IE · 1971 · demo_pjan

Population on 1 January by age and sex

Ireland, 1971

Population on 1 January by age and sex
1,478,900
Ireland, 1971
▲ 1.0% vs 1970 (1,464,400)
Analysis

In 1971, Ireland's population on 1 january by age and sex increased by 1.0% compared to 1970, reaching 1,478,900.

Ireland ranks 18th out of 22 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 3.1% (from 1,433,800 in 1966).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 1971
#18 of 22
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