Ireland Population

Live population as of 20 May 2024, updated in real time:

5,085,588

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	2,905,537
1951	2,922,148
1952	2,930,838
1953	2,918,693
1954	2,904,628
1955	2,888,084
1956	2,871,588
1957	2,855,683
1958	2,840,833
1959	2,824,770
1960	2,812,201
1961	2,806,632
1962	2,811,740
1963	2,822,622
1964	2,835,264
1965	2,850,392
1966	2,865,523
1967	2,880,898
1968	2,898,225
1969	2,914,915
1970	2,935,687
1971	2,964,181
1972	3,008,400
1973	3,056,626
1974	3,104,633
1975	3,152,632
1976	3,200,548
1977	3,249,394
1978	3,300,142
1979	3,347,481
1980	3,386,626
1981	3,421,825
1982	3,448,348
1983	3,470,801
1984	3,489,238
1985	3,504,503
1986	3,515,085
1987	3,515,407
1988	3,500,551
1989	3,484,074
1990	3,483,332
1991	3,501,787
1992	3,525,670
1993	3,544,697
1994	3,557,513
1995	3,575,806
1996	3,603,903
1997	3,635,598
1998	3,674,615
1999	3,715,060
2000	3,762,764
2001	3,821,373
2002	3,886,902
2003	3,951,839
2004	4,022,463
2005	4,110,337
2006	4,219,494
2007	4,346,125
2008	4,445,335
2009	4,497,409
2010	4,522,773
2011	4,542,884
2012	4,562,565
2013	4,585,807
2014	4,617,568
2015	4,660,525
2016	4,710,068
2017	4,765,200
2018	4,827,501
2019	4,889,446
2020	4,941,501
2021	4,982,619
2022	5,019,263
2023	5,053,158
2024	5,085,588
2025	5,117,509
2026	5,147,635
2027	5,177,617
2028	5,206,753
2029	5,235,920
2030	5,263,871
2031	5,291,844
2032	5,319,008
2033	5,346,978
2034	5,373,888
2035	5,399,988
2036	5,427,081
2037	5,453,073
2038	5,478,285
2039	5,504,172
2040	5,528,250
2041	5,552,288
2042	5,575,482
2043	5,598,558
2044	5,619,642
2045	5,640,005
2046	5,659,823
2047	5,677,145
2048	5,694,205
2049	5,709,479
2050	5,723,505
2051	5,735,626
2052	5,746,876
2053	5,756,143
2054	5,764,088
2055	5,771,370
2056	5,777,390
2057	5,781,548
2058	5,785,622
2059	5,787,764
2060	5,789,751
2061	5,791,035
2062	5,790,977
2063	5,790,170
2064	5,789,271
2065	5,787,112
2066	5,785,459
2067	5,783,216
2068	5,780,431
2069	5,778,333
2070	5,775,269
2071	5,772,182
2072	5,770,342
2073	5,767,986
2074	5,766,201
2075	5,764,126
2076	5,763,179
2077	5,762,203
2078	5,762,014
2079	5,762,003
2080	5,762,025
2081	5,762,806
2082	5,762,923
2083	5,764,880
2084	5,765,790
2085	5,765,898
2086	5,767,069
2087	5,767,789
2088	5,767,180
2089	5,766,992
2090	5,766,261
2091	5,764,225
2092	5,762,208
2093	5,759,484
2094	5,755,448
2095	5,751,422
2096	5,746,631
2097	5,741,721
2098	5,735,674
2099	5,729,661
2100	5,723,063

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.