IE · 2022 · tps00001
Population on 1 January
Ireland, 2022
Population on 1 January
5,154,277
Ireland, 2022
▲ 1.7% vs 2021 (5,066,893)
Analysis
In 2022, Ireland's population on 1 january increased by 1.7% compared to 2021, reaching 5,154,277.
Ireland accounts for 1.2% of the EU-27 total of 445,999,571.
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 7.4% (from 4,799,157 in 2017).
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00001, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2022
#19 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2022
1.2%
EU-27: 445,999,571
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2014 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tps00001