Ireland Population

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

5,084,717

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	2,905,131
1951	2,921,428
1952	2,931,341
1953	2,919,144
1954	2,905,052
1955	2,888,631
1956	2,871,988
1957	2,856,144
1958	2,841,321
1959	2,825,244
1960	2,812,491
1961	2,806,517
1962	2,811,399
1963	2,822,253
1964	2,834,830
1965	2,849,979
1966	2,865,125
1967	2,880,342
1968	2,897,764
1969	2,914,367
1970	2,935,045
1971	2,962,898
1972	3,006,948
1973	3,055,200
1974	3,103,208
1975	3,151,207
1976	3,199,134
1977	3,247,902
1978	3,298,587
1979	3,346,277
1980	3,385,507
1981	3,420,980
1982	3,447,652
1983	3,470,225
1984	3,488,787
1985	3,504,102
1986	3,514,858
1987	3,515,786
1988	3,501,197
1989	3,484,336
1990	3,482,876
1991	3,500,941
1992	3,525,092
1993	3,544,339
1994	3,557,099
1995	3,574,964
1996	3,603,086
1997	3,634,422
1998	3,673,428
1999	3,713,729
2000	3,761,128
2001	3,819,346
2002	3,885,012
2003	3,949,897
2004	4,019,963
2005	4,107,446
2006	4,215,375
2007	4,342,536
2008	4,443,696
2009	4,496,732
2010	4,522,172
2011	4,542,304
2012	4,561,908
2013	4,584,940
2014	4,616,386
2015	4,659,062
2016	4,708,518
2017	4,763,383
2018	4,825,507
2019	4,887,733
2020	4,940,345
2021	4,981,452
2022	5,018,272
2023	5,052,145
2024	5,084,717
2025	5,116,572
2026	5,146,742
2027	5,176,724
2028	5,205,928
2029	5,235,103
2030	5,263,041
2031	5,291,010
2032	5,318,245
2033	5,346,161
2034	5,373,050
2035	5,399,202
2036	5,426,326
2037	5,452,300
2038	5,477,577
2039	5,503,412
2040	5,527,539
2041	5,551,573
2042	5,574,830
2043	5,597,917
2044	5,619,052
2045	5,639,489
2046	5,659,239
2047	5,676,668
2048	5,693,744
2049	5,709,076
2050	5,723,098
2051	5,735,264
2052	5,746,589
2053	5,755,917
2054	5,763,850
2055	5,771,203
2056	5,777,221
2057	5,781,427
2058	5,785,511
2059	5,787,702
2060	5,789,690
2061	5,791,045
2062	5,790,974
2063	5,790,230
2064	5,789,343
2065	5,787,160
2066	5,785,594
2067	5,783,278
2068	5,780,553
2069	5,778,407
2070	5,775,325
2071	5,772,228
2072	5,770,411
2073	5,767,970
2074	5,766,255
2075	5,764,174
2076	5,763,242
2077	5,762,269
2078	5,762,018
2079	5,762,003
2080	5,762,027
2081	5,762,743
2082	5,762,913
2083	5,764,834
2084	5,765,724
2085	5,765,885
2086	5,767,084
2087	5,767,725
2088	5,767,238
2089	5,766,993
2090	5,766,331
2091	5,764,285
2092	5,762,266
2093	5,759,613
2094	5,755,568
2095	5,751,538
2096	5,746,809
2097	5,741,913
2098	5,735,853
2099	5,729,838
2100	5,723,324

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.