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🇮🇪 Ireland

Elections

The “Since election” column shows how each metric has moved from the last national election (baseline year nearest 2024) to the latest figure.

Economics

MetricValueChange (YoY) Since election (2024) SourceAs of
GDP ⚠️ €602.0 bn ▲ +€40.0 bn (+7.1%) ▲ +€40.0 bn (+7.1%) Eurostat 2025
GDP per capita €110,150 ▲ +€5,800 (+5.6%) ▲ +€5,800 (+5.6%) Eurostat 2025
Annual net earnings (single) €44,263 ▲ +€1,897 (+4.5%) ▲ +€1,897 (+4.5%) Eurostat 2025
Unemployment rate 4.7 % ▲ +0.4 % (+9.3%) ▲ +0.4 % (+9.3%) Eurostat 2025
Inflation (HICP) 2.1 % ▲ +0.8 % (+61.5%) ▲ +0.8 % (+61.5%) Eurostat 2025
Government debt 32.9 % ▼ −5.4 % (−14.1%) ▼ −5.4 % (−14.1%) Eurostat 2025
At-risk-of-poverty rate 13.0 % ▲ +0.3 % (+2.4%) ▲ +0.3 % (+2.4%) Eurostat 2025
Household electricity price €0.40/kWh ▲ +€0.10/kWh (+32.5%) ▲ +€0.10/kWh (+32.5%) Eurostat 2025
House price index ⚠️ 197 (2015=100) ▲ +14 (2015=100) (+7.7%) ▲ +14 (2015=100) (+7.7%) Eurostat 2025
Business density (per 10k inhab.) 742 ▼ −8 (−1.1%) ▼ −13 (−1.7%) Eurostat 2024
Active startups (approx.) 3,500 Dealroom (approx.) 2023
GDP
20040060080020142025Ireland 2014: €200.0 bnIreland 2015: €272.0 bnIreland 2016: €276.0 bnIreland 2017: €308.0 bnIreland 2018: €335.0 bnIreland 2019: €364.0 bnIreland 2020: €381.0 bnIreland 2021: €448.0 bnIreland 2022: €523.0 bnIreland 2023: €521.0 bnIreland 2024: €562.0 bnIreland 2025: €602.0 bn
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Yearly values, newest on the right. Axes are scaled to the plotted range, not to zero.

Demographics

MetricValueChange (YoY) Since election (2024) SourceAs of
Population 5,440,278 ▲ +88,597 (+1.7%) ▲ +88,597 (+1.7%) Eurostat 2025
Population growth 1.3 % ▼ −0.3 % (−18.8%) ▼ −0.3 % (−18.8%) Eurostat 2025
Median age 39.6 yrs ▲ +0.2 yrs (+0.5%) ▲ +0.2 yrs (+0.5%) Eurostat 2025
Life expectancy 83.1 yrs ▲ +0.4 yrs (+0.5%) no change Eurostat 2024
Population 0-14 18.5 % ▼ −0.4 % (−2.1%) ▼ −0.4 % (−2.1%) Eurostat 2025
Population 65+ 15.7 % ▲ +0.2 % (+1.3%) ▲ +0.2 % (+1.3%) Eurostat 2025
Population density 78 /km² ▲ +1 /km² (+1.3%) ▲ +1 /km² (+1.3%) Eurostat 2025
Total fertility rate 1.5 ▼ −0.0 (−2.0%) no change Eurostat 2024
Net migration rate 9.4 per 1,000 ▼ −3.7 per 1,000 (−28.2%) ▼ −3.7 per 1,000 (−28.2%) Eurostat 2025
Foreign-born population 23.3 % ▲ +0.7 % (+3.1%) ▲ +0.7 % (+3.1%) Eurostat 2025
Education index 0.84 UNDP (HDI) 2022
Population
4.5M5M5.5M20142025Ireland 2014: 4,637,852Ireland 2015: 4,677,627Ireland 2016: 4,726,286Ireland 2017: 4,799,157Ireland 2018: 4,855,733Ireland 2019: 4,940,311Ireland 2020: 5,012,600Ireland 2021: 5,066,893Ireland 2022: 5,154,277Ireland 2023: 5,271,395Ireland 2024: 5,351,681Ireland 2025: 5,440,278
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Yearly values, newest on the right. Axes are scaled to the plotted range, not to zero.

Safety

MetricValueChange (YoY) Since election (2024) SourceAs of
Intentional homicide rate 0.7 per 100k ▲ +0.1 per 100k (+16.7%) no change Eurostat 2024
Robbery ⚠️ 28.7 per 100k ▼ −2.0 per 100k (−6.5%) no change Eurostat 2024
Burglary ⚠️ 174.5 per 100k ▼ −1.2 per 100k (−0.7%) no change Eurostat 2024
Theft ⚠️ 1,334.7 per 100k ▲ +23.0 per 100k (+1.8%) no change Eurostat 2024
Serious assault ⚠️ 109.6 per 100k ▲ +0.4 per 100k (+0.4%) no change Eurostat 2024
Rape ⚠️ 19.4 per 100k no change no change Eurostat 2024
Intentional homicide rate
0.00.51.01.520142024Ireland 2014: 1.2 per 100kIreland 2015: 0.6 per 100kIreland 2016: 0.7 per 100kIreland 2017: 0.8 per 100kIreland 2018: 0.8 per 100kIreland 2019: 0.7 per 100kIreland 2020: 0.6 per 100kIreland 2021: 0.4 per 100kIreland 2022: 0.8 per 100kIreland 2023: 0.6 per 100kIreland 2024: 0.7 per 100k
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Housing

MetricValueChange (YoY) Since election (2024) SourceAs of
Air conditioning (households) 3.0 % Estimate (unverified) 2024
Air conditioning (households)

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