| Population : |
3,969,558 (July 2004 est.) |
| Age Structure : |
0-14 years: 21% (male 430,905; female 404,218)
15-64 years: 67.5% (male 1,342,233; female 1,337,580)
65 years and over: 11.5% (male 199,379; female 255,243) (2004 est.) |
| Population Growth Rate : |
1.16% (2004 est.) |
| Birth Rate / 1000 : |
14.47 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Death Rate / 1000 : |
7.91 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Net Migration Rate : |
4.99 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Sex Ratio : |
at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.07 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.78 male(s)/female
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2004 est.) |
| Infant Mortality Rate / 1,000 Live Births : |
total: 5.5 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life Expectancy At Birth : |
total population: 77.36 years
male: 74.74 years
female: 80.15 years (2004 est.) |
| Fertility Rate - Children Born/Woman : |
1.87 children born/woman (2004 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate : |
0.1% (2001 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Infected People Living : |
2,400 (2001 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Deaths : |
less than 100 (2001 est.) |
| Nationality : |
noun: Irishman(men), Irishwoman(women), Irish (collective plural)
adjective: Irish |
| Ethnic Groups : |
Celtic, English |
| Religions : |
Roman Catholic 91.6%, Church of Ireland 2.5%, other 5.9% (1998) |
| Languages : |
English is the language generally used, Irish (Gaelic) spoken mainly in areas located along the western seaboard |
| Literacy : |
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98% (1981 est.)
male: NA
female: NA |
