General statistical data related to Ireland and its population. The report contains data on 62 indicators, divided over five chapters: Society; Economy; Environment, Education and Health.

Key findings:

• Ireland’s population was estimated at 5.3 million in 2023. Between 2013 and 2023 Ireland had the third highest percentage increase (14.4%) in population in the European Union (EU27), after Malta (28.3%) and Luxembourg (23.0%). 
• The proportion of Ireland’s population aged 45 or over increased from 35.4% in 2013 to 40.6% in 2023, while the proportion aged under 45 decreased from 64.5% in 2013 to 59.4% in 2023.
• The difference in median weekly earnings between males and females in Ireland widened to €148.94 in 2022, up from €120.89 in 2013.
• Ireland had the second highest price level for consumer goods and services in the EU27 in 2022 at 42.3% above the EU27 average, while Denmark had the highest at 48.6% above the EU27 average.
• Ireland's greenhouse gas emissions per capita were 12.3 tonnes per capita in 2021, which was the second highest in the EU27 after Luxembourg (14.7 tonnes per capita).
• The amount of municipal waste generated in Ireland rose from 2.8 million tonnes to 3.2 million tonnes between 2011 and 2021, while the proportion of that waste recovered (recycled, composted, or incinerated for energy) rose from 42.6% to 82.8% over the same period.
• The number of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) graduates in Ireland was 40.3 per 1,000 persons aged 20-29 in 2021, the highest rate in the EU27.
• Male life expectancy at birth was 80.5 years in Ireland in 2021, 3.3 years higher than the EU27 average. Female life expectancy at birth in Ireland was 84.3 years, which was 1.4 years above the EU27 average.