Ireland Population Density 1950-2024
Chart and table of Ireland population density from 1950 to 2024. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population density of Ireland in 2024 is 72.42 people per square kilometer, a 0.64% increase from 2023.
- The population density of Ireland in 2023 was 71.95 people per square kilometer, a 0.67% increase from 2022.
- The population density of Ireland in 2022 was 71.47 people per square kilometer, a 0.73% increase from 2021.
- The population density of Ireland in 2021 was 70.95 people per square kilometer, a 0.82% increase from 2020.
| Ireland - Historical Population Density Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Population Density | Growth Rate |
| 2024 | 72.42 | 0.64% |
| 2023 | 71.95 | 0.67% |
| 2022 | 71.47 | 0.73% |
| 2021 | 70.95 | 0.82% |
| 2020 | 70.38 | 1.02% |
| 2019 | 69.66 | 1.27% |
| 2018 | 68.79 | 1.31% |
| 2017 | 67.90 | 1.19% |
| 2016 | 67.10 | 1.07% |
| 2015 | 66.39 | 0.94% |
| 2014 | 65.77 | 0.73% |
| 2013 | 65.29 | 0.53% |
| 2012 | 64.95 | 0.44% |
| 2011 | 64.66 | 0.44% |
| 2010 | 64.38 | 0.55% |
| 2009 | 64.03 | 1.06% |
| 2008 | 63.35 | 2.12% |
| 2007 | 62.04 | 2.95% |
| 2006 | 60.26 | 2.76% |
| 2005 | 58.64 | 2.21% |
| 2004 | 57.37 | 1.85% |
| 2003 | 56.33 | 1.65% |
| 2002 | 55.41 | 1.70% |
| 2001 | 54.48 | 1.59% |
| 2000 | 53.63 | 1.32% |
| 1999 | 52.93 | 1.12% |
| 1998 | 52.34 | 1.06% |
| 1997 | 51.79 | 0.93% |
| 1996 | 51.32 | 0.76% |
| 1995 | 50.93 | 0.56% |
| 1994 | 50.65 | 0.39% |
| 1993 | 50.45 | 0.49% |
| 1992 | 50.20 | 0.67% |
| 1991 | 49.87 | 0.56% |
| 1990 | 49.59 | 0.06% |
| 1989 | 49.56 | -0.42% |
| 1988 | 49.77 | -0.45% |
| 1987 | 50.00 | -0.06% |
| 1986 | 50.02 | 0.28% |
| 1985 | 49.88 | 0.43% |
| 1984 | 49.67 | 0.52% |
| 1983 | 49.42 | 0.63% |
| 1982 | 49.11 | 0.77% |
| 1981 | 48.73 | 0.99% |
| 1980 | 48.26 | 1.18% |
| 1979 | 47.69 | 1.40% |
| 1978 | 47.03 | 1.56% |
| 1977 | 46.31 | 1.53% |
| 1976 | 45.61 | 1.51% |
| 1975 | 44.93 | 1.54% |
| 1974 | 44.25 | 1.57% |
| 1973 | 43.57 | 1.59% |
| 1972 | 42.89 | 1.50% |
| 1971 | 42.25 | 1.08% |
| 1970 | 41.80 | 0.70% |
| 1969 | 41.51 | 0.60% |
| 1968 | 41.26 | 0.59% |
| 1967 | 41.02 | 0.55% |
| 1966 | 40.79 | 0.51% |
| 1965 | 40.59 | 0.53% |
| 1964 | 40.37 | 0.47% |
| 1963 | 40.18 | 0.39% |
| 1962 | 40.03 | 0.22% |
| 1961 | 39.94 | -0.14% |
| 1960 | 40.00 | -0.44% |
| 1959 | 40.17 | -0.54% |
| 1958 | 40.39 | -0.55% |
| 1957 | 40.61 | -0.53% |
| 1956 | 40.83 | -0.58% |
| 1955 | 41.07 | -0.57% |
| 1954 | 41.30 | -0.49% |
| 1953 | 41.51 | -0.42% |
| 1952 | 41.68 | 0.16% |
| 1951 | 41.62 | 0.62% |
| 1950 | 41.36 | 0.00% |