IE · 1966 · demo_pjan

Population on 1 January by age and sex

Ireland, 1966

Population on 1 January by age and sex
2,881,800
Ireland, 1966
▲ 0.3% vs 1965 (2,872,800)
Analysis

In 1966, Ireland's population on 1 january by age and sex increased by 0.3% compared to 1965, reaching 2,881,800.

Ireland ranks 20th out of 25 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 2.1% (from 2,821,700 in 1961).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 1966
#20 of 25
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