IE · 2020 · tps00001
Population on 1 January
Ireland, 2020
Population on 1 January
5,012,600
Ireland, 2020
▲ 1.5% vs 2019 (4,940,311)
Analysis
In 2020, Ireland's population on 1 january increased by 1.5% compared to 2019, reaching 5,012,600.
Ireland accounts for 1.1% of the EU-27 total of 446,923,963.
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 7.2% (from 4,677,627 in 2015).
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00001, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2020
#19 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2020
1.1%
EU-27: 446,923,963
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2014 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tps00001