Ireland Population

Live population as of 9 May 2024, updated in real time:

5,084,726

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	2,905,136
1951	2,921,436
1952	2,931,336
1953	2,919,139
1954	2,905,047
1955	2,888,625
1956	2,871,984
1957	2,856,138
1958	2,841,315
1959	2,825,239
1960	2,812,488
1961	2,806,519
1962	2,811,403
1963	2,822,257
1964	2,834,834
1965	2,849,984
1966	2,865,130
1967	2,880,348
1968	2,897,769
1969	2,914,373
1970	2,935,052
1971	2,962,912
1972	3,006,964
1973	3,055,215
1974	3,103,224
1975	3,151,222
1976	3,199,149
1977	3,247,919
1978	3,298,604
1979	3,346,290
1980	3,385,519
1981	3,420,989
1982	3,447,660
1983	3,470,232
1984	3,488,792
1985	3,504,106
1986	3,514,860
1987	3,515,781
1988	3,501,190
1989	3,484,333
1990	3,482,881
1991	3,500,950
1992	3,525,098
1993	3,544,343
1994	3,557,104
1995	3,574,973
1996	3,603,095
1997	3,634,435
1998	3,673,441
1999	3,713,744
2000	3,761,146
2001	3,819,368
2002	3,885,033
2003	3,949,918
2004	4,019,990
2005	4,107,478
2006	4,215,421
2007	4,342,576
2008	4,443,714
2009	4,496,740
2010	4,522,178
2011	4,542,310
2012	4,561,915
2013	4,584,950
2014	4,616,399
2015	4,659,078
2016	4,708,535
2017	4,763,403
2018	4,825,529
2019	4,887,752
2020	4,940,357
2021	4,981,464
2022	5,018,283
2023	5,052,156
2024	5,084,726
2025	5,116,582
2026	5,146,752
2027	5,176,734
2028	5,205,937
2029	5,235,112
2030	5,263,050
2031	5,291,019
2032	5,318,253
2033	5,346,170
2034	5,373,060
2035	5,399,211
2036	5,426,334
2037	5,452,308
2038	5,477,584
2039	5,503,420
2040	5,527,546
2041	5,551,581
2042	5,574,837
2043	5,597,924
2044	5,619,058
2045	5,639,494
2046	5,659,245
2047	5,676,673
2048	5,693,749
2049	5,709,080
2050	5,723,103
2051	5,735,268
2052	5,746,592
2053	5,755,919
2054	5,763,852
2055	5,771,205
2056	5,777,223
2057	5,781,428
2058	5,785,512
2059	5,787,703
2060	5,789,690
2061	5,791,045
2062	5,790,974
2063	5,790,229
2064	5,789,342
2065	5,787,160
2066	5,785,592
2067	5,783,277
2068	5,780,551
2069	5,778,406
2070	5,775,324
2071	5,772,228
2072	5,770,411
2073	5,767,970
2074	5,766,254
2075	5,764,174
2076	5,763,241
2077	5,762,269
2078	5,762,018
2079	5,762,003
2080	5,762,027
2081	5,762,744
2082	5,762,913
2083	5,764,834
2084	5,765,725
2085	5,765,885
2086	5,767,084
2087	5,767,726
2088	5,767,237
2089	5,766,993
2090	5,766,330
2091	5,764,285
2092	5,762,265
2093	5,759,612
2094	5,755,566
2095	5,751,537
2096	5,746,807
2097	5,741,911
2098	5,735,851
2099	5,729,837
2100	5,723,322

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.