Population Statistics

Ireland 

Population

The population size as of April 2013 was 4,593,100, as of April 2014 was 4,609,600

Growth rate: 1.2%

Birth rate: 15.18/1000

Infant mortality rate: 3.74/1000

Life expectancy: 80.56

Languages & Ethnicity

English and Irish (Gaelic) are both official languages in Ireland.

Irish: 84.5%

Other white: 9.8%

Asian: 1.9%

Black: 1.4%

Mixed and other: 0.9%

unspecified: 1.6%

Religions

The predominant religion in Ireland is Christianity, with the largest church being the Roman Catholic Church 

Roman Catholic: 84.5%

Church of Ireland: 2.7%

Other christian: 2,7%

Muslim: 1.1%

other: 1.7%

Unspecified: 1.5%

none: 5.7%

Health Issues

Health issues in Ireland range from AIDS, mental health problems, smoking, alcohol, diseases, and cancer, like most countries. 

Smoking is one of the most of Ireland's most serious health issue. Containing the highest mortality with 300 people in every 100,00 dying from smoking. About 27% of Irish people are daily smokers.