Ireland Population

Live population as of 18 May 2024, updated in real time:

5,085,427

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	2,905,463
1951	2,922,014
1952	2,930,931
1953	2,918,776
1954	2,904,707
1955	2,888,185
1956	2,871,662
1957	2,855,767
1958	2,840,923
1959	2,824,858
1960	2,812,255
1961	2,806,611
1962	2,811,677
1963	2,822,554
1964	2,835,184
1965	2,850,315
1966	2,865,449
1967	2,880,796
1968	2,898,140
1969	2,914,814
1970	2,935,569
1971	2,963,944
1972	3,008,132
1973	3,056,363
1974	3,104,370
1975	3,152,369
1976	3,200,287
1977	3,249,119
1978	3,299,855
1979	3,347,259
1980	3,386,419
1981	3,421,669
1982	3,448,220
1983	3,470,695
1984	3,489,155
1985	3,504,429
1986	3,515,043
1987	3,515,477
1988	3,500,671
1989	3,484,123
1990	3,483,248
1991	3,501,630
1992	3,525,563
1993	3,544,631
1994	3,557,437
1995	3,575,650
1996	3,603,753
1997	3,635,381
1998	3,674,396
1999	3,714,814
2000	3,762,462
2001	3,820,998
2002	3,886,554
2003	3,951,481
2004	4,022,002
2005	4,109,805
2006	4,218,732
2007	4,345,460
2008	4,445,031
2009	4,497,284
2010	4,522,662
2011	4,542,777
2012	4,562,444
2013	4,585,647
2014	4,617,349
2015	4,660,255
2016	4,709,782
2017	4,764,865
2018	4,827,132
2019	4,889,129
2020	4,941,287
2021	4,982,403
2022	5,019,080
2023	5,052,970
2024	5,085,427
2025	5,117,336
2026	5,147,470
2027	5,177,452
2028	5,206,600
2029	5,235,769
2030	5,263,718
2031	5,291,690
2032	5,318,867
2033	5,346,828
2034	5,373,733
2035	5,399,842
2036	5,426,941
2037	5,452,930
2038	5,478,154
2039	5,504,032
2040	5,528,118
2041	5,552,156
2042	5,575,362
2043	5,598,440
2044	5,619,532
2045	5,639,910
2046	5,659,715
2047	5,677,056
2048	5,694,120
2049	5,709,405
2050	5,723,430
2051	5,735,559
2052	5,746,823
2053	5,756,101
2054	5,764,044
2055	5,771,339
2056	5,777,359
2057	5,781,525
2058	5,785,602
2059	5,787,753
2060	5,789,739
2061	5,791,037
2062	5,790,976
2063	5,790,181
2064	5,789,284
2065	5,787,121
2066	5,785,484
2067	5,783,227
2068	5,780,453
2069	5,778,347
2070	5,775,279
2071	5,772,191
2072	5,770,355
2073	5,767,984
2074	5,766,211
2075	5,764,134
2076	5,763,190
2077	5,762,215
2078	5,762,015
2079	5,762,003
2080	5,762,025
2081	5,762,794
2082	5,762,921
2083	5,764,872
2084	5,765,778
2085	5,765,895
2086	5,767,072
2087	5,767,777
2088	5,767,190
2089	5,766,992
2090	5,766,274
2091	5,764,236
2092	5,762,219
2093	5,759,508
2094	5,755,470
2095	5,751,443
2096	5,746,663
2097	5,741,756
2098	5,735,707
2099	5,729,694
2100	5,723,112

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.