| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2022) |
| Date | 15 Apr 2024 |
There are 2.52 million males and 2.57 million females in Ireland. The percentage of the male population is 49.58%, compared to 50.42% of the female population. Ireland has 43k more females than males. The sex ratio in Ireland in 2024 will be 98.318 males per 100 females. Ireland is in the 112th position in terms of the female-to-male ratio.
| Year | Population | Growth (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2,906,599 | 0.54 |
| 1955 | 2,886,368 | -0.62 |
| 1960 | 2,811,067 | -0.37 |
| 1965 | 2,852,401 | 0.54 |
| 1970 | 2,937,637 | 0.75 |
| 1975 | 3,157,919 | 1.52 |
| 1980 | 3,391,387 | 1.12 |
| 1985 | 3,505,769 | 0.37 |
| 1990 | 3,485,374 | 0.37 |
| 1995 | 3,579,482 | 0.73 |
| 2000 | 3,768,950 | 1.43 |
| 2005 | 4,121,216 | 2.34 |
| 2010 | 4,524,585 | 0.45 |
| 2015 | 4,665,760 | 1.04 |
| 2020 | 4,946,119 | 0.85 |
| 2021 | 4,986,526 | 0.78 |
| 2022 | 5,023,109 | 0.69 |
| 2023 | 5,056,935 | 0.66 |
| 2024 | 5,089,478 | 0.63 |
| Year | Total | Crude(per 1000) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Death | Birth | Crude death | Crude birth | |
| 1950 | 37,791 | 66,089 | 12.973 | 22.687 |
| 1955 | 36,973 | 62,368 | 12.714 | 21.447 |
| 1960 | 32,676 | 61,307 | 11.542 | 21.656 |
| 1965 | 32,982 | 62,146 | 11.537 | 21.739 |
| 1970 | 33,550 | 64,134 | 11.402 | 21.797 |
| 1975 | 33,103 | 66,859 | 10.509 | 21.225 |
| 1980 | 33,260 | 73,548 | 9.803 | 21.677 |
| 1985 | 33,010 | 61,708 | 9.396 | 17.565 |
| 1990 | 31,140 | 52,276 | 8.924 | 14.980 |
| 1995 | 31,992 | 48,041 | 8.950 | 13.440 |
| 2000 | 31,096 | 53,905 | 8.284 | 14.361 |
| 2005 | 27,991 | 60,341 | 6.846 | 14.757 |
| 2010 | 27,707 | 75,316 | 6.105 | 16.595 |
| 2015 | 29,845 | 65,037 | 6.406 | 13.958 |
| 2020 | 32,911 | 59,670 | 6.664 | 12.082 |
| 2021 | 35,151 | 58,563 | 7.061 | 11.764 |
| 2022 | 33,121 | 57,561 | 6.601 | 11.472 |
| 2023 | 33,510 | 56,728 | 6.634 | 11.230 |
| 2024 | 33,989 | 55,854 | 6.685 | 10.986 |
| Year | Population | Urban (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban | Rural | ||
| 1950 | 1,167,804 | 1,745,289 | 40.088 |
| 1955 | 1,267,440 | 1,632,344 | 43.708 |
| 1960 | 1,275,146 | 1,546,964 | 45.184 |
| 1965 | 1,322,242 | 1,537,713 | 46.233 |
| 1970 | 1,512,629 | 1,437,369 | 51.276 |
| 1975 | 1,707,788 | 1,476,338 | 53.634 |
| 1980 | 1,900,678 | 1,534,275 | 55.333 |
| 1985 | 2,006,170 | 1,558,789 | 56.275 |
| 1990 | 2,031,946 | 1,537,311 | 56.929 |
| 1995 | 2,116,050 | 1,535,495 | 57.949 |
| 2000 | 2,276,738 | 1,572,038 | 59.155 |
| 2005 | 2,547,885 | 1,665,092 | 60.477 |
| 2010 | 2,847,514 | 1,779,414 | 61.542 |
| 2015 | 2,939,375 | 1,760,732 | 62.538 |
| 2020 | 3,111,336 | 1,776,656 | 63.653 |
| 2021 | 3,148,202 | 1,777,637 | 63.912 |
| 2022 | 3,184,815 | 1,777,259 | 64.183 |
| 2023 | 3,221,262 | 1,775,586 | 64.466 |
| 2024 | 3,257,857 | 1,772,803 | 64.760 |
| Age group | Male | Female | Total | M per 100 F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons | Share (%) | ||||
| 00-04 | 149,638 | 141,978 | 291,616 | 5.73 | 105.395 |
| 05-09 | 160,647 | 153,551 | 314,197 | 6.17 | 104.621 |
| 10-14 | 178,873 | 170,581 | 349,453 | 6.87 | 104.861 |
| 15-19 | 177,001 | 168,458 | 345,459 | 6.79 | 105.071 |
| 20-24 | 166,364 | 162,214 | 328,578 | 6.46 | 102.558 |
| 25-29 | 156,655 | 152,472 | 309,127 | 6.07 | 102.743 |
| 30-34 | 149,804 | 148,386 | 298,189 | 5.86 | 100.956 |
| 35-39 | 161,248 | 172,058 | 333,305 | 6.55 | 93.717 |
| 40-44 | 191,013 | 204,429 | 395,442 | 7.77 | 93.437 |
| 45-49 | 189,383 | 195,151 | 384,534 | 7.56 | 97.044 |
| 50-54 | 173,565 | 176,375 | 349,941 | 6.88 | 98.407 |
| 55-59 | 151,266 | 153,886 | 305,151 | 6.00 | 98.297 |
| 60-64 | 136,415 | 141,612 | 278,027 | 5.46 | 96.330 |
| 65-69 | 119,538 | 123,742 | 243,280 | 4.78 | 96.603 |
| 70-74 | 99,192 | 103,828 | 203,020 | 3.99 | 95.535 |
| 75-79 | 81,680 | 88,987 | 170,667 | 3.35 | 91.789 |
| 80-84 | 46,596 | 55,344 | 101,941 | 2.00 | 84.193 |
| 85-89 | 23,927 | 34,010 | 57,937 | 1.14 | 70.353 |
| 90-94 | 8,267 | 14,194 | 22,461 | 0.44 | 58.243 |
| 95-99 | 1,818 | 4,316 | 6,135 | 0.12 | 42.122 |
| 100+ | 266 | 750 | 1,016 | 0.02 | 35.467 |
| Total | 2,523,156 | 2,566,322 | 5,089,476 | 98.318 | |