Ireland Population

Live population as of 4 May 2024, updated in real time:

5,084,334

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	2,904,949
1951	2,921,116
1952	2,931,562
1953	2,919,342
1954	2,905,238
1955	2,888,871
1956	2,872,163
1957	2,856,348
1958	2,841,535
1959	2,825,453
1960	2,812,617
1961	2,806,466
1962	2,811,249
1963	2,822,091
1964	2,834,640
1965	2,849,799
1966	2,864,949
1967	2,880,098
1968	2,897,560
1969	2,914,127
1970	2,934,759
1971	2,962,334
1972	3,006,309
1973	3,054,571
1974	3,102,580
1975	3,150,579
1976	3,198,510
1977	3,247,245
1978	3,297,902
1979	3,345,745
1980	3,385,015
1981	3,420,607
1982	3,447,346
1983	3,469,972
1984	3,488,588
1985	3,503,925
1986	3,514,758
1987	3,515,951
1988	3,501,479
1989	3,484,449
1990	3,482,676
1991	3,500,570
1992	3,524,839
1993	3,544,178
1994	3,556,915
1995	3,574,595
1996	3,602,724
1997	3,633,904
1998	3,672,903
1999	3,713,142
2000	3,760,406
2001	3,818,455
2002	3,884,179
2003	3,949,037
2004	4,018,860
2005	4,106,168
2006	4,213,565
2007	4,340,965
2008	4,442,977
2009	4,496,431
2010	4,521,905
2011	4,542,046
2012	4,561,616
2013	4,584,557
2014	4,615,866
2015	4,658,417
2016	4,707,835
2017	4,762,582
2018	4,824,630
2019	4,886,981
2020	4,939,834
2021	4,980,937
2022	5,017,836
2023	5,051,700
2024	5,084,334
2025	5,116,157
2026	5,146,348
2027	5,176,331
2028	5,205,566
2029	5,234,743
2030	5,262,675
2031	5,290,643
2032	5,317,909
2033	5,345,799
2034	5,372,681
2035	5,398,858
2036	5,425,994
2037	5,451,960
2038	5,477,265
2039	5,503,075
2040	5,527,226
2041	5,551,259
2042	5,574,544
2043	5,597,634
2044	5,618,793
2045	5,639,262
2046	5,658,981
2047	5,676,459
2048	5,693,542
2049	5,708,898
2050	5,722,918
2051	5,735,106
2052	5,746,463
2053	5,755,817
2054	5,763,745
2055	5,771,129
2056	5,777,146
2057	5,781,373
2058	5,785,461
2059	5,787,675
2060	5,789,663
2061	5,791,049
2062	5,790,974
2063	5,790,258
2064	5,789,375
2065	5,787,183
2066	5,785,654
2067	5,783,305
2068	5,780,607
2069	5,778,437
2070	5,775,348
2071	5,772,248
2072	5,770,440
2073	5,767,962
2074	5,766,279
2075	5,764,197
2076	5,763,271
2077	5,762,299
2078	5,762,019
2079	5,762,003
2080	5,762,028
2081	5,762,714
2082	5,762,909
2083	5,764,811
2084	5,765,694
2085	5,765,880
2086	5,767,091
2087	5,767,696
2088	5,767,265
2089	5,766,994
2090	5,766,362
2091	5,764,312
2092	5,762,291
2093	5,759,670
2094	5,755,620
2095	5,751,590
2096	5,746,889
2097	5,741,997
2098	5,735,932
2099	5,729,917
2100	5,723,437

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.