Here, let us take a look at the Geography of Ireland. Strategic location on major air and sea routes between North America and northern Europe; over 40% of the population resides within 100 km of Dublin. Mother's mean age at first birth is 30.9 years (2020 est.) (), whereas, the Maternal mortality ratio is 5 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)
Location | Western Europe, occupying five-sixths of the island of Ireland in the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Great Britain |
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Geographic coordinates | 53 00 N, 8 00 W |
Map references | Europe |
Tarrain | mostly flat to rolling interior plain surrounded by rugged hills and low mountains; sea cliffs on west coast |
Natural Resources | natural gas, peat, copper, lead, zinc, silver, barite, gypsum, limestone, dolomite |
Natural Hazards | rare extreme weather events |
Irrigated Land | 0 sq km (2022) |
Major rivers (by length in km) | |
Major aquifers | |
Land Boundaries | 490 km |
Border Countries | UK 499 km |
Coastline | 1,448 km |
Climate | temperate maritime; modified by North Atlantic Current; mild winters, cool summers; consistently humid; overcast about half the time |
Area | |
Total Area | |
Land Area | 68,883 sq km |
Water Area | 1,390 sq km |
comparative Area | slightly larger than West Virginia |
Maritime Claims | |
Territorial sea | 12 nm |
Exclusive fishing zone | 200 nm |
Elevations | |
Highest point | Carrauntoohil 1,041 m |
Lowest point | Atlantic Ocean 0 m |
Mean elevation | 118 m |
Land Use | |
Agricultural land | 63.1% (2022 est.) |
Agricultural land: arable land | arable land: 6.5% (2022 est.) |
Agricultural land: permanent crops | permanent crops: 0% (2022 est.) |
Agricultural land: permanent pasture | permanent pasture: 56.6% (2022 est.) |
Forest | 11.5% (2022 est.) |
Other | 25.4% (2022 est.) |
Population distribution is weighted to the eastern side of the island, with the largest concentration in and around Dublin; populations in the west are small due to mountainous land, poorer soil, and lack of transport routes
In Ireland, the different Ethnic groups are such that we have: Irish 76.6%, Irish travelers 0.6%, other White 9.9%, Asian 3.3%, Black 1.5%, other (includes Arab, Roma, and persons of mixed backgrounds) 2%, unspecified 2.6% (2022 est.)
Population | |
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Pop growth rate | 0.93% (2024 est.) |
Birth rate | 11.1 births/1,000 population (2024 est.) |
Death rate | 7.4 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.) |
Health expenditure | |
Physicians Density | |
Hospital bed Density | 2.9 beds/1,000 population (2020 est.) |
Total fertility rate | 1.72 children born/woman (2024 est.) |
Gross reproduction rate | 0.84 (2024 est.) |
Contraceptive prevalence rate | NA |
Est married women (ages 15-49) | 52.1% (2023 est.) |
Literacy | |
Education expenditures | |
Net Migration rate | 5.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.) |
Nationality | Irish | Irishman(men), Irishwoman(women), Irish (collective plural) |
Languages | English (official, the language generally used), Irish (Gaelic or Gaeilge) (official, spoken by approximately 37.7% of the population) |
Religions | Roman Catholic 69.2% (includes lapsed), Protestant 3.7% (Church of Ireland/England/Anglican/Episcopalian 2.5%, other Protestant 1.2%), Orthodox 2%, other Christian 0.9%, Muslim 1.6%, other 1.4%, agnostic/atheist 0.1%, none 14.5%, unspecified 6.7% (2022 est.) |
Age Structure | |
0-14 years | 18.6% (male 498,124/female 477,848) |
15-64 years | 65.5% (male 1,701,680/female 1,728,041) |
65 years and over | 15.8% (2024 est.) (male 390,738/female 437,030) |
Dependency Ratios | |
Total dependency ratio | 52.6 (2024 est.) |
Youth dependency ratio | 28.5 (2024 est.) |
Elderly dependency ratio | 24.1 (2024 est.) |
Potential support ratio | 4.1 (2024 est.) |
Median Age | |
Total | 40.2 years (2024 est.) |
Male | 39.7 years |
Female | 40.6 years |
Urbanization | |
Urban population | 64.5% of total population (2023) |
Rate of urbanization | 1.15% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
Major urban areas (Pop) | 1.270 million DUBLIN (capital) (2023). |
Sex Ratio | |
At birth | 1.06 male(s)/female |
0-14 years | 1.04 male(s)/female |
15-64 years | 0.98 male(s)/female |
65 years and over | 0.89 male(s)/female |
Total population | 0.98 male(s)/female (2024 est.) |
Infant Motality | |
Total | 3.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.) |
Male | 3.2 deaths/1,000 live births |
Female | 3.3 deaths/1,000 live births |
Life Expectancy at birth | |
Total population | 82 years (2024 est.) |
Male | 80.3 years |
Female | 83.9 years |
Drinking Water Sources | |
Improved: urban | urban: 97% of population |
Improved: rural | rural: 98.1% of population |
Improved: total | total: 97.4% of population |
Unimproved: urban | urban: 3% of population |
Unimproved: rural | rural: 1.9% of population |
Unimproved: total | total: 2.6% of population (2020 est.) |
Sanitation facility acess | |
Improved: urban | urban: 97.8% of population |
Improved: rural | rural: 99.1% of population |
Improved: total | total: 98.3% of population |
Unimproved: urban | urban: 2.2% of population |
Unimproved: rural | rural: 0.9% of population |
Unimproved: total | total: 1.7% of population (2020 est.) |
Alcohol consumption per capita | |
Total | 10.91 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
Beer | 4.92 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
Wine | 2.88 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
Spirits | 2.29 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
Other alcohols | 0.82 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
Tobacco use | |
Total | 16.8% (2025 est.) |
Male | 19.2% (2025 est.) |
Female | 14.4% (2025 est.) |
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