Ireland
Population in Ireland
Population in Ireland: 2.91 million people in 1950 and 5.2 million people in 2023, by UN estimates.
- Latest, 2023
- 5.2 million people
- Since 1950
- +2.28 million people
- Rank, 2023
- 122 of 229
- counting from the highest
- World, 2023
- 8.09 billion people
- Projected, 2100
- 5.29 million people
- UN projection (medium variant)
people · UN
What the numbers say
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 5.29 million people in 2100, between 1.67 million people and 26.1 million people (95% prediction interval).
- The highest was 5.2 million people in 2023, the lowest 2.83 million people in 1961.
Every year
people · UN
| Year | Ireland | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5.2 million | 8.09 billion |
| 2022 | 5.11 million | 8.02 billion |
| 2021 | 5.03 million | 7.95 billion |
| 2020 | 4.98 million | 7.89 billion |
| 2019 | 4.93 million | 7.81 billion |
| 2018 | 4.87 million | 7.73 billion |
| 2017 | 4.81 million | 7.65 billion |
| 2016 | 4.75 million | 7.56 billion |
| 2015 | 4.7 million | 7.47 billion |
| 2014 | 4.66 million | 7.38 billion |
| 2013 | 4.63 million | 7.29 billion |
| 2012 | 4.6 million | 7.2 billion |
| 2011 | 4.58 million | 7.11 billion |
| 2010 | 4.56 million | 7.02 billion |
| 2009 | 4.53 million | 6.93 billion |
| 2008 | 4.49 million | 6.84 billion |
| 2007 | 4.39 million | 6.76 billion |
| 2006 | 4.27 million | 6.67 billion |
| 2005 | 4.16 million | 6.59 billion |
| 2004 | 4.07 million | 6.5 billion |
| 2003 | 3.99 million | 6.42 billion |
| 2002 | 3.93 million | 6.34 billion |
| 2001 | 3.86 million | 6.26 billion |
| 2000 | 3.8 million | 6.17 billion |
| 1999 | 3.75 million | 6.09 billion |
| 1998 | 3.71 million | 6.01 billion |
| 1997 | 3.67 million | 5.93 billion |
| 1996 | 3.64 million | 5.84 billion |
| 1995 | 3.61 million | 5.76 billion |
| 1994 | 3.59 million | 5.68 billion |
| 1993 | 3.58 million | 5.59 billion |
| 1992 | 3.56 million | 5.51 billion |
| 1991 | 3.53 million | 5.42 billion |
| 1990 | 3.51 million | 5.33 billion |
| 1989 | 3.51 million | 5.23 billion |
| 1988 | 3.53 million | 5.14 billion |
| 1987 | 3.54 million | 5.05 billion |
| 1986 | 3.54 million | 4.96 billion |
| 1985 | 3.53 million | 4.87 billion |
| 1984 | 3.52 million | 4.78 billion |
| 1983 | 3.5 million | 4.7 billion |
| 1982 | 3.48 million | 4.61 billion |
| 1981 | 3.45 million | 4.53 billion |
| 1980 | 3.42 million | 4.45 billion |
| 1979 | 3.38 million | 4.37 billion |
| 1978 | 3.33 million | 4.29 billion |
| 1977 | 3.28 million | 4.22 billion |
| 1976 | 3.23 million | 4.14 billion |
| 1975 | 3.18 million | 4.07 billion |
| 1974 | 3.13 million | 4 billion |
| 1973 | 3.08 million | 3.92 billion |
| 1972 | 3.04 million | 3.85 billion |
| 1971 | 2.99 million | 3.77 billion |
| 1970 | 2.96 million | 3.7 billion |
| 1969 | 2.94 million | 3.62 billion |
| 1968 | 2.92 million | 3.55 billion |
| 1967 | 2.91 million | 3.47 billion |
| 1966 | 2.89 million | 3.4 billion |
| 1965 | 2.87 million | 3.34 billion |
| 1964 | 2.86 million | 3.26 billion |
| 1963 | 2.84 million | 3.19 billion |
| 1962 | 2.83 million | 3.12 billion |
| 1961 | 2.83 million | 3.07 billion |
| 1960 | 2.83 million | 3.02 billion |
| 1959 | 2.84 million | 2.97 billion |
| 1958 | 2.85 million | 2.91 billion |
| 1957 | 2.87 million | 2.85 billion |
| 1956 | 2.88 million | 2.8 billion |
| 1955 | 2.9 million | 2.74 billion |
| 1954 | 2.92 million | 2.69 billion |
| 1953 | 2.93 million | 2.63 billion |
| 1952 | 2.94 million | 2.58 billion |
| 1951 | 2.94 million | 2.54 billion |
| 1950 | 2.91 million | 2.49 billion |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Ireland | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.26 million5.24 million–5.28 million | 8.16 billion |
| 2025 | 5.31 million5.25 million–5.38 million | 8.23 billion |
| 2026 | 5.36 million5.25 million–5.48 million | 8.3 billion |
| 2027 | 5.4 million5.24 million–5.58 million | 8.37 billion |
| 2028 | 5.45 million5.23 million–5.7 million | 8.44 billion |
| 2029 | 5.49 million5.2 million–5.81 million | 8.5 billion |
| 2030 | 5.53 million5.17 million–5.92 million | 8.57 billion |
| 2031 | 5.56 million5.13 million–6.04 million | 8.63 billion |
| 2032 | 5.6 million5.09 million–6.16 million | 8.7 billion |
| 2033 | 5.63 million5.03 million–6.28 million | 8.76 billion |
| 2034 | 5.66 million4.98 million–6.42 million | 8.82 billion |
| 2035 | 5.69 million4.95 million–6.58 million | 8.89 billion |
| 2036 | 5.71 million4.92 million–6.74 million | 8.95 billion |
| 2037 | 5.74 million4.88 million–6.9 million | 9.01 billion |
| 2038 | 5.77 million4.82 million–7.06 million | 9.06 billion |
| 2039 | 5.79 million4.77 million–7.23 million | 9.12 billion |
| 2040 | 5.82 million4.72 million–7.4 million | 9.18 billion |
| 2041 | 5.84 million4.66 million–7.58 million | 9.23 billion |
| 2042 | 5.86 million4.6 million–7.79 million | 9.29 billion |
| 2043 | 5.88 million4.55 million–8.02 million | 9.34 billion |
| 2044 | 5.9 million4.48 million–8.21 million | 9.39 billion |
| 2045 | 5.92 million4.42 million–8.38 million | 9.44 billion |
| 2046 | 5.93 million4.37 million–8.53 million | 9.49 billion |
| 2047 | 5.94 million4.3 million–8.66 million | 9.54 billion |
| 2048 | 5.95 million4.25 million–8.86 million | 9.58 billion |
| 2049 | 5.96 million4.22 million–9.09 million | 9.62 billion |
| 2050 | 5.97 million4.16 million–9.28 million | 9.66 billion |
| 2051 | 5.97 million4.09 million–9.48 million | 9.7 billion |
| 2052 | 5.98 million4.02 million–9.67 million | 9.74 billion |
| 2053 | 5.98 million3.96 million–9.89 million | 9.78 billion |
| 2054 | 5.98 million3.9 million–10.1 million | 9.81 billion |
| 2055 | 5.97 million3.83 million–10.3 million | 9.85 billion |
| 2056 | 5.97 million3.75 million–10.5 million | 9.88 billion |
| 2057 | 5.97 million3.67 million–10.7 million | 9.91 billion |
| 2058 | 5.96 million3.6 million–11 million | 9.94 billion |
| 2059 | 5.95 million3.52 million–11.2 million | 9.96 billion |
| 2060 | 5.93 million3.45 million–11.3 million | 9.99 billion |
| 2061 | 5.92 million3.39 million–11.5 million | 10 billion |
| 2062 | 5.91 million3.33 million–11.7 million | 10 billion |
| 2063 | 5.9 million3.28 million–12 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2064 | 5.89 million3.23 million–12.2 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2065 | 5.87 million3.17 million–12.5 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2066 | 5.86 million3.08 million–12.8 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2067 | 5.84 million3 million–13.3 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2068 | 5.82 million2.92 million–13.7 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2069 | 5.81 million2.87 million–14.1 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2070 | 5.79 million2.83 million–14.4 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2071 | 5.78 million2.76 million–14.6 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2072 | 5.76 million2.69 million–14.9 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2073 | 5.74 million2.64 million–15.2 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2074 | 5.73 million2.59 million–15.5 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2075 | 5.71 million2.54 million–15.8 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2076 | 5.69 million2.48 million–16.1 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2077 | 5.68 million2.42 million–16.3 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2078 | 5.66 million2.37 million–16.5 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2079 | 5.65 million2.31 million–16.8 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2080 | 5.63 million2.26 million–17.1 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2081 | 5.62 million2.22 million–17.3 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2082 | 5.61 million2.18 million–17.7 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2083 | 5.6 million2.16 million–18.2 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2084 | 5.59 million2.11 million–18.5 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2085 | 5.57 million2.08 million–18.9 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2086 | 5.56 million2.04 million–19.2 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2087 | 5.54 million2 million–19.4 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2088 | 5.53 million1.95 million–19.7 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2089 | 5.51 million1.93 million–20.1 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2090 | 5.49 million1.91 million–20.8 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2091 | 5.48 million1.88 million–21.5 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2092 | 5.46 million1.85 million–22.2 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2093 | 5.44 million1.83 million–22.7 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2094 | 5.42 million1.82 million–22.8 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2095 | 5.4 million1.79 million–22.9 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2096 | 5.38 million1.77 million–23.2 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2097 | 5.36 million1.75 million–23.7 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2098 | 5.33 million1.73 million–24.5 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2099 | 5.31 million1.71 million–25.4 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2100 | 5.29 million1.67 million–26.1 million | 10.2 billion |
Good to know
- Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
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- Military spending0.22% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollars$1.46B in 2025
- Military spending per person$272 in 2025
- Military share of state spending0.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnel9,000 people in 2020
- National power0.05% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workers0.37% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms imports14 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exports24 million TIV in 2025