Key demographics
- Population
- 5.5M
- Density
- 73.3/km²
- HDI
- 0.949 (Very High)
- Gini index (2017)
- 31.4
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 83.0 yrs
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 1.47
- Urban population (2025)
- 64.6%
- Labor force (2025)
- 77.2%
Population structure
- Dependency ratio
- 52.2%
- Profile
- Mature
- Urban population (2025)
- 64.6%
- Birth rate (2024)
- 10.0 /1000
- Death rate (2024)
- 6.5 /1000
- Largest city (2025)
- 36.7%
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 1.47
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 3.4 /1000
- Slum population (2022)
- 8.5%
- Tourism (2019)
- 11.0M
Languages and culture
| Language | Native name |
|---|---|
| English | English |
| Irish | Gaeilge |
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Christianity | 75.7% |
| No religion | 14.5% |
| Other | 3.1% |
| Not stated | 6.7% |
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White irish | 76.6% |
| White | 10.8% |
| Asian | 3.3% |
| Black | 1.5% |
| Others | 1.7% |
| Not stated | 6.2% |
- Demonym (male)
- Irish
- Demonym (female)
- Irish
- National anthem
- Amhrán na bhFiann
Healthcare
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 83.0 yrs
- HALE (2021)
- 70.0 yrs
- Health spending (2024)
- 6.9% of GDP
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 3.4/1000
- UHC index (2023)
- 82/100
- Hospital beds (2023)
- 3.0/1000
- Physicians (2023)
- 3.88/1000
- Nurses (2023)
- 14.78/1000
- Health spending per capita (2024)
- $7,395
- Out-of-pocket (2024)
- 10.6%
Education and technology
- Education spending (2021)
- 2.9% of GDP
- Learning outcomes (2020)
- 521
- Internet users (2024)
- 97.2%
- Mobile subscriptions (2024)
- 112.6/100
- Broadband (2024)
- 32.3/100
- Secure servers (2024)
- 121,468/1M
Broadband connectivity
- Broadband per 100 (2024)
- 32.3
Geography and practical
- Area
- 70,273 km²
- Continent
- Europe
- Region
- Europe
- Subregion
- Northern Europe
- Landlocked
- No
- Driving side
- Left
- Timezones
- UTC
- Calling codes
- +353
- TLD
- .ie
- Maps
- Google Maps · OpenStreetMap
Borders
National symbols
- Flag
- The flag of Ireland is composed of three equal vertical bands of green, white and orange.
- National anthem
- Amhrán na bhFiann