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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.
Southern vs national value
Economy
GDP per capita
102,200 €/inh.
−2,000 vs 2023
2nd of 3 in the country
Ireland 110,150 €/inh. · -7%
Income per capita
28,700 €/inh.
+1,900 vs 2022
1st of 3 in the country
Ireland 28,000 €/inh. · +2%
GDP growth
3rd of 3 in the country
Ireland 8.0 % · -169%
Population
Population
1,805,942
+33,531 vs 2024
2nd of 3 in the country
Ireland 5,510,565 · -67%
Life expectancy
3rd of 3 in the country
Ireland 83.1 years
Population density
2nd of 3 in the country
Ireland 78.6 /km² · -23%
Population change
1st of 3 in the country
Ireland 12.8 ‰ · +46%
Net migration
1st of 3 in the country
Ireland 9.4 ‰ · +74%
Median age
2nd of 3 in the country
Ireland 39.6 years · +2%
Aged 65+
2nd of 3 in the country
Ireland 15.7 % · +8%
Fertility
2nd of 3 in the country
Ireland 1.47 · +2%
Labour
Unemployment
1st of 3 in the country
Ireland 4.7 % · -11%
Employment
2nd of 3 in the country
Ireland 80.2 %
High-tech jobs
2nd of 3 in the country
Ireland 9.9 % · -8%
Society
Tourist nights
9,763 per 1,000
+1,709 vs 2024
2nd of 3 in the country
Ireland 7,703 per 1,000 · +27%
Road deaths
2nd of 3 in the country
Ireland 3 per mn · +900%
Tertiary educated
2nd of 3 in the country
Ireland 58.7 % · -7%
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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