Population density in Ireland in 2023 — 77.1 per km². Ranked 126 in the world out of 215. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 88.1%.
1961–2023 · people per km²
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Ireland
| Year | per km² | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 77.1 | +1.4 | +1.89% |
| 2022 | 75.7 | +1.5 | +2% |
| 2021 | 74.2 | +1 | +1.41% |
| 2020 | 73.2 | +0.9 | +1.27% |
| 2019 | 72.2 | +1.1 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 71.1 | +1 | +1.46% |
| 2017 | 70.1 | +0.9 | +1.36% |
| 2016 | 69.1 | +0.9 | +1.29% |
| 2015 | 68.3 | +0.6 | +0.95% |
| 2014 | 67.6 | +0.5 | +0.73% |
| 2013 | 67.1 | +0.4 | +0.53% |
| 2012 | 66.8 | +0.3 | +0.42% |
| 2011 | 66.5 | +0.3 | +0.44% |
| 2010 | 66.2 | +0.4 | +0.55% |
| 2009 | 65.8 | +0.7 | +1.02% |
| 2008 | 65.2 | +1.3 | +2.06% |
| 2007 | 63.9 | +1.8 | +2.93% |
| 2006 | 62 | +1.7 | +2.73% |
| 2005 | 60.4 | +1.3 | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 59.1 | +1.1 | +1.85% |
| 2003 | 58 | +0.9 | +1.64% |
| 2002 | 57.1 | +1 | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 56.1 | +0.9 | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 55.2 | +0.7 | +1.34% |
| 1999 | 54.5 | +0.6 | +1.13% |
| 1998 | 53.9 | +0.6 | +1.05% |
| 1997 | 53.3 | +0.5 | +1.01% |
| 1996 | 52.8 | +0.4 | +0.79% |
| 1995 | 52.4 | +0.3 | +0.51% |
| 1994 | 52.1 | +0.2 | +0.39% |
| 1993 | 51.9 | +0.3 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 51.7 | +0.4 | +0.68% |
| 1991 | 51.3 | +0.3 | +0.58% |
| 1990 | 51 | +0 | +0.08% |
| 1989 | 51 | −0.2 | −0.4% |
| 1988 | 51.2 | −0.2 | −0.43% |
| 1987 | 51.4 | +0 | +0.01% |
| 1986 | 51.4 | +0 | +0.05% |
| 1985 | 51.4 | +0.1 | +0.16% |
| 1984 | 51.3 | +0.3 | +0.62% |
| 1983 | 51 | +0.4 | +0.71% |
| 1982 | 50.6 | +0.5 | +0.95% |
| 1981 | 50.1 | +0.6 | +1.18% |
| 1980 | 49.5 | +0.6 | +1.16% |
| 1979 | 49 | +0.6 | +1.34% |
| 1978 | 48.3 | +0.7 | +1.43% |
| 1977 | 47.6 | +0.6 | +1.36% |
| 1976 | 47 | +0.7 | +1.52% |
| 1975 | 46.3 | +0.8 | +1.66% |
| 1974 | 45.5 | +0.7 | +1.67% |
| 1973 | 44.8 | +0.7 | +1.62% |
| 1972 | 44.1 | +0.7 | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 43.4 | +0.5 | +1.18% |
| 1970 | 42.9 | +0.4 | +0.84% |
| 1969 | 42.6 | +0.2 | +0.59% |
| 1968 | 42.3 | +0.2 | +0.45% |
| 1967 | 42.1 | +0.2 | +0.47% |
| 1966 | 41.9 | +0.2 | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 41.8 | +0.2 | +0.38% |
| 1964 | 41.6 | +0.2 | +0.49% |
| 1963 | 41.4 | +0.2 | +0.59% |
| 1962 | 41.2 | +0.2 | +0.41% |
| 1961 | 41 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Population divided by the land area of the country (excluding inland water bodies). Average density says little about actual settlement: in countries with vast deserts or tundra almost the whole population lives on a small part of the territory, so the average figure comes out an order of magnitude below the actual density of the settled areas.
Important: The aggregate is weighted by land area: it is the whole population of the group over its whole area. It cannot be an average of country densities — otherwise Monaco would weigh as much as Russia.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
The area of a country excluding inland water bodies — the denominator for every land share.
Environment Surface areaThe full area of a country — land together with inland water bodies.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
Demography Urban population shareWhat part of a country's residents lives in cities — the level of urbanization.
