IE · 2018 · demo_pjan

Population on 1 January by age and sex

Ireland, 2018

Population on 1 January by age and sex
4,855,733
Ireland, 2018
▲ 1.2% vs 2017 (4,799,157)
Analysis

In 2018, Ireland's population on 1 january by age and sex increased by 1.2% compared to 2017, reaching 4,855,733.

Ireland accounts for 1.1% of the EU-27 total of 445,301,376.

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 5.3% (from 4,609,779 in 2013).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#19 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
1.1%
EU-27: 445,301,376
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