IE · 2019 · migr_pop1ctz

Population (total, 1 January)

Ireland, 2019

Population (total, 1 January)
4,940,311
Ireland, 2019
▲ 1.7% vs 2018 (4,855,733)
Analysis

In 2019, Ireland's population (total, 1 january) increased by 1.7% compared to 2018, reaching 4,940,311.

Ireland accounts for 1.1% of the EU-27 total of 446,149,924.

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 6.5% (from 4,637,852 in 2014).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2019
#19 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2019
1.1%
EU-27: 446,149,924
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
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