Ireland Population

Live population as of 17 May 2024, updated in real time:

5,085,386

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	2,905,444
1951	2,921,980
1952	2,930,954
1953	2,918,797
1954	2,904,727
1955	2,888,211
1956	2,871,681
1957	2,855,789
1958	2,840,946
1959	2,824,880
1960	2,812,269
1961	2,806,606
1962	2,811,661
1963	2,822,537
1964	2,835,163
1965	2,850,296
1966	2,865,431
1967	2,880,770
1968	2,898,119
1969	2,914,789
1970	2,935,539
1971	2,963,884
1972	3,008,064
1973	3,056,296
1974	3,104,303
1975	3,152,302
1976	3,200,221
1977	3,249,049
1978	3,299,783
1979	3,347,203
1980	3,386,367
1981	3,421,630
1982	3,448,187
1983	3,470,668
1984	3,489,134
1985	3,504,410
1986	3,515,032
1987	3,515,495
1988	3,500,701
1989	3,484,135
1990	3,483,227
1991	3,501,591
1992	3,525,536
1993	3,544,615
1994	3,557,418
1995	3,575,611
1996	3,603,715
1997	3,635,327
1998	3,674,341
1999	3,714,753
2000	3,762,386
2001	3,820,904
2002	3,886,466
2003	3,951,391
2004	4,021,886
2005	4,109,670
2006	4,218,541
2007	4,345,293
2008	4,444,955
2009	4,497,253
2010	4,522,634
2011	4,542,751
2012	4,562,414
2013	4,585,607
2014	4,617,294
2015	4,660,187
2016	4,709,710
2017	4,764,780
2018	4,827,040
2019	4,889,049
2020	4,941,234
2021	4,982,349
2022	5,019,034
2023	5,052,923
2024	5,085,386
2025	5,117,293
2026	5,147,428
2027	5,177,411
2028	5,206,562
2029	5,235,731
2030	5,263,679
2031	5,291,651
2032	5,318,831
2033	5,346,790
2034	5,373,694
2035	5,399,806
2036	5,426,906
2037	5,452,894
2038	5,478,121
2039	5,503,997
2040	5,528,085
2041	5,552,123
2042	5,575,331
2043	5,598,410
2044	5,619,505
2045	5,639,886
2046	5,659,688
2047	5,677,034
2048	5,694,098
2049	5,709,386
2050	5,723,412
2051	5,735,542
2052	5,746,809
2053	5,756,091
2054	5,764,033
2055	5,771,332
2056	5,777,352
2057	5,781,520
2058	5,785,597
2059	5,787,750
2060	5,789,737
2061	5,791,037
2062	5,790,976
2063	5,790,183
2064	5,789,287
2065	5,787,123
2066	5,785,490
2067	5,783,230
2068	5,780,459
2069	5,778,351
2070	5,775,282
2071	5,772,193
2072	5,770,358
2073	5,767,983
2074	5,766,213
2075	5,764,136
2076	5,763,193
2077	5,762,218
2078	5,762,015
2079	5,762,003
2080	5,762,026
2081	5,762,791
2082	5,762,921
2083	5,764,870
2084	5,765,775
2085	5,765,894
2086	5,767,073
2087	5,767,774
2088	5,767,193
2089	5,766,992
2090	5,766,277
2091	5,764,239
2092	5,762,222
2093	5,759,514
2094	5,755,476
2095	5,751,449
2096	5,746,671
2097	5,741,765
2098	5,735,716
2099	5,729,702
2100	5,723,124

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.