IE · 2024 · tps00001
Population on 1 January
Ireland, 2024
Population on 1 January
5,351,681
Ireland, 2024
▲ 1.5% vs 2023 (5,271,395)
Analysis
In 2024, Ireland's population on 1 january increased by 1.5% compared to 2023, reaching 5,351,681.
Ireland accounts for 1.2% of the EU-27 total of 449,489,862.
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 8.3% (from 4,940,311 in 2019).
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00001, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2024
#19 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2024
1.2%
EU-27: 449,489,862
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2014 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tps00001