IE · 2021 · tps00001
Population on 1 January
Ireland, 2021
Population on 1 January
5,066,893
Ireland, 2021
▲ 1.1% vs 2020 (5,012,600)
Analysis
In 2021, Ireland's population on 1 january increased by 1.1% compared to 2020, reaching 5,066,893.
Ireland accounts for 1.1% of the EU-27 total of 445,767,723.
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 4,726,286 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00001, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#19 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
1.1%
EU-27: 445,767,723
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2014 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tps00001