Population in Southern
Southern had 1,805,942 people on 1 January 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2012.
Southern, 2025
1,805,942
Change from 2024
+1.9%
Ireland, 2025
5,440,278 people
Position in 2025
113th of 295
Population in Southern over time
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People. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Southern | Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,805,942 people | 5,440,278 people |
| 2024 | 1,772,411 people | 5,351,681 people |
| 2023 | 1,741,180 people | 5,271,395 people |
| 2022 | 1,702,333 people | 5,154,277 people |
| 2021 | 1,676,038 people | 5,066,893 people |
| 2020 | 1,661,545 people | 5,012,600 people |
| 2019 | 1,640,305 people | 4,940,311 people |
| 2018 | 1,614,582 people | 4,855,733 people |
| 2017 | 1,596,373 people | 4,799,157 people |
| 2016 | 1,575,504 people | 4,726,286 people |
| 2015 | 1,567,206 people | 4,677,627 people |
| 2014 | 1,563,179 people | 4,637,852 people |
| 2013 | 1,556,247 people | 4,609,779 people |
| 2012 | 1,547,097 people | 4,589,287 people |
| 2011 | – | 4,570,881 people |
| 2010 | – | 4,549,428 people |
| 2009 | – | 4,521,322 people |
| 2008 | – | 4,457,765 people |
| 2007 | – | 4,340,118 people |
| 2006 | – | 4,208,156 people |
| 2005 | – | 4,111,672 people |
| 2004 | – | 4,028,851 people |
| 2003 | – | 3,964,191 people |
| 2002 | – | 3,899,702 people |
| 2001 | – | 3,832,783 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.9% from 1,772,411 people in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 1,567,206 people, the figure has changed by +15.2%.
- Among the 295 regions with data for 2025, Southern has the 113th highest value.
- The figure for Ireland in 2025 was 5,440,278 people.