IE · 2024 · demo_pjan
Population on 1 January by age and sex
Ireland, 2024
Population on 1 January by age and sex
2,708,306
Ireland, 2024
▲ 1.6% vs 2023 (2,666,848)
Analysis
In 2024, Ireland's population on 1 january by age and sex increased by 1.6% compared to 2023, reaching 2,708,306.
Ireland accounts for 1.2% of the EU-27 total of 229,492,073.
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 8.6% (from 2,493,497 in 2019).
Source: Eurostat dataset demo_pjan, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2024
#19 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2024
1.2%
EU-27: 229,492,073
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · demo_pjan