Population in Ireland
The population of Ireland was 5,484,367 people in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Ireland, 2025
5,484,367
Change from 2024
+1.6%
European Union, 2025
451,127,411 people
Position in 2025
121st of 217
Population 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. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Ireland | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5,484,367 people | 451,127,411 people |
| 2024 | 5,395,790 people | 450,228,188 people |
| 2023 | 5,311,538 people | 448,897,545 people |
| 2022 | 5,212,836 people | 447,203,596 people |
| 2021 | 5,110,585 people | 446,228,281 people |
| 2020 | 5,039,747 people | 446,870,959 people |
| 2019 | 4,976,456 people | 446,910,453 people |
| 2018 | 4,898,022 people | 446,058,453 people |
| 2017 | 4,827,445 people | 445,321,060 people |
| 2016 | 4,762,722 people | 444,676,652 people |
| 2015 | 4,701,957 people | 443,793,218 people |
| 2014 | 4,657,740 people | 442,920,819 people |
| 2013 | 4,623,816 people | 442,425,741 people |
| 2012 | 4,599,533 people | 442,069,839 people |
| 2011 | 4,580,084 people | 441,414,078 people |
| 2010 | 4,560,155 people | 442,088,310 people |
| 2009 | 4,535,375 people | 441,388,573 people |
| 2008 | 4,489,544 people | 440,270,719 people |
| 2007 | 4,398,942 people | 438,796,003 people |
| 2006 | 4,273,591 people | 437,263,803 people |
| 2005 | 4,159,914 people | 435,789,139 people |
| 2004 | 4,070,262 people | 434,193,248 people |
| 2003 | 3,996,521 people | 432,512,916 people |
| 2002 | 3,931,947 people | 430,924,112 people |
| 2001 | 3,866,243 people | 429,909,307 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.6% from 5,395,790 people in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 4,701,957 people, the figure has changed by +16.6%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Ireland has the 121st highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 451,127,411 people.
More for Ireland
All statistics for Ireland
Population on 1 January
5,440,278 people
2025 · Eurostat
Population growth
1.63%
2025 · World Bank
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