IE · 2017 · migr_pop1ctz

Population (total, 1 January)

Ireland, 2017

Population (total, 1 January)
4,799,157
Ireland, 2017
▲ 1.5% vs 2016 (4,726,286)
Analysis

In 2017, Ireland's population (total, 1 january) increased by 1.5% compared to 2016, reaching 4,799,157.

Ireland accounts for 1.1% of the EU-27 total of 444,670,605.

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 4.6% (from 4,589,287 in 2012).

Source: Eurostat dataset migr_pop1ctz, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#19 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
1.1%
EU-27: 444,670,605
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
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