# Urban population share in Ireland

Urban population share in Ireland was 64.6% in 2025. Source: World Bank.

- Indicator id: `urban_population_share`
- Place id: `ie`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People living in urban areas, as each national statistical office defines them, as a percentage of total population. World Bank series based on the UN World Urbanization Prospects.
- Note: Countries define urban areas differently, so shares are only roughly comparable between countries.
- Source: World Bank, Urban population, % of total population (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS) (https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-09
- License: CC BY 4.0 (commercial and non-commercial reuse, attribution required)
- Citation: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Urban population, % of total population (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/urban-population/ireland
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/urban-population/ireland.csv
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=urban_population_share&place=ie

| Period | % |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | 64.6 |
| 2024 | 64.3 |
| 2023 | 64.1 |
| 2022 | 63.9 |
| 2021 | 63.7 |
| 2020 | 63.5 |
| 2019 | 63.3 |
| 2018 | 63.1 |
| 2017 | 62.9 |
| 2016 | 62.7 |
| 2015 | 62.6 |
| 2014 | 62.5 |
| 2013 | 62.4 |
| 2012 | 62.3 |
| 2011 | 62.1 |
| 2010 | 61.9 |
| 2009 | 61.6 |
| 2008 | 61.4 |
| 2007 | 61.1 |
| 2006 | 60.8 |
| 2005 | 60.5 |
| 2004 | 60.2 |
| 2003 | 59.9 |
| 2002 | 59.6 |
| 2001 | 59.4 |
| 2000 | 59.1 |
| 1999 | 58.9 |
| 1998 | 58.6 |
| 1997 | 58.4 |
| 1996 | 58.2 |
| 1995 | 57.9 |
| 1994 | 57.7 |
| 1993 | 57.5 |
| 1992 | 57.2 |
| 1991 | 57.1 |
| 1990 | 56.9 |
| 1989 | 56.8 |
| 1988 | 56.7 |
| 1987 | 56.6 |
| 1986 | 56.4 |
| 1985 | 56.3 |
| 1984 | 56.1 |
| 1983 | 56 |
| 1982 | 55.8 |
| 1981 | 55.7 |
| 1980 | 55.4 |
| 1979 | 55.2 |
| 1978 | 54.9 |
| 1977 | 54.6 |
| 1976 | 54.3 |
| 1975 | 53.9 |
| 1974 | 53.6 |
| 1973 | 53.2 |
| 1972 | 52.8 |
| 1971 | 52.3 |
| 1970 | 51.8 |
| 1969 | 51.3 |
| 1968 | 50.7 |
| 1967 | 50 |
| 1966 | 49.3 |
| 1965 | 48.6 |
| 1964 | 47.8 |
| 1963 | 46.9 |
| 1962 | 46.1 |
| 1961 | 45.4 |
| 1960 | 44.9 |