Population growth in Ireland
The population of Ireland changed by 1.63% in 2025.
Ireland, 2025
1.63%
Change from 2024
+0.05percentage points
European Union, 2025
0.20%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
0.25%
Position in 2025
65th of 217
Population growth in Ireland over time
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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Ireland | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.63% | 0.20% |
| 2024 | 1.57% | 0.30% |
| 2023 | 1.88% | 0.38% |
| 2022 | 1.98% | 0.22% |
| 2021 | 1.40% | -0.14% |
| 2020 | 1.26% | -0.01% |
| 2019 | 1.59% | 0.19% |
| 2018 | 1.45% | 0.17% |
| 2017 | 1.35% | 0.14% |
| 2016 | 1.28% | 0.20% |
| 2015 | 0.94% | 0.20% |
| 2014 | 0.73% | 0.11% |
| 2013 | 0.53% | 0.08% |
| 2012 | 0.42% | 0.15% |
| 2011 | 0.44% | -0.15% |
| 2010 | 0.54% | 0.16% |
| 2009 | 1.02% | 0.25% |
| 2008 | 2.04% | 0.34% |
| 2007 | 2.89% | 0.35% |
| 2006 | 2.70% | 0.34% |
| 2005 | 2.18% | 0.37% |
| 2004 | 1.83% | 0.39% |
| 2003 | 1.63% | 0.37% |
| 2002 | 1.69% | 0.24% |
| 2001 | 1.59% | 0.13% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.05 percentage points from 1.57% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 0.94%, the figure has changed by +0.68 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Ireland has the 65th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 0.20%.
More for Ireland
All statistics for Ireland
Population
5,484,367 people
2025 · World Bank
Net migration
35,417 people
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