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Among 8 NUTS 3 regions of Ireland, South-West ranks best in
gdp per capita (2nd).
Over time
Indicator
The dashed line is the value for the whole country. Where Eurostat does not publish
it, only the region line is shown.
South-West vs national value
Economy
GDP per capita
163,000 €/inh.
−5,900 vs 2023
2nd of 8 in the country
Ireland 110,150 €/inh. · +48%
Population
Population density
4th of 8 in the country
Ireland 78.6 /km² · -19%
Population change
5th of 8 in the country
Ireland 12.8 ‰ · +7%
Net migration
5th of 8 in the country
Ireland 9.4 ‰ · +20%
Median age
2nd of 8 in the country
Ireland 39.6 years · +3%
Aged 65+
5th of 8 in the country
Ireland 15.7 % · +8%
Society
Tourist nights
2nd of 8 in the country
Ireland 7,703 per 1,000 · +62%
Eurostat does not publish these indicators for NUTS 3 regions, only for the larger
region South-West belongs to.
Population
1,805,942
+33,531 vs 2024
Income per capita
28,700 €/inh.
+1,900 vs 2022
Other regions in Southern
Ranks are among regions of the same NUTS level within the same country. The NUTS levels are
defined by Eurostat: NUTS 1 are the largest regions, NUTS 3 the smallest.
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