IE · 2016 · demo_pjan

Population on 1 January by age and sex

Ireland, 2016

Population on 1 January by age and sex
4,726,286
Ireland, 2016
▲ 1.0% vs 2015 (4,677,627)
Analysis

In 2016, Ireland's population on 1 january by age and sex increased by 1.0% compared to 2015, reaching 4,726,286.

Ireland accounts for 1.1% of the EU-27 total of 444,003,268.

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 3.4% (from 4,570,881 in 2011).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#19 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
1.1%
EU-27: 444,003,268
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
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