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Ireland

Snapshot ·
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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
Population growth ↗
1.63 · 2025
%
World Bank · SP.POP.GROW
GDP growth ↗
12.34 · 2025
%
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG
GDP per capita, PPP ↗
155.09K · 2025
current international $ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD
Population ages 65+ ↗
16.21 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS
Urban population ↗
64.59 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS
Labor force participation ↗
64.84 · 2025
% of population ages 15+
World Bank · SL.TLF.CACT.ZS
Youth unemployment ↗
10.49 · 2025
% of labor force ages 15–24
World Bank · SL.UEM.1524.ZS
Internet users ↗
97.19 · 2024
% of population
World Bank · IT.NET.USER.ZS
Trade ↗
239.96 · 2025
% of GDP
World Bank · NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS
FDI net inflows ↗
0.79 · 2024
% of GDP
World Bank · BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

people · 2006–2025
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$ · 2006–2025
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 · 2006–2025
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
% · 2006–2025
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 · 2006–2025
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 · 2006–2025
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 · 2006–2025
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 25, 2026Methodology ↗

About the data for Ireland

17 World Bank indicators each use their latest available observation, so reference years can differ. Open any indicator card to explore its historical series. Missing observations are preserved. Country information comes from Wikidata.