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Ireland

Ireland / IE

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Ireland in numbers.

Area70,280 kmยฒWorld # 121 โ†’Population5.5MWorld # 121 โ†’Population density78 people/kmยฒWorld # 122 โ†’Life expectancy83 yearsWorld # 23 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 131,592World # 5 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Ireland across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area70,280 kmยฒWorld # 121 / 2023 โ†’Population5.5MWorld # 121 / 2025 โ†’Population density78 people/kmยฒWorld # 122 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,921World # 125 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth1.6%World # 65 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate1.5World # 157 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate10 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 155 / 2024 โ†’Death rate6.5 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 139 / 2024 โ†’Median age38.4 yearsWorld # 68 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+16.2%World # 60 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1418.1%World # 137 / 2025 โ†’Urban population64.6%World # 108 / 2025 โ†’Net migration35.4KWorld # 26 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate6.5 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 18 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share23.1%World # 39 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy83 yearsWorld # 23 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy70 yearsWorld # 17 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people3.9 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 35 / 2023 โ†’Smoking rate18.2%World # 87 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 131,592World # 5 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 721.7BWorld # 23 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 155,089World # 3 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth12.3%World # 4 / 2025 โ†’Inflation2.2%World # 123 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment4.6%World # 109 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment10.5%World # 109 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hours1,654 hours/yearWorld # 96 / 2023 โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)29World # 141 / 2023 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)2.9%World # 148 / 2021 โ†’Researchers per million people5,752.8 per million peopleWorld # 16 / 2023 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)1.6%World # 26 / 2023 โ†’Patent applications per million people13.7 per million peopleWorld # 68 / 2021 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person3,921 kcal/dayWorld # 3 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person98.4 kg/person/yearWorld # 23 / 2023 โ†’Rice production0 tWorld # 120 / 2024 โ†’Wheat production388.5K tWorld # 65 / 2024 โ†’Coffee productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area11.5%World # 156 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person6,298 kWh/personWorld # 31 / 2024 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person6.3 tWorld # 45 / 2024 โ†’Internet use97.2%World # 18 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions112.6 per 100 peopleWorld # 112 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate0.7 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 164 / 2023 โ†’Road traffic death rate3.1 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 179 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)0.2%World # 156 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament25.3%World # 100 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals11MWorld # 23 / 2019 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 4.2BWorld # 37 / 2020 โ†’World Heritage sites2 sitesWorld # 114 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupChristianity2022 / 75.8%Main languageEnglishMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceNatural gas2025Top export categoryChemicals and pharmaceuticals2023Most mapped OSM sportEquestrian and horse racing13,605 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightEnglishLargest staple-food calorie sourceWheat2023Current currencyEuroEURDriving sideLeft-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originPlaces and landformsIreland