Ireland Population

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

5,085,639

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	2,905,560
1951	2,922,191
1952	2,930,808
1953	2,918,666
1954	2,904,603
1955	2,888,052
1956	2,871,565
1957	2,855,656
1958	2,840,804
1959	2,824,743
1960	2,812,184
1961	2,806,638
1962	2,811,760
1963	2,822,643
1964	2,835,290
1965	2,850,416
1966	2,865,546
1967	2,880,931
1968	2,898,252
1969	2,914,948
1970	2,935,724
1971	2,964,256
1972	3,008,485
1973	3,056,710
1974	3,104,716
1975	3,152,715
1976	3,200,631
1977	3,249,481
1978	3,300,233
1979	3,347,551
1980	3,386,692
1981	3,421,874
1982	3,448,389
1983	3,470,835
1984	3,489,265
1985	3,504,526
1986	3,515,099
1987	3,515,385
1988	3,500,513
1989	3,484,059
1990	3,483,359
1991	3,501,837
1992	3,525,705
1993	3,544,718
1994	3,557,537
1995	3,575,855
1996	3,603,951
1997	3,635,667
1998	3,674,684
1999	3,715,137
2000	3,762,859
2001	3,821,491
2002	3,887,013
2003	3,951,952
2004	4,022,609
2005	4,110,506
2006	4,219,735
2007	4,346,336
2008	4,445,431
2009	4,497,448
2010	4,522,808
2011	4,542,918
2012	4,562,603
2013	4,585,857
2014	4,617,637
2015	4,660,610
2016	4,710,159
2017	4,765,306
2018	4,827,617
2019	4,889,546
2020	4,941,568
2021	4,982,687
2022	5,019,321
2023	5,053,217
2024	5,085,639
2025	5,117,564
2026	5,147,687
2027	5,177,670
2028	5,206,801
2029	5,235,968
2030	5,263,920
2031	5,291,893
2032	5,319,053
2033	5,347,026
2034	5,373,937
2035	5,400,034
2036	5,427,125
2037	5,453,118
2038	5,478,327
2039	5,504,217
2040	5,528,291
2041	5,552,330
2042	5,575,521
2043	5,598,596
2044	5,619,677
2045	5,640,036
2046	5,659,857
2047	5,677,173
2048	5,694,232
2049	5,709,503
2050	5,723,529
2051	5,735,647
2052	5,746,892
2053	5,756,156
2054	5,764,102
2055	5,771,380
2056	5,777,400
2057	5,781,555
2058	5,785,629
2059	5,787,768
2060	5,789,755
2061	5,791,034
2062	5,790,977
2063	5,790,167
2064	5,789,266
2065	5,787,110
2066	5,785,451
2067	5,783,213
2068	5,780,424
2069	5,778,329
2070	5,775,265
2071	5,772,179
2072	5,770,337
2073	5,767,987
2074	5,766,198
2075	5,764,123
2076	5,763,176
2077	5,762,200
2078	5,762,014
2079	5,762,003
2080	5,762,025
2081	5,762,809
2082	5,762,924
2083	5,764,883
2084	5,765,793
2085	5,765,899
2086	5,767,068
2087	5,767,793
2088	5,767,176
2089	5,766,992
2090	5,766,257
2091	5,764,222
2092	5,762,205
2093	5,759,477
2094	5,755,441
2095	5,751,415
2096	5,746,620
2097	5,741,709
2098	5,735,664
2099	5,729,651
2100	5,723,047

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.