Ireland: key statistics
Population: 5.44 million (2025). GDP per capita, US dollars: $131,592 (2025). GDP per capita: €110,150 (2025). Unemployment rate: 4.7% (2025).
Population and demography
| Population | 5.44 million | 2025 | |
| Population aged 15 to 64 | 3.58 million | 2025 | |
| Population density | 78.6 inhabitants per km² | 2024 | |
| Population growth rate | 1.63% | 2025 | |
| Urban population share | 64.6% | 2025 | |
| Land area | 68,890 km² | 2024 | |
| Population aged 65 and over | 15.7% | 2025 | |
| Median age | 39.6 years | 2025 | |
| Age dependency ratio (ages 15 to 64 base) | 51.9% | 2025 | |
| Live births | 54,293 | 2025 | |
| Deaths | 35,649 | 2025 | |
| Crude birth rate | 9.9 per 1,000 inhabitants | 2025 | |
| Crude death rate | 6.5 per 1,000 inhabitants | 2025 | |
| Total fertility rate | 1.47 children per woman | 2024 | |
| Life expectancy at birth | 83.1 years | 2024 |
Labor market
| Unemployment rate | 4.7% | 2025 | |
| Youth unemployment rate (under 25) | 11.8% | 2025 | |
| Employment rate | 80.2% | 2025 | |
| Activity rate | 78.4% | 2025 |
Prices and inflation
| Inflation, annual average | 2.2% | 2025 | |
| HICP inflation (annual rate) | 3.8% | September 2026 | |
| Harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP), 2025 = 100 | 104.39 index | September 2026 |
Income and living conditions
| Household disposable income per inhabitant | €28,000 | 2023 | |
| Household disposable income per inhabitant in PPS | 20,300 PPS | 2023 | |
| Gini index | 27.2 index | 2025 | |
| Gini index (World Bank, income or consumption) | 29 index | 2023 | |
| At-risk-of-poverty rate | 13% | 2025 | |
| Monthly minimum wage | €2,391 | second half of 2026 |
Economy
| Gross domestic product (GDP) | €602.44 billion | 2025 | |
| Gross domestic product (GDP), US dollars | $721.7 billion | 2025 | |
| GDP per capita | €110,150 | 2025 | |
| GDP per capita in PPS (EU27 = 100) | 221% | 2024 | |
| GDP per capita, US dollars | $131,592 | 2025 | |
| Real GDP growth | 8% | 2025 |
AI and digital economy
| Internet users | 97.2% | 2024 | |
| Enterprises using artificial intelligence | 19.6% | 2025 | |
| People using generative AI | 44.9% | 2025 | |
| Internet use in the last 3 months | 99.8% | 2025 | |
| ICT specialists in employment | 6.2% | 2025 | |
| Enterprises buying cloud computing services | 73% | 2025 |
Housing
| House price index, 2015 = 100 | 205.94 index | Q2 2026 | |
| House prices, annual change | 6% | Q2 2026 | |
| Population living in owner-occupied homes | 70.9% | 2025 |
Tourism
| Nights spent in tourist accommodation | 41.91 million | 2025 |
Public finance
| Government debt | 32.9% of GDP | 2025 | |
| Government balance | 1.8% of GDP | 2025 | |
| Military expenditure | 0.2% of GDP | 2025 |
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