Population density in Ireland
Ireland had 78.3 people per km² in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1961.
Ireland, 2024
78.3
Change from 2023
+1.6%
European Union, 2023
112.6 people per km²
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
111.2 people per km²
Position in 2024
125th of 214
Population density in Ireland over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
People per square kilometre of land. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Ireland | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 78.3 people per km² | – |
| 2023 | 77.1 people per km² | 112.6 people per km² |
| 2022 | 75.7 people per km² | 112.1 people per km² |
| 2021 | 74.2 people per km² | 111.9 people per km² |
| 2020 | 73.2 people per km² | 112.1 people per km² |
| 2019 | 72.2 people per km² | 112.1 people per km² |
| 2018 | 71.1 people per km² | 111.8 people per km² |
| 2017 | 70.1 people per km² | 111.7 people per km² |
| 2016 | 69.1 people per km² | 111.5 people per km² |
| 2015 | 68.3 people per km² | 111.3 people per km² |
| 2014 | 67.6 people per km² | 111.0 people per km² |
| 2013 | 67.1 people per km² | 110.9 people per km² |
| 2012 | 66.8 people per km² | 110.9 people per km² |
| 2011 | 66.5 people per km² | 110.7 people per km² |
| 2010 | 66.2 people per km² | 110.9 people per km² |
| 2009 | 65.8 people per km² | 110.8 people per km² |
| 2008 | 65.2 people per km² | 110.5 people per km² |
| 2007 | 63.9 people per km² | 110.1 people per km² |
| 2006 | 62.0 people per km² | 109.7 people per km² |
| 2005 | 60.4 people per km² | 109.3 people per km² |
| 2004 | 59.1 people per km² | 108.9 people per km² |
| 2003 | 58.0 people per km² | 108.5 people per km² |
| 2002 | 57.1 people per km² | 108.1 people per km² |
| 2001 | 56.1 people per km² | 107.8 people per km² |
| 2000 | 55.2 people per km² | 107.7 people per km² |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.6% from 77.1 people per km² in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 67.6 people per km², the figure has changed by +15.8%.
- Among the 214 countries with data for 2024, Ireland has the 125th highest value.
More for Ireland
All statistics for Ireland
Population
5,484,367 people
2025 · World Bank
Urban population share
64.6%
2025 · World Bank
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