Measuring Ireland's Progress 2023
Population 2024
Unit Type: No of persons
Ireland: 5,351,681
Ireland ranking in EU27: 19. Same as previous year
EU27 highest: Germany 83,456,045
EU27 lowest: Malta 563,443
Comparative price levels of consumer goods and services 2023
Unit Type: EU27=100
Ireland: 137.1
Ireland ranking in EU27: 2. Same as previous year
EU27 highest: Denmark 145.1
EU27 lowest: Bulgaria 59.2
Current expenditure on healthcare 2022
Unit Type: % of GDP
Ireland 6.1%
Ireland ranking in EU: 25. 1 lower than previous year
EU27 highest: Germany 12.6%
EU27 lowest: Luxembourg 5.6%
STEM graduates 2022
Unit Type: Number per 1,000 of population aged 20-29
Ireland: 40.1
Ireland ranking in 2022: 1. Same as previous year
EU27 lowest: Luxembourg 5.6
