Ireland Population 2023

The current population of Ireland is estimated at 5,059,977 people as of May, 2023, according to the latest population growth rate and projections.
Population of Ireland represent 0.06% of the total world population.
The population density of Ireland is 73.5 inhabitants per km².
Ireland is located in Europe.
Ireland ranks number 124 in the list of countries ordered by population.
The latitudinal point of Ireland is 53.1369° N. The longitudinal coordinate of the country is -7.6862° W.
The median age in Ireland is 38.2 years.
Minimum Wages in Ireland is EUR 10.50 per hour, around USD $11.00 per hour, as of January 2022.
The countries that Ireland shares its land boundary with are Northern Ireland. It shares maritime borders with the United Kingdom (UK).

Ireland

Official name	Republic of Ireland
Location	Europe
Capital	Dublin
Population	5,008,151 (as of June, 2022)
Population density	73.5/km²
Population growth rate	1.1% (in 2023)
Area	68,890 km² (26,598.57 sq mi)
Official language	English
Currency	Euro (EUR)
Life expectancy	82.60 years
Internet TLD	.ie
Call code	+353

Ireland Population Graph

Ireland Population History (1960-2020)

Year	Population	Male Population	Female Population	Male (%)	Female (%)	Urban Population	Urban (%)
2020	4,988,167	2,476,126	2,512,041	49.64%	50.36%	3,174,968	63.65%
2019	4,936,807	2,449,150	2,487,657	49.61%	50.39%	3,130,429	63.41%
2018	4,869,750	2,413,935	2,455,815	49.57%	50.43%	3,076,221	63.17%
2017	4,809,792	2,382,290	2,427,502	49.53%	50.47%	3,027,764	62.95%
2016	4,757,713	2,355,068	2,402,645	49.5%	50.5%	2,984,989	62.74%
2015	4,704,308	2,328,162	2,376,146	49.49%	50.51%	2,942,074	62.54%
2014	4,660,069	2,306,734	2,353,335	49.5%	50.5%	2,905,087	62.34%
2013	4,626,128	2,291,321	2,334,807	49.53%	50.47%	2,874,676	62.14%
2012	4,601,833	2,281,589	2,320,244	49.58%	50.42%	2,850,375	61.94%
2011	4,582,374	2,274,232	2,308,142	49.63%	50.37%	2,829,158	61.74%
2010	4,562,435	2,267,074	2,295,361	49.69%	50.31%	2,807,722	61.54%
2009	4,537,643	2,257,477	2,280,166	49.75%	50.25%	2,783,390	61.34%
2008	4,491,789	2,237,360	2,254,429	49.81%	50.19%	2,746,280	61.14%
2007	4,401,141	2,194,409	2,206,732	49.86%	50.14%	2,682,055	60.94%
2006	4,275,728	2,133,588	2,142,140	49.9%	50.1%	2,597,077	60.74%
2005	4,161,994	2,077,667	2,084,327	49.92%	50.08%	2,517,174	60.48%
2004	4,072,297	2,032,483	2,039,814	49.91%	50.09%	2,451,523	60.2%
2003	3,998,519	1,994,061	2,004,458	49.87%	50.13%	2,396,312	59.93%
2002	3,933,913	1,959,482	1,974,431	49.81%	50.19%	2,346,579	59.65%
2001	3,868,176	1,924,418	1,943,758	49.75%	50.25%	2,297,697	59.4%
2000	3,807,077	1,892,498	1,914,579	49.71%	50.29%	2,252,267	59.16%
1999	3,756,663	1,866,310	1,890,353	49.68%	50.32%	2,213,050	58.91%
1998	3,714,552	1,844,647	1,869,905	49.66%	50.34%	2,178,956	58.66%
1997	3,676,008	1,825,138	1,850,870	49.65%	50.35%	2,147,524	58.42%
1996	3,639,329	1,806,927	1,832,402	49.65%	50.35%	2,116,998	58.17%
1995	3,610,645	1,793,046	1,817,599	49.66%	50.34%	2,092,369	57.95%
1994	3,592,181	1,783,877	1,808,304	49.66%	50.34%	2,073,766	57.73%
1993	3,578,049	1,777,575	1,800,474	49.68%	50.32%	2,057,736	57.51%
1992	3,560,209	1,769,424	1,790,785	49.7%	50.3%	2,039,644	57.29%
1991	3,536,002	1,758,100	1,777,902	49.72%	50.28%	2,017,996	57.07%
1990	3,515,731	1,749,428	1,766,303	49.76%	50.24%	2,001,506	56.93%
1989	3,512,765	1,749,357	1,763,408	49.8%	50.2%	1,995,251	56.8%
1988	3,526,711	1,758,065	1,768,646	49.85%	50.15%	1,998,940	56.68%
1987	3,541,827	1,767,372	1,774,455	49.9%	50.1%	2,002,903	56.55%
1986	3,541,460	1,768,959	1,772,501	49.95%	50.05%	1,998,446	56.43%
1985	3,539,851	1,769,925	1,769,926	50%	50%	1,992,228	56.28%
1984	3,534,189	1,768,862	1,765,327	50.05%	49.95%	1,983,387	56.12%
1983	3,512,355	1,759,690	1,752,665	50.1%	49.9%	1,965,514	55.96%
1982	3,487,543	1,748,654	1,738,889	50.14%	49.86%	1,945,700	55.79%
1981	3,454,727	1,733,582	1,721,145	50.18%	49.82%	1,921,865	55.63%
1980	3,414,506	1,714,423	1,700,083	50.21%	49.79%	1,889,246	55.33%
1979	3,375,437	1,695,144	1,680,293	50.22%	49.78%	1,856,153	54.99%
1978	3,330,765	1,673,043	1,657,722	50.23%	49.77%	1,820,596	54.66%
1977	3,283,841	1,649,473	1,634,368	50.23%	49.77%	1,783,782	54.32%
1976	3,239,669	1,626,962	1,612,707	50.22%	49.78%	1,748,773	53.98%
1975	3,191,145	1,602,593	1,588,552	50.22%	49.78%	1,711,411	53.63%
1974	3,139,069	1,576,127	1,562,942	50.21%	49.79%	1,672,810	53.29%
1973	3,087,493	1,549,921	1,537,572	50.2%	49.8%	1,634,828	52.95%
1972	3,038,368	1,524,957	1,513,411	50.19%	49.81%	1,598,485	52.61%
1971	2,994,743	1,503,062	1,491,681	50.19%	49.81%	1,565,352	52.27%
1970	2,959,912	1,485,284	1,474,628	50.18%	49.82%	1,517,843	51.28%
1969	2,935,289	1,472,928	1,462,361	50.18%	49.82%	1,471,167	50.12%
1968	2,918,174	1,464,340	1,453,834	50.18%	49.82%	1,428,738	48.96%
1967	2,905,062	1,458,051	1,447,011	50.19%	49.81%	1,388,620	47.8%
1966	2,891,400	1,451,483	1,439,917	50.2%	49.8%	1,348,549	46.64%
1965	2,879,890	1,445,705	1,434,185	50.2%	49.8%	1,331,373	46.23%
1964	2,869,130	1,440,590	1,428,540	50.21%	49.79%	1,320,374	46.02%
1963	2,855,217	1,433,604	1,421,613	50.21%	49.79%	1,307,975	45.81%
1962	2,838,602	1,425,546	1,413,056	50.22%	49.78%	1,294,403	45.6%
1961	2,826,942	1,420,256	1,406,686	50.24%	49.76%	1,283,149	45.39%
1960	2,831,146	1,423,217	1,407,929	50.27%	49.73%	1,279,112	45.18%

Source: Worldbank Open Data | Some data could be adjusted by Pediaglobe.

Cities in Ireland ordered by Population

The list offered below features the biggest cities of Ireland. Besides, in the table you will find information regarding the population size in these cities. Cities are ordered by population (largest to smallest).

Ireland

#	City	Population 2023
1	Dublin	1,037,647
2	Cork	192,174
3	Luimneach	91,054
4	Gaillimh	71,626
5	Tallaght	64,867
6	Waterford	48,474
7	Drogheda	41,443
8	Swords	37,290
9	Dundalk	33,960
10	Bray	33,001
11	Douglas	27,219
12	Dun Laoghaire	26,955
13	Navan	24,803
14	Ennis	24,688
15	Tralee	23,180
16	Droichead Nua	22,949
17	Sandyford	22,629
18	Balbriggan	21,965
19	Kilkenny	21,857
20	Athlone	21,705
21	Naas	20,899
22	Celbridge	20,485
23	Sligo	20,410
24	Carlow	20,332
25	Wexford	20,174
26	Finglas	20,061
27	Letterkenny	19,569
28	Ballincollig	18,923
29	Greystones	18,430
30	Cluain Meala	17,603
31	Rathfarnham	17,560
32	An Muileann gCearr	17,500
33	Malahide	16,768
34	Blanchardstown	16,688
35	Carrigaline	15,980
36	Leixlip	15,737
37	Donaghmede	15,536
38	Lucan	15,480
39	Kilquade	15,060
40	Castletroy	14,889
41	Knocklyon	14,833
42	Maynooth	14,735
43	Clondalkin	14,721
44	Cill Airne	14,717
45	Shankill	14,468
46	Wicklow	14,221
47	Portlaoise	13,766
48	Arklow	13,372
49	Castlebar	13,023
50	Foxrock	12,981
51	Cobh	12,933
52	Ashbourne	12,865
53	Midleton	12,701
54	Mallow	12,590
55	Dundrum	12,257
56	Tullamore	11,772
57	Crumlin	11,460
58	Palmerstown	11,235
59	Marino	11,176
60	Rathmines	11,137
61	Laytown	11,001
62	Jobstown	10,924
63	Donnybrook	10,773
64	Tra Mhor	10,517
65	Ballina	10,236
66	Cabinteely	10,162
67	Skerries	10,133
68	Gorey	9,966
69	Oldbawn	9,922
70	Enniscorthy	9,854
71	Shannon	9,812
72	Athy	9,762
73	Ballyboden	9,758
74	Portmarnock	9,394
75	An Ros	9,377
76	Trim	9,325
77	Balally	9,155
78	Ratoath	9,151
79	Sandymount	9,065
80	Glanmire	9,003
81	Blackrock	8,925
82	Tuam	8,849
83	Kildare	8,776
84	Beaumont	8,749
85	Ballyfermot	8,699
86	Ballinteer	8,658
87	Rathgar	8,478
88	Castleknock	8,417
89	Howth	8,389
90	Ringsend	8,339
91	Baldoyle	8,173
92	New Ross	8,171
93	Little Bray	8,151
94	Youghal	8,047
95	Thurles	8,024
96	Cherry Orchard	8,001
97	Mount Merrion	7,914
98	Longford	7,877
99	Lusk	7,876
100	Portarlington	7,864

Other Countries from Europe Ranked by Population

Country Name	Population 2023	Population density
Russia	145,812,178	8.4/km²
Germany	84,271,788	232/km²
France	68,113,511	116/km²
Italy	59,421,387	200/km²
Spain	47,411,405	94/km²
Poland	37,794,711	122/km²
Romania	19,030,214	80.6/km²
Netherlands	17,195,292	423/km²
Belgium	11,610,770	376/km²
Czech Republic	10,757,593	133/km²
Sweden	10,401,616	25/km²
Greece	10,341,518	82/km²
Portugal	10,145,110	112.4/km²
Hungary	9,681,327	105/km²
Belarus	9,303,343	46/km²
Austria	9,031,530	107/km²
Switzerland	8,791,316	208/km²
Serbia	6,887,819	101/km²
Bulgaria	6,849,421	63/km²
Denmark	5,841,995	137.7/km²