Ireland Population

Live population as of 21 May 2024, updated in real time:

5,085,680

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	2,905,579
1951	2,922,225
1952	2,930,785
1953	2,918,645
1954	2,904,583
1955	2,888,026
1956	2,871,546
1957	2,855,634
1958	2,840,781
1959	2,824,720
1960	2,812,170
1961	2,806,644
1962	2,811,776
1963	2,822,661
1964	2,835,310
1965	2,850,435
1966	2,865,564
1967	2,880,957
1968	2,898,274
1969	2,914,973
1970	2,935,754
1971	2,964,317
1972	3,008,553
1973	3,056,777
1974	3,104,783
1975	3,152,782
1976	3,200,697
1977	3,249,552
1978	3,300,306
1979	3,347,607
1980	3,386,744
1981	3,421,914
1982	3,448,422
1983	3,470,862
1984	3,489,286
1985	3,504,545
1986	3,515,110
1987	3,515,367
1988	3,500,482
1989	3,484,046
1990	3,483,380
1991	3,501,877
1992	3,525,732
1993	3,544,734
1994	3,557,556
1995	3,575,895
1996	3,603,989
1997	3,635,723
1998	3,674,740
1999	3,715,200
2000	3,762,936
2001	3,821,587
2002	3,887,102
2003	3,952,043
2004	4,022,727
2005	4,110,641
2006	4,219,929
2007	4,346,506
2008	4,445,509
2009	4,497,480
2010	4,522,836
2011	4,542,945
2012	4,562,633
2013	4,585,898
2014	4,617,692
2015	4,660,679
2016	4,710,232
2017	4,765,392
2018	4,827,711
2019	4,889,627
2020	4,941,623
2021	4,982,742
2022	5,019,367
2023	5,053,265
2024	5,085,680
2025	5,117,608
2026	5,147,729
2027	5,177,712
2028	5,206,840
2029	5,236,006
2030	5,263,959
2031	5,291,932
2032	5,319,089
2033	5,347,064
2034	5,373,976
2035	5,400,071
2036	5,427,160
2037	5,453,155
2038	5,478,360
2039	5,504,252
2040	5,528,325
2041	5,552,364
2042	5,575,552
2043	5,598,626
2044	5,619,705
2045	5,640,060
2046	5,659,884
2047	5,677,195
2048	5,694,253
2049	5,709,522
2050	5,723,548
2051	5,735,664
2052	5,746,906
2053	5,756,167
2054	5,764,114
2055	5,771,388
2056	5,777,408
2057	5,781,560
2058	5,785,634
2059	5,787,771
2060	5,789,757
2061	5,791,034
2062	5,790,977
2063	5,790,164
2064	5,789,263
2065	5,787,108
2066	5,785,445
2067	5,783,210
2068	5,780,418
2069	5,778,325
2070	5,775,263
2071	5,772,177
2072	5,770,334
2073	5,767,988
2074	5,766,195
2075	5,764,121
2076	5,763,173
2077	5,762,197
2078	5,762,013
2079	5,762,003
2080	5,762,025
2081	5,762,812
2082	5,762,925
2083	5,764,885
2084	5,765,796
2085	5,765,900
2086	5,767,067
2087	5,767,795
2088	5,767,174
2089	5,766,992
2090	5,766,254
2091	5,764,219
2092	5,762,203
2093	5,759,470
2094	5,755,436
2095	5,751,410
2096	5,746,612
2097	5,741,700
2098	5,735,655
2099	5,729,643
2100	5,723,035

Caveats and explanations

All data is based on the 2022 edition of the UN World Population prospects.
Table data shows population as of January 1st of that year.
Historical records are based on the current territory of the country. For example, the population of Germany in 1970 includes both East Germany and West Germany.
Years after 2021 are projections based on the UN's "medium fertility" scenario.
Country population includes all overseas territories and autonomous regions. For example, population for the United States includes Puerto Rico.
Morocco includes Western Sahara.
Population for Israel does NOT include Palestine.