Population on 1 January by age group and sex

In 2024, Ireland's population on 1 january by age group and sex increased by 4.7% compared to 2023, reaching 196,013.

Ireland accounts for 0.7% of the EU-27 total of 27,350,804.

Ireland ranks 19th 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 20.8% (from 162,268 in 2019).

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