flag Ireland Ireland: Statistical Overview

Capital: Dublin

Population

Total Population: 5,086,988
Natural Increase: 1.1%
Density: 73 Inhabitants/km²
Urban Population: 64.2%
Population of main cities: Dublin (1,173,200); Cork (208,700); Limerick (94,200); Galway (80,000); Waterford (53,500); Drogheda (41,000); Swords (39,300); Dundalk (39,000); Bray (32,600); Navan (30,200)
Ethnic Origins: More than 88% of the population is made of Irish nationals, while over 11% are non-Irish nationals (mostly from Poland, United Kingdom Lithuania or India). (Central Statistics Office)
Official Language: Irish (Gaelic) is the first official language and is spoken as a first language by about 55,000 people (mostly in the West). English is the de facto official language.
Other Languages Spoken: English. Official documents are written in both languages.
Business Language(s): English
Religion: Roman Catholic 88.4%; Church of Ireland 3%; other Christian 1.6%; other 1.5%; unspecified 2%; none 3.5%.

Local Time:

It is %T:%M %A In Dublin

Exchange Rate on :

National Currency: Euro (EUR)

Country Overview

Area: 70,280 km²
Type of State: Ireland is a sovereign, independent, democratic state with a parliamentary system of government.
Type of Economy: High-income economy, OECD member.
As a high-tech and services based economy that is highly dependent on trade, Ireland—known as the ‘Celtic Tigre’ in the early 2000s for its strong economic performance—was hit hard by the economic crisis. It now records a large deficit (1.5% of GDP in 2015), but one that has steadily decreased since 2010. The economy has been showing other signs of recovery since 2014.
HDI*: 0.916/1
HDI (World Rank): 6/188

Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, is an Indicator Which Synthesizes Several Data Such as Life Expectancy, Level of Education, Professional Careers, Access to Culture etc.

Telecommunication

Telephone Code:
To call from Ireland, dial 00
To call Ireland, dial +353
Internet Suffix: .ie
Computers: 58.2 per 100 Inhabitants
Telephone Lines: 43.8 per 100 Inhabitants
Internet Users: 79.0 per 100 Inhabitants
Access to Electricity: 100% of the Population

Foreign Trade in Figures

 
Foreign Trade Indicators 20192020202120222023
Imports of Goods (million USD) 101,10499,823120,301147,269147,065
Exports of Goods (million USD) 169,625180,104190,658214,156209,499
Imports of Services (million USD) 375,826374,204346,704356,480389,313
Exports of Services (million USD) 257,650293,717353,899357,027397,592

Source: WTO – World Trade Organisation, Latest data available.

 

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