IE · 2025 · tps00010

Population by age group

Ireland, 2025

Population by age group
18.5
Ireland, 2025
▼ 2.1% vs 2024 (18.9)
Analysis

In 2025, Ireland's population by age group decreased by 2.1% compared to 2024, reaching 18.5.

Ireland accounts for 128.5% of the EU-27 total of 14.4.

Ireland ranks 1st out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 8.9% (from 20.3 in 2020).

Source: Eurostat dataset tps00010, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2025
#1 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2025
128.5%
EU-27: 14.4
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2014 2025