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Europe & Central Asia · Country statistics

Ireland

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At a glance

Latest published figures · reporting years differ
Population5.48M2025 · peopleGross domestic product$721.7B2025 · current US$GDP per capita$131.59K2025 · current US$ / personLife expectancy at birth832024 · yearsInternet use97.2%2024 · % of populationForest area11.5%2023 · % of land area
Life expectancy at birth
83

years·2024

Published observation

Over time

Full published history
Ireland2024 · 83
020.7541.562.2683.011960199320251960: 70.21961: 69.71962: 701963: 70.21964: 70.51965: 70.71966: 70.21967: 71.21968: 70.91969: 70.91970: 70.91971: 71.71972: 711973: 71.21974: 71.21975: 71.81976: 71.91977: 721978: 721979: 72.31980: 72.61981: 731982: 73.21983: 73.21984: 73.71985: 73.61986: 73.71987: 74.41988: 74.41989: 74.51990: 74.81991: 751992: 75.41993: 75.31994: 75.81995: 75.51996: 75.81997: 761998: 76.21999: 76.12000: 76.52001: 77.12002: 77.62003: 78.12004: 78.52005: 78.92006: 79.22007: 79.62008: 80.12009: 80.22010: 80.72011: 80.72012: 80.82013: 80.92014: 81.32015: 81.52016: 81.72017: 82.22018: 82.22019: 82.72020: 82.52021: 82.32022: 82.52023: 82.82024: 83

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.

Country context

Ireland in perspective

Region
Europe & Central Asia
Capital
Dublin
Country code
IRL

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