Population: Ireland

Latest value, 2025

5,440,278persons

Source: Eurostat
Retrieved 2026-10-07
Published 2026-08-28

Definition

Resident population. Spain and the EU: 1 January, with Spanish figures from the official municipal register (Padrón). United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July.

For Denmark, Statistics Denmark counts the registered resident population on 1 January. Greenland and the Faroe Islands are excluded. The annual series selects the first-quarter reference date from FOLK1A.

Evolution

3,837,4234,608,9225,380,420200020052010201520202025
Value
PeriodValue
20255,440,278
20245,351,681
20235,271,395
20225,154,277
20215,066,893
20205,012,600
20194,940,311
20184,855,733
20174,799,157
20164,726,286
20154,677,627
20144,637,852
20134,609,779
20124,589,287
20114,570,881
20104,549,428
20094,521,322
20084,457,765
20074,340,118
20064,208,156
20054,111,672
20044,028,851
20033,964,191
20023,899,702
20013,832,783
20003,777,565

Comparison with related places

Place2025
Ireland5,440,278
European Union (27)450,646,971
Slovakia5,419,451
Finland5,635,971
Denmark5,992,734
Bulgaria6,437,360
Croatia3,874,350

How to cite

Eurostat. Population on 1 January by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_pjanaggr3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

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