IE · 2020 · demo_pjangroup

Population on 1 January by age group and sex

Ireland, 2020

Population on 1 January by age group and sex
166,537
Ireland, 2020
▲ 2.6% vs 2019 (162,268)
Analysis

In 2020, Ireland's population on 1 january by age group and sex increased by 2.6% compared to 2019, reaching 166,537.

Ireland accounts for 0.6% of the EU-27 total of 26,529,684.

Ireland ranks 20th 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 17.0% (from 142,358 in 2015).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2020
#20 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2020
0.6%
EU-27: 26,529,684
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025