5,323,991 (2023 est.)
noun: Irishman(men), Irishwoman(women), Irish (collective plural)
adjective: Irish
Irish 76.6%, Irish travelers 0.6%, other White 9.9%, Asian 3.3%, Black 1.5%, other (includes Arab, Roma, and persons of mixed backgrounds) 2%, unspecified 2.6% (2022 est.)
English (official, the language generally used), Irish (Gaelic or Gaeilge) (official, spoken by approximately 37.7% of the population as of 2022; mainly spoken in areas along Ireland's western coast known as gaeltachtai, which are officially recognized regions where Irish is the predominant language)
Roman Catholic 68.3%, Protestant 3.8% (Church of Ireland/Church of England/Anglican/Episcopalian 2.4%, other Protestant 1.4%), Orthodox 2%, other Christian 0.9%, Muslim 1.4%, other 1.6%, none 15.4%, unspecified 6.6% (2022 est.)
0-14 years: 20.39% (male 556,057/female 529,454)
15-64 years: 65.04% (male 1,741,527/female 1,720,989)
65 years and over: 14.57% (2023 est.) (male 360,476/female 415,488)
2023 population pyramid: 
total dependency ratio: 53.2
youth dependency ratio: 30.5
elderly dependency ratio: 22.7
potential support ratio: 4.4 (2021 est.)
total: 39.8 years (2023 est.)
male: 39.4 years
female: 40.2 years
1.09% (2023 est.)
11.3 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)
7.1 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)
6.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)
population distribution is weighted to the eastern side of the island, with the largest concentration being in and around Dublin; populations in the west are small due to mountainous land, poorer soil, lack of good transport routes, and fewer job opportunities
urban population: 64.5% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization: 1.15% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
1.270 million DUBLIN (capital) (2023)
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.87 male(s)/female
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2023 est.)
30.9 years (2020 est.)
5 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)
total: 3.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2023 est.)
male: 3.2 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 3.3 deaths/1,000 live births
total population: 82.2 years (2023 est.)
male: 80.5 years
female: 84.1 years
1.72 children born/woman (2023 est.)
0.84 (2023 est.)
N/A
improved: urban: 97% of population
rural: 98.1% of population
total: 97.4% of population
unimproved: urban: 3% of population
rural: 1.9% of population
total: 2.6% of population (2020 est.)
7.1% of GDP (2020)
3.49 physicians/1,000 population (2020)
3 beds/1,000 population (2018)
improved: urban: 97.8% of population
rural: 99.1% of population
total: 98.3% of population
unimproved: urban: 2.2% of population
rural: 0.9% of population
total: 1.7% of population (2020 est.)
25.3% (2016)
total: 10.91 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
beer: 4.92 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
wine: 2.88 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
spirits: 2.29 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
other alcohols: 0.82 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
total: 20.8% (2020 est.)
male: 22.5% (2020 est.)
female: 19% (2020 est.)
N/A
52.1% (2023 est.)
3.1% of GDP (2020 est.)
total population: NA
male: NA
female: NA
total: 19 years
male: 18 years
female: 19 years (2020)
NOTE: The information regarding Ireland on this page is re-published from the 2024 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Ireland 2024 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Ireland 2024 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.
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