Urban population growth in Ireland
The urban population of Ireland changed by 2.00% in 2025.
Ireland, 2025
2.00%
Change from 2024
+0.07percentage points
European Union, 2025
0.39%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
0.50%
Position in 2025
70th of 217
Urban 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 | 2.00% | 0.39% |
| 2024 | 1.93% | 0.48% |
| 2023 | 2.22% | 0.55% |
| 2022 | 2.32% | 0.38% |
| 2021 | 1.72% | -0.01% |
| 2020 | 1.58% | 0.11% |
| 2019 | 1.89% | 0.37% |
| 2018 | 1.74% | 0.35% |
| 2017 | 1.64% | 0.29% |
| 2016 | 1.42% | 0.49% |
| 2015 | 1.11% | 0.44% |
| 2014 | 0.94% | 0.33% |
| 2013 | 0.77% | 0.33% |
| 2012 | 0.69% | 0.33% |
| 2011 | 0.75% | -0.01% |
| 2010 | 0.95% | 0.38% |
| 2009 | 1.48% | 0.43% |
| 2008 | 2.53% | 0.52% |
| 2007 | 3.37% | 0.52% |
| 2006 | 3.16% | 0.56% |
| 2005 | 2.66% | 0.60% |
| 2004 | 2.31% | 0.58% |
| 2003 | 2.09% | 0.57% |
| 2002 | 2.12% | 0.50% |
| 2001 | 2.02% | 0.46% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.07 percentage points from 1.93% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 1.11%, the figure has changed by +0.89 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Ireland has the 70th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 0.39%.
More for Ireland
All statistics for Ireland
Urban population share
64.6%
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
1.63%
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