Rural population in Ireland in 2025 — 1,942,147 people. Ranked 106 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 24.5%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Ireland
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.94M | +18,388 | +0.96% |
| 2024 | 1.92M | +17,725 | +0.93% |
| 2023 | 1.91M | +23,784 | +1.26% |
| 2022 | 1.88M | +25,954 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 1.86M | +15,344 | +0.83% |
| 2020 | 1.84M | +13,284 | +0.73% |
| 2019 | 1.83M | +19,536 | +1.08% |
| 2018 | 1.81M | +17,320 | +0.97% |
| 2017 | 1.79M | +15,409 | +0.87% |
| 2016 | 1.78M | +18,715 | +1.07% |
| 2015 | 1.76M | +11,684 | +0.67% |
| 2014 | 1.75M | +6,667 | +0.38% |
| 2013 | 1.74M | +2,148 | +0.12% |
| 2012 | 1.74M | −246 | −0.01% |
| 2011 | 1.74M | −1,391 | −0.08% |
| 2010 | 1.74M | −1,849 | −0.11% |
| 2009 | 1.74M | +4,834 | +0.28% |
| 2008 | 1.73M | +21,902 | +1.28% |
| 2007 | 1.71M | +36,425 | +2.17% |
| 2006 | 1.68M | +32,861 | +2% |
| 2005 | 1.64M | +23,667 | +1.46% |
| 2004 | 1.62M | +17,861 | +1.11% |
| 2003 | 1.6M | +15,062 | +0.95% |
| 2002 | 1.59M | +16,456 | +1.05% |
| 2001 | 1.57M | +15,235 | +0.98% |
| 2000 | 1.56M | +11,404 | +0.74% |
| 1999 | 1.54M | +8,425 | +0.55% |
| 1998 | 1.54M | +7,302 | +0.48% |
| 1997 | 1.53M | +6,828 | +0.45% |
| 1996 | 1.52M | +3,505 | +0.23% |
| 1995 | 1.52M | −862 | −0.06% |
| 1994 | 1.52M | −2,402 | −0.16% |
| 1993 | 1.52M | −121 | −0.01% |
| 1992 | 1.52M | +3,748 | +0.25% |
| 1991 | 1.52M | +3,359 | +0.22% |
| 1990 | 1.51M | −3,209 | −0.21% |
| 1989 | 1.52M | −10,104 | −0.66% |
| 1988 | 1.53M | −10,619 | −0.69% |
| 1987 | 1.54M | −4,328 | −0.28% |
| 1986 | 1.54M | −4,151 | −0.27% |
| 1985 | 1.55M | −2,431 | −0.16% |
| 1984 | 1.55M | +4,425 | +0.29% |
| 1983 | 1.54M | +5,270 | +0.34% |
| 1982 | 1.54M | +8,084 | +0.53% |
| 1981 | 1.53M | +10,529 | +0.69% |
| 1980 | 1.52M | +9,152 | +0.61% |
| 1979 | 1.51M | +10,909 | +0.73% |
| 1978 | 1.5M | +11,276 | +0.76% |
| 1977 | 1.49M | +9,461 | +0.64% |
| 1976 | 1.48M | +10,968 | +0.75% |
| 1975 | 1.47M | +12,227 | +0.84% |
| 1974 | 1.46M | +11,708 | +0.81% |
| 1973 | 1.45M | +10,339 | +0.72% |
| 1972 | 1.43M | +8,181 | +0.57% |
| 1971 | 1.43M | +2,450 | +0.17% |
| 1970 | 1.42M | −4,399 | −0.31% |
| 1969 | 1.43M | −9,576 | −0.67% |
| 1968 | 1.44M | −12,568 | −0.87% |
| 1967 | 1.45M | −12,649 | −0.86% |
| 1966 | 1.46M | −15,435 | −1.04% |
| 1965 | 1.48M | −18,715 | −1.25% |
| 1964 | 1.5M | −17,726 | −1.17% |
| 1963 | 1.52M | −14,484 | −0.95% |
| 1962 | 1.53M | −12,841 | −0.83% |
| 1961 | 1.54M | −16,977 | −1.09% |
| 1960 | 1.56M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The population living outside urban settlements. In the catalog this quantity was present only as a share, while the absolute number shows what the share does not: the world's rural population stopped growing only in the 2020s and still exceeds three billion people, even though the share has been falling for half a century. Each country defines a city itself, so cross-country comparisons of this series call for caution.
Important: It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and the criterion for a city is national: in some places it is a settlement of two thousand residents, in others twenty thousand. Comparing the trend within a country is more reliable than comparing countries with each other.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
The part of residents living outside cities — the other side of urbanization.
Demography Urban populationThe absolute number of city dwellers by country.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
Labor Employment in agricultureThe share of workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
