Urban population share in Ireland
64.6% of people in Ireland lived in urban areas in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Ireland, 2025
64.6%
Change from 2024
+0.2percentage points
European Union, 2025
75.2%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
70.7%
Position in 2025
108th of 217
Urban population share in Ireland over time
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% of total population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Ireland | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 64.6% | 75.2% |
| 2024 | 64.3% | 75.0% |
| 2023 | 64.1% | 74.9% |
| 2022 | 63.9% | 74.8% |
| 2021 | 63.7% | 74.6% |
| 2020 | 63.5% | 74.5% |
| 2019 | 63.3% | 74.5% |
| 2018 | 63.1% | 74.3% |
| 2017 | 62.9% | 74.2% |
| 2016 | 62.7% | 74.1% |
| 2015 | 62.6% | 73.9% |
| 2014 | 62.5% | 73.7% |
| 2013 | 62.4% | 73.5% |
| 2012 | 62.3% | 73.4% |
| 2011 | 62.1% | 73.2% |
| 2010 | 61.9% | 73.1% |
| 2009 | 61.6% | 72.9% |
| 2008 | 61.4% | 72.8% |
| 2007 | 61.1% | 72.7% |
| 2006 | 60.8% | 72.6% |
| 2005 | 60.5% | 72.4% |
| 2004 | 60.2% | 72.2% |
| 2003 | 59.9% | 72.1% |
| 2002 | 59.6% | 71.9% |
| 2001 | 59.4% | 71.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 64.3% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 62.6%, the figure has changed by +1.9 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Ireland has the 108th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 75.2%.
More for Ireland
All statistics for 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