Population: 3,539,296 (July 1994 est.)

Population growth rate: 0.3% (1994 est.)

Birth rate: 14.21 births/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Death rate: 8.59 deaths/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Net migration rate: -2.67 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 7.4 deaths/1,000 live births (1994 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 75.68 years
male: 72.85 years
female: 78.68 years (1994 est.)

Total fertility rate: 1.99 children born/woman (1994 est.)

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

Ethnic divisions: Celtic, English

Religions: Roman Catholic 93%, Anglican 3%, none 1%, unknown 2%, other 1% (1981)

Languages: Irish (Gaelic), spoken mainly in areas located along the western seaboard, English is the language generally used

Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1981 est.)
total population: 98%
male: NA%
female: NA%
Labor force: 1.37 million
by occupation: services 57.0%, manufacturing and construction 28%, agriculture, forestry, and fishing 13.5%, energy and mining 1.5% (1992)

NOTE: The information regarding Ireland on this page is re-published from the 1995 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Ireland People 1995 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Ireland People 1995 should be addressed to the CIA.