Demographics of the Republic of Ireland information

Demographics of Ireland
Demographics of Ireland
	Population pyramid of Ireland in 2023
Population	5,281,600 (2023)
Density	73 per km2
Growth rate	8.1%
Birth rate	10.5 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Death rate	6.7 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Life expectancy	80.19 years
• male	78 years
• female	82.6 years
Fertility rate	1.70 children born/woman (2022 est.)
Infant mortality rate	3.85 deaths/1,000 live births
Net migration rate	0.86 migrant(s)/1,000 population
Age structure
0–14 years	19.98%
15–64 years	65.26%
65 and over	14.76%
Sex ratio
Total	0.99 male/female
At birth	1.057 male/female
Under 15	1.07 male/female
15–64 years	1.00 male/female
65 and over	0.81 male/female
Nationality
Nationality	Irish
Major ethnic	Irish 76.5%
Minor ethnic	Other White 10.3%, Asian: 3.7%, Black: 1.5%, Irish Travellers 0.7%, Other 1.3%, Not stated 6.7% (2022)
Language
Official	Irish, English
Spoken	Irish sign language, Shelta, Ulster Scots

Ireland had an estimated population of 5,281,600 as of 1 April 2023.^[1]

^ "What is behind the sharp rise in Ireland's population to almost 5.3m?". The Irish Times. Retrieved 19 December 2023.

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