Population on 1 January by age group and sex

In 1989, Ireland's population on 1 january by age group and sex increased by 2.7% compared to 1988, reaching 72,768.

Ireland ranks 18th out of 24 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 14.1% (from 63,800 in 1984).

Source: Eurostat dataset demo_pjangroup, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.