Ireland

Population on 1 January 5,440,278 people 2025 · Eurostat Population by age and sex 5,440,278 people 2025 · Eurostat Crude birth rate 9.9 per 1,000 people 2025 · Eurostat Crude death rate 6.5 per 1,000 people 2025 · Eurostat Total fertility rate 1.47 births per woman 2024 · Eurostat Population aged 65 and over 15.7% 2025 · Eurostat Median age of the population 39.6 years 2025 · Eurostat Old-age dependency ratio 23.8 per 100 working-age people 2025 · Eurostat Natural population change 3.4 per 1,000 people 2025 · Eurostat Population estimates and projections 5,196,630 people 2023 · UN Population Division Median age estimates and projections 38.4 years 2023 · UN Population Division Fertility rate estimates and projections 1.60 births per woman 2023 · UN Population Division Population growth estimates and projections 1.19% 2023 · UN Population Division Population 5,484,367 people 2025 · World Bank Population growth 1.63% 2025 · World Bank Population aged 65 and over 16.2% 2025 · World Bank Population aged 0 to 14 18.1% 2025 · World Bank Fertility rate 1.47 births per woman 2024 · World Bank Crude birth rate 10.0 per 1,000 people 2024 · World Bank Crude death rate 6.5 per 1,000 people 2024 · World Bank Urban population share 64.6% 2025 · World Bank Adolescent birth rate 4.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 2024 · World Bank Age dependency ratio 52.2 per 100 working-age people 2025 · World Bank Population density 78.3 people per km² 2024 · World Bank Urban population growth 2.00% 2025 · World Bank

Immigration 127,664 immigrants 2024 · Eurostat Emigration 58,077 emigrants 2024 · Eurostat Acquisitions of citizenship 24,059 people 2024 · Eurostat First-time asylum applicants 12,975 applicants 2025 · Eurostat Net migration rate 9.4 per 1,000 people 2025 · Eurostat Net migration estimates and projections 8.4 per 1,000 people 2023 · UN Population Division Net migration 35,417 people 2025 · World Bank International migrant stock 23.1% 2024 · World Bank Personal remittances received 0.1% 2025 · World Bank

Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74 4.7% 2025 · Eurostat Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24 11.8% 2025 · Eurostat Long-term unemployment rate 1.1% 2025 · Eurostat Employment rate, ages 20 to 64 80.2% 2025 · Eurostat Employment rate of women, ages 20 to 64 75.7% 2025 · Eurostat Monthly unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted) 4.8% October 2026 · Eurostat Usual weekly working hours 35.7 hours per week 2025 · Eurostat Part-time employment 19.5% 2025 · Eurostat Monthly youth unemployment 11.5% October 2026 · Eurostat Employment of older workers 69.4% 2025 · Eurostat ILO estimate of the unemployment rate 4.6% 2025 · ILOSTAT ILO estimate of youth unemployment 10.5% 2025 · ILOSTAT Labour force participation 64.8% 2025 · ILOSTAT Women's labour force participation 59.8% 2025 · ILOSTAT Employment-to-population ratio 61.8% 2025 · ILOSTAT OECD monthly unemployment rate 5.0% September 2026 · OECD Employment in agriculture 3.9% 2025 · World Bank Employment in industry 18.2% 2025 · World Bank Employment in services 77.9% 2025 · World Bank

Median equivalised net income €35,138 per year 2025 · Eurostat Unadjusted gender pay gap 8.3%p (Provisional) 2024 · Eurostat Hourly labour cost €44.2 per hour 2025 · Eurostat Monthly minimum wage €2,391 per month H2 2026 · Eurostat Net annual earnings €47,027 per year 2025 · Eurostat

GDP per capita in euro €110,150 per person 2025 · Eurostat GDP per capita in PPS 211 (EU = 100) 2024 · Eurostat Real GDP growth 8.0% 2025 · Eurostat GDP in euro 602,441 million € 2025 · Eurostat Quarterly GDP growth (seasonally adjusted) 5.5%e (Estimated) Q3 2026 · Eurostat Labour productivity growth 6.2% 2025 · Eurostat GDP growth, year on year 3.6%e (Estimated) Q3 2026 · Eurostat GDP in US dollars US$721.7 billion 2025 · World Bank GDP per capita in US dollars US$131,592 per person 2025 · World Bank GDP per capita, PPP Int$131,338 per person 2025 · World Bank GNI per capita, Atlas method US$87,360 per person 2025 · World Bank Real GDP growth 12.3% 2025 · World Bank Services share of GDP 56.7% 2025 · World Bank Investment share of GDP 22.9% 2025 · World Bank Savings share of GDP 31.3% 2025 · World Bank Household consumption per person US$24,486 per person 2025 · World Bank

HICP inflation 2.1% 2025 · Eurostat HICP price index 121.90 (2015 = 100) 2025 · Eurostat Monthly HICP inflation 4.0%e (Estimated) October 2026 · Eurostat Consumer price level index 141 (EU = 100) 2024 · Eurostat Food price inflation (HICP) 4.0% 2025 · Eurostat Energy price inflation (HICP) -0.3% 2025 · Eurostat OECD monthly CPI inflation 4.1% September 2026 · OECD Consumer price inflation 2.2% 2025 · World Bank Consumer price index 130.0 (2010 = 100) 2025 · World Bank Inflation measured by the GDP deflator 1.0% 2025 · World Bank Exchange rate to the US dollar 0.885 per US$ 2025 · World Bank

House price change 7.5% 2025 · Eurostat Housing cost overburden rate 5.3% 2025 · Eurostat Overcrowding rate 5.4% 2025 · Eurostat Home ownership rate 70.9% 2025 · Eurostat Inability to keep home adequately warm 4.5% 2025 · Eurostat Average household size 2.7 people per household 2025 · Eurostat House prices, quarterly 6.0%p (Provisional) Q2 2026 · Eurostat Arrears on utility bills 8.8% 2025 · Eurostat Mortgage interest rate 3.44% September 2026 · ECB Slum population 8.5% 2022 · World Bank

NEET rate, ages 15 to 29 8.1% 2025 · Eurostat Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34 66.8% 2025 · Eurostat Early leavers from education and training 3.6% 2025 · Eurostat Adult participation in learning 14.6% 2025 · Eurostat ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate 5.8% 2025 · ILOSTAT Out-of-school children 1.8%nat_est (National estimate) 2022 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school adolescents 0.1%nat_est (National estimate) 2022 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school youth 0.6%nat_est (National estimate) 2022 · UNESCO UIS Primary net enrolment 98.2%nat_est (National estimate) 2022 · UNESCO UIS Education share of public spending 12.3% 2021 · UNESCO UIS Education spending 2.9% 2021 · World Bank Primary school enrolment (gross) 96.5% 2022 · World Bank Tertiary education enrolment (gross) 77.6% 2022 · World Bank Primary school completion rate 93.7% 2022 · World Bank Secondary school enrolment (gross) 130.6% 2022 · World Bank

Life expectancy at birth 83.1 years 2024 · Eurostat Infant mortality rate 3.3 per 1,000 live births 2024 · Eurostat Hospital beds 293 per 100,000 people 2024 · Eurostat Practising physicians 409 per 100,000 people 2025 · Eurostat People reporting good or very good health 79.4% 2025 · Eurostat Health spending share of GDP 6.1%p (Provisional) 2025 · Eurostat Practising nurses 1,417 per 100,000 people 2025 · Eurostat Healthy life years at birth 66.9 years 2024 · Eurostat Life expectancy at age 65 21.0 years 2024 · Eurostat Adults with obesity 18.2% 2014 · Eurostat Daily smokers 14.1% 2019 · Eurostat Life expectancy estimates and projections 82.4 years 2023 · UN Population Division Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections 20.5 years 2023 · UN Population Division Healthy life expectancy 70.2 years 2023 · WHO UHC service coverage 82 2023 · WHO Alcohol consumption 9.58 litres 2024 · WHO Adult obesity 27.9% 2024 · WHO Hypertension 32.3% 2019 · WHO Suicide rate 7.2 per 100,000 people 2023 · WHO Premature NCD mortality 8.5% 2023 · WHO Physical inactivity 23.9% 2022 · WHO DTP3 immunisation 90% 2025 · WHO Anaemia in women 14.0% 2023 · WHO Poisoning deaths 0.3 per 100,000 people 2023 · WHO Nurses and midwives 154.0 per 10,000 people 2024 · WHO Dentists 4.87 per 10,000 people 2024 · WHO Life expectancy at birth 83.0 years 2024 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth, women 84.7 years 2024 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth, men 81.4 years 2024 · World Bank Health spending share of GDP 6.9% 2024 · World Bank Under-five mortality rate 3.9 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Infant mortality rate 3.4 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Maternal mortality ratio 4 per 100,000 live births 2023 · World Bank Physicians 3.88 per 1,000 people 2023 · World Bank Hospital beds 3.0 per 1,000 people 2023 · World Bank Measles immunisation 90% 2024 · World Bank Tobacco use 18.2% 2024 · World Bank Out-of-pocket health spending 10.6% 2024 · World Bank Health spending per person US$7,395 per person 2024 · World Bank Diabetes prevalence 3.6% 2024 · World Bank Neonatal mortality rate 2.6 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Child stunting 2.2% 2011 · World Bank Tuberculosis incidence 6 per 100,000 people 2024 · World Bank HIV incidence 0.10 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 2024 · World Bank

Households with internet access 95.5% 2025 · Eurostat Internet use in the last three months 99.8% 2025 · Eurostat Daily internet use 99.3% 2025 · Eurostat Basic digital skills 82.8% 2025 · Eurostat Online shopping 95.1% 2025 · Eurostat ICT specialists in employment 6.2%e (Estimated) 2025 · Eurostat Internet users 97.2% 2024 · World Bank Mobile subscriptions 113 per 100 people 2024 · World Bank Fixed broadband subscriptions 32.3 per 100 people 2024 · World Bank

Industrial production 122.4 (2021 = 100) 2025 · Eurostat Enterprise birth rate 10.8% 2024 · Eurostat Monthly industrial production -19.1%p (Provisional) September 2026 · Eurostat Business loan interest rate 4.70% September 2026 · ECB Industry share of GDP 37.8% 2025 · World Bank New businesses registered 23,440 companies 2024 · World Bank Medium and high-tech manufacturing 54.5% 2024 · World Bank Manufacturing share of GDP 33.9% 2025 · World Bank

Exports share of GDP 146.9% 2025 · Eurostat Imports share of GDP 109.3% 2025 · Eurostat Current account balance, quarterly 13.0% Q2 2026 · Eurostat Exports share of GDP 140.1% 2025 · World Bank Imports share of GDP 99.9% 2025 · World Bank Trade as a share of GDP 240.0% 2025 · World Bank Foreign direct investment inflows 10.4% 2025 · World Bank Current account balance 6.3% 2025 · World Bank High-technology exports 53.5% 2024 · World Bank

Nights spent in tourist accommodation 41,905,894 nights 2025 · Eurostat Arrivals at tourist accommodation 12,574,517 arrivals 2025 · Eurostat Bed-place occupancy rate in hotels 58.0% 2025 · Eurostat

Car share of passenger transport 77.9%e (Estimated) 2024 · Eurostat Car ownership 475i (Source flag i) per 1,000 people 2025 · Eurostat Road traffic deaths 3.2 per 100,000 people 2024 · Eurostat Rail passenger transport 2,812 million passenger-km 2025 · Eurostat Road share of inland freight transport 99.4% 2024 · Eurostat New zero-emission cars 18.6% 2025 · Eurostat Road traffic deaths 3.1 per 100,000 people 2019 · World Bank Air passengers carried 192,528,432 passengers 2023 · World Bank

Renewable energy share 17.2%p (Provisional) 2025 · Eurostat Renewable electricity share 41.7%p (Provisional) 2025 · Eurostat Energy import dependency 79.5% 2024 · Eurostat Electricity price for households €0.3871 per kWh H1 2026 · Eurostat Natural gas price for households €0.1183 per kWh H1 2026 · Eurostat Primary energy consumption 14.3 Mtoe 2024 · Eurostat Access to electricity 100.0% 2024 · World Bank Clean cooking access 100.0% 2024 · World Bank Renewable energy share 12.7% 2021 · World Bank Fossil electricity share 49.5% 2025 · World Bank Net energy imports 87.2% 2024 · World Bank

Greenhouse gas emissions per person 10.0 t CO2e per person 2024 · Eurostat Total greenhouse gas emissions 53.9 Mt CO2e 2024 · Eurostat Temperature change 1.89e (Estimate) °C 2025 · FAOSTAT Agrifood emissions per person 7.66e (Estimate) t CO2e per person 2024 · FAOSTAT Total greenhouse gas emissions 59.7 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank Greenhouse gas emissions per person 11.1 t CO2e per person 2024 · World Bank CO2 emissions per person 6.04 t CO2 per person 2024 · World Bank Methane emissions 18.1 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank Nitrous oxide emissions 8.32 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank

PM2.5 air pollution 6.6 µg/m³ 2023 · WHO Forest area 12.0% 2024 · World Bank Protected areas 4.0% 2025 · World Bank PM2.5 air pollution exposure 7.5 µg/m³ 2023 · World Bank Terrestrial protected areas 14.2% 2025 · World Bank

Municipal waste generated per person 576 kg per person 2024 · Eurostat Recycling rate of municipal waste 43.1% 2024 · Eurostat Total waste generated per person 3,101 kg per person 2024 · Eurostat Basic drinking water access 97.1% 2024 · World Bank Safely managed drinking water 96.1% 2024 · World Bank Basic sanitation access 89.7% 2024 · World Bank Level of water stress 8.1% 2022 · World Bank Renewable internal freshwater per person 9,400 m³ per person 2022 · World Bank Safely managed sanitation 81.3% 2024 · World Bank

Area under organic farming 5.0% 2024 · Eurostat Cost of a healthy diet Int$3.14e (Estimate) per person per day 2025 · FAOSTAT Healthy diet unaffordable 0.9%e (Estimate) 2025 · FAOSTAT Pesticide use 4.94e (Estimate) kg/ha 2024 · FAOSTAT Nitrogen fertiliser use 164.5e (Estimate) kg/ha 2024 · FAOSTAT Agriculture share of GDP 1.1% 2025 · World Bank Cereal yield 7,325 kg per hectare 2024 · World Bank Agricultural land 65.1% 2024 · World Bank Capture fisheries production 245,629 tonnes 2024 · World Bank Prevalence of undernourishment 2.5% 2024 · World Bank Food production index 107.2 (2014-16 = 100) 2024 · World Bank Fertiliser use 986.6 kg per hectare 2024 · World Bank Land area 68,890 km² 2024 · World Bank

At-risk-of-poverty rate 13.0% 2025 · Eurostat Poverty or social exclusion rate 18.8% 2025 · Eurostat Income inequality (Gini) 27.2 (0 to 100) 2025 · Eurostat Income quintile share ratio (S80/S20) 3.89 times 2025 · Eurostat Severe material and social deprivation 5.2% 2025 · Eurostat Gini index 29.0 (0 to 100) 2023 · World Bank Income share held by the richest 10% 24.1% 2023 · World Bank Extreme poverty rate 0.1% 2023 · World Bank Poverty rate at national poverty lines 14.0% 2021 · World Bank Poverty rate at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 0.1% 2023 · World Bank Poverty rate at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 0.3% 2023 · World Bank

Government debt 34.8% 2025 · Eurostat Government deficit or surplus 1.8% 2025 · Eurostat Government spending 22.3% 2025 · Eurostat Tax-to-GDP ratio 22.7% 2025 · Eurostat Government spending on health 5.2% 2024 · Eurostat Government spending on education 2.7% 2024 · Eurostat Government spending on social protection 8.2% 2024 · Eurostat Government spending on defence 0.1% 2024 · Eurostat Government debt, quarterly 35.3%p (Provisional) Q2 2026 · Eurostat Tax revenue 17.9% 2024 · World Bank Central government expense 19.2% 2022 · World Bank

R&D spending share of GDP 1.49%p (Provisional) 2025 · Eurostat Researchers as a share of the labour force 1.11% 2024 · Eurostat European patent applications 216.7p (Provisional) per million people 2025 · Eurostat R&D spending share of GDP 1.59% 2023 · World Bank Researchers per million people 5,753 per million people 2023 · World Bank Scientific and technical journal articles 8,720 articles 2023 · World Bank

Intentional homicides 0.69 per 100,000 people 2024 · Eurostat Crime or vandalism in the area 9.6% 2023 · Eurostat Robberies recorded by the police 28.7 per 100,000 people 2024 · Eurostat Burglaries recorded by the police 174.5 per 100,000 people 2024 · Eurostat Thefts recorded by the police 1,335 per 100,000 people 2024 · Eurostat Intentional homicides 0.7 per 100,000 people 2023 · World Bank

Cultural employment 3.4% 2025 · Eurostat Average life satisfaction 7.6 out of 10 2025 · Eurostat Women in national parliament 25.3% 2025 · World Bank