Ire People - 2022
SOURCE: 2022 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK
Population
5,275,004 (2022 est.)
Nationality
noun: Irishman(men), Irishwoman(women), Irish (collective plural)
adjective: Irish
Ethnic groups
Irish 82.2%, Irish travelers 0.7%, other White 9.5%, Asian 2.1%, Black 1.4%, other 1.5%, unspecified 2.6% (2016 est.)
Languages
English (official, the language generally used), Irish (Gaelic or Gaeilge) (official, spoken by approximately 39.8% of the population as of 2016; mainly spoken in areas along Ireland's western coast known as gaeltachtai, which are officially recognized regions where Irish is the predominant language)
Religions
Roman Catholic 78.3%, Church of Ireland 2.7%, other Christian 1.6%, Orthodox 1.3%, Muslim 1.3%, other 2.4%, none 9.8%, unspecified 2.6% (2016 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years: 21.15% (male 560,338/female 534,570)
15-24 years: 12.08% (male 316,239/female 308,872)
25-54 years: 42.19% (male 1,098,058/female 1,085,794)
55-64 years: 10.77% (male 278,836/female 278,498)
65 years and over: 13.82% (male 331,772/female 383,592) (2020 est.)
Dependency ratios
total dependency ratio: 53.2
youth dependency ratio: 30.5
elderly dependency ratio: 22.7
potential support ratio: 4.4 (2021 est.)
Median age
total: 37.8 years
male: 37.4 years
female: 38.2 years (2020 est.)
Population growth rate
0.94% (2022 est.)
Birth rate
12.32 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Death rate
6.73 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Net migration rate
3.79 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Population distribution
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
Urbanization
urban population: 64.5% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization: 1.15% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Major urban areas - population
1.256 million DUBLIN (capital) (2022)
Sex ratio
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.71 male(s)/female
total population: 1 male(s)/female (2022 est.)
Mother's mean age at first birth
30.9 years (2020 est.)
Maternal mortality ratio
5 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)
Infant mortality rate
total: 3.47 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 3.9 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 3.01 deaths/1,000 live births (2022 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 81.66 years
male: 79.35 years
female: 84.1 years (2022 est.)
Total fertility rate
1.92 children born/woman (2022 est.)
Contraceptive prevalence rate
N/A
Drinking water source
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.)
Current health expenditure
6.7% of GDP (2019)
Physicians density
3.49 physicians/1,000 population (2020)
Hospital bed density
3 beds/1,000 population (2018)
Sanitation facility access
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.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate
0.3% (2021 est.)
Obesity - adult prevalence rate
25.3% (2016)
Alcohol consumption per capita
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.)
Tobacco use
total: 20.8% (2020 est.)
male: 22.5% (2020 est.)
female: 19% (2020 est.)
Children under the age of 5 years underweight
N/A
Education expenditures
3.1% of GDP (2020 est.)
Literacy
total population: NA
male: NA
female: NA
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
total: 19 years
male: 18 years
female: 19 years (2020)
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)
total: 14.5%
male: 14.5%
female: 14.6% (2021 est.)
NOTE: The information regarding Ire on this page is re-published from the 2022 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Ire 2022 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Ire 2022 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.
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