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Among 8 NUTS 3 regions of Ireland, West ranks best in
gdp per capita (4th).
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.
Economy
GDP per capita
59,900 €/inh.
−1,100 vs 2023
4th of 8 in the country
Ireland 110,150 €/inh. · -46%
Population
Population density
8th of 8 in the country
Ireland 78.6 /km² · -53%
Population change
1st of 8 in the country
Ireland 12.8 ‰ · +100%
Net migration
2nd of 8 in the country
Ireland 9.4 ‰ · +141%
Median age
3rd of 8 in the country
Ireland 39.6 years · +3%
Aged 65+
2nd of 8 in the country
Ireland 15.7 % · +11%
Society
Tourist nights
3rd of 8 in the country
Ireland 7,703 per 1,000 · +42%
Eurostat does not publish these indicators for NUTS 3 regions, only for the larger
region West belongs to.
Income per capita
26,200 €/inh.
+1,800 vs 2022
Other regions in Northern and Western
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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