Ireland
Urban population in Ireland
Urban population in Ireland: 41% in 1950 and 64.6% in 2025, by UN estimates.
- Latest, 2025
- 64.6%
- Since 1950
- +23.6 percentage points
- Rank, 2025
- 115 of 229
- counting from the highest
- Projected, 2050
- 73.6%
- UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025)
% of people · UN
What the numbers say
- The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts it at 73.6% in 2050.
Every year
% of people · UN
| Year | Ireland |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 64.6 |
| 2024 | 64.4 |
| 2023 | 64.1 |
| 2022 | 63.9 |
| 2021 | 63.7 |
| 2020 | 63.5 |
| 2019 | 63.3 |
| 2018 | 63.1 |
| 2017 | 62.9 |
| 2016 | 62.7 |
| 2015 | 62.6 |
| 2014 | 62.5 |
| 2013 | 62.4 |
| 2012 | 62.3 |
| 2011 | 62.1 |
| 2010 | 61.9 |
| 2009 | 61.6 |
| 2008 | 61.4 |
| 2007 | 61.1 |
| 2006 | 60.8 |
| 2005 | 60.5 |
| 2004 | 60.2 |
| 2003 | 59.9 |
| 2002 | 59.6 |
| 2001 | 59.4 |
| 2000 | 59.1 |
| 1999 | 58.9 |
| 1998 | 58.6 |
| 1997 | 58.4 |
| 1996 | 58.2 |
| 1995 | 57.9 |
| 1994 | 57.7 |
| 1993 | 57.5 |
| 1992 | 57.3 |
| 1991 | 57.1 |
| 1990 | 56.9 |
| 1989 | 56.8 |
| 1988 | 56.7 |
| 1987 | 56.6 |
| 1986 | 56.4 |
| 1985 | 56.3 |
| 1984 | 56.2 |
| 1983 | 56 |
| 1982 | 55.8 |
| 1981 | 55.7 |
| 1980 | 55.4 |
| 1979 | 55.2 |
| 1978 | 54.9 |
| 1977 | 54.6 |
| 1976 | 54.3 |
| 1975 | 53.9 |
| 1974 | 53.6 |
| 1973 | 53.2 |
| 1972 | 52.8 |
| 1971 | 52.3 |
| 1970 | 51.9 |
| 1969 | 51.3 |
| 1968 | 50.7 |
| 1967 | 50 |
| 1966 | 49.4 |
| 1965 | 48.6 |
| 1964 | 47.8 |
| 1963 | 46.9 |
| 1962 | 46.1 |
| 1961 | 45.4 |
| 1960 | 44.9 |
| 1959 | 44.4 |
| 1958 | 44.1 |
| 1957 | 43.7 |
| 1956 | 43.4 |
| 1955 | 43.1 |
| 1954 | 42.8 |
| 1953 | 42.4 |
| 1952 | 42 |
| 1951 | 41.6 |
| 1950 | 41 |
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
| Year | Ireland |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 64.8 |
| 2027 | 65.1 |
| 2028 | 65.4 |
| 2029 | 65.6 |
| 2030 | 65.9 |
| 2031 | 66.2 |
| 2032 | 66.5 |
| 2033 | 66.8 |
| 2034 | 67.2 |
| 2035 | 67.5 |
| 2036 | 67.8 |
| 2037 | 68.2 |
| 2038 | 68.5 |
| 2039 | 68.9 |
| 2040 | 69.3 |
| 2041 | 69.7 |
| 2042 | 70.1 |
| 2043 | 70.5 |
| 2044 | 70.9 |
| 2045 | 71.3 |
| 2046 | 71.8 |
| 2047 | 72.2 |
| 2048 | 72.7 |
| 2049 | 73.1 |
| 2050 | 73.6 |
Good to know
- The share of people living in places the country itself counts as urban.
- Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
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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