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Ireland
Europe & Central Asia · High income · capital Dublin
Reports 20 of 21 indicators tracked here.
Every figure below is the most recent year this country reported — the years differ, sometimes by a decade. Nothing is interpolated or carried forward.
Health
Life expectancy
2024 · 2 years old83.0years
Ranks 23 of 217 in 2024
11% above world median · 4% above Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Under-5 mortality
2024 · 2 years old3.9per 1,000 live births
Ranks 30 of 196 in 2024
74% below world median · about the same Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 196 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Maternal mortality
2023 · 3 years old4per 100,000 live births
Ranks 14 of 194 in 2023
91% below world median · 33% below Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 194 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Child stunting
2011 · 15 years old2.2% of under-5s
Ranks 4 of 38 in 2011
92% below world median · about the same Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 38 countries reporting in 2011 — not a published figure
Health spending
2024 · 2 years old6.85% of GDP
Not ranked — no better end
29% below world median
Medians computed across 22 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Fertility rate
2024 · 2 years old1.47births per woman
Not ranked — no better end
22% below world median
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Education
Primary enrolment
2022 · 4 years old96.5% gross
Ranks 122 of 165 in 2022
4% below world median · 4% below Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 165 countries reporting in 2022 — not a published figure
Education spending
2021 · 5 years old2.90% of GDP
Ranks 138 of 168 in 2021
32% below world median · 38% below Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 168 countries reporting in 2021 — not a published figure
Economy
GDP per capita
2025 · 1 year old131,592current US$
Ranks 2 of 186 in 2025
15.7× above world median · 3.7× above Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 186 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
GDP per capita (PPP)
2025 · 1 year old155,089international $
Ranks 3 of 185 in 2025
6.7× above world median · 2.0× above Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 185 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Extreme poverty
2023 · 3 years old0.1% of population
Ranks 5 of 57 in 2023
89% below world median · 75% below Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 57 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Income inequality (Gini)
2023 · 3 years old29.0index, 0–100
Ranks 12 of 57 in 2023
14% below world median · 7% below Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 57 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Unemployment
2025 · 1 year old4.6% of labour force
Ranks 78 of 182 in 2025
9% below world median · 17% below Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Inflation
2025 · 1 year old2.2% per year
Not ranked — no better end
27% below world median
Medians computed across 165 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Military spending
2024 · 2 years old0.24% of GDP
Not ranked — no better end
85% below world median
Medians computed across 147 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Infrastructure
Electricity access
2024 · 2 years old100.0% of population
Ranks 1 of 215 in 2024
about the same world median · about the same Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 215 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Safe drinking water
2024 · 2 years old96.1% of population
Ranks 49 of 148 in 2024
19% above world median · about the same Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 148 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Internet use
2024 · 2 years old97.2% of population
Ranks 16 of 182 in 2024
18% above world median · 6% above Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Environment
CO₂ per person
2024 · 2 years old6.04t CO₂e per person
Not ranked — no better end
1.4× above world median
Medians computed across 203 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Society
Population
2025 · 1 year old5.5mpeople
Not ranked — no better end
16% below world median
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Never reported
Ireland has no figure in this dataset for Adult literacy. That is an absence of measurement, not a value of zero.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Retrieved into this site's own database; see methodology.