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Ireland

Europe & Central AsiaHigh incomeCapital: Dublin255,312 observations

Population

5.48M

world rank #121 / 217

GDP

721.7B

world rank #23 / 186

GDP / capita

131,338.4

world rank #2 / 185

Life expectancy

world rank #23 / 217

Governance

570 indicators

Control of Corruption0-100 percentile79.7#17 Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile82.7#17 Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile78#55 Rule of Law0-100 percentile84.4#13

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Economy

1,702 indicators

GDPcurrent US$721.7B#23 GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $131,338.4#2 GDP growth%12.3%#3 Inflation%2.2%#62

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0Penn World Table CC BY 4.0 · updated 2027

Trade

125 indicators

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Health

1,539 indicators

Life expectancyyears83#23 Infant mortalityper 1k births3.4#17 Maternal mortalityper 100k4#4 Health spending% GDP6.9%#21

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNICEF CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Education

2,670 indicators

Secondary enrollment% gross130.6%#8 Education spending% GDP2.9%#138 Primary enrollment% gross96.5%#122 Tertiary enrollment% gross77.6%#28

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2023

Demography

431 indicators

Populationpeople5.48M#121 Population growth%1.6%#65 Urban population%64.6%#97 Fertility ratebirths/woman1.5#155

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UN WPP CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2050

Climate

289 indicators

Electricity access% pop100%#1 Renewable energy share%12.7%#119 Forest area% land11.5%#156 Electric power consumptionkWh per capita6,298.2#19

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Energy

293 indicators

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Environment

379 indicators

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Agriculture

303 indicators

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Technology

143 indicators

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Society

427 indicators

Gini indexindex29#9 Extreme poverty% pop0.1%#2 Internet users% pop97.2%#14 Homicide rateper 100k0.65#11

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Risk

354 indicators

Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths0#1 INFORM risk score0-102.3#12 Hazard & exposure0-101.3#8 Vulnerability0-102.9#18

Our World in Data CC BY 4.0EC JRC (INFORM) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Other

1 indicator

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