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Ireland:
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Other pages in this profile of Ireland:
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
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Population |
Definition - World rank and map 4,156,119 (July 2008 est.) |
Population density |
Definition - World rank and map 60.3 people per sq. km (July 2008 est.) |
Age structure |
Definition - World rank and map 0-14 years: 20.9% (male 448,333/female 418,476) 15-64 years: 67.3% (male 1,400,222/female 1,398,194) 65 years and over: 11.8% (male 218,459/female 272,435) (2008 est.) |
Median Age |
Definition - World rank and map total: 34.6 years male: 33.9 years female: 35.4 years (2008 est.) |
Population growth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 1.133% (2008 est.) |
Birth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 14.33 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Death rate |
Definition - World rank and map 7.77 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate |
Definition - World rank and map 4.76 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Sex ratio |
Definition at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.07 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.8 male(s)/female total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2008 est.) |
Infant mortality rate |
Definition - World rank and map total: 5.14 deaths/1,000 live births male: 5.63 deaths/1,000 live births female: 4.61 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth |
Definition - World rank and map total population: 78.07 years male: 75.44 years female: 80.88 years (2008 est.) |
Total fertility rate |
Definition - World rank and map 1.85 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate |
Definition - World rank and map 0.1% (2001 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS |
Definition - World rank and map 2,800 (2001 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths |
Definition fewer than 100 (2003 est.) |
Nationality |
Definition noun: Irishman(men), Irishwoman(women), Irish (collective plural) adjective: Irish |
Ethnic groups |
Definition Irish 87.4%, other white 7.5%, Asian 1.3%, black 1.1%, mixed 1.1%, unspecified 1.6% (2006 census) |
Religions |
Definition Roman Catholic 87.4%, Church of Ireland 2.9%, other Christian 1.9%, other 2.1%, unspecified 1.5%, none 4.2% (2006 census) |
Languages |
Definition English (official) is the language generally used, Irish (Gaelic or Gaeilge) (official) spoken mainly in areas located along the western seaboard |
Literacy |
Definition definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99% male: 99% female: 99% (2003 est.) |
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