IE · 1979 · demo_pjan

Population on 1 January by age and sex

Ireland, 1979

Population on 1 January by age and sex
1,668,200
Ireland, 1979
▲ 1.6% vs 1978 (1,642,700)
Analysis

In 1979, Ireland's population on 1 january by age and sex increased by 1.6% compared to 1978, reaching 1,668,200.

Ireland ranks 18th out of 24 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 7.8% (from 1,548,100 in 1974).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 1979
#18 of 24
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