Basic statistics of Ireland, 2023
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LAND, PEOPLE AND ELECTORAL CYCLE |
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Population (million) |
5.3 |
Population density per km² |
76.4 |
(39.2) |
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Under 15 (%) |
19.2 |
(17.0) |
Life expectancy at birth (years, 2022) |
83.1 |
(79.6) |
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Over 65 (%) |
15.5 |
(18.3) |
Men (2022) |
81.3 |
(77.0) |
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International migrant stock (% of population, 2020) |
17.6 |
(13.9) |
Women (2022) |
84.9 |
(82.4) |
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Latest 5-year average growth (%) |
1.6 |
(0.4) |
Latest general election |
February 2020 |
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ECONOMY |
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Gross domestic product (GDP) |
GDP |
GDP |
GNI*³ |
Value added shares (%) |
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In current prices (billion USD) |
552.1 |
314.6 |
Agriculture, forestry and fishing |
0.9 |
(2.8) |
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In current prices (billion EUR) |
510.6 |
290.9 |
Industry including construction |
39.5 |
(27.2) |
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Latest 5-year average real growth (%) |
5.8 |
(1.7) |
4.6 |
Services |
59.5 |
(70.0) |
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Per capita (thousand USD PPP)² |
129.1 |
(59.0) |
73.2 |
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GENERAL GOVERNMENT |
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% of GDP |
% of GNI*³ |
% of GDP |
% of GNI*³ |
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Expenditure |
22.7 |
(42.9) |
39.8 |
Gross financial debt (OECD: 2022) |
46.2 |
(109.6) |
81.0 |
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Revenue |
24.2 |
(38.1) |
42.5 |
Net financial debt (OECD: 2022) |
25.1 |
(66.5) |
44.1 |
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EXTERNAL ACCOUNTS |
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Exchange rate (EUR per USD) |
0.92 |
Main exports (% of total merchandise exports) |
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PPP exchange rate (USA = 1) |
0.75 |
Chemicals |
64.2 |
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% of GDP |
% of GNI*³ |
Miscellaneous |
10.1 |
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Exports of goods and services |
134.8 |
(31.3) |
236.3 |
Machinery and electronics |
9.7 |
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Imports of goods and services |
101.7 |
(31.2) |
178.3 |
Main imports (% of total merchandise imports) |
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Current account balance |
8.1 |
-(0.3) |
Chemicals |
27.2 |
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Net international investment position |
-103.9 |
Machinery and electronics |
19.2 |
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Modified current account balance3 |
1.9 |
3.3 |
Transportation |
18.6 |
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LABOUR MARKET, SKILLS AND INNOVATION |
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Employment rate (aged 15 and over, %) |
62.7 |
(58.0) |
Unemployment rate, Labour Force Survey (aged 15 and over, %) |
4.3 |
(4.8) |
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Men |
67.7 |
(65.5) |
Youth (aged 15-24, %) |
10.6 |
(10.6) |
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Women |
57.9 |
(50.8) |
Long-term unemployed (1 year and over, %) |
1.1 |
(1.0) |
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Participation rate (aged 15 and over, %) |
65.5 |
(60.9) |
Tertiary educational attainment (aged 25-64, %) |
55.3 |
(41.0) |
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Average hours worked per year |
1 633 |
(1 742) |
% of GDP |
% of GNI*³ |
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Gross domestic expenditure on R&D (2021) |
1.1 |
(2.9) |
2.2 |
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ENVIRONMENT |
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Total primary energy supply per capita (toe) |
2.5 |
(3.7) |
CO₂ emissions from fuel combustion per capita (tonnes) |
5.8 |
(7.6) |
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Renewables (%) |
14.2 |
(12.5) |
Water abstractions per capita (1 000 m³, 2009) |
0.2 |
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Exposure to air pollution (more than 10 μg/m³ of PM 2.5, % of population, 2020) |
2.8 |
(56.5) |
Municipal waste per capita (tonnes, 2020, OECD: 2022) |
0.6 |
(0.5) |
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SOCIETY |
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Income inequality (Gini coefficient, 2022, OECD: latest available) |
0.285 |
(0.316) |
Education outcomes (PISA 2022 score) |
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Relative poverty rate (%, 2022) |
7.0 |
(11.7) |
Reading |
516 |
(476) |
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Median disposable household income (thousand USD PPP, 2022, OECD: 2021) |
36.5 |
(30.0) |
Mathematics |
492 |
(472) |
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Public and private spending |
% of GDP |
% of GNI*³ |
Science |
504 |
(485) |
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Health care |
6.6 |
(9.2) |
12.8 |
Share of women in parliament (%) |
23.1 |
(32.8) |
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Pensions (2019) |
3.4 |
(9.5) |
6.0 |
Net official development assistance (% of GNI) |
0.7 |
(0.4) |
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Education (total spending, 2020) |
3.2 |
(5.1) |
6.2 |
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¹ The year is indicated in parenthesis if it deviates from the year in the main title of this table. Where the OECD aggregate is not provided in the source database, a simple OECD average of latest available data is calculated where data exist for at least 80% of member countries.
² OECD aggregate refers to weighted average.
³ Modified gross national income and modified current account balance are national indicators to capture the underlying dynamics of the domestic Irish economy.
Source: Calculations based on data extracted from databases of the following organisations: OECD, International Energy Agency, International Labour Organisation, International Monetary Fund, United Nations, World Bank and CSO.