Population

1971- 2022

The population of Ireland in 1971 was almost three million. It is interesting to note our population had begun to decline from 1841 to a low of 2.8 million in 1961. Since that point, the population has steadily increased and exceeded the five million threshold for the first time in 171 years to 5.1 million people in Census 2022. This represents a percentage increase of almost 73% between 1971 and 2022.

Chart: IRISH TIMES GRAPHICSSource: CSOGet the dataCreated with Datawrapper