IE · 1973 · demo_pjan

Population on 1 January by age and sex

Ireland, 1973

Population on 1 January by age and sex
3,060,800
Ireland, 1973
▲ 1.6% vs 1972 (3,012,900)
Analysis

In 1973, Ireland's population on 1 january by age and sex increased by 1.6% compared to 1972, reaching 3,060,800.

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 5.2% (from 2,909,100 in 1968).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 1973
#20 of 25
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