Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Ireland
Ireland: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.6251 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Ireland, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 0.6251 people per person for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Ireland peaked at 0.6276 people per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.4486 people per person, in 1960.
That places Ireland 120th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Ireland, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4486 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.4539 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1962 | 0.4599 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 0.4673 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 0.4761 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 0.4854 people per person | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 0.4935 people per person | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 0.5007 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 0.508 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 0.5143 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.5192 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.5234 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.5276 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.5315 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.5348 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.5379 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.5413 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.5455 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.5492 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.5523 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.5548 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.5559 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.5568 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.5579 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.5589 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.5618 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.5646 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.5656 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.5667 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.5678 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.5691 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.5706 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.5725 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.5746 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.577 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.5797 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.5819 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.5838 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.5861 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.5885 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.5908 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.5933 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.5958 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.5986 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.6014 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.6042 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.607 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.6098 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.6131 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.6162 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.6188 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.6208 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.6226 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.6242 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.6254 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6265 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.626 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.6268 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6276 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.6273 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6275 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6265 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.6263 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.6273 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.6267 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.6251 people per person | -0.3% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 0.6251 people per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8051 people per person, 78% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 0.6251 people per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6951 people per person, 90% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4808 people per person | 0.4486 people per person | 0.5143 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5363 people per person | 0.5192 people per person | 0.5523 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5611 people per person | 0.5548 people per person | 0.5678 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5784 people per person | 0.5691 people per person | 0.5885 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.603 people per person | 0.5908 people per person | 0.6162 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6246 people per person | 0.6188 people per person | 0.6276 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6266 people per person | 0.6251 people per person | 0.6275 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 117 Poland 0.629 people per person compare
- 118 Thailand 0.628 people per person compare
- 119 North Macedonia 0.6265 people per person compare
- 121 Kazakhstan 0.6239 people per person compare
- 122 French Polynesia 0.6176 people per person compare
- 123 Mauritania 0.6149 people per person compare
More population data for Ireland
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.4488 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -1.68 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.4488 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.1157 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 5,725 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.5372 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.1844 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.5% (2100)
- Population density 76.73 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 217,052 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Ireland?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Ireland was 0.6251 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6276 people per person in 2018.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4486 people per person in 1960.
- How does Ireland rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Ireland ranks 120th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.