IE · 1972 · demo_pjan

Population on 1 January by age and sex

Ireland, 1972

Population on 1 January by age and sex
1,513,300
Ireland, 1972
▲ 1.4% vs 1971 (1,492,300)
Analysis

In 1972, Ireland's population on 1 january by age and sex increased by 1.4% compared to 1971, reaching 1,513,300.

Ireland ranks 17th out of 22 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 4.0% (from 1,455,000 in 1967).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 1972
#17 of 22
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