Ireland Demographics Profile 2013

Population

4,722,028 (July 2012 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 21.3% (male 512,854/female 491,801)
15-24 years: 12.2% (male 290,532/female 283,344)
25-54 years: 44.7% (male 1,060,471/female 1,048,695)
55-64 years: 10% (male 238,339/female 236,110)
65 years and over: 11.9% (male 255,858/female 304,024) (2012 est.)

Median age

total: 35.1 years
male: 34.8 years
female: 35.4 years (2012 est.)

Population growth rate

1.112% (2012 est.)

Birth rate

15.81 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)

Death rate

6.38 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)

Net migration rate

1.69 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)

Urbanization

urban population: 62% of total population (2010)
rate of urbanization: 1.8% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Major cities - population

DUBLIN (capital) 1.084 million (2009)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.84 male(s)/female
total population: 1 male(s)/female (2011 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 3.81 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 4.2 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 3.41 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 80.32 years
male: 78.07 years
female: 82.69 years (2012 est.)

Total fertility rate

2.01 children born/woman (2012 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.2% (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

6,900 (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

fewer than 100 (2009 est.)

Sanitation facility access

improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural: 98% of population
total: 99% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0% of population
rural: 2% of population
total: 1% of population

Nationality

noun: Irishman(men), Irishwoman(women), Irish (collective plural)
adjective: Irish

Ethnic groups

Irish 87.4%, other white 7.5%, Asian 1.3%, black 1.1%, mixed 1.1%, unspecified 1.6% (2006 census)

Religions

Roman Catholic 87.4%, Church of Ireland 2.9%, other Christian 1.9%, other 2.1%, unspecified 1.5%, none 4.2% (2006 census)

Languages

English (official, the language generally used), Irish (Gaelic or Gaeilge) (official, spoken mainly in areas along the western coast)

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2003 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 18 years
male: 18 years
female: 18 years (2008)

Education expenditures

4.9% of GDP (2007)

Maternal mortality rate

6 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)

Health expenditures

7.6% of GDP (2009)

Physicians density

3.187 physicians/1,000 population (2008)

Hospital bed density

5.17 beds/1,000 population (2007)

Obesity - adult prevalence rate

13% (2002)