Population on 1 January by age group and sex

In 2025, Ireland's population on 1 january by age group and sex increased by 5.2% compared to 2024, reaching 206,177.

Ireland accounts for 0.7% of the EU-27 total of 27,867,363.

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 23.8% (from 166,537 in 2020).

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