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Ireland

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Capital
Dublin
Currency
euro
Continent
Europe
Area
69,797 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q27 · Official languages: English, Irish
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population
5.48M · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP
721.7B · 2025
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita
131.59K · 2025
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation
2.21 · 2025
%
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment
4.63 · 2025
% of labor force
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate
1.47 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy
83.01 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

people · 20062025
2025Ireland: 5.48M
Ireland · Population4.15M4.52M4.88M5.24M5.61M2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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Ireland · Population · people
YearIreland
20255,484,367
20245,395,790
20235,311,538
20225,212,836
20215,110,585
20205,039,747
20194,976,456
20184,898,022
20174,827,445
20164,762,722
20154,701,957
20144,657,740
20134,623,816
20124,599,533
20114,580,084
20104,560,155
20094,535,375
20084,489,544
20074,398,942
20064,273,591
current US$ · 20062025
2025Ireland: 721.7B
Ireland · GDP171.74B321.73B471.72B621.71B771.7B2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Ireland · GDP · current US$
YearIreland
2025721,701,359,046.31
2024609,157,459,747.21
2023567,372,737,459.12
2022548,341,794,599.09
2021530,394,123,829.76
2020436,009,027,818.95
2019407,211,793,800.71
2018395,780,319,816.6
2017348,355,212,568.52
2016305,431,252,708.75
2015302,101,388,556.27
2014266,490,442,124.31
2013242,924,245,718.76
2012226,921,827,888.14
2011240,975,871,046.64
2010221,732,824,603.48
2009236,443,115,853.7
2008275,447,471,451.06
2007270,079,279,419.5
2006232,180,617,162.28

GDP per capita

All countries
current US$ / person · 20062025
2025Ireland: 131.59K
Ireland · GDP per capita40.33K65.22K90.11K115K139.89K2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Ireland · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearIreland
2025131,592.46
2024112,894.95
2023106,818.92
2022105,190.69
2021103,783.45
202086,514.07
201981,827.67
201880,804.11
201772,161.4
201664,129.56
201564,250.14
201457,214.54
201352,537.61
201249,335.84
201152,613.85
201048,623.97
200952,133.09
200861,353.11
200761,396.42
200654,329.16
% · 20062025
2025Ireland: 2.21
Ireland · Inflation-5.68-1.991.695.379.062006201220192025
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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Ireland · Inflation · %
YearIreland
20252.21
20242.11
20236.3
20227.83
20212.34
2020-0.33
20190.94
20180.47
20170.36
20160.02
2015-0.33
20140.19
20130.52
20121.69
20112.55
2010-0.92
2009-4.45
20084.04
20074.89
20063.94

Unemployment

All countries
% of labor force · 20062025
2025Ireland: 4.63
Ireland · Unemployment3.126.489.8513.2116.572006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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Ireland · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearIreland
20254.63
20244.3
20234.24
20224.47
20216.36
20205.62
20194.95
20185.74
20176.71
20168.37
20159.91
201411.86
201313.74
201215.45
201115.35
201014.53
200912.61
20086.77
20074.98
20064.36

Fertility rate

All countries
births / woman · 20062025
2025Ireland:
Ireland · Fertility rate1.411.591.771.942.122006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Ireland · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearIreland
2025No data available
20241.47
20231.5
20221.51
20211.72
20201.6
20191.69
20181.74
20171.76
20161.81
20151.85
20141.89
20131.93
20121.98
20112.03
20102.05
20092.06
20082.06
20072.01
20061.91

Life expectancy

All countries
years · 20062025
2025Ireland:
Ireland · Life expectancy78.868081.1382.2683.392006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Ireland · Life expectancy · years
YearIreland
2025No data available
202483.01
202382.81
202282.51
202182.25
202082.46
201982.7
201882.2
201782.16
201681.65
201581.45
201481.35
201380.95
201280.85
201180.75
201080.74
200980.19
200880.1
200779.64
200679.24
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 21, 2026Methodology