Ireland Population Pyramid 2070
Ireland in 2070
United Nations projections (medium variant) put the population of Ireland at 5,791,492 in 2070. Compared with 2060, when the projection stands at 5,933,915, that represents a decline of 2.4% over ten years.
The median age is projected at 48.1 years, with 23.0 children under 15 and 49.1 people aged 65 or over for every 100 people of working age (15–64). The pyramid is constrictive: cohorts of children are smaller than those of their parents, reflecting low fertility and an ageing population.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
The fertility rate of Ireland was 1.50 births per woman in 2023, under the 2.1 needed to replace each generation.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
Life expectancy at birth was 82.9 years in 2023: 84.5 for women and 81.3 for men.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
1,034,444 immigrants live in Ireland, 19.7% of the population.
| United Kingdom | 293,559 |
| Ukraine | 125,016 |
| Poland | 102,708 |
| India | 70,228 |
| Brazil | 48,605 |
712,129 people born in Ireland live in other countries.
| United Kingdom | 360,446 |
| United States of America | 125,844 |
| Australia | 90,203 |
| Poland | 34,300 |
| Canada | 28,912 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 5,791,493 | 48.1 | |
| Norway | 5,765,483 | 49.2 | |
| Denmark | 6,036,603 | 47.0 | |
| Finland | 5,059,522 | 50.7 | |
| Lithuania | 1,792,884 | 54.7 |





