Ireland Population

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

5,085,486

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	2,905,490
1951	2,922,063
1952	2,930,897
1953	2,918,746
1954	2,904,678
1955	2,888,148
1956	2,871,635
1957	2,855,736
1958	2,840,890
1959	2,824,826
1960	2,812,236
1961	2,806,619
1962	2,811,700
1963	2,822,579
1964	2,835,213
1965	2,850,343
1966	2,865,476
1967	2,880,833
1968	2,898,171
1969	2,914,851
1970	2,935,612
1971	2,964,031
1972	3,008,230
1973	3,056,459
1974	3,104,466
1975	3,152,465
1976	3,200,382
1977	3,249,220
1978	3,299,960
1979	3,347,340
1980	3,386,495
1981	3,421,726
1982	3,448,267
1983	3,470,733
1984	3,489,186
1985	3,504,456
1986	3,515,059
1987	3,515,451
1988	3,500,627
1989	3,484,105
1990	3,483,279
1991	3,501,687
1992	3,525,602
1993	3,544,655
1994	3,557,465
1995	3,575,707
1996	3,603,808
1997	3,635,461
1998	3,674,476
1999	3,714,904
2000	3,762,572
2001	3,821,135
2002	3,886,681
2003	3,951,612
2004	4,022,171
2005	4,109,999
2006	4,219,011
2007	4,345,703
2008	4,445,142
2009	4,497,330
2010	4,522,703
2011	4,542,817
2012	4,562,488
2013	4,585,705
2014	4,617,429
2015	4,660,353
2016	4,709,887
2017	4,764,987
2018	4,827,267
2019	4,889,245
2020	4,941,366
2021	4,982,482
2022	5,019,147
2023	5,053,039
2024	5,085,486
2025	5,117,400
2026	5,147,530
2027	5,177,513
2028	5,206,656
2029	5,235,824
2030	5,263,774
2031	5,291,746
2032	5,318,918
2033	5,346,883
2034	5,373,790
2035	5,399,895
2036	5,426,992
2037	5,452,982
2038	5,478,202
2039	5,504,083
2040	5,528,166
2041	5,552,204
2042	5,575,406
2043	5,598,483
2044	5,619,573
2045	5,639,945
2046	5,659,755
2047	5,677,088
2048	5,694,151
2049	5,709,432
2050	5,723,458
2051	5,735,583
2052	5,746,842
2053	5,756,116
2054	5,764,060
2055	5,771,351
2056	5,777,371
2057	5,781,534
2058	5,785,609
2059	5,787,757
2060	5,789,744
2061	5,791,036
2062	5,790,976
2063	5,790,177
2064	5,789,279
2065	5,787,117
2066	5,785,475
2067	5,783,223
2068	5,780,445
2069	5,778,342
2070	5,775,276
2071	5,772,187
2072	5,770,350
2073	5,767,985
2074	5,766,207
2075	5,764,131
2076	5,763,186
2077	5,762,211
2078	5,762,014
2079	5,762,003
2080	5,762,025
2081	5,762,798
2082	5,762,922
2083	5,764,875
2084	5,765,782
2085	5,765,896
2086	5,767,071
2087	5,767,781
2088	5,767,186
2089	5,766,992
2090	5,766,269
2091	5,764,232
2092	5,762,215
2093	5,759,499
2094	5,755,462
2095	5,751,436
2096	5,746,651
2097	5,741,743
2098	5,735,695
2099	5,729,682
2100	5,723,094

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.