population of ireland
April 9, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
The Population of Ireland is estimated to be a little over 4.2 million people [based on figures from summer 2009]. These population of Ireland figures are based on the 26 counties of the republic of Ireland, excluding the 6 counties of northern Ireland.
The whole Island of Ireland [est. 2009] has a population of about 6 million people. About 1.8 million people live in the 6 counties.
The population of Ireland is relatively young with an average age of about 35 years.
Significantly, Ireland is bucking the trend in terms of birth rate at about 14 births per 1000 people. And with a death rate of about 8 people per 1000 there is clearly a growing population in Ireland, net of immigration / emigration [2008 figures].
