IE · 2023 · demo_pjan
Population on 1 January by age and sex
Ireland, 2023
Population on 1 January by age and sex
5,271,395
Ireland, 2023
▲ 2.3% vs 2022 (5,154,277)
Analysis
In 2023, Ireland's population on 1 january by age and sex increased by 2.3% compared to 2022, reaching 5,271,395.
Ireland accounts for 1.2% of the EU-27 total of 447,695,350.
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 4,855,733 in 2018).
Source: Eurostat dataset demo_pjan, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2023
#19 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2023
1.2%
EU-27: 447,695,350
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · demo_pjan