IE · 2025 · tps00001
Population on 1 January
Ireland, 2025
Population on 1 January
5,440,278
Ireland, 2025
▲ 1.7% vs 2024 (5,351,681)
Analysis
In 2025, Ireland's population on 1 january increased by 1.7% compared to 2024, reaching 5,440,278.
Ireland accounts for 1.2% of the EU-27 total of 450,646,971.
Ireland ranks 18th 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 8.5% (from 5,012,600 in 2020).
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00001, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2025
#18 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2025
1.2%
EU-27: 450,646,971
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2014 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tps00001