Male population — all countries

Male population — Ireland

Male population in Ireland in 2025 — 2,714,870 people. Ranked 121 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 90.8%.

2025 2.71M people +1.64% vs 2024
World rank 121of 217
Period maximum 2.71M people2025
Period minimum 1.42M people1961

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Male population — Ireland, 1960–20251M1.5M2M2.5M3M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 1,422,736 people1962: 1,425,027 people1964: 1,440,314 people1966: 1,451,147 people1968: 1,464,644 people1970: 1,485,012 people1972: 1,525,272 people1974: 1,576,461 people1976: 1,627,645 people1978: 1,673,732 people1980: 1,714,374 people1982: 1,748,329 people1984: 1,768,560 people1986: 1,768,456 people1988: 1,754,762 people1990: 1,747,103 people1992: 1,770,265 people1994: 1,784,698 people1996: 1,806,276 people1998: 1,843,977 people2000: 1,891,482 people2002: 1,954,025 people2004: 2,026,280 people2006: 2,137,735 people2008: 2,240,067 people2010: 2,264,961 people2012: 2,278,841 people2014: 2,304,647 people2016: 2,357,196 people2018: 2,425,590 people2020: 2,495,456 people2022: 2,580,981 people2024: 2,671,018 people2025: 2,714,870 people
Change over the period: +1.29M (+90.82%) Average annual rate: 1 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Ireland

Ireland 2.71M people
World 4.13B people
Europe & Central Asia 453M people
Northern Europe computed 54.14M people
High-income countries computed 690M people
Male population — Ireland, by year Ireland All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 2.71M +43,852 +1.64%
2024 2.67M +41,545 +1.58%
2023 2.63M +48,492 +1.88%
2022 2.58M +50,681 +2%
2021 2.53M +34,844 +1.4%
2020 2.5M +30,782 +1.25%
2019 2.46M +39,084 +1.61%
2018 2.43M +35,730 +1.5%
2017 2.39M +32,664 +1.39%
2016 2.36M +31,035 +1.33%
2015 2.33M +21,514 +0.93%
2014 2.3M +14,914 +0.65%
2013 2.29M +10,892 +0.48%
2012 2.28M +7,295 +0.32%
2011 2.27M +6,585 +0.29%
2010 2.26M +7,987 +0.35%
2009 2.26M +16,907 +0.75%
2008 2.24M +40,077 +1.82%
2007 2.2M +62,255 +2.91%
2006 2.14M +61,491 +2.96%
2005 2.08M +49,964 +2.47%
2004 2.03M +39,794 +2%
2003 1.99M +32,461 +1.66%
2002 1.95M +31,887 +1.66%
2001 1.92M +30,656 +1.62%
2000 1.89M +26,024 +1.4%
1999 1.87M +21,481 +1.16%
1998 1.84M +19,532 +1.07%
1997 1.82M +18,169 +1.01%
1996 1.81M +13,780 +0.77%
1995 1.79M +7,798 +0.44%
1994 1.78M +5,747 +0.32%
1993 1.78M +8,686 +0.49%
1992 1.77M +12,390 +0.7%
1991 1.76M +10,772 +0.62%
1990 1.75M +1,526 +0.09%
1989 1.75M −9,185 −0.52%
1988 1.75M −11,116 −0.63%
1987 1.77M −2,578 −0.15%
1986 1.77M −1,285 −0.07%
1985 1.77M +1,181 +0.07%
1984 1.77M +9,459 +0.54%
1983 1.76M +10,772 +0.62%
1982 1.75M +14,828 +0.86%
1981 1.73M +19,127 +1.12%
1980 1.71M +18,828 +1.11%
1979 1.7M +21,814 +1.3%
1978 1.67M +23,574 +1.43%
1977 1.65M +22,513 +1.38%
1976 1.63M +24,694 +1.54%
1975 1.6M +26,490 +1.68%
1974 1.58M +26,198 +1.69%
1973 1.55M +24,991 +1.64%
1972 1.53M +22,831 +1.52%
1971 1.5M +17,429 +1.17%
1970 1.49M +12,005 +0.81%
1969 1.47M +8,363 +0.57%
1968 1.46M +6,618 +0.45%
1967 1.46M +6,879 +0.47%
1966 1.45M +5,604 +0.39%
1965 1.45M +5,229 +0.36%
1964 1.44M +6,975 +0.49%
1963 1.43M +8,312 +0.58%
1962 1.43M +5,510 +0.39%
1961 1.42M −3,219 −0.23%
1960 1.42M

About the indicator

The male population of a country as of mid-year. The series follows the World Population Prospects revisions of the UN and is compiled on the de facto definition of population, so it may diverge from national statistics that use the concept of resident population. Together with the female population it gives the sex structure, and that structure differs markedly: from a pronounced male surplus in the Gulf states with their labor migration to a female surplus where male mortality is high.

Important: The sum of the male and the female population matches total population — the UN reconciles them to a single total. For comparing countries the share is more useful than the absolute number: it says more about the structure of the population than size does.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.