Ireland Population 1950-2024
Chart and table of Ireland population from 1950 to 2024. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of Ireland in 2024 is 5,089,478, a 0.64% increase from 2023.
- The population of Ireland in 2023 was 5,056,935, a 0.67% increase from 2022.
- The population of Ireland in 2022 was 5,023,109, a 0.73% increase from 2021.
- The population of Ireland in 2021 was 4,986,526, a 0.82% increase from 2020.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population |
| Country Name |
2024 Population |
| United States |
341,814,420 |
| Japan |
122,631,432 |
| Germany |
83,252,474 |
| United Kingdom |
67,961,439 |
| France |
64,881,830 |
| Italy |
58,697,744 |
| South Korea |
51,741,963 |
| Spain |
47,473,373 |
| Argentina |
46,057,866 |
| Poland |
40,221,726 |
| Canada |
39,107,046 |
| Saudi Arabia |
37,473,929 |
| Australia |
26,699,482 |
| Taiwan |
23,950,214 |
| Chile |
19,658,839 |
| Netherlands |
17,671,125 |
| Belgium |
11,715,774 |
| Sweden |
10,673,669 |
| Greece |
10,302,720 |
| Portugal |
10,223,349 |
| Hungary |
9,994,993 |
| UAE |
9,591,853 |
| Israel |
9,311,652 |
| Austria |
8,977,139 |
| Switzerland |
8,851,431 |
| Hong Kong |
7,496,681 |
| Singapore |
6,052,709 |
| Denmark |
5,939,695 |
| Finland |
5,549,886 |
| Norway |
5,514,477 |
| New Zealand |
5,269,939 |
| Ireland |
5,089,478 |
| Oman |
4,713,553 |
| Panama |
4,527,961 |
| Kuwait |
4,349,380 |
| Croatia |
3,986,627 |
| Uruguay |
3,423,316 |
| Puerto Rico |
3,268,802 |
| Qatar |
2,737,061 |
| Lithuania |
2,692,798 |
| Slovenia |
2,118,965 |
| Latvia |
1,810,240 |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
1,538,200 |
| Bahrain |
1,498,712 |
| Estonia |
1,319,041 |
| Cyprus |
1,268,467 |
| Macao |
713,082 |
| Luxembourg |
661,594 |
| Malta |
536,740 |
| Bahamas |
415,223 |
| Iceland |
377,689 |
| French Polynesia |
311,383 |
| New Caledonia |
295,966 |
| Barbados |
282,309 |
| Curacao |
192,965 |
| Guam |
174,114 |
| Seychelles |
108,263 |
| Aruba |
106,177 |
| Antigua and Barbuda |
94,816 |
| Isle of Man |
84,904 |
| Andorra |
80,341 |
| Cayman Islands |
69,885 |
| Bermuda |
63,935 |
| Greenland |
56,789 |
| Faroe Islands |
53,444 |
| Northern Mariana Islands |
50,025 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands |
46,431 |
| Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
44,309 |
| Liechtenstein |
39,822 |
| Monaco |
36,157 |
| San Marino |
33,614 |
| Gibraltar |
32,718 |
| British Virgin Islands |
31,763 |
| Palau |
18,051 |
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Ireland - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 2024 |
5,089,478 |
0.64% |
| 2023 |
5,056,935 |
0.67% |
| 2022 |
5,023,109 |
0.73% |
| 2021 |
4,986,526 |
0.82% |
| 2020 |
4,946,119 |
1.02% |
| 2019 |
4,896,019 |
1.27% |
| 2018 |
4,834,507 |
1.31% |
| 2017 |
4,771,854 |
1.19% |
| 2016 |
4,715,788 |
1.07% |
| 2015 |
4,665,760 |
0.94% |
| 2014 |
4,622,167 |
0.73% |
| 2013 |
4,588,832 |
0.53% |
| 2012 |
4,564,550 |
0.44% |
| 2011 |
4,544,501 |
0.44% |
| 2010 |
4,524,585 |
0.55% |
| 2009 |
4,499,792 |
1.06% |
| 2008 |
4,452,392 |
2.12% |
| 2007 |
4,359,834 |
2.95% |
| 2006 |
4,234,806 |
2.76% |
| 2005 |
4,121,216 |
2.21% |
| 2004 |
4,031,954 |
1.85% |
| 2003 |
3,958,705 |
1.65% |
| 2002 |
3,894,258 |
1.70% |
| 2001 |
3,829,018 |
1.59% |
| 2000 |
3,768,950 |
1.32% |
| 1999 |
3,719,912 |
1.12% |
| 1998 |
3,678,667 |
1.06% |
| 1997 |
3,640,150 |
0.93% |
| 1996 |
3,606,728 |
0.76% |
| 1995 |
3,579,482 |
0.56% |
| 1994 |
3,559,398 |
0.39% |
| 1993 |
3,545,700 |
0.49% |
| 1992 |
3,528,367 |
0.67% |
| 1991 |
3,504,805 |
0.56% |
| 1990 |
3,485,374 |
0.06% |
| 1989 |
3,483,314 |
-0.42% |
| 1988 |
3,498,030 |
-0.45% |
| 1987 |
3,513,700 |
-0.06% |
| 1986 |
3,515,669 |
0.28% |
| 1985 |
3,505,769 |
0.43% |
| 1984 |
3,490,931 |
0.52% |
| 1983 |
3,472,903 |
0.63% |
| 1982 |
3,451,212 |
0.77% |
| 1981 |
3,424,827 |
0.99% |
| 1980 |
3,391,387 |
1.18% |
| 1979 |
3,351,898 |
1.40% |
| 1978 |
3,305,571 |
1.56% |
| 1977 |
3,254,662 |
1.53% |
| 1976 |
3,205,753 |
1.51% |
| 1975 |
3,157,919 |
1.54% |
| 1974 |
3,110,099 |
1.57% |
| 1973 |
3,062,023 |
1.59% |
| 1972 |
3,013,998 |
1.50% |
| 1971 |
2,969,397 |
1.08% |
| 1970 |
2,937,637 |
0.70% |
| 1969 |
2,917,184 |
0.60% |
| 1968 |
2,899,643 |
0.59% |
| 1967 |
2,882,745 |
0.55% |
| 1966 |
2,867,003 |
0.51% |
| 1965 |
2,852,401 |
0.53% |
| 1964 |
2,837,436 |
0.47% |
| 1963 |
2,824,089 |
0.39% |
| 1962 |
2,813,067 |
0.22% |
| 1961 |
2,807,005 |
-0.14% |
| 1960 |
2,811,067 |
-0.44% |
| 1959 |
2,823,465 |
-0.54% |
| 1958 |
2,838,758 |
-0.55% |
| 1957 |
2,854,323 |
-0.53% |
| 1956 |
2,869,649 |
-0.58% |
| 1955 |
2,886,368 |
-0.57% |
| 1954 |
2,902,780 |
-0.49% |
| 1953 |
2,917,037 |
-0.42% |
| 1952 |
2,929,379 |
0.16% |
| 1951 |
2,924,705 |
0.62% |
| 1950 |
2,906,599 |
0.00% |
