Ireland

Europe · Northern Europe

Ireland

Republic of Ireland
Europe · Northern Europe · Capital: Dublin

Quick facts about Ireland

Official name	Republic of Ireland
Capital	Dublin
Continent & subregion	Europe · Northern Europe
Population	5,311,538 people (world rank 120)
Area	70,273 km²
Density	76 people/km²
Share of world population	0.066% of 8,037,699,775
GDP (nominal)	US$567.4 billion
Urbanisation	64.1% urban population
Life expectancy	82.8 years
Currency	Euro (€) — EUR
Languages	English, Irish
Internet domain	`.ie`
Calling code	+353
Status	Sovereign state

Development & environment in numbers

GDP per Capita	US$106,819 · see world ranking
Internet Users	96.9% · see world ranking
Fertility Rate	1.5 children per woman · see world ranking
Infant Mortality	3.4 per 1,000 births · see world ranking
CO₂ Emissions per Capita	6.2 tonnes CO₂ · see world ranking
Forest Cover	11.9% · see world ranking

These come from the World Bank Open Data 2023 series, the same source behind the world indicator rankings. A blank simply means Ireland did not report that figure.

Neighbours (land borders)

United Kingdom

The geographic position is roughly 53°, -8°.

Flags: flagcdn.com; population, GDP, urbanisation, life expectancy and every development indicator above: World Bank Open Data (2023 series); base data: the open-source world-countries package — all of it free, with no registration.