Population: 3,489,165 (July 1991), growth rate - 0.3% (1991)

Birth rate: 15 births/1,000 population (1991)

Death rate: 9 deaths/1,000 population (1991)

Net migration rate: - 9 migrants/1,000 population (1991)

Infant mortality rate: 6 deaths/1,000 live births (1991)

Life expectancy at birth: 73 years male, 79 years female (1991)

Total fertility rate: 2.1 children born/woman (1991)

Nationality: noun--Irishman(men), Irish (collective pl.); adjective--Irish

Ethnic divisions: Celtic, with English minority

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

Language: Irish (Gaelic) and English; English is the language generally used, with Gaelic spoken in a few areas, mostly along the western seaboard

Literacy: 98% (male NA%, female NA%) age 15 and over can read and write (1981 est.)

Labor force: 1,293,000; services 57.0%, manufacturing and construction 26.1%, agriculture, forestry, and fishing 15.0%, energy and mining 1.9% (1988)

Organized labor: 36% of labor force

NOTE: The information regarding Ireland on this page is re-published from the 1991 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Ireland People 1991 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Ireland People 1991 should be addressed to the CIA.