Europe & Central Asia · High income
Ireland: key statistics
Ireland has 5.5m people (2025) and a GDP per person of $131,592. Below: 71 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Capital
- Dublin
- Region
- Europe & Central Asia
- Income group
- High income
- Currency
- euro EUR
- Languages
- English, Irish
- ISO codes
- IEIRL
- Land neighbours
- United Kingdom
Population5.5m2025 · rank 121 of 217GDP$722bn2025 · rank 23 of 211GDP per capita$131,5922025 · rank 5 of 211Life expectancy83.0 yrs2024 · rank 23 of 217Internet users97.2%2024 · rank 16 of 188Fertility1.472024 · rank 159 of 217CO₂ per person6.04 t2024 · rank 41 of 203Inflation2.2%2025 · rank 116 of 180
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Ireland, topic by topic
Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
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Ireland by topic
World rank counts countries with a value in the recent window; regional rank is within Europe & Central Asia.
PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 5.5m | 2025 | 121/217 | 32/58 | +17% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | 1.63% | 2025 | 65/217 | 9/58 | +0.7 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 64.6% | 2025 | 108/217 | 35/58 | +1.9 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 1.47 | 2024 | 159/217 | 25/58 | −22% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 16.2% | 2025 | 61/217 | 44/58 | +3.1 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 18.1% | 2025 | 138/217 | 14/58 | −3.2 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 78.3 | 2024 | 126/216 | 34/57 | +16% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 10.0 | 2024 | 157/217 | 19/58 | −31% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 70,280 km² | 2024 | 121/216 | 31/57 | ±0.0% | 140,539,257 km² |
EconomyFull economy profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $722bn | 2025 | 23/211 | 12/57 | +139% | $118tn | |
| GDP per capita | $131,592 | 2025 | 5/211 | 4/57 | +105% | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $155,089 | 2025 | 3/199 | 2/53 | +117% | $25,704 | |
| GNI per capita | $87,360 | 2025 | 7/201 | 5/53 | +67% | $14,244 | |
| GDP growth | 12.3% | 2025 | 4/210 | 1/56 | −12.3 pp | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growth | 10.5% | 2025 | 5/210 | 1/56 | −12.9 pp | 2.0% | |
| Agriculture share | 1.1% | 2025 | 170/198 | 46/56 | +0.2 pp | 4.0% | |
| Industry share | 37.8% | 2025 | 20/201 | 3/57 | −0.7 pp | 25.0% | |
| Services share | 56.7% | 2025 | 114/201 | 47/57 | +2.5 pp | 63.3% | |
| Investment | 22.9% | 2025 | 90/175 | 29/51 | −3.2 pp | 26.3% | |
| Savings | 31.3% | 2025 | 32/163 | 6/49 | −1.4 pp | 26.0% |
Prices & public financeFull prices & public finance profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 2.2% | 2025 | 116/180 | 40/49 | +2.5 pp | 3.0% | |
| Exchange rate | 0.88 | 2025 | 187/210 | 41/57 | −1.8% | — | |
| Tax revenue | 17.9% | 2024 | 62/142 | 33/48 | −4.5 pp | 13.9% | |
| Government expense | 19.2% | 2022 | 104/142 | 44/47 | −20.7 pp | 28.5% | |
| Military spending | 0.22% | 2025 | 151/156 | 46/47 | −0.1 pp | 2.48% |
Trade & investmentFull trade & investment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 140.1% | 2025 | 5/184 | 3/52 | +13.4 pp | 29.5% | |
| Imports | 99.9% | 2025 | 9/184 | 3/52 | +2.9 pp | 28.5% | |
| Trade openness | 240.0% | 2025 | 5/184 | 3/52 | +16.3 pp | 68.5% | |
| Current account | 6.3% | 2025 | 30/185 | 8/50 | +0.1 pp | — | |
| FDI inflows | 10.4% | 2025 | 18/197 | 2/51 | −64.4 pp | 1.4% | |
| Remittances | 0.1% | 2025 | 164/178 | 47/50 | −0.1 pp | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivals | 11.0m | 2019 | 23/196 | 15/51 | +52% | 2.4bn |
LabourFull labour profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 4.6% | 2025 | 110/187 | 35/49 | −5.3 pp | 4.8% | |
| Youth unemployment | 10.5% | 2025 | 110/187 | 36/49 | −9.7 pp | 13.4% | |
| Participation rate | 64.8% | 2025 | 62/187 | 10/49 | +3.1 pp | 61.0% | |
| Women's participation | 59.8% | 2025 | 51/187 | 12/49 | +4.9 pp | 48.9% |
Aid, poverty & equalityFull aid, poverty & equality profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extreme poverty | 0.1% | 2023 | 131/151 | 36/47 | −0.6 pp | 10.1% | |
| Poverty, $4.20/day | 0.1% | 2023 | 141/151 | 41/47 | −0.9 pp | 18.2% | |
| National poverty rate | 14.0% | 2021 | 114/145 | 30/47 | — | — | |
| Gini index | 29.0 | 2023 | 130/151 | 33/47 | −13% | — | |
| Undernourishment | 2.5% | 2024 | 132/167 | 25/47 | ±0.0 pp | 8.1% | |
| Women in parliament | 25.3% | 2025 | 99/190 | 39/52 | +9.0 pp | 27.2% |
EducationFull education profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary enrolment | 96.5% | 2022 | 136/191 | 45/53 | −5.6 pp | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolment | 130.6% | 2022 | 9/176 | 6/53 | +12.9 pp | 77.3% | |
| Tertiary enrolment | 77.6% | 2022 | 35/172 | 21/52 | +9.4 pp | 43.6% | |
| Primary completion | 93.7% | 2022 | 94/168 | 40/47 | −1.2 pp | 88.0% | |
| Pupils per teacher | 16.1 | 2012 | — | — | −17% | 23.4 | |
| Education spending | 2.9% | 2021 | 144/184 | 45/49 | −2.9 pp | 3.6% |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 83.0 yrs | 2024 | 23/217 | 13/58 | +2.0% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Infant mortality | 3.4 | 2024 | 164/196 | 26/52 | +3.0% | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortality | 3.9 | 2024 | 165/196 | 26/52 | +2.6% | 37.4 | |
| Maternal mortality | 4 | 2023 | 176/194 | 39/51 | −20% | 197 | |
| Health spending | 6.9% | 2024 | 89/193 | 39/52 | −2.4 pp | 10.1% | |
| Health spending per person | $7,395 | 2024 | 8/193 | 7/52 | +39% | $1,317 | |
| Physicians | 3.88 | 2023 | 35/180 | 25/50 | −1.3% | 1.86 | |
| Measles vaccination | 90% | 2024 | 97/193 | 36/51 | −3.0 pp | 84% | |
| HIV prevalence | 0.2% | 2024 | 99/153 | 16/35 | ±0.0 pp | 0.7% | |
| Child stunting | 2.2% | 2011 | 142/154 | 19/28 | — | — | |
| Basic water | 97.1% | 2024 | 106/206 | 46/56 | +0.2 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 89.7% | 2024 | 119/203 | 51/54 | −0.1 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 97.2% | 2024 | 16/188 | 9/51 | +13.7 pp | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptions | 112.6 | 2024 | 112/210 | 41/56 | +6.8% | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadband | 32.3 | 2024 | 51/208 | 34/55 | +20% | 20.1 | |
| Electricity access | 100.0% | 2024 | 49/215 | 26/57 | ±0.0 pp | 91.9% | |
| Clean cooking | 100.0% | 2024 | 19/192 | 10/51 | +1.0 pp | 75.4% |
EnvironmentFull environment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ per person | 6.04 t | 2024 | 41/203 | 18/49 | −22% | 4.69 t | |
| Renewable energy | 12.7% | 2021 | 129/212 | 38/54 | +5.7 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 37.2% | 2021 | 80/206 | 28/51 | +17.2 pp | 27.8% | |
| Forest cover | 12.0% | 2024 | 158/214 | 42/57 | +1.1 pp | 31.1% | |
| Arable land | 6.3% | 2024 | 126/206 | 44/53 | −0.5 pp | 10.7% | |
| Water withdrawals | 3.4% | 2022 | 116/177 | 36/47 | +1.4 pp | 9.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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