 172,119 | 353,998 | 7.10 | 105.670 |
10-14 | 185,301 | 177,446 | 362,747 | 7.28 | 104.427 |
15-19 | 164,260 | 158,186 | 322,446 | 6.47 | 103.840 |
20-24 | 149,812 | 146,098 | 295,910 | 5.94 | 102.542 |
25-29 | 142,138 | 137,241 | 279,379 | 5.61 | 103.568 |
30-34 | 151,043 | 150,333 | 301,376 | 6.05 | 100.472 |
35-39 | 182,598 | 192,325 | 374,923 | 7.52 | 94.942 |
40-44 | 193,630 | 204,827 | 398,457 | 8.00 | 94.533 |
45-49 | 186,025 | 191,041 | 377,066 | 7.57 | 97.374 |
50-54 | 159,949 | 161,572 | 321,521 | 6.45 | 98.995 |
55-59 | 145,648 | 147,990 | 293,638 | 5.89 | 98.417 |
60-64 | 125,674 | 129,655 | 255,329 | 5.12 | 96.930 |
65-69 | 114,217 | 118,736 | 232,953 | 4.68 | 96.194 |
70-74 | 98,616 | 104,250 | 202,866 | 4.07 | 94.596 |
75-79 | 67,491 | 73,728 | 141,219 | 2.83 | 91.541 |
80-84 | 41,294 | 49,852 | 91,146 | 1.83 | 82.833 |
85-89 | 20,303 | 28,078 | 48,381 | 0.97 | 72.309 |
90-94 | 6,852 | 12,883 | 19,735 | 0.40 | 53.186 |
95-99 | 1,497 | 4,140 | 5,637 | 0.11 | 36.159 |
100+ | 133 | 552 | 685 | 0.01 | 24.094 |
Total | 2,474,662 | 2,508,242 | 4,982,904 | 98.661 |