| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2024) |
| Date | 14 Oct 2024 |
The current population of Ireland is 5,271,088 as of October 15, 2024, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Ireland is projected at 5,255,017, or 5.26 million, as of July 1, 2024. The total population in Ireland is projected at 5,196,630, or 5.20 million people for the year 2023.
Ireland ranks 124th in the world by population on the 237 countries and territories list. Ireland is ranked 26th among 50 countries and territories in Europe.
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
| 2024 | 5,227,425 | 5,255,017 | 55,185 | 1.050 | 0.064 |
| 2025 | 5,282,610 | 5,308,039 | 50,858 | 0.958 | 0.064 |
| 2026 | 5,333,468 | 5,356,950 | 46,964 | 0.877 | 0.065 |
| 2027 | 5,380,432 | 5,402,888 | 44,912 | 0.831 | 0.065 |
| 2028 | 5,425,344 | 5,446,621 | 42,554 | 0.781 | 0.065 |
| 2029 | 5,467,898 | 5,487,474 | 39,151 | 0.713 | 0.065 |
| 2030 | 5,507,049 | 5,525,093 | 36,089 | 0.653 | 0.064 |
| 2031 | 5,543,138 | 5,560,659 | 35,042 | 0.630 | 0.064 |
| 2032 | 5,578,180 | 5,595,090 | 33,820 | 0.604 | 0.064 |
| 2033 | 5,612,000 | 5,627,708 | 31,415 | 0.558 | 0.064 |
| 2034 | 5,643,415 | 5,658,298 | 29,766 | 0.526 | 0.064 |
| 2035 | 5,673,181 | 5,686,868 | 27,375 | 0.481 | 0.064 |
| 2036 | 5,700,556 | 5,714,200 | 27,289 | 0.478 | 0.064 |
| 2037 | 5,727,845 | 5,741,480 | 27,269 | 0.475 | 0.064 |
| 2038 | 5,755,114 | 5,768,256 | 26,283 | 0.456 | 0.064 |
| 2039 | 5,781,397 | 5,793,365 | 23,936 | 0.413 | 0.064 |
| 2040 | 5,805,333 | 5,817,570 | 24,474 | 0.421 | 0.063 |
| 2041 | 5,829,807 | 5,841,486 | 23,358 | 0.400 | 0.063 |
| 2042 | 5,853,165 | 5,863,238 | 20,145 | 0.344 | 0.063 |
| 2043 | 5,873,310 | 5,882,468 | 18,317 | 0.311 | 0.063 |
| 2044 | 5,891,627 | 5,900,432 | 17,611 | 0.298 | 0.063 |
| 2045 | 5,909,238 | 5,916,936 | 15,396 | 0.260 | 0.063 |
| 2046 | 5,924,634 | 5,930,830 | 12,392 | 0.209 | 0.063 |
| 2047 | 5,937,026 | 5,942,851 | 11,651 | 0.196 | 0.062 |
| 2048 | 5,948,677 | 5,954,176 | 10,997 | 0.185 | 0.062 |
| 2049 | 5,959,674 | 5,963,614 | 7,879 | 0.132 | 0.062 |
| 2050 | 5,967,553 | 5,970,042 | 4,978 | 0.083 | 0.062 |
| 2051 | 5,972,531 | 5,973,837 | 2,613 | 0.044 | 0.062 |
| 2052 | 5,975,144 | 5,976,153 | 2,017 | 0.034 | 0.061 |
| 2053 | 5,977,161 | 5,977,056 | -211 | -0.004 | 0.061 |
| 2054 | 5,976,950 | 5,976,541 | -818 | -0.014 | 0.061 |
| 2055 | 5,976,132 | 5,973,922 | -4,421 | -0.074 | 0.061 |
| 2056 | 5,971,711 | 5,970,264 | -2,895 | -0.048 | 0.060 |
| 2057 | 5,968,816 | 5,965,128 | -7,375 | -0.124 | 0.060 |
| 2058 | 5,961,441 | 5,956,855 | -9,172 | -0.154 | 0.060 |
| 2059 | 5,952,269 | 5,946,216 | -12,107 | -0.204 | 0.060 |
| 2060 | 5,940,162 | 5,933,916 | -12,493 | -0.211 | 0.059 |
| 2061 | 5,927,669 | 5,921,730 | -11,879 | -0.201 | 0.059 |
| 2062 | 5,915,790 | 5,910,040 | -11,500 | -0.195 | 0.059 |
| 2063 | 5,904,290 | 5,898,066 | -12,448 | -0.211 | 0.059 |
| 2064 | 5,891,842 | 5,884,666 | -14,353 | -0.244 | 0.058 |
| 2065 | 5,877,489 | 5,870,132 | -14,713 | -0.251 | 0.058 |
| 2066 | 5,862,776 | 5,855,126 | -15,301 | -0.261 | 0.058 |
| 2067 | 5,847,475 | 5,839,786 | -15,378 | -0.263 | 0.058 |
| 2068 | 5,832,097 | 5,824,169 | -15,856 | -0.272 | 0.057 |
| 2069 | 5,816,241 | 5,808,103 | -16,276 | -0.280 | 0.057 |
| 2070 | 5,799,965 | 5,791,493 | -16,945 | -0.293 | 0.057 |
| 2071 | 5,783,020 | 5,774,752 | -16,536 | -0.286 | 0.057 |
| 2072 | 5,766,484 | 5,758,135 | -16,698 | -0.290 | 0.056 |
| 2073 | 5,749,786 | 5,741,399 | -16,775 | -0.292 | 0.056 |
| 2074 | 5,733,011 | 5,724,553 | -16,915 | -0.295 | 0.056 |
| 2075 | 5,716,096 | 5,708,189 | -15,814 | -0.277 | 0.056 |
| 2076 | 5,700,282 | 5,692,411 | -15,742 | -0.277 | 0.055 |
| 2077 | 5,684,540 | 5,676,940 | -15,201 | -0.268 | 0.055 |
| 2078 | 5,669,339 | 5,661,974 | -14,731 | -0.260 | 0.055 |
| 2079 | 5,654,608 | 5,647,278 | -14,661 | -0.260 | 0.055 |
| 2080 | 5,639,947 | 5,633,971 | -11,951 | -0.212 | 0.055 |
| 2081 | 5,627,996 | 5,622,559 | -10,875 | -0.193 | 0.055 |
| 2082 | 5,617,121 | 5,610,963 | -12,316 | -0.219 | 0.055 |
| 2083 | 5,604,805 | 5,598,162 | -13,286 | -0.237 | 0.054 |
| 2084 | 5,591,519 | 5,584,765 | -13,509 | -0.242 | 0.054 |
| 2085 | 5,578,010 | 5,571,102 | -13,816 | -0.248 | 0.054 |
| 2086 | 5,564,194 | 5,557,425 | -13,538 | -0.244 | 0.054 |
| 2087 | 5,550,656 | 5,543,234 | -14,845 | -0.268 | 0.054 |
| 2088 | 5,535,811 | 5,527,772 | -16,078 | -0.291 | 0.054 |
| 2089 | 5,519,733 | 5,511,287 | -16,892 | -0.306 | 0.054 |
| 2090 | 5,502,841 | 5,493,730 | -18,221 | -0.332 | 0.053 |
| 2091 | 5,484,620 | 5,475,498 | -18,244 | -0.333 | 0.053 |
| 2092 | 5,466,376 | 5,457,090 | -18,572 | -0.340 | 0.053 |
| 2093 | 5,447,804 | 5,438,248 | -19,113 | -0.351 | 0.053 |
| 2094 | 5,428,691 | 5,418,987 | -19,408 | -0.358 | 0.053 |
| 2095 | 5,409,283 | 5,399,259 | -20,048 | -0.371 | 0.053 |
| 2096 | 5,389,235 | 5,378,261 | -21,947 | -0.408 | 0.053 |
| 2097 | 5,367,288 | 5,356,070 | -22,436 | -0.419 | 0.052 |
| 2098 | 5,344,852 | 5,333,306 | -23,093 | -0.433 | 0.052 |
| 2099 | 5,321,759 | 5,309,954 | -23,610 | -0.445 | 0.052 |
| 2100 | 5,298,149 | 5,286,120 | -24,058 | -0.455 | 0.052 |
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
| 1950 | 2,898,772 | 2,912,654 | 27,764 | 0.953 | 0.117 |
| 1951 | 2,926,536 | 2,936,864 | 20,656 | 0.703 | 0.116 |
| 1952 | 2,947,192 | 2,941,463 | -11,459 | -0.390 | 0.114 |
| 1953 | 2,935,733 | 2,929,081 | -13,305 | -0.454 | 0.111 |
| 1954 | 2,922,428 | 2,915,173 | -14,509 | -0.498 | 0.109 |
| 1955 | 2,907,919 | 2,899,538 | -16,762 | -0.578 | 0.106 |
| 1956 | 2,891,157 | 2,883,755 | -14,805 | -0.513 | 0.103 |
| 1957 | 2,876,352 | 2,869,099 | -14,506 | -0.506 | 0.101 |
| 1958 | 2,861,846 | 2,853,999 | -15,693 | -0.550 | 0.098 |
| 1959 | 2,846,153 | 2,839,218 | -13,871 | -0.489 | 0.096 |
| 1960 | 2,832,282 | 2,827,689 | -9,185 | -0.325 | 0.094 |
| 1961 | 2,823,097 | 2,824,693 | 3,191 | 0.113 | 0.092 |
| 1962 | 2,826,288 | 2,831,495 | 10,415 | 0.368 | 0.091 |
| 1963 | 2,836,703 | 2,843,034 | 12,662 | 0.445 | 0.089 |
| 1964 | 2,849,365 | 2,857,166 | 15,603 | 0.546 | 0.088 |
| 1965 | 2,864,968 | 2,873,153 | 16,369 | 0.570 | 0.086 |
| 1966 | 2,881,337 | 2,888,887 | 15,100 | 0.523 | 0.085 |
| 1967 | 2,896,437 | 2,905,420 | 17,966 | 0.618 | 0.084 |
| 1968 | 2,914,403 | 2,922,794 | 16,783 | 0.574 | 0.082 |
| 1969 | 2,931,186 | 2,940,753 | 19,133 | 0.651 | 0.081 |
| 1970 | 2,950,319 | 2,961,403 | 22,169 | 0.749 | 0.080 |
| 1971 | 2,972,488 | 2,993,120 | 41,265 | 1.379 | 0.079 |
| 1972 | 3,013,753 | 3,037,153 | 46,800 | 1.541 | 0.079 |
| 1973 | 3,060,553 | 3,084,434 | 47,763 | 1.549 | 0.079 |
| 1974 | 3,108,316 | 3,132,177 | 47,723 | 1.524 | 0.078 |
| 1975 | 3,156,039 | 3,180,119 | 48,159 | 1.514 | 0.078 |
| 1976 | 3,204,198 | 3,228,401 | 48,407 | 1.499 | 0.078 |
| 1977 | 3,252,605 | 3,277,756 | 50,302 | 1.535 | 0.078 |
| 1978 | 3,302,907 | 3,329,183 | 52,552 | 1.579 | 0.078 |
| 1979 | 3,355,459 | 3,375,801 | 40,684 | 1.205 | 0.077 |
| 1980 | 3,396,143 | 3,415,240 | 38,193 | 1.118 | 0.077 |
| 1981 | 3,434,336 | 3,448,827 | 28,981 | 0.840 | 0.076 |
| 1982 | 3,463,317 | 3,475,536 | 24,438 | 0.703 | 0.075 |
| 1983 | 3,487,755 | 3,497,608 | 19,705 | 0.563 | 0.074 |
| 1984 | 3,507,460 | 3,515,954 | 16,989 | 0.483 | 0.074 |
| 1985 | 3,524,449 | 3,531,271 | 13,643 | 0.386 | 0.073 |
| 1986 | 3,538,092 | 3,541,867 | 7,551 | 0.213 | 0.071 |
| 1987 | 3,545,643 | 3,540,381 | -10,525 | -0.297 | 0.070 |
| 1988 | 3,535,118 | 3,525,095 | -20,045 | -0.569 | 0.069 |
| 1989 | 3,515,073 | 3,511,070 | -8,005 | -0.228 | 0.067 |
| 1990 | 3,507,068 | 3,514,018 | 13,900 | 0.396 | 0.066 |
| 1991 | 3,520,968 | 3,534,260 | 26,584 | 0.752 | 0.065 |
| 1992 | 3,547,552 | 3,558,421 | 21,738 | 0.611 | 0.065 |
| 1993 | 3,569,290 | 3,576,122 | 13,664 | 0.382 | 0.064 |
| 1994 | 3,582,954 | 3,590,157 | 14,405 | 0.401 | 0.063 |
| 1995 | 3,597,359 | 3,610,697 | 26,676 | 0.739 | 0.063 |
| 1996 | 3,624,035 | 3,638,509 | 28,948 | 0.796 | 0.062 |
| 1997 | 3,652,983 | 3,672,293 | 38,619 | 1.052 | 0.062 |
| 1998 | 3,691,602 | 3,711,073 | 38,943 | 1.049 | 0.062 |
| 1999 | 3,730,545 | 3,752,938 | 44,785 | 1.193 | 0.062 |
| 2000 | 3,775,330 | 3,802,585 | 54,510 | 1.434 | 0.062 |
| 2001 | 3,829,840 | 3,862,981 | 66,282 | 1.716 | 0.062 |
| 2002 | 3,896,122 | 3,928,443 | 64,642 | 1.646 | 0.062 |
| 2003 | 3,960,764 | 3,992,935 | 64,342 | 1.611 | 0.062 |
| 2004 | 4,025,106 | 4,066,064 | 81,917 | 2.015 | 0.063 |
| 2005 | 4,107,023 | 4,155,284 | 96,522 | 2.323 | 0.063 |
| 2006 | 4,203,545 | 4,268,778 | 130,465 | 3.056 | 0.064 |
| 2007 | 4,334,010 | 4,393,513 | 119,006 | 2.709 | 0.065 |
| 2008 | 4,453,016 | 4,485,999 | 65,967 | 1.471 | 0.066 |
| 2009 | 4,518,983 | 4,533,752 | 29,538 | 0.652 | 0.065 |
| 2010 | 4,548,521 | 4,559,080 | 21,118 | 0.463 | 0.065 |
| 2011 | 4,569,639 | 4,579,602 | 19,927 | 0.435 | 0.064 |
| 2012 | 4,589,566 | 4,600,132 | 21,132 | 0.459 | 0.064 |
| 2013 | 4,610,698 | 4,624,686 | 27,977 | 0.605 | 0.063 |
| 2014 | 4,638,675 | 4,658,239 | 39,127 | 0.840 | 0.063 |
| 2015 | 4,677,802 | 4,702,487 | 49,370 | 1.050 | 0.063 |
| 2016 | 4,727,172 | 4,753,503 | 52,662 | 1.108 | 0.063 |
| 2017 | 4,779,834 | 4,810,261 | 60,853 | 1.265 | 0.063 |
| 2018 | 4,840,687 | 4,872,556 | 63,737 | 1.308 | 0.063 |
| 2019 | 4,904,424 | 4,933,491 | 58,134 | 1.178 | 0.063 |
| 2020 | 4,962,558 | 4,982,606 | 40,097 | 0.805 | 0.063 |
| 2021 | 5,002,655 | 5,028,426 | 51,541 | 1.025 | 0.063 |
| 2022 | 5,054,196 | 5,110,016 | 111,639 | 2.185 | 0.064 |
| 2023 | 5,165,835 | 5,196,630 | 61,590 | 1.185 | 0.064 |