Population:
4,203,200 (July 2009 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 20.9% (male 454,571/female 424,022)
15-64 years:
67.1% (male 1,411,336/female 1,409,760)
65 years and over:
12% (male 224,850/female 278,661) (2009 est.)
Median age:
total: 35 years
male:
34.2 years
female:
35.7 years (2009 est.)
Population growth rate:
1.12% (2009 est.)
Birth rate:
14.23 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Death rate:
7.75 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)
Net migration rate:
4.71 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Urbanization:
urban population: 61% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization:
2.2% annual rate of change (2005-10 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:
0.81 male(s)/female
total population:
0.99 male(s)/female (2009 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 5.05 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
5.53 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
4.54 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 78.24 years
male:
75.6 years
female:
81.06 years (2009 est.)
Total fertility rate:
1.85 children born/woman (2009 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
0.2% (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
5,500 (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
fewer than 100 (2007 est.)
Nationality:
noun: Irishman(men), Irishwoman(women), Irish (collective plural)
adjective:
Irish
Ethnic groups:
Irish 87.4%, other white 7.5%, Asian 1.3%, black 1.1%, mixed 1.1%, unspecified 1.6% (2006 census)
Religions:
Roman Catholic 87.4%, Church of Ireland 2.9%, other Christian 1.9%, other 2.1%, unspecified 1.5%, none 4.2% (2006 census)
Languages:
English (official) is the language generally used, Irish (Gaelic or Gaeilge) (official) spoken mainly in areas along the western coast
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
99%
male:
99%
female:
99% (2003 est.)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 18 years
male:
17 years
female:
18 years (2006)
Education expenditures:
4.7% of GDP (2005)
