1.1 Ireland: Population distribution by age group, 2007-20161 | ||||||
% | 000 persons | |||||
Year | 0-14 years | 15-24 years | 25-44 years | 45-64 years | 65 years and over | Total |
2007 | 20.2 | 15.2 | 32.1 | 21.8 | 10.8 | 4,375.8 |
2008 | 20.4 | 14.9 | 32.1 | 21.8 | 10.8 | 4,485.1 |
2009 | 20.7 | 14.3 | 31.9 | 22.1 | 11.0 | 4,533.4 |
2010 | 21.0 | 13.5 | 31.7 | 22.4 | 11.3 | 4,554.8 |
2011 | 21.3 | 12.7 | 31.7 | 22.7 | 11.6 | 4,574.9 |
2012 | 21.7 | 12.1 | 31.3 | 23.0 | 12.0 | 4,585.4 |
2013 | 21.9 | 11.6 | 30.8 | 23.3 | 12.4 | 4,593.1 |
2014 | 22.0 | 11.4 | 30.3 | 23.6 | 12.7 | 4,609.6 |
2015 | 22.2 | 11.1 | 29.7 | 23.9 | 13.1 | 4,635.4 |
2016 | 22.2 | 11.0 | 29.2 | 24.1 | 13.4 | 4,673.7 |
Source: CSO Population Estimates | ||||||
1 Persons in April of each year. Data for years 2012 to 2016 is preliminary. |
1.2 EU: Population 2005 and 20151 | |||
persons | |||
Country | 2005 | 2015 | Change |
EU 28 | 494,598,322 | 508,450,856 | 13,852,534 |
Germany | 82,500,849 | 81,197,537 | -1,303,312 |
France | 62,772,870 | 66,415,161 | 3,642,291 |
United Kingdom | 60,182,050 | 64,875,165 | 4,693,115 |
Italy | 57,874,753 | 60,795,612 | 2,920,859 |
Spain | 43,296,338 | 46,449,565 | 3,153,227 |
Poland | 38,173,835 | 38,005,614 | -168,221 |
Romania | 21,382,354 | 19,870,647 | -1,511,707 |
Netherlands | 16,305,526 | 16,900,726 | 595,200 |
Belgium | 10,445,852 | 11,258,434 | 812,582 |
Greece | 10,969,912 | 10,858,018 | -111,894 |
Czech Republic | 10,198,855 | 10,538,275 | 339,420 |
Portugal | 10,494,672 | 10,374,822 | -119,850 |
Hungary | 10,097,549 | 9,855,571 | -241,978 |
Sweden | 9,011,392 | 9,747,355 | 735,963 |
Austria | 8,201,359 | 8,576,261 | 374,902 |
Bulgaria | 7,688,573 | 7,202,198 | -486,375 |
Denmark | 5,411,405 | 5,659,715 | 248,310 |
Finland | 5,236,611 | 5,471,753 | 235,142 |
Slovakia | 5,372,685 | 5,421,349 | 48,664 |
Ireland | 4,111,672 | 4,628,949 | 517,277 |
Croatia | 4,310,861 | 4,225,316 | -85,545 |
Lithuania | 3,355,220 | 2,921,262 | -433,958 |
Slovenia | 1,997,590 | 2,062,874 | 65,284 |
Latvia | 2,249,724 | 1,986,096 | -263,628 |
Estonia | 1,358,850 | 1,313,271 | -45,579 |
Cyprus | 733,067 | 847,008 | 113,941 |
Luxembourg | 461,230 | 562,958 | 101,728 |
Malta | 402,668 | 429,344 | 26,676 |
Turkey | 68,010,221 | 77,695,904 | 9,685,683 |
Switzerland | 7,415,102 | 8,237,666 | 822,564 |
Norway | 4,606,363 | 5,166,493 | 560,130 |
Macedonia | 2,035,196 | 2,069,172 | 33,976 |
Iceland | 293,577 | 329,100 | 35,523 |
Source: Eurostat | |||
1Population on the 1st January of the specific year. |
% population change | |
Luxembourg | 22.0558072978774 |
Cyprus | 15.5430540455374 |
Ireland | 12.5806970984067 |
Sweden | 8.16702902281912 |
United Kingdom | 7.79819730301643 |
Belgium | 7.77899208221598 |
Spain | 7.28289538020513 |
Malta | 6.62481250062086 |
France | 5.80233307796824 |
Italy | 5.04686214384362 |
Denmark | 4.58864195158189 |
Austria | 4.57121801399012 |
Finland | 4.49034690566093 |
Netherlands | 3.65029622472774 |
Czech Republic | 3.32802064545481 |
Slovenia | 3.26813810641823 |
Slovakia | 0.905766855864433 |
Poland | -0.440670946474202 |
Greece | -1.02000818238104 |
Portugal | -1.14200805894648 |
Germany | -1.57975586408814 |
Croatia | -1.98440636336917 |
Hungary | -2.39640332520298 |
Estonia | -3.35423335909041 |
Bulgaria | -6.32594631019306 |
Romania | -7.06988108044605 |
Latvia | -11.7182374371256 |
Lithuania | -12.933816560464 |
0 | |
Turkey | 14.2415108458477 |
Norway | 12.1599187905947 |
Iceland | 12.1000623345834 |
Switzerland | 11.0930908300385 |
Macedonia | 1.66942152008947 |
1.3 Ireland: Migration and natural increase, 2007-20161 | ||||||||
000 persons | ||||||||
Year | Inward migration | Outward migration | Net migration2 | Births | Deaths | Natural increase | Population change | Total population |
2007 | 151.1 | 46.3 | 104.8 | 66.6 | 28.4 | 38.2 | 142.9 | 4,375.8 |
2008 | 113.5 | 49.2 | 64.3 | 73.0 | 28.0 | 44.9 | 109.2 | 4,485.1 |
2009 | 73.7 | 72.0 | 1.6 | 75.3 | 28.6 | 46.7 | 48.3 | 4,533.4 |
2010 | 41.8 | 69.2 | -27.5 | 77.2 | 28.4 | 48.8 | 21.4 | 4,554.8 |
2011 | 53.3 | 80.6 | -27.4 | 75.1 | 27.7 | 47.5 | 20.1 | 4,574.9 |
2012 | 52.7 | 87.1 | -34.4 | 74.0 | 29.2 | 44.9 | 10.5 | 4,585.4 |
2013 | 55.9 | 89.0 | -33.1 | 70.5 | 29.7 | 40.8 | 7.7 | 4,593.1 |
2014 | 60.6 | 81.9 | -21.4 | 67.7 | 29.8 | 37.9 | 16.5 | 4,609.6 |
2015 | 69.3 | 80.9 | -11.6 | 67.0 | 29.6 | 37.4 | 25.8 | 4,635.4 |
2016 | 79.3 | 76.2 | 3.1 | 65.2 | 30.0 | 35.3 | 38.4 | 4,673.7 |
Source: CSO Population and Migration Estimates | ||||||||
1 Data refer to the 12 months up to April of each year and is preliminary for years 2012 to 2016. | ||||||||
2 Net migration is the number of inward migrants (immigrants) less outward migrants (emigrants). |
1.4 Ireland: Immigration and emigration by country of origin/destination, 2011-20161 | ||||||
000 persons | ||||||
Year | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
Immigrants: | ||||||
United Kingdom | 11.9 | 8.4 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 10.4 | 13.8 |
Rest of EU 152 | 9.7 | 10.2 | 10.3 | 11.2 | 10.8 | 12.3 |
EU 133 | 9.8 | 9.3 | 11.8 | 9.8 | 13.4 | 10.7 |
Australia | 4.5 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 5.5 |
Canada | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 2.5 |
USA | 3.3 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 4.7 |
Rest of World | 12.9 | 13.4 | 14.1 | 22.4 | 28.0 | 29.7 |
Total persons | 53.3 | 52.7 | 55.9 | 60.6 | 69.3 | 79.3 |
Emigrants: | ||||||
United Kingdom | 20.0 | 19.0 | 21.9 | 17.9 | 19.2 | 16.6 |
Rest of EU 152 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 11.5 | 16.2 | 15.3 | 16.0 |
EU 133 | 10.4 | 9.6 | 14.2 | 8.7 | 6.8 | 10.7 |
Australia | 13.4 | 18.2 | 15.4 | 10.0 | 7.5 | 6.2 |
Canada | 2.1 | 3.0 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 7.7 | 3.9 |
USA | 4.7 | 8.6 | 6.2 | 6.9 | 5.9 | 6.6 |
Rest of World | 16.2 | 14.4 | 14.4 | 17.5 | 18.4 | 16.4 |
Total persons | 80.6 | 87.1 | 89.0 | 81.9 | 80.9 | 76.2 |
Source: CSO Population and Migration Estimates | ||||||
1 Data refer to the 12 months up to April of each year and is preliminary for 2012-2016. | ||||||
2 Rest of EU 15: Countries before enlargement on 1 May 2004, (i.e., Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Portugal). | ||||||
3 EU 13: Defined as the 10 countries who joined on 1 May 2004 (Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia), along with Bulgaria and Romania (joined 1 January 2007) and Croatia (joined 1 July 2013). |
UK | Rest of EU15 | EU13 | Rest of world | |
2007 | 18.2 | 20.3 | 72.6 | 34.7 |
2008 | 19.4 | 14.5 | 45.5 | 20 |
2009 | 13.4 | 18.1 | 17.5 | 13.6 |
2010 | 9.1 | 7.8 | 8.7 | 7.6 |
2011 | 11.9 | 9.7 | 9.8 | 12.9 |
2012 | 8.4 | 10.2 | 9.3 | 13.4 |
2013 | 9.7 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 14.1 |
2014 | 9.7 | 11.2 | 9.8 | 22.4 |
2015 | 10.4 | 10.8 | 13.4 | 28 |
2016 | 13.8 | 12.3 | 10.7 | 29.7 |
1.5 EU: Young and old age dependency ratios, 20151 | |||
% of population aged 15-64 | |||
Country | Young and old age dependency ratio | Young age dependency ratio (0-14) | Old age dependency ratio (65 & over) |
Slovakia | 41.4 | 21.7 | 19.7 |
Poland | 43.8 | 21.6 | 22.2 |
Luxembourg | 44.6 | 24.1 | 20.5 |
Cyprus | 45.0 | 23.8 | 21.2 |
Hungary | 47.9 | 21.4 | 26.5 |
Romania | 48.1 | 23.0 | 25.2 |
Slovenia | 48.5 | 21.9 | 26.6 |
Austria | 48.7 | 21.2 | 27.5 |
Malta | 48.9 | 21.3 | 27.6 |
Czech Republic | 49.3 | 22.7 | 26.6 |
Lithuania | 49.9 | 21.8 | 28.1 |
Croatia | 50.4 | 22.1 | 28.3 |
Spain | 50.8 | 22.9 | 27.9 |
Bulgaria | 51.2 | 21.0 | 30.2 |
Germany | 52.0 | 20.0 | 32.0 |
Latvia | 52.4 | 22.8 | 29.5 |
EU28 | 52.6 | 23.8 | 28.8 |
Netherlands | 52.7 | 25.5 | 27.2 |
Portugal | 53.0 | 22.0 | 31.1 |
Estonia | 53.2 | 24.4 | 28.7 |
Belgium | 54.0 | 26.2 | 27.8 |
Ireland | 54.1 | 34.1 | 20.0 |
United Kingdom | 54.8 | 27.4 | 27.5 |
Greece | 54.9 | 22.5 | 32.4 |
Italy | 55.1 | 21.4 | 33.7 |
Denmark | 55.2 | 26.4 | 28.8 |
Finland | 57.1 | 25.7 | 31.3 |
Sweden | 58.4 | 27.3 | 31.1 |
France | 58.7 | 29.5 | 29.2 |
Macedonia | 41.8 | 23.8 | 18.0 |
Albania | 45.0 | 27.0 | 18.1 |
Montenegro | 47.4 | 27.2 | 20.2 |
Turkey | 47.6 | 35.8 | 11.8 |
Switzerland | 48.5 | 22.1 | 26.4 |
Serbia | 48.9 | 21.4 | 27.5 |
Iceland | 51.3 | 30.8 | 20.5 |
Norway | 52.0 | 27.4 | 24.5 |
Source: Eurostat | |||
1 Data refers to 1st January. |
1.6 EU: Total fertility rate1, 2004-2014 | ||||
Country | Total fertility rate | Proportion of live births outside marriage 20141 | ||
2004 | 2009 | 2014 | ||
France | 1.92 | 2.00 | 2.01 | 56.7 |
Ireland | 1.93 | 2.06 | 1.94 | 36.3 |
Sweden | 1.75 | 1.94 | 1.88 | 54.6 |
United Kingdom | 1.75 | 1.89 | 1.81 | 47.6 |
Belgium | 1.72 | 1.84 | 1.73 | 47.7 |
Netherlands | 1.72 | 1.79 | 1.71 | 48.7 |
Finland | 1.80 | 1.86 | 1.71 | 42.8 |
Denmark | 1.78 | 1.84 | 1.69 | 52.5 |
Latvia | 1.29 | 1.46 | 1.65 | 44.0 |
Lithuania | 1.27 | 1.50 | 1.63 | 29.0 |
EU 28 | 1.50 | 1.61 | 1.58 | 40.2 |
Slovenia | 1.25 | 1.53 | 1.58 | 58.3 |
Estonia | 1.47 | 1.70 | 1.54 | 58.4 |
Bulgaria | 1.33 | 1.66 | 1.53 | 58.8 |
Czech Republic | 1.23 | 1.51 | 1.53 | 46.7 |
Romania | 1.33 | 1.66 | 1.52 | 31.2 |
Luxembourg | 1.66 | 1.59 | 1.50 | 39.1 |
Germany | 1.36 | 1.36 | 1.47 | 35.0 |
Austria | 1.42 | 1.39 | 1.47 | 41.5 |
Croatia | 1.43 | 1.58 | 1.46 | 17.4 |
Hungary | 1.28 | 1.32 | 1.44 | 47.3 |
Malta | 1.40 | 1.42 | 1.42 | 25.9 |
Italy | 1.34 | 1.45 | 1.37 | 28.8 |
Slovakia | 1.25 | 1.44 | 1.37 | 38.9 |
Spain | 1.31 | 1.38 | 1.32 | 42.5 |
Poland | 1.23 | 1.40 | 1.32 | 24.2 |
Cyprus | 1.52 | 1.47 | 1.31 | 18.6 |
Greece | 1.31 | 1.50 | 1.30 | 8.2 |
Portugal | 1.40 | 1.34 | 1.23 | 49.3 |
Iceland | 2.04 | 2.23 | 1.93 | 66.9 |
Norway | 1.83 | 1.98 | 1.75 | 55.5 |
Switzerland | 1.42 | 1.50 | 1.54 | 21.7 |
Montenegro | : | 1.98 | 1.75 | 15.7 |
Macedonia | 1.52 | 1.52 | 1.52 | 11.3 |
Albania | 1.79 | : | 1.79 | : |
Serbia | 1.57 | 1.44 | 1.46 | 25.1 |
Turkey | : | 2.09 | 2.17 | 2.8 |
Source: Eurostat | ||||
1 For the proportion of births outside marriage, 2013 data used for Macedonia, 2012 data used for EU28, Belgium, Estonia, France, Cyprus, Austria and Iceland and 2009 data used for Montenegro. |
1.7 EU: Divorce rates, 2004, 2009 and 2014 | |||
divorces per 1,000 population | |||
Country | 2004 | 2009 1 | 2014 2 |
Ireland | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
Malta | : | : | 0.8 |
Italy | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
Slovenia | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.2 |
Croatia | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
Romania | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.4 |
Bulgaria | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
Greece | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.5 |
Poland | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
Slovakia | 2.0 | 2.4 | 1.9 |
EU 28 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.0 |
France | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
Hungary | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.0 |
Austria | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.0 |
United Kingdom | 2.8 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
Germany | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.1 |
Netherlands | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.1 |
Spain | 1.2 | 2.1 | 2.2 |
Portugal | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.2 |
Belgium | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.3 |
Estonia | 3.1 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
Cyprus | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.4 |
Czech Republic | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.5 |
Finland | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
Luxembourg | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.6 |
Sweden | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.7 |
Latvia | 2.3 | 2.4 | 3.1 |
Lithuania | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.3 |
Denmark | 2.9 | 2.7 | 3.4 |
Montenegro | : | 0.7 | 0.9 |
Macedonia | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.1 |
Serbia | : | 1.2 | 1.1 |
Iceland | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
Turkey | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
Norway | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.9 |
Switzerland | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.0 |
Albania | 0.9 | 1.1 | : |
Source: Eurostat | |||
1 2008 data used for Albania | |||
2 2011 data used for EU28, France and Iceland. 2012 data used for Blegium, Ireland, Cyprus, Austria and United Kingdom. 2013 data used for Greece, Croatia and Portugal. |
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