Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level in Ireland, 2026
Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level in 2026 (year-to-date through 1 January 2026): Annual value (as of 1 January 2026) — 5,510,565 people. Comparison with the previous year and position in the series history. Official data — Eurostat.
Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level in 2026: data as of 1 January 2026
- Value: 5,510,565 people
- Change vs 2025: +70,287 people (+1.29 %)
- Position in history: above the 67-year average (average — 3,820,777.13 people)
- This is the maximum over the available series history (67 years)
- Series minimum — 2,821,700 people in 1961 (65 years ago)
- Value date: 1 January 2026
- Source: Eurostat
Dynamics over neighbouring years
| Year | Value, people |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 4,799,157 |
| 2018 | 4,855,733 |
| 2019 | 4,940,311 |
| 2020 | 5,012,600 |
| 2021 | 5,066,893 |
| 2022 | 5,154,277 |
| 2023 | 5,271,395 |
| 2024 | 5,351,681 |
| 2025 | 5,440,278 |
| 2026 | 5,510,565 |
Full history and interactive chart
Complete series for Ireland — on the Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level page.
Other years
- Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level in 2011
- Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level in 2012
- Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level in 2013
- Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level in 2014
- Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level in 2015
- Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level in 2016
- Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level in 2017
- Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level in 2018
- Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level in 2019
- Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level in 2020
- Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level in 2021
- Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level in 2022
- Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level in 2023
- Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level in 2024
- Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level in 2025