Ireland Population

Live population as of 19 May 2024, updated in real time:

5,085,547

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	2,905,518
1951	2,922,114
1952	2,930,862
1953	2,918,714
1954	2,904,648
1955	2,888,110
1956	2,871,607
1957	2,855,704
1958	2,840,856
1959	2,824,792
1960	2,812,215
1961	2,806,627
1962	2,811,724
1963	2,822,604
1964	2,835,244
1965	2,850,372
1966	2,865,504
1967	2,880,872
1968	2,898,204
1969	2,914,890
1970	2,935,657
1971	2,964,121
1972	3,008,332
1973	3,056,559
1974	3,104,566
1975	3,152,565
1976	3,200,482
1977	3,249,324
1978	3,300,069
1979	3,347,424
1980	3,386,573
1981	3,421,785
1982	3,448,316
1983	3,470,774
1984	3,489,217
1985	3,504,484
1986	3,515,075
1987	3,515,425
1988	3,500,582
1989	3,484,087
1990	3,483,311
1991	3,501,747
1992	3,525,643
1993	3,544,680
1994	3,557,493
1995	3,575,766
1996	3,603,865
1997	3,635,543
1998	3,674,559
1999	3,714,997
2000	3,762,687
2001	3,821,277
2002	3,886,814
2003	3,951,748
2004	4,022,346
2005	4,110,202
2006	4,219,300
2007	4,345,956
2008	4,445,258
2009	4,497,377
2010	4,522,745
2011	4,542,857
2012	4,562,534
2013	4,585,766
2014	4,617,512
2015	4,660,456
2016	4,709,996
2017	4,765,115
2018	4,827,407
2019	4,889,365
2020	4,941,447
2021	4,982,564
2022	5,019,216
2023	5,053,110
2024	5,085,547
2025	5,117,465
2026	5,147,593
2027	5,177,575
2028	5,206,714
2029	5,235,881
2030	5,263,832
2031	5,291,805
2032	5,318,972
2033	5,346,940
2034	5,373,848
2035	5,399,951
2036	5,427,045
2037	5,453,037
2038	5,478,252
2039	5,504,137
2040	5,528,216
2041	5,552,255
2042	5,575,452
2043	5,598,528
2044	5,619,614
2045	5,639,981
2046	5,659,795
2047	5,677,122
2048	5,694,183
2049	5,709,460
2050	5,723,486
2051	5,735,609
2052	5,746,862
2053	5,756,132
2054	5,764,077
2055	5,771,362
2056	5,777,382
2057	5,781,542
2058	5,785,617
2059	5,787,761
2060	5,789,748
2061	5,791,035
2062	5,790,976
2063	5,790,173
2064	5,789,274
2065	5,787,114
2066	5,785,465
2067	5,783,219
2068	5,780,436
2069	5,778,337
2070	5,775,271
2071	5,772,184
2072	5,770,345
2073	5,767,986
2074	5,766,203
2075	5,764,128
2076	5,763,182
2077	5,762,206
2078	5,762,014
2079	5,762,003
2080	5,762,025
2081	5,762,803
2082	5,762,923
2083	5,764,878
2084	5,765,787
2085	5,765,897
2086	5,767,070
2087	5,767,786
2088	5,767,182
2089	5,766,992
2090	5,766,265
2091	5,764,228
2092	5,762,211
2093	5,759,490
2094	5,755,454
2095	5,751,428
2096	5,746,639
2097	5,741,730
2098	5,735,683
2099	5,729,670
2100	5,723,075

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.