Ireland

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About Ireland

The capital of Ireland is Dublin. Dublin is the seat of national government for Ireland, a country in Northern Europe.

Ireland has a population of about 5.3 million people, the 121st largest population in the world. Population figures come from World Bank estimates.

Ireland covers 70,273 square kilometers (27,133 square miles), making Ireland the 121st largest country in the world by area.

Ireland borders exactly one country: United Kingdom. No other nation shares a land frontier with Ireland.

Life expectancy at birth in Ireland is 82.9 years, the 26th highest of any country in the world.

Ireland is in Europe, in the Northern Europe region. Ireland is one of 53 countries and territories in Europe.

Data updated April 1, 2026

Statistics and world rankings for Ireland
Populationtotal people	5.3Mpeople	121st
Land Areatotal km²	70.3Kkm²	121st
GDP per PersonUSD per person	$106.8K	5th
Total GDPUSD · whole economy	$567.4B	25th
Life Expectancyyears, at birth	82.9years	26th
Urban Population% living in cities	64.1%	106th
Internet Users% of people online	96.5%	18th
Fertility Ratechildren per woman	1.5births/woman	156th
Tourist Arrivalsvisitors per year	11.0Marrivals/year	33rd
Forest Cover% of land forested	11.5%	156th
Unemployment Rate% of labor force	4.2%	110th
Military Spending% of GDP	0.2%of GDP	150th
Renewable Energy% of energy use	12.7%	129th
Inflation Rateannual CPI change	6.3%	80th
Beer Consumptionliters per year	95.2L/year	6th
Coffee Consumptionkg per year	3.5kg/year	29th
Wine Consumptionliters per year	17L/year	23rd
Education Spending% of GDP	2.9%of GDP	142nd
Health Spending% of GDP	6.6%of GDP	94th
Arable Land% of land arable	6.4%	125th
Foreign Direct InvestmentUSD inflow/year	-$140.0B	199th

ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 IE · alpha-3 IRL · Northern Europe