Ireland

Ireland — Population

Ireland: published figures with a selectable comparison of economies.

5.48 million

+88,577 (+1.6%)

As of 2025 | people

Latest
5.48 million 2025
Previous year
5.40 million 2024
Min
2.82 million 1961
Max
5.48 million 2025

people

YearPopulation
20255.48 million
20245.40 million
20235.31 million
20225.21 million
20215.11 million
20205.04 million
20194.98 million
20184.90 million
20174.83 million
20164.76 million
20154.70 million
20144.66 million
20134.62 million
20124.60 million
20114.58 million
20104.56 million
20094.54 million
20084.49 million
20074.40 million
20064.27 million
20054.16 million
20044.07 million
20034.00 million
20023.93 million
CountryPopulationChangeYear
Euro area358.66 million+1.06 million (+0.3%)2025France68.72 million+168,684 (+0.2%)2025Germany83.49 million-25,344 (0.0%)2025Ireland5.48 million+88,577 (+1.6%)2025United Kingdom69.49 million+206,000 (+0.3%)2025United States341.78 million+1.78 million (+0.5%)2025

What this population series is

Total population (SP.POP.TOTL) as published by the World Bank. It is the denominator behind the per-capita pages. Latest: 5.48 million in 2025.

From 1960 to 2025 (66 years): latest 5.48 million (2025), previous year 5.40 million (2024); low 2.82 million (1961), high 5.48 million (2025).

Source: World Bank Open Data. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (terms).

Reading this series

Population is a midyear estimate and a denominator for per-capita indicators. The summary shows the latest and previous observations rather than the average population across history. Censuses and revised estimates can change earlier observations.

World Bank: SP.POP.TOTL

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Related economies: Ireland · Euro area · United Kingdom · United States · Germany · France

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