Population on 1 January by age and sex

In 2024, Ireland's population on 1 january by age and sex increased by 1.5% compared to 2023, reaching 5,351,681.

Ireland accounts for 1.2% of the EU-27 total of 449,306,184.

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 8.3% (from 4,940,311 in 2019).

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