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Population in Ireland

Latest: 5,484,367
Previous: 5,395,790
Change: +88,577 (+1.6%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Persons

Population over time

Annual, Persons, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank Recession

Observations for Population in Ireland
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	2,888,800
Dec 31, 1967	2,902,450
Dec 31, 1968	2,915,550
Dec 31, 1969	2,932,650
Dec 31, 1970	2,957,250
Dec 31, 1971	2,992,050
Dec 31, 1972	3,036,850
Dec 31, 1973	3,085,950
Dec 31, 1974	3,137,500
Dec 31, 1975	3,189,550
Dec 31, 1976	3,238,050
Dec 31, 1977	3,282,200
Dec 31, 1978	3,329,100
Dec 31, 1979	3,373,750
Dec 31, 1980	3,412,800
Dec 31, 1981	3,453,000
Dec 31, 1982	3,485,800
Dec 31, 1983	3,510,600
Dec 31, 1984	3,532,423
Dec 31, 1985	3,538,082
Dec 31, 1986	3,539,690
Dec 31, 1987	3,540,057
Dec 31, 1988	3,524,949
Dec 31, 1989	3,511,009
Dec 31, 1990	3,513,974
Dec 31, 1991	3,534,235
Dec 31, 1992	3,558,430
Dec 31, 1993	3,576,261
Dec 31, 1994	3,590,386
Dec 31, 1995	3,608,841
Dec 31, 1996	3,637,510
Dec 31, 1997	3,674,171
Dec 31, 1998	3,712,696
Dec 31, 1999	3,754,786
Dec 31, 2000	3,805,174
Dec 31, 2001	3,866,243
Dec 31, 2002	3,931,947
Dec 31, 2003	3,996,521
Dec 31, 2004	4,070,262
Dec 31, 2005	4,159,914
Dec 31, 2006	4,273,591
Dec 31, 2007	4,398,942
Dec 31, 2008	4,489,544
Dec 31, 2009	4,535,375
Dec 31, 2010	4,560,155
Dec 31, 2011	4,580,084
Dec 31, 2012	4,599,533
Dec 31, 2013	4,623,816
Dec 31, 2014	4,657,740
Dec 31, 2015	4,701,957
Dec 31, 2016	4,762,722
Dec 31, 2017	4,827,445
Dec 31, 2018	4,898,022
Dec 31, 2019	4,976,456
Dec 31, 2020	5,039,747
Dec 31, 2021	5,110,585
Dec 31, 2022	5,212,836
Dec 31, 2023	5,311,538
Dec 31, 2024	5,395,790
Dec 31, 2025	5,484,367

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