IE · 2018 · demo_pjangroup

Population on 1 January by age group and sex

Ireland, 2018

Population on 1 January by age group and sex
156,949
Ireland, 2018
▲ 3.4% vs 2017 (151,780)
Analysis

In 2018, Ireland's population on 1 january by age group and sex increased by 3.4% compared to 2017, reaching 156,949.

Ireland accounts for 0.6% of the EU-27 total of 25,323,698.

Ireland ranks 21st out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 17.6% (from 133,405 in 2013).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#21 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
0.6%
EU-27: 25,323,698
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
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