Ireland Population Density 1950-2020
NOTE: All data from 2020 and beyond are UN projections and DO NOT include any impacts of the COVID-19 virus.
Chart and table of Ireland population density from 1950 to 2020. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population density of Ireland in 2020 is 70.26 people per square kilometer, a 1.13% increase from 2019.
- The population density of Ireland in 2019 was 69.47 people per square kilometer, a 1.32% increase from 2018.
- The population density of Ireland in 2018 was 68.56 people per square kilometer, a 1.38% increase from 2017.
- The population density of Ireland in 2017 was 67.63 people per square kilometer, a 1.22% increase from 2016.
| Ireland - Historical Population Density Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Population Density | Growth Rate |
| 2020 | 70.26 | 1.13% |
| 2019 | 69.47 | 1.32% |
| 2018 | 68.56 | 1.38% |
| 2017 | 67.63 | 1.22% |
| 2016 | 66.82 | 0.93% |
| 2015 | 66.20 | 0.55% |
| 2014 | 65.83 | 0.25% |
| 2013 | 65.67 | 0.16% |
| 2012 | 65.57 | 0.37% |
| 2011 | 65.33 | 0.81% |
| 2010 | 64.80 | 1.33% |
| 2009 | 63.95 | 1.78% |
| 2008 | 62.83 | 2.11% |
| 2007 | 61.53 | 2.22% |
| 2006 | 60.20 | 2.16% |
| 2005 | 58.92 | 2.05% |
| 2004 | 57.74 | 1.96% |
| 2003 | 56.63 | 1.84% |
| 2002 | 55.61 | 1.71% |
| 2001 | 54.67 | 1.56% |
| 2000 | 53.83 | 1.38% |
| 1999 | 53.09 | 1.18% |
| 1998 | 52.47 | 1.01% |
| 1997 | 51.95 | 0.87% |
| 1996 | 51.50 | 0.76% |
| 1995 | 51.11 | 0.68% |
| 1994 | 50.77 | 0.59% |
| 1993 | 50.47 | 0.48% |
| 1992 | 50.23 | 0.35% |
| 1991 | 50.05 | 0.19% |
| 1990 | 49.96 | 0.04% |
| 1989 | 49.94 | -0.08% |
| 1988 | 49.97 | -0.10% |
| 1987 | 50.03 | -0.02% |
| 1986 | 50.03 | 0.16% |
| 1985 | 49.96 | 0.36% |
| 1984 | 49.78 | 0.55% |
| 1983 | 49.51 | 0.74% |
| 1982 | 49.14 | 0.93% |
| 1981 | 48.69 | 1.10% |
| 1980 | 48.16 | 1.28% |
| 1979 | 47.55 | 1.45% |
| 1978 | 46.87 | 1.58% |
| 1977 | 46.14 | 1.66% |
| 1976 | 45.39 | 1.68% |
| 1975 | 44.64 | 1.69% |
| 1974 | 43.90 | 1.68% |
| 1973 | 43.17 | 1.60% |
| 1972 | 42.50 | 1.44% |
| 1971 | 41.89 | 1.23% |
| 1970 | 41.38 | 0.96% |
| 1969 | 40.99 | 0.70% |
| 1968 | 40.70 | 0.51% |
| 1967 | 40.50 | 0.41% |
| 1966 | 40.33 | 0.39% |
| 1965 | 40.18 | 0.41% |
| 1964 | 40.01 | 0.39% |
| 1963 | 39.86 | 0.32% |
| 1962 | 39.73 | 0.14% |
| 1961 | 39.68 | -0.10% |
| 1960 | 39.72 | -0.35% |
| 1959 | 39.86 | -0.54% |
| 1958 | 40.07 | -0.66% |
| 1957 | 40.34 | -0.69% |
| 1956 | 40.62 | -0.65% |
| 1955 | 40.89 | -0.55% |
| 1954 | 41.11 | -0.41% |
| 1953 | 41.28 | -0.27% |
| 1952 | 41.39 | -0.12% |
| 1951 | 41.44 | 0.00% |
| 1950 | 41.44 | 0.00% |
