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🇮🇪 Ireland

Republic of Ireland

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Every statistic we track for Ireland — 128 indicators, each with its latest value and world rank. Open the interactive profile →

GDP per capita (PPP)

$159,129

#3 of 191

Life expectancy

80.4 yrs

#25 of 188

Happiness score

6.93

#13 of 147

Liberal democracy

0.82

#6 of 179

All indicators

📈 Economy

Account Ownership 98.3% #18/139 2024
At-Risk-of-Poverty Rate 13% #25/30 2025
Bank Account Ownership 98.3% #18/139 2024
Credit to Government (BIS) 30.3% #24/28 2025
Credit to Households (BIS) 23.8% #36/43 2025
Credit to Private Non-financial Sector (BIS) 116.2% #27/43 2025
Current Account Balance 8.1% #21/190 2026
Debit Card Ownership 94.2% #14/140 2024
Exchange Rate (per US$) 0.9 #172/197 2024
Extreme Poverty 0.1% #49/237 2023
Fiscal Balance 0.6% #19/189 2026
Forbes Global 2000 Companies 22 #18/55 2023
GDP (current US$) 779.4 #23/190 2026
GDP (PPP) 884.7 #41/191 2026
GDP per Capita 140,186 #3/190 2026
GDP per Capita (Long Run) 60,257 #7/165 2022
GDP per Capita (PPP) 159,129 #3/191 2026
GDP per Capita Growth 1.6% #137/184 2019
Government Debt 31.6% #146/185 2026
Income Inequality (Gini) 29 #46/57 2023
Income per Person 39,470 #12/183 2018
Income per Person 39,470 #12/183 2018
Inflation (CPI) 3.1% #106/191 2026
Labour Productivity (GDP per hour) (PWT) 158.2 #1/130 2023
Made a Digital Payment 91.2% #16/144 2017
Real GDP Growth 2.5% #113/191 2026
Severe Material & Social Deprivation 5.2% #12/30 2025
Share of World GDP (PPP) 0.4% #41/191 2026
Tax Wedge (single, avg wage) (OECD) 35.1% #24/40 2023
Top Brand Value 45 #11/16 2026
Top Global Brands 1 #11/16 2026
Total GDP (Long Run) 308,390,920,561 #54/165 2022
Unemployment Rate 4.8% #57/103 2026

👥 Demographics

Fertility Rate (WB) 1.5 #159/217 2024
Median Age 39.2 #67/235 2026
Population 4.6 #121/229 2013
Population 5.6 #115/191 2026
Population Density 78.4 #139/235 2026
Refugees by Country of Origin 69 #160/195 2025
Urban Population 64.3% #106/213 2024

🌐 Connectivity

Access to Electricity 100% #53/214 2023
Internet Users 97.2% #16/182 2024
Mobile Subscriptions 110.6 #109/209 2022
Weekly Internet Use 94% #9/34 2024

🫀 Health

Adult Obesity 27.4% #71/199 2022
Alcohol Consumption per Capita 10.4 #37/207 2022
Child Mortality (under-5) 0.4 #172/199 2024
Daily Cigarette Smokers 13.8% #24/31 2019
Health Spending (QoG) 6.1% #103/189 2022
Hypertension Prevalence 32.3% #144/194 2019
Infant Mortality (QoG) 3.4 #160/191 2023
Life Expectancy 80.4 #25/188 2013
Life Expectancy 81.1 #22/186 2020
Suicide Rate 7.7 #99/185 2021
Tobacco Use Prevalence 19.2% #88/167 2022
Undernourishment 2.5% #132/166 2023
Universal Health Coverage Index 82 #42/195 2023

🎓 Education

Mean Years of Schooling 13.7 #1/146 2020
PISA Mathematics Score 492 #11/79 2022
PISA Reading Score 516 #2/79 2022
PISA Science Score 504 #11/79 2022

🌱 Environment

CO₂ per Capita (WB) 6 #41/203 2024
Energy Use per Person 2,468 #45/149 2023
Renewable Electricity 46.5% #71/195 2024

🏛️ Governance

Civil Liberties (V-Dem) 1 #4/179 2025
Clean Elections (V-Dem) 0.9 #14/179 2025
Control of Corruption (QoG) 1.6 #17/192 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index 77 #12/179 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index (QoG) 77 #12/177 2024
Deliberative Democracy (V-Dem) 0.8 #6/179 2025
Egalitarian Democracy (V-Dem) 0.8 #8/179 2025
Electoral Democracy (V-Dem) 0.9 #5/179 2025
Freedom House Status (QoG) 1 #144/193 2024
Freedom in the World Score 97 #7/196 2024
Freedom of Expression (V-Dem) 1 #2/179 2025
Gender Equality (V-Dem) 0.9 #15/179 2025
Government Effectiveness (QoG) 1.6 #16/192 2024
Judicial Constraints on Executive (V-Dem) 1 #10/179 2025
Liberal Democracy (V-Dem) 0.8 #6/179 2025
Military Spending 0.2% #145/150 2025
Participatory Democracy (V-Dem) 0.6 #10/179 2025
Political Corruption (V-Dem) 0 #164/179 2025
Press Freedom (RSF) (QoG) 85.6 #8/173 2024
Rule of Law (V-Dem) 1 #10/179 2025
Satisfaction with Democracy 78.4% #6/34 2024
Satisfaction with Democracy (ESS) 5.4 #12/38 2023
Voice & Accountability (QoG) 1.6 #8/192 2024

📰 Media & news

News Avoidance (Digital News Report) 47% #11/48 2026
Paying for Online News (Digital News Report) 22% #5/42 2026
Press Freedom Index 85.9 #7/177 2026
Social Media as News Source (Digital News Report) 47% #32/48 2026
Trust in News (Digital News Report) 42% #15/48 2026

🛡️ Safety

Homicide Rate 0.4 #197/204 2023
Road Traffic Deaths 2.8 #182/195 2021

⚠️ Risk & resilience

Climate Seen as a Threat 93.6% #20/142 2023
Confident Can Protect Family 48% #65/142 2023
Disaster Exposure (WRI) 1.5 #87/193 2025
Experienced a Disaster 15.3% #116/142 2023
Experienced Discrimination (Skin Colour) 8% #59/139 2023
INFORM Risk Index 2.3 #162/191 2025
Resilience to Risk (WRP) 64.3 #21/141 2023
World Risk Index 3.3 #113/193 2025
Worry About Violent Crime 59.1% #105/142 2023

😊 Wellbeing

Happiness (Cantril Ladder) 6.9 #13/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Freedom 1 #32/146 2025
Happiness Driver: GDP 2.1 #3/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Generosity 0.2 #15/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Healthy Life Expectancy 0.9 #22/146 2025
Happiness Driver: Low Corruption 0.4 #10/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Social Support 1.6 #19/147 2025
Human Development Index 0.9 #11/193 2023
Life Satisfaction (Eurobarometer) 96.4% #1/34 2024

🧭 Attitudes & values

Attended a Demonstration 10.5% #82/151 2017
Believe Vaccines Are Effective 85.9% #52/143 2018
Believe Vaccines Are Safe 73.5% #89/143 2018
Individualism 70 #13/65 2010
Masculinity 68 #9/65 2010
Power Distance 28 #61/65 2010
Signed a Petition 28.7% #30/121 2017
Trade Union Membership 18.5% #30/120 2017
Trust in government 4.1 #93/123 2017
Trust in parliament 4.2 #100/151 2017
Trust in People (ESS) 5.4 #9/38 2023
Trust in political parties 3.6 #66/120 2017
Trust in Science 89.8% #17/143 2018
Trust in Scientists 90.2% #10/143 2018
Trust in the legal system 5.2 #62/153 2017
Uncertainty Avoidance 35 #57/65 2010

Latest available period per indicator; rank is the country's position among all countries with data. Sources are credited on each indicator page.