Ireland - Population

Population, total

The value for Population, total in Ireland was 4,985,674 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 4,985,674 in 2020 and a minimum value of 2,824,400 in 1961.

Definition: Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.

Source: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision. (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Popu

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Year Value
1960 2,828,600
1961 2,824,400
1962 2,836,050
1963 2,852,650
1964 2,866,550
1965 2,877,300
1966 2,888,800
1967 2,902,450
1968 2,915,550
1969 2,932,650
1970 2,957,250
1971 2,992,050
1972 3,036,850
1973 3,085,950
1974 3,137,500
1975 3,189,550
1976 3,238,050
1977 3,282,200
1978 3,329,100
1979 3,373,750
1980 3,412,800
1981 3,453,000
1982 3,485,800
1983 3,510,600
1984 3,532,423
1985 3,538,082
1986 3,539,690
1987 3,540,057
1988 3,524,949
1989 3,511,009
1990 3,513,974
1991 3,534,235
1992 3,558,430
1993 3,576,261
1994 3,590,386
1995 3,608,841
1996 3,637,510
1997 3,674,171
1998 3,712,696
1999 3,754,786
2000 3,805,174
2001 3,866,243
2002 3,931,947
2003 3,996,521
2004 4,070,262
2005 4,159,914
2006 4,273,591
2007 4,398,942
2008 4,489,544
2009 4,535,375
2010 4,560,155
2011 4,580,084
2012 4,599,533
2013 4,623,816
2014 4,657,740
2015 4,701,957
2016 4,755,335
2017 4,807,388
2018 4,867,316
2019 4,934,340
2020 4,985,674

Population, female

The value for Population, female in Ireland was 2,510,556 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,510,556 in 2020 and a minimum value of 1,405,562 in 1961.

Definition: Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 1,406,677
1961 1,405,562
1962 1,411,889
1963 1,420,376
1964 1,427,392
1965 1,432,848
1966 1,438,732
1967 1,445,708
1968 1,452,396
1969 1,461,001
1970 1,473,222
1971 1,490,423
1972 1,512,548
1973 1,536,770
1974 1,562,193
1975 1,587,876
1976 1,611,795
1977 1,633,588
1978 1,656,878
1979 1,679,319
1980 1,699,333
1981 1,720,308
1982 1,737,955
1983 1,751,880
1984 1,764,483
1985 1,769,073
1986 1,771,680
1987 1,773,695
1988 1,767,916
1989 1,762,576
1990 1,765,516
1991 1,776,910
1992 1,790,022
1993 1,799,685
1994 1,807,272
1995 1,816,850
1996 1,831,441
1997 1,849,931
1998 1,869,087
1999 1,889,591
2000 1,913,728
2001 1,942,601
2002 1,973,324
2003 2,003,466
2004 2,038,846
2005 2,083,266
2006 2,140,952
2007 2,205,554
2008 2,253,499
2009 2,279,251
2010 2,294,319
2011 2,306,846
2012 2,319,082
2013 2,333,444
2014 2,352,024
2015 2,374,896
2016 2,401,335
2017 2,426,140
2018 2,454,369
2019 2,486,201
2020 2,510,556

Population, female (% of total population)

Population, female (% of total population) in Ireland was 50.36 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 50.51 in 2015, while its lowest value was 49.73 in 1960.

Definition: Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 49.73
1961 49.76
1962 49.78
1963 49.79
1964 49.79
1965 49.80
1966 49.80
1967 49.81
1968 49.82
1969 49.82
1970 49.82
1971 49.81
1972 49.81
1973 49.80
1974 49.79
1975 49.78
1976 49.78
1977 49.77
1978 49.77
1979 49.78
1980 49.79
1981 49.82
1982 49.86
1983 49.90
1984 49.95
1985 50.00
1986 50.05
1987 50.10
1988 50.15
1989 50.20
1990 50.24
1991 50.28
1992 50.30
1993 50.32
1994 50.34
1995 50.34
1996 50.35
1997 50.35
1998 50.34
1999 50.32
2000 50.29
2001 50.25
2002 50.19
2003 50.13
2004 50.09
2005 50.08
2006 50.10
2007 50.14
2008 50.19
2009 50.25
2010 50.31
2011 50.37
2012 50.42
2013 50.47
2014 50.50
2015 50.51
2016 50.50
2017 50.47
2018 50.43
2019 50.39
2020 50.36

Population, male

The value for Population, male in Ireland was 2,475,118 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,475,118 in 2020 and a minimum value of 1,418,838 in 1961.

Definition: Male population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 1,421,923
1961 1,418,838
1962 1,424,161
1963 1,432,274
1964 1,439,158
1965 1,444,452
1966 1,450,068
1967 1,456,742
1968 1,463,154
1969 1,471,649
1970 1,484,028
1971 1,501,627
1972 1,524,302
1973 1,549,180
1974 1,575,307
1975 1,601,674
1976 1,626,255
1977 1,648,612
1978 1,672,222
1979 1,694,431
1980 1,713,467
1981 1,732,692
1982 1,747,845
1983 1,758,720
1984 1,767,940
1985 1,769,009
1986 1,768,010
1987 1,766,362
1988 1,757,033
1989 1,748,433
1990 1,748,458
1991 1,757,325
1992 1,768,408
1993 1,776,576
1994 1,783,114
1995 1,791,991
1996 1,806,069
1997 1,824,240
1998 1,843,609
1999 1,865,195
2000 1,891,446
2001 1,923,642
2002 1,958,623
2003 1,993,055
2004 2,031,416
2005 2,076,648
2006 2,132,639
2007 2,193,388
2008 2,236,045
2009 2,256,124
2010 2,265,836
2011 2,273,238
2012 2,280,451
2013 2,290,372
2014 2,305,716
2015 2,327,061
2016 2,354,000
2017 2,381,248
2018 2,412,947
2019 2,448,139
2020 2,475,118

Population, male (% of total population)

Population, male (% of total population) in Ireland was 49.64 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 50.27 in 1960, while its lowest value was 49.49 in 2015.

Definition: Male population is the percentage of the population that is male. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 50.27
1961 50.24
1962 50.22
1963 50.21
1964 50.21
1965 50.20
1966 50.20
1967 50.19
1968 50.18
1969 50.18
1970 50.18
1971 50.19
1972 50.19
1973 50.20
1974 50.21
1975 50.22
1976 50.22
1977 50.23
1978 50.23
1979 50.22
1980 50.21
1981 50.18
1982 50.14
1983 50.10
1984 50.05
1985 50.00
1986 49.95
1987 49.90
1988 49.85
1989 49.80
1990 49.76
1991 49.72
1992 49.70
1993 49.68
1994 49.66
1995 49.66
1996 49.65
1997 49.65
1998 49.66
1999 49.68
2000 49.71
2001 49.75
2002 49.81
2003 49.87
2004 49.91
2005 49.92
2006 49.90
2007 49.86
2008 49.81
2009 49.75
2010 49.69
2011 49.63
2012 49.58
2013 49.53
2014 49.50
2015 49.49
2016 49.50
2017 49.53
2018 49.57
2019 49.61
2020 49.64

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Population