Ireland Population

Live population as of 21 May 2024, updated in real time:

5,085,714

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	2,905,595
1951	2,922,254
1952	2,930,765
1953	2,918,627
1954	2,904,567
1955	2,888,005
1956	2,871,530
1957	2,855,617
1958	2,840,762
1959	2,824,702
1960	2,812,159
1961	2,806,648
1962	2,811,789
1963	2,822,675
1964	2,835,328
1965	2,850,452
1966	2,865,580
1967	2,880,979
1968	2,898,292
1969	2,914,995
1970	2,935,779
1971	2,964,367
1972	3,008,610
1973	3,056,833
1974	3,104,839
1975	3,152,838
1976	3,200,753
1977	3,249,610
1978	3,300,367
1979	3,347,655
1980	3,386,788
1981	3,421,947
1982	3,448,449
1983	3,470,884
1984	3,489,304
1985	3,504,561
1986	3,515,119
1987	3,515,352
1988	3,500,457
1989	3,484,036
1990	3,483,398
1991	3,501,910
1992	3,525,755
1993	3,544,748
1994	3,557,572
1995	3,575,928
1996	3,604,021
1997	3,635,769
1998	3,674,786
1999	3,715,252
2000	3,763,000
2001	3,821,666
2002	3,887,176
2003	3,952,118
2004	4,022,824
2005	4,110,754
2006	4,220,090
2007	4,346,647
2008	4,445,574
2009	4,497,506
2010	4,522,859
2011	4,542,968
2012	4,562,659
2013	4,585,932
2014	4,617,739
2015	4,660,736
2016	4,710,292
2017	4,765,463
2018	4,827,789
2019	4,889,694
2020	4,941,668
2021	4,982,787
2022	5,019,406
2023	5,053,304
2024	5,085,714
2025	5,117,645
2026	5,147,764
2027	5,177,747
2028	5,206,873
2029	5,236,038
2030	5,263,991
2031	5,291,965
2032	5,319,119
2033	5,347,096
2034	5,374,009
2035	5,400,102
2036	5,427,190
2037	5,453,185
2038	5,478,388
2039	5,504,282
2040	5,528,352
2041	5,552,392
2042	5,575,577
2043	5,598,651
2044	5,619,728
2045	5,640,080
2046	5,659,907
2047	5,677,214
2048	5,694,271
2049	5,709,537
2050	5,723,564
2051	5,735,678
2052	5,746,917
2053	5,756,176
2054	5,764,123
2055	5,771,394
2056	5,777,414
2057	5,781,565
2058	5,785,638
2059	5,787,773
2060	5,789,760
2061	5,791,033
2062	5,790,977
2063	5,790,162
2064	5,789,260
2065	5,787,106
2066	5,785,440
2067	5,783,207
2068	5,780,413
2069	5,778,322
2070	5,775,260
2071	5,772,175
2072	5,770,331
2073	5,767,988
2074	5,766,193
2075	5,764,119
2076	5,763,171
2077	5,762,194
2078	5,762,013
2079	5,762,003
2080	5,762,024
2081	5,762,814
2082	5,762,925
2083	5,764,886
2084	5,765,799
2085	5,765,900
2086	5,767,066
2087	5,767,798
2088	5,767,172
2089	5,766,992
2090	5,766,251
2091	5,764,217
2092	5,762,200
2093	5,759,465
2094	5,755,431
2095	5,751,405
2096	5,746,605
2097	5,741,693
2098	5,735,648
2099	5,729,636
2100	5,723,024

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.