Ireland - Urban population

Urban population

The value for Urban population in Ireland was 3,173,531 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3,173,531 in 2020 and a minimum value of 1,278,075 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 1,278,075
1961 1,282,080
1962 1,293,324
1963 1,306,885
1964 1,319,272
1965 1,330,262
1966 1,347,250
1967 1,387,226
1968 1,427,337
1969 1,469,698
1970 1,516,360
1971 1,563,915
1972 1,597,717
1973 1,634,072
1974 1,672,099
1975 1,710,683
1976 1,747,737
1977 1,782,727
1978 1,819,520
1979 1,855,360
1980 1,888,405
1981 1,921,042
1982 1,944,867
1983 1,964,356
1984 1,982,219
1985 1,991,056
1986 1,997,341
1987 2,002,008
1988 1,997,871
1989 1,994,394
1990 2,000,470
1991 2,017,094
1992 2,038,731
1993 2,056,779
1994 2,072,766
1995 2,091,287
1996 2,116,049
1997 2,146,414
1998 2,178,016
1999 2,211,944
2000 2,250,951
2001 2,296,510
2002 2,345,367
2003 2,394,915
2004 2,450,379
2005 2,515,791
2006 2,595,694
2007 2,680,715
2008 2,744,952
2009 2,782,090
2010 2,806,411
2011 2,827,835
2012 2,849,043
2013 2,873,286
2014 2,903,635
2015 2,940,510
2016 2,983,355
2017 3,026,107
2018 3,074,684
2019 3,128,618
2020 3,173,531

Urban population (% of total population)

Urban population (% of total population) in Ireland was 63.65 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 63.65 in 2020, while its lowest value was 45.18 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.

Source: United Nations Population Division. World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 45.18
1961 45.39
1962 45.60
1963 45.81
1964 46.02
1965 46.23
1966 46.64
1967 47.80
1968 48.96
1969 50.12
1970 51.28
1971 52.27
1972 52.61
1973 52.95
1974 53.29
1975 53.63
1976 53.98
1977 54.32
1978 54.66
1979 54.99
1980 55.33
1981 55.63
1982 55.79
1983 55.96
1984 56.12
1985 56.28
1986 56.43
1987 56.55
1988 56.68
1989 56.80
1990 56.93
1991 57.07
1992 57.29
1993 57.51
1994 57.73
1995 57.95
1996 58.17
1997 58.42
1998 58.66
1999 58.91
2000 59.16
2001 59.40
2002 59.65
2003 59.93
2004 60.20
2005 60.48
2006 60.74
2007 60.94
2008 61.14
2009 61.34
2010 61.54
2011 61.74
2012 61.94
2013 62.14
2014 62.34
2015 62.54
2016 62.74
2017 62.95
2018 63.17
2019 63.41
2020 63.65

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization